{"id":5247,"date":"2021-06-16T08:14:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=5247"},"modified":"2021-06-16T08:14:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:14:10","slug":"tamiya-1-24-sauber-mercedes-c-9-model-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2021\/06\/16\/tamiya-1-24-sauber-mercedes-c-9-model-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamiya 1\/24 Sauber-Mercedes C-9 Model Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A note from the Author<\/h3>\n

Hello fellow model makers! I’m John and, although I’m no expert at all – just a car enthusiast and keen model maker – but I always strive to improve and achieve the best results I can. I’ve built models from being a youngster – competition\/sports cars of the 60’s\/70’s are my number 1 ‘thing’ – and now I’m fully retired I can put the extra hours into this wonderful hobby.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Name<\/strong> – Tamiya 24359 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 1:24 Plastic Model Kit
\nNumber<\/strong> – 24359
\nScale<\/strong> – 1\/24
\nPrice<\/strong> – \u00a335.95
\nAvailability<\/strong> – Available now! Get yours here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tamiya 1\/24 1989 Sauber-Mercedes C9 (24359)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What we have here, as I\u2019m sure most of you will know, is a re-issue of the kit first released in back in 1990. Indeed, I have the very same kit here – built back in the day – a bit dusty, a few peeling decals, etc but very interesting to see how this new release shapes up. It\u2019s re-boxed and comes with photo-etched parts, Cartograph decals, seat belts, updated instructions and a few other bits and pieces.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll say this at the start of this review that the brief I had was to build this kit and review it in a very short space of time – 6 days in fact! I\u2019m saying this because it was certainly a \u2018speed build\u2019 and, although I\u2019m very happy with the outcome (and a bit surprised to be honest!), there are a few details here and there where normally I would have spent more time trying to achieve a higher quality build. Not every seam and mould mark has been sanded down\/filled\/primed etc. This is very much an \u2018out of the box\u2019 build. But\u2026..no excuses!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in the box?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As you would expect from Tamiya this a high quality package – beautiful box art, very clear instructions and a \u2018hints and tips\u2019 sheet. We have lovely clear Cartograph decals, a separate sheet of ultra-thin tyre marking decals, a photo-etch parts frame, three main parts sprues, main bodywork parts, rubber tyres, clear parts, self adhesive sheet with the seat belt elements, masking stickers for the windows, poly caps for the wheels and a piece of wire for the aerials.<\/p>\n