Do any of you have experience with the 1/24 resin model kits made by Fernando Pinto of Portugal? I have been looking at some of them on Ebay and am interested in several of them. They are expensive, well in my opinion anyway. A kit delivered for $180 is expensive to me. I have never built an entirely resin model; what advice/suggestions/new techniques do I need? I feel like it would be a new challenge for me, and might be interesting and different enough that it will pull me out of a serious modeling slump.
I was watching a WIP of the Bluebird Proteus CN-7 on Britmodeler. It was very impressive, but labor intensive for sure. I have the old Revell kit of Mickey Thompson’s Challenger in the same scale; wouldn’t those two look great displayed together?
I’m seriously considering buying the Pinto kit of the Ferrari 340 - 375 Carrera Panamericana 1954, driven by Phil Hill and Richie Ginther. I’ve built nothing but aircraft for many years. Perhaps a foray into somethng like this would be good for me. Please give me your opinions and advice! Thanks, Gary
Well I jumped headfirst into the resin pool. I ordered the Auto Union C Type 1936 and the Ferrari 340 375 PanAmericana Mexico from 1954 (Phil Hill and Richie Ginther, co-piots). Whew! Both are 1/24 scale resin kits. I am excited for them to arrive from Portugal!
Gary
do let us know what the kit is like when you get them.
Fernando’s models are very good. I have his Cooper T54 and the casting is excellent. Fernando also has wonderful hand laced wheel/tire combinations that are superb! Patrick
I’ve had both kits now for a couple weeks. Last week was spent laid low by the flu, so models were put on the back-burner. They both feature exquisite casting to be sure, and yes, the wire wheels and tires are something to behold! The Ferrari 340/375 seems a bit more intricate and there are several parts that I can’t identify. The instructions are, well, really basic, and I can see several confusing steps. When I have time, I plan to photograph the parts and send the pics, with all my questions, to Fernando. Hopefully, he can clarify things for me. The models do build up as beautiful pieces when finished.
Gary