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Pacman808 · 09-25-2016, 08:32 PM

Hi everyone,

Here is another interesting post.

As you all know, Mattel (Hotwheels) no longer have the Ferrari license. They lost the license about two years ago. BTW as of January this year, Mattel (Hotwheels discontinued the Elite line - so hang on to your Ferrari Hotwheels Elite and Super Elite's diecasts. Bburago and Maisto have the Ferrari license now. So where does Kyosho fit into this?

Well, back when Hotwheels had the Ferrari license, they (Hotwheels) had the exclusive rights to produce 1/64 diecast Ferrari cars. In order to produce and sell 1/64 Ferrari's, Kyosho found a loop hole in the license agreement between Ferrari and Hotwheels. This agreement didn't mention anything about model kits. So, Kyosho started to sell 1/64 Ferrari's as model kits in their 1/64 collection. That means, when you bought a Ferrari from the 64th scale Kyosho collection, you would have to assemble the Ferrari itself. Pretty simple and brilliant idea. I think this was a genius move on Kyosho.

Here is a pic of how 1/64 Ferrari's are packaged up for retail.

As a modeller, I really like this idea, because you can actually detail your Ferrari. And this is exactly what I did this weekend. As I assembled my yellow F40 GTE, I started to add detail to make parts of this F40 standout.

Here is a pic of the F40 prior to assembly.

As you can see the main cockpit and engine is molded in one piece. The chassis plate is also molded in one piece. And they look rather boring. The driver seat is molded in red, and the wheels are real rubber tires that easily slip over the rims.

Next, with some modeling paint, I painted parts of the engine bay a flat aluminum finish. I painted the dash board along with the interior door panels a neutral grey colour. And the driver seat, I gave it a black wash to bring out some details, and I painted parts of the seat belt chrome.

In this picture you can see I painted the fire extinguisher red. You can also see more of the engine bay details.

Here is a final assembled picture

I used Tamiya Black panel line accent paint to bring out some of the exterior details. The panel line detail did not go too well. Some of the panel lines were think with paint. As you can see on the engine hatch. This is a work in progress. I am planing to lightly rescribe the panel lines of the car. And I will do another panel wash to bring out the panel details.

Engine bay

Driver seat.

This is still a work in progress, as parts of the exterior need to be cleaned up. I will post better pics of the finished car soon.

Comments are welcomed.

Thank you for viewing.

William
Happy Collecting!

William

09-25-2016, 08:32 PM	#3040
Pacman808 Proud to be called a RS Regular! Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Burnaby Posts: 143 Thanked 510 Times in 105 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kyosho and Ferrari Hi everyone, Here is another interesting post. As you all know, Mattel (Hotwheels) no longer have the Ferrari license. They lost the license about two years ago. BTW as of January this year, Mattel (Hotwheels discontinued the Elite line - so hang on to your Ferrari Hotwheels Elite and Super Elite's diecasts. Bburago and Maisto have the Ferrari license now. So where does Kyosho fit into this? Well, back when Hotwheels had the Ferrari license, they (Hotwheels) had the exclusive rights to produce 1/64 diecast Ferrari cars. In order to produce and sell 1/64 Ferrari's, Kyosho found a loop hole in the license agreement between Ferrari and Hotwheels. This agreement didn't mention anything about model kits. So, Kyosho started to sell 1/64 Ferrari's as model kits in their 1/64 collection. That means, when you bought a Ferrari from the 64th scale Kyosho collection, you would have to assemble the Ferrari itself. Pretty simple and brilliant idea. I think this was a genius move on Kyosho. Here is a pic of how 1/64 Ferrari's are packaged up for retail. As a modeller, I really like this idea, because you can actually detail your Ferrari. And this is exactly what I did this weekend. As I assembled my yellow F40 GTE, I started to add detail to make parts of this F40 standout. Here is a pic of the F40 prior to assembly. As you can see the main cockpit and engine is molded in one piece. The chassis plate is also molded in one piece. And they look rather boring. The driver seat is molded in red, and the wheels are real rubber tires that easily slip over the rims. Next, with some modeling paint, I painted parts of the engine bay a flat aluminum finish. I painted the dash board along with the interior door panels a neutral grey colour. And the driver seat, I gave it a black wash to bring out some details, and I painted parts of the seat belt chrome. In this picture you can see I painted the fire extinguisher red. You can also see more of the engine bay details. Here is a final assembled picture I used Tamiya Black panel line accent paint to bring out some of the exterior details. The panel line detail did not go too well. Some of the panel lines were think with paint. As you can see on the engine hatch. This is a work in progress. I am planing to lightly rescribe the panel lines of the car. And I will do another panel wash to bring out the panel details. Engine bay Driver seat. This is still a work in progress, as parts of the exterior need to be cleaned up. I will post better pics of the finished car soon. Comments are welcomed. Thank you for viewing. William Happy Collecting! William