SRC Ferrari 312 T4

[goosenapper]

[Jesla]

Already saved up for this one...... could be my first ever shelf queen..... NOT!

This is my all time favorite Ferrari F1......

[dreinecke]

That is a gorgeous car! I've not ordered one, but may have to think about it.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Does anyone have any info about why they are making new molds (especially really intricate ones like this), instead of using the old Fly molds to produce sure-fire sellers? I have so many wonderful old Fly and GB Track cars, I feel a little sympathetic to folks coming into the hobby in the last five years or so who didn't know the thrill of a Fly release of six or eight gorgeous runnable, tough-made cars at once at least twice per year. I love my Carrera goodies and I will buy more and more. I tolerate Ninco and Scaley who have lost their minds on pricing (but I seldom buy them), but I really wanted to see the various Fly legacy companies (SRC, Flyslot, and whatever the other one is, if it still exists), doing some great things at good prices to get established and independent. But I keep seeing these gorgeous, overpriced cars from SRC, all new molds, the most expensive way they could go for product to sell. Frankly, the 914's and others they have made are surprisingly well-priced considering they did new molds. (years ago, Dave Kennedy of Carrera [previously the US big cheese at SCX in the US] explained to me that the creation of new molds, even if they are variations of current molds, are expensive enough to be called risky gambles by a manufacturer.) But why make the new molds when they have a solid sale with the old Fly molds? No doubt, people like Dave have answers, even from outside the SRC company, but I am puzzled about the strategy that SRC/Flyslot/etc have taken.

[dreinecke]

Probably because a number of the old Fly/GB Track cars had been done millions of times over. I like the fact that they haven't done the old stuff, and the more I look at this Ferrari, the more I realize it will come home to me. I see no one else making it and if you like vintage F1, it may be your only choice for years.

As for pricing: no one can touch Carrera - that is indisputable, but in the case of this car (and others) I simply don't care. If Scalextric makes a car I just have to have at an MSRP of $60, I'll shop until I find it at $45 or spend the $60 if I really want it.

If this Ferrari is $75 and is delicate, well it is up to the buyer to decide if they want it at $75, warts and all.

In the end - buy what you like, buy what you can afford.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

[dreinecke]

Nope. Just beat the tar out of them a few evenings ago. Paid $120 for the set. Or $60 a car...

Oh! And ran some 6-wheelers!!!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Ah yes... Our mutual addiction to 6 wheeled F-1 cars...

Did you ever find a slot car of the double rear axle car? A March, I think it was.