The Ferrari F50 Red 1/24 Diecast Model Car by Bburago, a finely
crafted replica of the iconic sports car. With its glossy red
finish, detailed interior, and free-rolling wheels, this model is
perfect for collectors and enthusiasts alike.
Review: Unimpressive model of a universe-beating classic - I am
THRILLED that it's a F50. I'd have preferred a F40 more, and I
suppose I could find a F40 diecast 1:24 or 1:18 model somewhere,
but... it's a F50. Enough said. Now for the not-so-great part. I
don't know that this is the best price for this model, but there
are a few issues. - The diecast bodywork is sort of wavy. The
hood, roof and boot lid are pretty smooth, meaning, the top side
of the car. The side panels are a bit lumpy, wavy. The paint is
glossy and fine; the cast itself is not. The windshield is also
wavy and rippled. This is a problem with the manufacturing, not
the Ferrari. - The interior lacks detail, but more importantly,
all of the plastic molding is sort of wavy and sloppy. Nothing is
precise or detailed. As you know, the F40/F50 interior is
extremely spartan. But that makes it all the worse. They had very
little to replicate in this replica, and they seemed to have done
a very lazy, sloppy job molding the little plastic bits inside,
so much so that it's not worth looking inside. - There is no
steering. - There is no detail under the car (suspension,
exhaust, chassis), which is forgiven because that's true, the F50
has a full-length undercarriage cover. However, that's just
another thing that simply didn't need to bother with. They could
have put a few more minutes of effort into the rest of the
replica. They didn't. The top of the rear door shell does not
align with the B-pillar. Even for a Burago model, this one is
surprisingly rudimentary. This level of detail would be more
appropriate for a 1:64 model, where the defects and sloppy
casting/molding is hard to see. Not a 1:24. I collect a LOT of
classic car, supercar and luxury car models, and I have probably
two dozen Burago models. So I'm comparing this to a considerable
baseline. This just isn't the same standard of quality or detail
as standard Burago. If I had been in quality control, I'd have
spent about 30 seconds looking around it and playing with it and
said, "do it again". So, you can have a F50 replica. There are
probably few more pre-built die-cast F50 models than there are
F50s. Which is especially exciting, because the F50 doesn't have
metal body panels. They're carbon fiber. Bottom of the page, this
replica should have been done better. Burago does much, much
better models of almost everything else. When I worked on old
luxury cars, we'd say, "it's a perfect 20/20". It looks perfect
from 20 feet away, going at 20mph.
Review: Nice little toy! - It's actually a nice little display
piece. My grandson wants to play with it all the time, lol.
