FLY news 2005

I would prefer a historical team set with the Porsche 911 Monte-Carlo winners from 1968, 1969 and 1970!

Kind regards // Richard

When I hear the comment I like quashed cars (quashed Flys). I think too each his own. But please do not tell me that because it is reduced to 1/32 this is the reason for "artistic license". The only license that Fly Daytona deserves is the Turner prize for modern art. Because it sure takes a cars overall shape to new heights of fantasy. You do not need a micrometer to know the overall shape is not right. I myself, would not be a rivet counter, but I cannot stand slotcars or other 'models' coming out on the market now and calling themselves accurate when the basic overall shape is wrong! The Scalextric and Fly Ford GT40s all suffer with this. Scalextric adds spoilers too the Gulf lemans winner. Why it never ran with them on in 1968/69 Lemans! Flys MkII snorkels on the rear deck should be the same colour as the body! These are two minor errors. But, when Tooling and production costs interfere with the scale appearance thus turning a model into a toy. Then the price especially Fly's should be substantially lower to reflect this. But there again I am realistic enough that to know that any of the cars that are adaptations of existing tooling i.e. Fly 917 to Langheck will be compromises. Just how accurate slotcars are is summed up in my experience. Talking with Mrs Piper at the Goodwood Revival meeting, I showed her the Flys 917 David Piper team set. She said that they had told Fly that the Piper BP Green they were using was wrong. They offer help with the colour to no avail. My feeling are that of take the money and run. I am saddened by this attitude. I suppose I have come to expect too much from the manufacturers. My be they will change in the future?
Regards Allan

QUOTE (GT40MKII @ 15 Nov 2004, 19:33)When I hear the comment I like quashed cars (quashed Flys). I think too each his own. But please do not tell me that because it is reduced to 1/32 this is the reason for "artistic license". The only license that Fly Daytona deserves is the Turner prize for modern art. Because it sure takes a cars overall shape to new heights of fantasy. You do not need a micrometer to know the overall shape is not right. I myself, would not be a rivet counter, but I cannot stand slotcars or other 'models' coming out on the market now and calling themselves accurate when the basic overall shape is wrong! The Scalextric and Fly Ford GT40s all suffer with this. Scalextric adds spoilers too the Gulf lemans winner. Why it never ran with them on in 1968/69 Lemans! Flys MkII snorkels on the rear deck should be the same colour as the body! These are two minor errors. But, when Tooling and production costs interfere with the scale appearance thus turning a model into a toy. Then the price especially Fly's should be substantially lower to reflect this. But there again I am realistic enough that to know that any of the cars that are adaptations of existing tooling i.e. Fly 917 to Langheck will be compromises. Just how accurate slotcars are is summed up in my experience. Talking with Mrs Piper at the Goodwood Revival meeting, I showed her the Flys 917 David Piper team set. She said that they had told Fly that the Piper BP Green they were using was wrong. They offer help with the colour to no avail. My feeling are that of take the money and run. I am saddened by this attitude. I suppose I have come to expect too much from the manufacturers. My be they will change in the future?
Regards Allan
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1) Buy what you like

2) Trash what you dont like (optional)

3) Enjoy!

I think the model captures this body shape VERY well.

Well, despite some of the negative comments, I am looking forward to these beauties. 90% of my collection is Fly GT cars, and most of these fit in nicely. I do not worry too much about the finer points of a model, after all they are designed to be raced and sometimes it is not always easy to scale certain models down properly. A great big to Fly for producing such great models and roll on 2005.

M

I think the gt40 and daytona may have been fly's low point ... models released since then appear to me to be better proportioned again

QUOTE I think the gt40 and daytona may have been fly's low point ... models released since then appear to me to be better proportioned again

Very good point, the new Alfa Romeo Giulia GTV looks rather nice and by all accounts these new models, even at this early stage appear to be looking pretty good.


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Don't get me wrong the GT40 although IMHO squashed, I do think it is a very nice model and rather ironically, despite this flaw I actually prefer the model over the Scalextric version. The Fly version to my mind still looks the more realistic model.

Is it me but with the Daytona (unlike the GT40) people aren't quite so forgiving of the low roof line? The Daytona isn't exactly flying off the shelves?

Furthermore, somebody somewhere on this board mentioned the Fly BMW CSL is not a good reproduction; not sure whether I would agree. If the shape is out, certainly appears not as noticeable.

Jamie