CMC FERRARI FIAT 642 RACING TRANSPORTER 1/18 MODEL OVER 3000 PARTS V RARE COLLECTIBLE BRAND NEW BUY THIS MODEL AT THE LOWEST PRICE YOU WILL FIND IN HERE A STUNNING MODEL WITH OVER 3000 PIECES AND WEIGHING NEARLY 5KG
CMC’s latest 1/18 scale museum piece, the 1957 Ferrari Bartoletti Transporter (M-084) In the ‘50s and early ‘60s Formula One and World Endurance Championship racing was an almost purely European sport. Major teams used big purpose-built transporters capable of carrying three race cars back and forth across the continent while providing seats for the mechanics, (limited) sleeping space, a workshop area, and enough spares to take care of anything short of a major crash. The best-known of these are the Ferrari and Maserati transporters built on FIAT 642 RN2 bus chassis by Bartoletti.
With 3,115 parts all assembled with CMC’s flawless craftsmanship, this model eclipses anything in this scale. It comes with an 8-page multilingual instruction sheet, the first page of which is devoted to getting it out of the box safely! Seen from the bottom of the model; a complete ladder-frame chassis separate from the lower body with real metal multi-leaf springs (they function) doubled at the rear, plumbed fuel tanks and hydraulic reservoirs and flexible black plastic brake hoses. Everything, including the long exhaust system, is held in place by tiny metal clamps and even smaller screws or bolts. Steering works via scale-size tie arms and the vertically mounted air hoses are there, too. All tires, including the spare, have legible sidewall details and the spare is held in place behind its door with a scale clamp and over-center lock. The driveshafts spin as the wheels are rotated.
Stand the model on its wheels and watch it settle as those metal springs flex–this model is no lightweight! Everything, from the multi-piece grille to the functional tailgate and latching top bar, is exactly as seen in photos (www.goodingco.com) The flawless two-tone paint and carefully printed graphics are exactly as in period photos, down to the lack of a yellow shield behind the prancing horse. 18 opening panels (doors, storage compartment/workshop, spare tire and tow hitch covers, water and fuel caps, battery box and cover, and more) all opening correctly on scale hinges and closing tightly with an audible snap. The ramps are all aluminum treadplate and one opening panel houses a drawer with chocks for three cars. And did I mention that you can unlock the hoist, lower it on scale cables, and then raise it to the top position with one of CMC’s racing Ferraris? It works just as advertised, loading, storing, lowering, and unloading 1/18 scale Ferraris with scale functionality.
The driver and passenger doors open to show leather-upholstered front and back seats and a nearly-horizontal instrument panel with legible (of course) gauges and switches that once again match photos. The engine cover (yes, the table top with its chrome safety rim mounted on it is correct) tilts back to show the six-cylinder diesel engine. There are no plug wires, of course, but the fuel lines and plumbing are there. “Body-off” photos in CMC’s brochure show lots of engine and front suspension detail that can’t be seen in the assembled model–but it’s there!
It’s not the sheer number of parts that make this model incredible, it’s the complete lack of a smudge or any hint of adhesive holding those 3,115 parts together–and the overall scale fidelity. Every part looks just right in comparison with its neighbors. The overall shape and all the details look perfect to me while all dimensions check out to 1/18 scale very well. There’s more functionality here than in any mass-produced model .
If you want the best, this is it!
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