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30/07/2010 3:29 pm
Killer Kyoshos! Four Fabulous Ferraris!
In the past few weeks I've acquired some more Kyosho Ferraris, arguably among the best diecasts ever.
First up, Kyosho #05121A.
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This is the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Pierre Noblet entry from Le Mans. It placed 2nd overall and 1st in GT, driven by Noblet and Guichet. Note the fine chrome window trim and silver (not shiny polished) wire wheels.
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#05121B is the 3rd place car, 2nd in GT, from the same '62 race. Entered by Equipe Nationale Belge, it was driven by Blaton and Dernier.
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#05121C is the 1963 250 GTO entered by Equipe Nationale Belge. Again, 2nd overall and 1st in GT, driven by Blaton and van Orphem. Tape decals over the headlights would have been nice - guess the Kyosho is a night version!
BTW, in case you didn't notice, hoods and trunk lids open on all of these. Kyosho includes a little pry tool to help!
Last but definitely not least is the FXX. This car rocks! This is Kyosho's first version (#04111A), the Franck Muller car. I believe LookSmart was called in to help Kyosho on this one.
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Simulated carbon fiber abounds. The doors swing up at a slanted angle realistically. The engine bay is full of detail and plumbing, even the brake lines have a red anodized finish. The brake rotors are have a drilled appearance and you can read 'Ferrari' on the calipers. Just awesome!
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Topic starter
30/07/2010 3:30 pm
Hey - I just got post #10000! Is there a prize?
30/07/2010 3:34 pm
CONGRATULATIONS Harvey, that's the 10,000th post.
We've come a long way guys from our humble beginnings as an offshoot of Forum 18, Thanks to everyone.
30/07/2010 4:16 pm
Congratulations, Harvey ........ and congratulations !
30/07/2010 5:24 pm
Aren't these beautiful? Kudos to these guys for a job well done.
30/07/2010 5:28 pm
Truly outstanding! Are these available from a dealer or are they secondary market?
Topic starter
31/07/2010 1:36 am
John - they are available now. The FXX is also available in blue and yellow versions
I might add, given your present location, that I got two of these from an ebay seller in Greece! The address on the box is:
A. Papadimitropoulou
P. Koromila 40
54622 Thessaloniki
Hellas (Greece)
He trades on ebay as "diecastbestprices". The other two I got from a Hong Kong seller.
Of course when you get back you might try Replicarz, I know they had some too.
31/07/2010 5:03 am
Harvey, I could not stand it, I went and bought 1 myself. Wanna Race lol !
Topic starter
31/07/2010 7:34 am
Hey Randy - Has the world gone unside down? Is the apocalypse coming?
You're buying Ferraris (Art, Bang, Best, Kyosho) and selling John Roberts Hudsons!!!!! I think this morning I woke up in an alternate universe!
31/07/2010 7:55 am
Thanks! I'm about two hours from Thessaloniki.
31/07/2010 8:40 am
Harvey, LOL ! Well when it comes to Hudsons I have 3 and 4 of everything it seems. Maybe I will ....
collect Hudson's AND Ferrari's. Also I found out that I was going to be a dad again for the 6th time. This news was a big surprise for my wife and I as it was not planned. We were not suppose to have any more kids. So maybe I am just going off the deep end LOL ! See there is an explanation for everything. RANDY
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31/07/2010 9:03 am
OMG Randy! That's a lot of college tuition! Congrats to you and your better half!
Our last child was unplanned and a girl - we wouldn't trade her for anything!
31/07/2010 9:29 am
Harvey, Thank You. My youngest son who is 25 and his wife are...........
expecting there first baby at the end of August. Our surprise is due in Febuary. My grandchild will be older then my last child. Needles to say my son and his wife were not thrilled with our news. There are many risks and my wife is scared to death that something will go wrong. Hopefully my son and his wife will come around, as there is nothing that can be done about it now. So to be honest the Hudson's and the Ferrari's do not really mean a whole lot right now. But My Wife and I are looking forward to all of it, and staying positive. Its a wonderous world for sure ! RANDY