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Hi everyone,
in conjunction with Ebbro's announcement to reprint the Tamiya kit of the Matra MS 11, I will post photos of my model built 37 years ago in 1983!
The Tamiya kit was not historically accurate; in fact, in the lid of the box was the drawing of the car with jackie Stewart driving who, except for some tests, never drove the MS 11 with a Matra engine in a grand prix. His MS 11 was equipped with the Ford-Consworth engine and, in those years, the same car ran with two different engines.
I am warning you that the documentation available on these cars is not very large; I, wanting to reproduce the Belgian GP version of 1968, had to heavily modify the upper fairing, considerably reducing the size of the transparent plexiglass windscreen and creating a petrol filler cap in front of the passenger compartment.
Regards,
Giovanni la Rosa

I bought this kit when it was reissued back in the late 90's. Had it ever been reissued before?

I remember being so excited by it and the Lola T-70 Mk III being available again.

Hi Biercemountain,
Tamiya made its first release on the market in 1969 and the kit made here dates back to that time.
Later, in the nineties, a very limited edition reprint was made; today, Ebbro, in collaboration with Tamiya, is offering a new reprint with the possibility of obtaining the 1968 British GP version, race car and car used during the tests.
Ciao,
Giovanni La Rosa

Wonderful !

Beautiful! Great build!

Ciao
Pierluigi

Absolutely stunning. Wonderful, clean detail work.

hi,
thanks jordan 2.0, Pierluigi and dgwoodward2, I'm glad you like Matra!
Considering that it is a 37 year old montage, I must say that it brings them well, also because it is kept in a single dispaly case.
Hi,
Giovanni La Rosa

Been built 37 Years ago, who would guess !!!

Ah! and that Itala Pechino-Parigi!!

glr190959 wrote:Hi Biercemountain,
Tamiya made its first release on the market in 1969 and the kit made here dates back to that time.
Later, in the nineties, a very limited edition reprint was made; today, Ebbro, in collaboration with Tamiya, is offering a new reprint with the possibility of obtaining the 1968 British GP version, race car and car used during the tests.
Ciao,
Giovanni La Rosa

Now available at
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/car/