Right front low

F-5E Tiger II

12

Chevrolet G7107 WWII Army Truck

Finished with Parts Shown

German Heavy Tank Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger (Porsche Turret)

Interior installed

Kawasaki OH-6J Cayuse

Doors fit nicely

Mosquito Mk IV Royal Canadian Air Force

Front

ME-109G-5

Left-rear quarter

Acura Integra Type R

Completed model

OKB Grigorov German Heavy Tank VK 30.01(h)

Installing slat armor

‘Buffalo’ 6x6 MPCV w/Slat Armor & Spaced Armor

Engine compartment and open grillwork.

UH-34D Seahorse Operation Deep Freeze

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Ferrari 641/2 French Grand Prix F1 Race Car
Review Author
Chris Smith
Published on
Company
Fujimi
Scale
1/20
MSRP
$57.98

Background

The 1990 F-1 Grand Prix series turned out to be one of the most exciting and controversial in history. After driving for McLaren, Alain Prost was hired by the Ferrari team to drive their new F-1 car powered by a 3.5 liter V12 packing 685 horsepower and mated to a seven speed transmission. In 1990 he would drive this car to one race win and five podium finishes. But it was the end of the season that made it memorable. For the second season in a row, Alain and his arch rival Ayrton Senna would decide the championship with a crash. In 1989, it was Prost who came out on top. At the second to last race of the 1990 season in Japan, Senna made contact (some think intentionally) with the rear wing of Prosts' car as they raced for position into the first turn from a side by side start. The crash took them both out of the race but Senna would win the championship based on points. The Ferrari involved in that famous incident is the subject of this build.