V6 model kit

Hi Paul. I received my V6 building kit yesterday, it looks super nice, but it wasn't made in : 1:6, it probably would have been easier to make, today I made 6 intake funnels.
 

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The last three parcels are on their way. Two to Australia and one to Canada.

21 people including myself made this V6 kit possible by financing what was to be a 1 year project and ended up lasting 2 1/2 years.
19 parcels were shipped to Europe, the American continent and Australia. I'll be content when all have arrived. It was fun even if a little long drawn out.
I may well be seeing Luciano Brach at the Trofeo Rosso track weekend in central France next July where we plan to ride down with Corinne.
I'll give him a hearty handshake.

Paul
 
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Andy J said:
Having mentioned the kit to a friend, who once owned an SFC750, I understand a kit is now on the way to the IOM. šŸ˜
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Don't know which year SFC750 your friend had, the Heller company in France made a 1:8 model of the drum-braked SFC, originals became hard to find and priced accordingly then a re-issue a few years ago by Heller made them more widely available, perhaps he'd be interested in finding one of those?
They also made a similar 1:8 model kit of the SF with ND instruments, earlier Bosch headlight, later tank shape, etc. but that doesn't seem to have driven re-issue demand.
 
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Paul Marx said:
The last three parcels are on their way. Two to Australia and one to Canada.

21 people including myself made this V6 kit possible by financing what was to be a 1 year project and ended up lasting 2 1/2 years.
19 parcels were shipped to Europe, the American continent and Australia. I'll be content when all have arrived. It was fun even if a little long drawn out.
I may well be seeing Luciano Brach at the Trofeo Rosso track weekend in central France next July where we plan to ride down with Corinne.
I'll give him a hearty handshake.

Paul
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OK, with all these first phase kits now distributed, who's going to be the first to show their completed model?
 
arancia said:
Don't know which year SFC750 your friend had, the Heller company in France made a 1:8 model of the drum-braked SFC, originals became hard to find and priced accordingly then a re-issue a few years ago by Heller made them more widely available, perhaps he'd be interested in finding one of those?
They also made a similar 1:8 model kit of the SF with ND instruments, earlier Bosch headlight, later tank shape, etc. but that doesn't seem to have driven re-issue demand.
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I started this one over 20 years ago , never finished . šŸ«£014.JPG
 
arancia said:
Don't know which year SFC750 your friend had, the Heller company in France made a 1:8 model of the drum-braked SFC, originals became hard to find and priced accordingly then a re-issue a few years ago by Heller made them more widely available, perhaps he'd be interested in finding one of those?
They also made a similar 1:8 model kit of the SF with ND instruments, earlier Bosch headlight, later tank shape, etc. but that doesn't seem to have driven re-issue demand.
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I donā€™t know but I will ask when I next see him. AFAIK he might already have one.
As for me, like many, when I was young I was an avid kit builder, but havenā€™t undertaken any in decades. Not sure I now have the patience or hands fit enough etc to start again. I have enough difficulty working on the full size versionsā€¦.ā˜¹ļø
 
I half built it then gave it to my mate who finished it. To be honest I thought they were clumsy representations especially compared to what you find now. Ducati Paddy makes some brilliant models and the Japs make some fantastic model kits.
 
EncinoBoy said:
Show of hands....how many built the 1/9 scale Protar SF750 kits (two slightly different
variations) ? These kits came out I'm guessing circa 1971 before the Heller one.
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750 SF 1:9 Project

I received this complete model kit a few weeks ago from a good friend. He has had in the box for approx 30 years and did not assemble it. He also has 2 Laverdas. I have made a start and intend to give it a colour scheme the same as my 74 SF2. "Miss July 2021 calendar Mini me". The detail of...
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Been there done that. Loved every minute of it.
 
arancia said:
Don't know which year SFC750 your friend had, the Heller company in France made a 1:8 model of the drum-braked SFC, originals became hard to find and priced accordingly then a re-issue a few years ago by Heller made them more widely available, perhaps he'd be interested in finding one of those?
They also made a similar 1:8 model kit of the SF with ND instruments, earlier Bosch headlight, later tank shape, etc. but that doesn't seem to have driven re-issue demand.
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A friend did approach Heller for them to re-manufacture a series of the 72 SF, but they declined.
Said friend who amongst other things assembles quality models for others along with painting "collector's" cars, made a couple of SFC kits to be adapted on the Heller SF. Very high quality.
It cost him his Citroƫn BX when it hit a boar as he was driving down to offer his kits to Massimo Laverda.
Paul
 
Aren't Heller currently owned by Glow2B from Germany? Could be worth a renewed try, or with Italeri, who own a lot of Protar moulds.
I have one of those Tamiya 1:6 scale models that was unobtainium for many years but it was reissued af few years ago (and now unobtainable again a few years later, but that's a different story). Apparently Tamiya watches eBay, too?

Which of the Laverda models is the best/most accurate (well, other than the V6!), the Heller or the Protar?
Jeroen

PS ...an SFC with the quality of the V6 would be awesome, too. I can dream! :)
 
I bought and built it in 1977. Did some modifications here and there. In those days I built WW1 planes too, DR1, D VII etc. None survived..

Marnix
 
When we were kids my brother and I built a lot of WW1 & 2 model planes, eventually we got into the old mans gun powder and tried to blow them up, we packing them full filling up the fuselage and packing it down with a stick.
The results were underwhelming.
 
Ian D said:
When we were kids my brother and I built a lot of WW1 & 2 model planes, eventually we got into the old mans gun powder and tried to blow them up, we packing them full filling up the fuselage and packing it down with a stick.
The results were underwhelming.
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Fizzers! (as we used to call crackers that didn't explode as requested) I bet the old boy wouldn't have been too impressed with your plan! I reckon a penny or threepenny bunger in the fuselage mighta had the desired effect!!! :eek:
 
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