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·As previously stated I received my Ferrari 550 from Milan Tomasek. Prior to ordering this car I had informed Milan I would be interested to write a brief review on his products so as soon as he notified me, I paid for the car and it was duly forwarded. When I received the car I couldn't get over how well built it was.
The body is incredibly well detailed - every vent, bonnet roof and grill was beautifully reproduced, even down to the incredibly delicate roof aerials and rear defuser. It had brilliant headlights, beautifully set into the body. The detail even extended down to the electrical cut out switch and sticker on the body. It had the best and most realistic windscreen wiper I've ever seen on a slot car. The wheels I absolutely loved as they have some of the finest, most delicate spokes I've yet seen, with perfectly true sponge tyres.
I absolutely love the way this car perfectly captures the spirit and shape of the real car. It was beautifully painted - the colour the exact shade of red - and all the decals were present. Obviously, it wasn't tampo printed but in no way did this distract from the overall visual appeal of the car.
Having previously read remarks from other members of Slot Forum I was a bit concerned as to how it would perform when I track tested it, as I certainly didn't buy it just to stick it on a shelf. The chassis on the car is cut out of some substance resembling circuit board, being cut in such a way to allow the chassis to flex while the body remains still. The chassis on this car is almost as fine a work of art as the body, with a steel spring mount for the guide.
I quickly constructed a Ninco test track as I was dying to see if it would go as good as it looked. Very quickly it became apparent that this car was a real road rocket. Without touching it in any way - I didn't even oil it - it was ballistically fast down the straight and cornered absolutely flat. After half an hour of absolutely driving the wheels off it I came to the conclusion it was probably one of the fastest non-magnet cars I own.
I did roll the car several times - completely my own fault as I was trying to find the limits and seeing how far I could make it slide around the corners - and I was amazed to find the only thing I did was flatten the roof aerials, easily restraightened.
I couldn't believe how well it performed, and it even sounded great. This is the point where I get back to the remark in the opening paragraph about reviewing the model: I am probably more pleased with this car than any other I have ever bought. I am absolutely blown away by the fact that this was built almost entirely by hand, constructing everything for the car. This really takes me back to the early days of rail racing where all the cars were built by hand and this may be one of the reasons why I like the car so much.
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The body is incredibly well detailed - every vent, bonnet roof and grill was beautifully reproduced, even down to the incredibly delicate roof aerials and rear defuser. It had brilliant headlights, beautifully set into the body. The detail even extended down to the electrical cut out switch and sticker on the body. It had the best and most realistic windscreen wiper I've ever seen on a slot car. The wheels I absolutely loved as they have some of the finest, most delicate spokes I've yet seen, with perfectly true sponge tyres.
I absolutely love the way this car perfectly captures the spirit and shape of the real car. It was beautifully painted - the colour the exact shade of red - and all the decals were present. Obviously, it wasn't tampo printed but in no way did this distract from the overall visual appeal of the car.
Having previously read remarks from other members of Slot Forum I was a bit concerned as to how it would perform when I track tested it, as I certainly didn't buy it just to stick it on a shelf. The chassis on the car is cut out of some substance resembling circuit board, being cut in such a way to allow the chassis to flex while the body remains still. The chassis on this car is almost as fine a work of art as the body, with a steel spring mount for the guide.
I quickly constructed a Ninco test track as I was dying to see if it would go as good as it looked. Very quickly it became apparent that this car was a real road rocket. Without touching it in any way - I didn't even oil it - it was ballistically fast down the straight and cornered absolutely flat. After half an hour of absolutely driving the wheels off it I came to the conclusion it was probably one of the fastest non-magnet cars I own.
I did roll the car several times - completely my own fault as I was trying to find the limits and seeing how far I could make it slide around the corners - and I was amazed to find the only thing I did was flatten the roof aerials, easily restraightened.
I couldn't believe how well it performed, and it even sounded great. This is the point where I get back to the remark in the opening paragraph about reviewing the model: I am probably more pleased with this car than any other I have ever bought. I am absolutely blown away by the fact that this was built almost entirely by hand, constructing everything for the car. This really takes me back to the early days of rail racing where all the cars were built by hand and this may be one of the reasons why I like the car so much.
RR
