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I recently recieved my 1:8 model of the Ferrari 330 P4 by GMP, and to be honest for the scale and price of $4,000.00 I am rather disappointed.
First the body is resin
. When Pocher made their F40 and Testarossa back in the 90's those kits cost a few hundred dollars back then, for the cost of $4,000.00 you would die-cast or even brass. But OK, Pocher made them in the thousands and this is a limited run of 330 models, so maybe I can excuse that.
However, the suspension is not Functional. I expect a functional suspension on a $400 1:12 scale model, let alone a $4,000 1:8.
However, there is absolutely no excuse, for the final details on this model, which are so cheap they ruin the entire look. The wheel locks are plastic, which you need to thread yourself by forcing them onto the metal hubs. The windshield wiper which should be photo-etch is plastic. The seatbelt hardware is plastic and the seat, which should be leather is plastic with molding imperfections.
For this price, I am deeply disappointed. For a few extra dollars they could have made the final details decent, with a photo-etch windshield wipers, photo-etch seatbelt hardware and metal wheel locks, and maybe even real leather on the seats.
I know that I can replace all of these myself, but for a $4,000 semi-mass produced model, I was expecting something more. OK maybe not a Promocom level model or even a Pocher F40 with Autograph kit, but at least an Exoto 1:10 GT40 in detail and quality. This is even below the regular Pocher F-40.
I was tempted to get the Amalgam Testa Rossa, at least it has wire wheels, real leather seats, and photo etch windshield, and it is only an edition of 100, but after this GMP, I have a bad taste in my mouth.
I expected more from GMP after buying several of their 1:12 GT40 and Cobra models. So I eMailed GMP about this, and to their credit I heard back the next day from Bob Greene. But he just had some lame excuses of how they originally had a working suspension, but it would sag or brake, and how they had to change the seatbelt hardware after takeing the photos which they posted, and how I am the only one who had ever complained, but these are all just excuses.
If it was like their Porsche 550 for $1,600.00, I would say it is a good value, but at 2.5 times the price it is a total rip off.
First the body is resin
. When Pocher made their F40 and Testarossa back in the 90's those kits cost a few hundred dollars back then, for the cost of $4,000.00 you would die-cast or even brass. But OK, Pocher made them in the thousands and this is a limited run of 330 models, so maybe I can excuse that. However, the suspension is not Functional. I expect a functional suspension on a $400 1:12 scale model, let alone a $4,000 1:8.
However, there is absolutely no excuse, for the final details on this model, which are so cheap they ruin the entire look. The wheel locks are plastic, which you need to thread yourself by forcing them onto the metal hubs. The windshield wiper which should be photo-etch is plastic. The seatbelt hardware is plastic and the seat, which should be leather is plastic with molding imperfections.
For this price, I am deeply disappointed. For a few extra dollars they could have made the final details decent, with a photo-etch windshield wipers, photo-etch seatbelt hardware and metal wheel locks, and maybe even real leather on the seats.
I know that I can replace all of these myself, but for a $4,000 semi-mass produced model, I was expecting something more. OK maybe not a Promocom level model or even a Pocher F40 with Autograph kit, but at least an Exoto 1:10 GT40 in detail and quality. This is even below the regular Pocher F-40.
I was tempted to get the Amalgam Testa Rossa, at least it has wire wheels, real leather seats, and photo etch windshield, and it is only an edition of 100, but after this GMP, I have a bad taste in my mouth.
I expected more from GMP after buying several of their 1:12 GT40 and Cobra models. So I eMailed GMP about this, and to their credit I heard back the next day from Bob Greene. But he just had some lame excuses of how they originally had a working suspension, but it would sag or brake, and how they had to change the seatbelt hardware after takeing the photos which they posted, and how I am the only one who had ever complained, but these are all just excuses.
If it was like their Porsche 550 for $1,600.00, I would say it is a good value, but at 2.5 times the price it is a total rip off.
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