What Have I done? My First MFH Kit!

[vanhookvintage]

Hi All,

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Still dealing with some health issues, but I'm bound and determined to get this built. It's my first MFH kit ever, and I was going to put it under the "What's Your Most Recent Model' thread, but it's here because I'm hoping for lots of suggestions from the MFH gurus here. My favorite scale is 1/43, and I'm looking at this as just a giant 1/43. I'm no stranger to PE but the grill looks a little daunting. Thanks to UpScale Hobbies for helping with the acquisition and for dealing with some confusion with MFH. This is my 3rd order from UpScale Hobbies (although by far the most substantial) and the customer service is outstanding.

(BTW it's 1/24)

So, please help me out - fire away!

Cheers,
Greg

[F1tommy]

Wich car did you order? The Hiro Mille Miglia winner chassis #0684 body is not that good. The Hiro chassis #0674 is a lot better. I do think the printed wheels are interesting but not as good as hand laced wires. Accurate models of these cars are hard to find. I did not like the 1/43rd AMR or BBR kits as they have a lot of shape issues. If you ordered the early body Hiro chassis #0674 you should be pretty happy. I still think the FPPM by Fernando Pinto 1/24th body of the 1957 Mille Miglia winner chassis #0684 is the best ever made in any scale.

[vanhookvintage]

Wich car did you order? The Hiro Mille Miglia winner chassis #0684 body is not that good. The Hiro chassis #0674 is a lot better. I do think the printed wheels are interesting but not as good as hand laced wires. Accurate models of these cars are hard to find. I did not like the 1/43rd AMR or BBR kits as they have a lot of shape issues. If you ordered the early body Hiro chassis #0674 you should be pretty happy. I still think the FPPM by Fernando Pinto 1/24th body of the 1957 Mille Miglia winner chassis #0684 is the best ever made in any scale.

It's the #6 1957 Le Mans 335S (K692) piloted by Peter Collins & Phil Hill, chassis #0700.

[F1tommy]

#684 and #700 had almost identical bodies. The Hiro although it has nice chassis detail, the body is not 100% correct. If your not terribly fussy you might still be happy as the kit has a lot of other things going for it.