1/24 MRC/Tamiya Porsche Carrera 6
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, Oct 21 2009 09:11 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 09:11 AM
US tamiya is MRC
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 09:19 AM
Cool kit. I recently purchased this Arii body kit. Haven't decided what chassis to use yet.
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 09:24 AM
Rihiro, in that box of yours should be a factory built ready to race model. But it looks like the contents are of a kit?
This is what you should have in the box:
This is what you should have in the box:
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:18 PM
Hi,Paul
I think Midori chassis is best fit to Arii cars.
thanks
I think Midori chassis is best fit to Arii cars.
thanks
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:38 PM
Hi Phillipe,
Thank you for your info.
Yes I do know this is box for RTR car.
It directlly came from Tamiya mokei in 70s.
I heard that Tamiya had the box for both RTR and Kit car
in last year.
Thanks
Thank you for your info.
Yes I do know this is box for RTR car.
It directlly came from Tamiya mokei in 70s.
I heard that Tamiya had the box for both RTR and Kit car
in last year.
Thanks
Rihiro Ito
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 08:28 PM
Hi Rihiro,
Everything is possible but it does not sound like something Tamiya or MRC (Model Rectifier Corporation) would have done. I believe that it may have been an error rather than something done voluntarily...
Here are the three known boxes:
1/ the Japanese-issue kit (also sold that way in the UK and Europe):
2/ the USA-issue kit distributed by MRC with the special box:
3/ The ready to race version only sold in the USA but exported to Europe and Australia by MRC:
And for your enjoyment, the beautiful factory assembled and decorated RTR. Note the clar plastic roof painted on its inside, and the slightly yellowed body that no longer matches the roof color...
All pictures copyright LASCM 2009
Everything is possible but it does not sound like something Tamiya or MRC (Model Rectifier Corporation) would have done. I believe that it may have been an error rather than something done voluntarily...
Here are the three known boxes:
1/ the Japanese-issue kit (also sold that way in the UK and Europe):
2/ the USA-issue kit distributed by MRC with the special box:
3/ The ready to race version only sold in the USA but exported to Europe and Australia by MRC:
And for your enjoyment, the beautiful factory assembled and decorated RTR. Note the clar plastic roof painted on its inside, and the slightly yellowed body that no longer matches the roof color...
All pictures copyright LASCM 2009
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 10:12 PM
...I think Midori chassis is best fit to Arii cars.,,
Why is one make better than another? I assume this is just a model kit and not a slot car body with chassis mounts built in?
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Steve C
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 11:33 PM
Yup, The Arii is just a model kit. It actually seems to line up well with a spare K&B I have in the parts bin. It won't be a scorcher but that's okay.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 12:13 AM
Love that model, I think Fly made a run of it but I don't know how accurate it is to this model?
I want to remake on of this ones from Fly and see what I can do with it, I know it will be not accurate for sure because I have a bad habit to
modernize it.
Love the rear canopy of the car.
Thanks for sharing it .
Nesta
I want to remake on of this ones from Fly and see what I can do with it, I know it will be not accurate for sure because I have a bad habit to
modernize it.
Love the rear canopy of the car.
Thanks for sharing it .
Nesta
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 09:00 AM
Nesta, I've seen your work and I'm sure that whatever you come up with will be a reall work of art!
Please be sure to post pictures here....
Please be sure to post pictures here....
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Posted 26 October 2009 - 08:49 AM
Gentlemen,
I know Tamiya and German Stabo had a joint venture in some of their 124 cars like the Lotus 40 and the King Cobra de Tomaso. Until now I guessed it could have been the same with the Porsche Carrera 6 but I was wrong comparing those nice pics from Philippe showing the stunning Tamiya RTR. It came to me also now that Stabo borrowed a real Crarrera 6 from Porsche to "copy" and adapt it for the 124 body back these times.
See attached pics of a factory detailed and assembled 124 Carrera 6 from Stabo which should be in fact a Carrera 8 considering the 8 intakes .....
I know Tamiya and German Stabo had a joint venture in some of their 124 cars like the Lotus 40 and the King Cobra de Tomaso. Until now I guessed it could have been the same with the Porsche Carrera 6 but I was wrong comparing those nice pics from Philippe showing the stunning Tamiya RTR. It came to me also now that Stabo borrowed a real Crarrera 6 from Porsche to "copy" and adapt it for the 124 body back these times.
See attached pics of a factory detailed and assembled 124 Carrera 6 from Stabo which should be in fact a Carrera 8 considering the 8 intakes .....
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Posted 26 October 2009 - 09:14 AM
Martin.
The Stabo Porsche has no parts in common with the Tamiya and indeed there were several 906 with the then-new 8 cylinder engine.
Regards,
P
The Stabo Porsche has no parts in common with the Tamiya and indeed there were several 906 with the then-new 8 cylinder engine.
Regards,
P
Philippe de Lespinay
