1/8 E Type part build
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silverfoxcc said:
Ahhhh...but do you get real leather seats, working lights and a lot of other stuff...Part 2 has the camshafts!!!
And after they pull the plug at about issue 40 because of falling sales you'll be left with the camshafts, two wheels, the exhaust, rear window and the number plates plus precious little else.Razor O Rourke said:
And after they pull the plug at about issue 40 because of falling sales you'll be left with the camshafts, two wheels, the exhaust, rear window and the number plates plus precious little else.
I doubt if there's a risk if you've subscribed direct from DeAgostini - I don't think it's happened with them before?I'm tempted by this, but it's an outrageous price (I'd never spend that total amount one off on a kit)
but I keep saying "what if I simply drink one less bottle of wine a week and spend that on the kit instead
)"?The big risk in my opinion is that someway along the line you discover that it's not very good and maybe rather too 'toy like'.
Hello chaps.
A newbie here.
Regarding partworks getting pulled after 40 issues etc - it's never happened, with any of them.
It's a total urban myth.
Most people don't realise that any new partwork is test released first, maybe 4 or 5 issues.
If sales aren't good, it gets pulled and buyers can reclaim ALL of their money from the publisher but many prefer not to, and then slander the publishers for dropping it all.
That's where the 'never finishing' myth comes from.
If the test is ok - as was the E Type, it goes national.
The E Type is also going to USA as well as lots of Europe so I can't imagine anything going wrong.
As a slight aside, the partwork of the Star Wars Millennium Falcon - over £1000 - is the biggest selling partwork in history - over 200,000 complete units worldwide.
I have subbed to 4 different car partworks in the past and every single one has completed.
Also, the Revell 1/8 plastic kit.
Yes, a nice but VERY inaccurate model.
Nowhere near the DeAg partwork quality.
NO - I'm not connected in any way.
Mind you, if you want to see what someone has done with the Revell kit, have a look at this guys mind boggling Cunningham car.
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topi...
A newbie here.
Regarding partworks getting pulled after 40 issues etc - it's never happened, with any of them.
It's a total urban myth.
Most people don't realise that any new partwork is test released first, maybe 4 or 5 issues.
If sales aren't good, it gets pulled and buyers can reclaim ALL of their money from the publisher but many prefer not to, and then slander the publishers for dropping it all.
That's where the 'never finishing' myth comes from.
If the test is ok - as was the E Type, it goes national.
The E Type is also going to USA as well as lots of Europe so I can't imagine anything going wrong.
As a slight aside, the partwork of the Star Wars Millennium Falcon - over £1000 - is the biggest selling partwork in history - over 200,000 complete units worldwide.
I have subbed to 4 different car partworks in the past and every single one has completed.
Also, the Revell 1/8 plastic kit.
Yes, a nice but VERY inaccurate model.
Nowhere near the DeAg partwork quality.
NO - I'm not connected in any way.
Mind you, if you want to see what someone has done with the Revell kit, have a look at this guys mind boggling Cunningham car.
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topi...
Edited by modelcarsman on Wednesday 19th April 14:45
modelcarsman said:
Mind you, if you want to see what someone has done with the Revell kit, have a look at this guys mind boggling Cunningham car.
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topi...
http://www.finemodelcars.info/jaguar-roadster/jagu...
Very rare to see models that look as real as his. He does roadster conversion kits too.
I've often considered building a Revell E Type to match my own car, but the work involved to bring the details up to 1:8 standard is huge. Having said that, the partwork versions details also look pretty crude considering the scale and price.
From what I've seen elsewhere, the E Type is made by Kyosho.
Not the same manufacturer as Pocher.
Mind you, the recent Pocher kits have been pretty amazing, even if not up to the 'model kit' level as the old Pocher classics.
The newer Pochers are aimed more at the 'screw it together' sector whereas the classics were aimed at true model makers.
I've built several of both and the old classics were a REAL project compared to the new stuff.
The DeAgostini McLarens were Kyosho and were superb kits. I've built them.
The Eaglemoss Aston DB5 'Bond' car was a giant Burago.
No comparison.
The E Type is looking pretty good so far even though the engine isn't quite right but can be fixed.
Not the same manufacturer as Pocher.
Mind you, the recent Pocher kits have been pretty amazing, even if not up to the 'model kit' level as the old Pocher classics.
The newer Pochers are aimed more at the 'screw it together' sector whereas the classics were aimed at true model makers.
I've built several of both and the old classics were a REAL project compared to the new stuff.
The DeAgostini McLarens were Kyosho and were superb kits. I've built them.
The Eaglemoss Aston DB5 'Bond' car was a giant Burago.
No comparison.
The E Type is looking pretty good so far even though the engine isn't quite right but can be fixed.
The fact is, all these part work cars are pretty poor in terms of detail for their size. Take a look at a 1:20 Tamiya MP4/4 with a Top Studio detail set, or even a standard Tamiya 1:12 F1 car kit, and you'll soon see the part works aren't much more than vastly overpriced toys. I don't think they even have wiring looms or brake lines. Sure, they're big, but if you're wanting detail, Look elsewhere.
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