Williams FW08C Monaco 1983 Laffite 1:18
Also available MIN117830001 Rosberg
Minichamps describe the Rosberg car offered here as the Monaco winner but do not attribute a race to the Lafitte version. Looking through the race photos, the nose decoration and wing set up confirm this one to also be a Monaco car. Both models are very well finished with excellent two-tone paintwork over well-proportioned mouldings and the decals are well placed. The driver figure in the Rosberg car has some obviously compromised decals on his crash helmet and sleeves, but otherwise the figures are well sculpted and held in place by realistic looking harnesses. The various radiator and engine intakes have fine mesh over them and there is a very subtle carbon finish applied to the front wings, but frustratingly not the rears!
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Rising start and British Formula 3 Champion, Ayrton Senna da Silva tested for several F1 teams in 1983 and it was Toleman who were in a position to offer him a race seat for the following season. Cast in SilverLine's typical clean style, this well thought out kit offers his car from a test at Silverstone in November. The kit if for a kerbside model, but the four-cylinder Hart turbo engine is exposed in the rear and for those wishing to personalise their models a little, there is scope to add wiring and additional plumbing to the well cast engine parts. The decals are clearly printed and include all of the red sections of the livery, so the main paint finish is a simple dark blue, for which a RAL code is included in the excellent instructions. An important subject in Senna's career.    ....