nichenson 622 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 14 hours ago, BloorwestSiR said: The only Daytona Coupe kits I know of are in 1/24. One is the old Gunze Hi-tech kit and another is the more recent resin Scale Motorsports kit. The most recent is by Model Factory Hiro. Maybe they'll do one to go with their 1/12 427 Cobra... Carl Harold Bradford of Historic Racing Miniatures makes the best Daytona Coupe in 1/24th scale. It is lightyears ahead of anything that SMS, MFH, and Gunze ever offered. Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,708 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 9 hours ago, nichenson said: Harold Bradford of Historic Racing Miniatures makes the best Daytona Coupe in 1/24th scale. It is lightyears ahead of anything that SMS, MFH, and Gunze ever offered. Hadn't heard of them before. I took a quick Google search and couldn't find where they're available. Back on topic, are there any glaring issues with the Trumpeter version as it's 1/4 the price of the Meng kit. Link to post Share on other sites
nichenson 622 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 3 hours ago, BloorwestSiR said: Hadn't heard of them before. I took a quick Google search and couldn't find where they're available. Back on topic, are there any glaring issues with the Trumpeter version as it's 1/4 the price of the Meng kit. Harold sells them direct. If you would like his info, just PM me. Sometimes Model Builder's Warehouse gets them in, too. As for the Trumpeter kit, I can't remember them all but the area under the front bonnet is not very detailed and there are some dimensional issues. It was a good start for the KA detail set. If Meng's kit is nice detailed and only needs the basic items, it will be worth the difference in price at least to me. BloorwestSiR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Griewski 3,343 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 What a cool car. Ah the Facebook shredder. Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,426 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 (edited) On 10/17/2020 at 9:35 AM, nichenson said: Harold Bradford of Historic Racing Miniatures makes the best Daytona Coupe in 1/24th scale. It is lightyears ahead of anything that SMS, MFH, and Gunze ever offered. 100% agree, its an outstanding kit click pic ^ for more photos of my build Edited October 19 by Shawn M BloorwestSiR, Out2gtcha, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
RNoAF 589 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 This car is just so cool. Im going to buy it!! Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,587 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 I like the factory 5 kit.... but it’s 17,000 BloorwestSiR, RadBaron and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 34,460 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 7 minutes ago, chrish said: I like the factory 5 kit.... but it’s 17,000 More like 21,500 USD base! And even then you still need an engine/trans/rear end/wheels/tires. Still even then, if I had the money and space to assemble one, I'd get it RadBaron 1 Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,587 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Out2gtcha said: More like 21,500 USD base! And even then you still need an engine/trans/rear end/wheels/tires. Still even then, if I had the money and space to assemble one, I'd get it Hahaha they were half that when I did one! I helped another car mechanic build one (the Cobra) for a client, very nice kits! The client kept upgrading different parts so it took much longer (install, take apart, rebuild, re-install) and doubled the price! beautiful car when done, took many awards in Canadian car shows (not because of anything I did) just a really nice car! BloorwestSiR, Out2gtcha and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BloorwestSiR 11,708 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 6 hours ago, Shawn M said: 100% agree, its an outstanding kit click pic ^ for more photos of my build Thanks for sharing Shawn. Really nice kit and even better build. Way above my abilities. Carl Out2gtcha 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Scotsman 1,757 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 I rather think I'll have to pass on this one Pre Order Details - Lucky models £240 inc Shipping - Nope Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian 220 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) £240 plus the 20% the tax man gets plus the £8.00 for parcelfarce. The Tax man always gets parcels from LM that are destined for me unfortunately, much as they did Wingnut Wings, guess they have some sort of tag. It's £278 from Spot model so about the same when delivery factored in. It will need to be blindingly good to justify that when the 1/12 Tamiya Porsche 935 is around for £135 (although Tamiya have got their moneys worth out of that moulding) Edited October 23 by Adrian Scotsman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Scotsman 1,757 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 The big H are also listing the Trumpeter GT40 fro £99 - and again the Meng version would have to be a WHOLE lot better to justifying the 150% extra! You're right Adrian the Tamiya Porches are old , but my goodness they're great kits , ok they need a heap f Aftermarket these days buy the basic models are an objec t lesson in how to do it right! Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mark31 5,168 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 in Belgium its 259 euro in preorder Mark Link to post Share on other sites
D.B. Andrus 4,295 Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 More info on the GT 40: https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/preview-details-of-mengs-12th-scale.html Link to post Share on other sites
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