Matt Bacon Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 Well, my family were very kind to me this year, so here goes... Given how good Airfix (or Lego) instructions are these days, I reckon in this respect at least Pocher could up their game... What could be in here? Let's have a closer look... Plastic sprues... Wheels, and then... ...between the different photos I realise I've missed the pre-printed plastic sidepods, but they are in the box. Also, in a real "devil in the details" moment, there's a bag full of no less than 12 different sorts of screw, and another with 6 different types of tube or wire... More in the near future, after I have finished the MGC Sebring... best, M. 2
Bill Eh? Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Thanks for posting Matt. This clears up the speculation as to the kit's origins. When you start this kit, it will be interesting to hear your thoughts on fit, finish and ease of assembly.
Matt Bacon Posted December 29, 2022 Author Posted December 29, 2022 Thanks, Bill... The printing of the livery on the components seems very crisp, and the overall finish is extremely high quality. I think I have enough reference material, even for one this big! best, M.
Dinky Posted January 3, 2023 Posted January 3, 2023 On 12/29/2022 at 3:44 PM, Matt Bacon said: Thanks, Bill... T Thanks for sharing, why does it look like are dents in the rim edges?
Matt Bacon Posted January 3, 2023 Author Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Well, that's a really interesting question... I'm not sure what those parts are! If you look in the picture immediately above the two pictures of the polystyrene trays of diecast parts above, you can see the wheel rims to the left -- they have black painted cross-shaped centres on both front and rear wheels. The rims I photographed with the trim parts above seem to be alternative fronts, with pure cone shapes, but I can't find them mentioned in the instructions! best, M. Edited January 3, 2023 by Matt Bacon
Dinky Posted January 3, 2023 Posted January 3, 2023 Wait I think that the part that goes into the tire when its on the rim itself, its not longer visibiel when the tire is mounted
Dinky Posted January 3, 2023 Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) I guess the silver rings with the gold cones should go on the rear rim and the separate silver rings on the front rims I do think its a great model, I lover the color scheme. Looking forward to your updates ? Edited January 3, 2023 by Dinky
Matt Bacon Posted January 3, 2023 Author Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Doh! Yes, you're right -- I still haven't got my head around how BIG this thing is. I should have looked at the rear tyres and seen just how wide they are. Yes, the valleys in the outer edge locate the tyres firmly. The little hole in the inner edge is where the inflation valve moulded (and painted) on the rear face of the outer half-rim locates when you join them together. best, M. Edited January 3, 2023 by Matt Bacon
Bainford Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 Awesome looking kit, Matt. Looking forward to watching this one come together.
vamach1 Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 Looks like a cool project. If you get stuck maybe the guy on the right can answer questions. ?
Matt Bacon Posted January 4, 2023 Author Posted January 4, 2023 ? Lucky man! There's a nice article in October's "Motor Sport" reuniting him with his favorite Lotus 72 which has got some words from the man himself about this car... https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-2022/89/back-in-black-lotus-and-emerson-reunited-at-brands-hatch?v=79cba1185463 best, M.
Dinky Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 I saw on Facebook that the manual is full of flaws and confusing, which is in line with the other Pocher models but you would ecpect they learned from previous models Did you start yours?
Matt Bacon Posted January 8, 2023 Author Posted January 8, 2023 Not yet... still building an MGC. I'm not on Facebook, but if you can post any links to discussions which call out the errors, I can ask my wife to find them and I can make corrections in my manual before I start! best, M.
Dinky Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) I have no facebook either, i'm abusing my wifes phone occasionally ? There is a group called 1:8 @ 1:12 scale builder - Deagostini Eaglemoss etc... you need to be a member but that contains posts with info and pictures Edited January 8, 2023 by Dinky
Matt Bacon Posted January 8, 2023 Author Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Dinky said: There is a group called 1:8 @ 1:12 scale builder - Deagostini Eaglemoss etc... you need to be a member but that contains posts with info and pictures We tried searching that and couldn't find it, I'm afraid. There's a deAgostini Eaglemoss group, but no one building a Lotus (seems very much the partworks, not Pocher), and nothing comes up for |"1:8 @ 1:12 scale builder." Can you post a link to the home page, or even a search that finds it? best, M.
Dinky Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Apologies I misheard my wife probably, its 1:8 and 1:12 scale builder - Deagostini Eaglemoss etc.. Definitely someone doing the Lotus ?
The Creative Explorer Posted March 1, 2023 Posted March 1, 2023 I hate 'plugging', but in this case I think it might be helpful. There is a large Pocher Enthusiast facebook group, it already has a couple of the Lotus build threads, some straight out of the box, some very extensive and some in between. It has quite good info of the mishaps in the kit and how to work around it. I just started a 'inspirational' build, I received a kit from Pocher to be build on the socials. I decided to go not straight out of the box (I did that with the Ducati I got from them) but build it as a modelkit builder, without spending a fortune on upgrades. My own Lotus will be build later and will be more extensive.
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