SnøMotion Posted February 21 Posted February 21 This is one of those daft ideas that's been festering in the back of my mind since 1991, when I saw that Ronal had released a set of wheels that look like teddies. Obviously, at 14 inch with a 4x100 stud pattern, they were intended for little hatchbacks and the like, but I thought "if I was a millionaire, I'd get a set of these made for a Ferrari 348!". Well, I'm not a millionaire, so it's never happened... Until NOW!* Last weekend, you may have been unfortunate enough to stumble into the Spot of the day Evo IX thread and been spammed by much talk of said wheels. This reignited the idea and escalated into two possible builds, this being the cheaper and simpler of the two. Teddy image courtesy of Euroalloy Although these wheels are available in 1/24, they're 14 inch and I want 17 inch so I'll model some new ones. I'll still use the 14 inch centre and step up the diameter with the rim. For now, here are some sprue shots. Considering the low parts count, it actually looks quite detailed and even has some PE! The other thing I'm going to do is give it some lows and camber. Because Teddies! Thanks for looking! Sorry if it upsets you Martin *in 1/24 scale 7 6 2
SprueMan Posted February 21 Posted February 21 You have Mama'ed your last Mia. Seriously though; are you going to paint it in pink hello kitty scheme or Nyan car purrari? 1 4
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, SprueMan said: Seriously though; are you going to paint it in pink hello kitty scheme or Nyan car purrari? I’m not a complete savage! No, I was planning yellow… but I might actually go with a metallic blue, you know, keep it tasteful Martin 4
Neddy Posted February 21 Posted February 21 I suggest you cross Italy off your "to visit" list, you've just blown any chance of obtaining a visa.. Much as the very thought appalls me I know I won't be able to resist following this build, it'll have the same fatal fascination as a train crash. Oh, and pink. Definitely pink. The more shocking and lurid the better. 1 2 2
Sabrejet Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Whhaaaa??!!! Those wheels are never genuine?? Never seen the like. This will be mad. 1
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 17 hours ago, Neddy said: I suggest you cross Italy off your "to visit" list, you've just blown any chance of obtaining a visa.. Much as the very thought appalls me I know I won't be able to resist following this build, it'll have the same fatal fascination as a train crash. Oh, and pink. Definitely pink. The more shocking and lurid the better. It’s my genuine intention to make a nice car out of this! The second ‘teddy’ car, if I can find one at a decent price, would be a Pro Street Testarossa and, although I’d originally said yellow, I think nothing says ‘Pro Street’ like bright metallic pink! 17 hours ago, Sabrejet said: Whhaaaa??!!! Those wheels are never genuine?? Never seen the like. This will be mad. Yeah, I don’t think they were offered as split rims originally, but that photo is from an eBay ad. 1
Neddy Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 minute ago, SnøMotion said: I think nothing says ‘Pro Stock’ like bright metallic pink! NOW you're talking! 2 1
HK-500 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Tasteless , shameful and idiotic ? I'm in !! I'm so very happy that the conversation in the topic "spot of the day" triggered your imagination👍 1 4
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 25 minutes ago, HK-500 said: Tasteless , shameful and idiotic ? I'm in !! I'm so very happy that the conversation in the topic "spot of the day" triggered your imagination👍 Thanks! I mean, at the end of the day, I’m putting a different set of removable wheels on a small piece of Japanese plastic. It’s a bit of fun (although I would definitely do the same to a real one if I had the opportunity) Martin 4
Potsie Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Excellent! Looking forward to progress. As for colour, whatever you choose make sure the interior is suitably clashing. 1 1
Malc2 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 I shall certainly be following this - just for the wheels....... I always thought that the assymetric design must have been very carefully done to get the balance correct! Malc. 1
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 10 minutes ago, Potsie said: Excellent! Looking forward to progress. As for colour, whatever you choose make sure the interior is suitably clashing. It’s going to be tasteful, I promise! Martin
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 1 minute ago, Malc2 said: I shall certainly be following this - just for the wheels....... I always thought that the assymetric design must have been very carefully done to get the balance correct! Malc. Thanks, I’m really looking forward to modelling them! Yeah, they must be very carefully balanced! Can you imagine what a nightmare they’d be otherwise Martin 1
psdavidson Posted February 21 Posted February 21 I'm not sure if this will be 😍 or 🤮 Either way, nudge up a bit and let me have a seat 1
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 4 minutes ago, psdavidson said: I'm not sure if this will be 😍 or 🤮 Either way, nudge up a bit and let me have a seat It’s just going to be a nice Ferrari with some aftermarket wheels I'm thinking I might go Azzuro Hyperion with a tan interior and maybe even a light gold centre for the teddies. It’ll be nice. Honest Martin 1 1 1
Jur Posted February 21 Posted February 21 There is a fine line between genius and madness...... not sure which side you're on 😁 Looking forward to see how this will develop! 1 1
SnøMotion Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 33 minutes ago, Jur said: Looking forward to see how this will develop! Me too! Hopefully well Martin 1
SnøMotion Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 26 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Finally, someone doing it right... Thanks!! Martin
othertales Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Well, this a build to take the winter blues away! Unless it’s metallic blue, of course 💙 or yellow! 💛 1 1
keefr22 Posted February 22 Posted February 22 26 minutes ago, othertales said: Unless it’s metallic blue, of course 💙 or yellow! 💛 Or pink. Has pink been mentioned at all....?! 🤣 K 2 1
Zephyr Posted February 22 Posted February 22 (edited) The burning question is, are the teddies going to be body colour? A pink 348 with pink teddy wheels... are you on board, or are you simply wrong? edit: all in good fun, I've never been a huge fan of the 348 but looking at the kit, it's growing on me... Edited February 22 by Zephyr 1 1
othertales Posted February 22 Posted February 22 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: Or pink. Has pink been mentioned at all....?! 🤣 Save that for the Testarossa. Or more accurately: Testarosa 😉 1 1
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now