F1 or F1 CS, any hope for a re-realse?

[Dan1891]

I love the old 1980's F1 and F1 CS cars.

Do you think Tamiya will ever do a re-relase of these?

My fav is the 58020, John Player Special.

 

[futureworks]

Mine too!

I think it’s unlikely they would ever release them as they were, and you could say in any case that they already have re-released all the F1 variants except the Williams FW07 in the past- Tyrrell 6-wheeler on the F103 chassis in 2000 (and 10 more times since, last one in 2022), Ferrari 312t3 released as a kit and a separate bodyset for the F103 chassis in 1991 (and latterly on the F104 chassis I think in 2018), Lotus JPS (no sponsor decals) on the F104W chassis in 2010,, Ligier JS Matra and Brabham BT-50 both released in 2009 as body sets to fit the F103 chassis, but only sold at hobby shows as event special release items.

[Dan1891]

So no hope for an re-relase on the original F1 (CS) chassie then...?

[markbt73]

I would be shocked. 1/12 scale is kind of a dying format anyway, and these early chassis are not much more than a way to make the body move. The modern 1/10 scale F1 cars are so much better to drive, I can't see Tamiya bothering with the old 1/12 kits.

And personally, I kind of like having some things stay vintage-only. Yeah, it means they stay expensive, but it also means they stay special.

[kataplaz]

They are also one of my favorites...I have two

 

[Dan1891]

4 hours ago, kataplaz said:

They are also one of my favorites...I have two

 

WOW!!!! So **** nice!! I want both of'em

[Dan1891]

If you start out to hunt down an original John Player Special, what money do we talk, and where to find it?

[canyoncarver]

About 9mths ago I had the opportunity to buy one, built but in mint condition. It was based in Carlsbad, CA and it was around $450. 

I instead opted for a NIB ReRe from 2010 (1/10, F104W). It does come with sponsor decals except John Player Special. In the deal, I got a Tamiya JPS decal sheet so I can build jut right.  

Got it for around $400. It seems that Tamiya didn’t make many of these and they are very rarely up for sale.

IMHO it is one of the best looking F1 cars of all time, also in reality. One was up for sale at Bonhams a couple of years ago and you can still download the high res images of it. 

[canyoncarver]

I’d really love the Martini too but that’s even more rare than the 1/12 JPS so I’m not holding my breath.