Tuesday, March 5, 2019

1:43 JPM Ferrari 330 P4 no. 20 Le Mans 1967

I love the curves of the Ferrari 330 P4 no.20 Spyder 24H Le Mans 1967. It was an era when government restrictions were not as strict as compared today. For this reason, designers at that time can express their creativity to build works of art. One such creation is the Ferrari 330 P4 which is one of the most beautiful Ferrari ever built.

This particular model was built and assembled by Jean Paul Magnette who is widely considered the best builder that worked for the famous AMR brand. Therefore, it is imperative that serious collectors should own at least one JPM model for their collection. 



Build quality is very good with perfect painting as you can expect from JPM. An experienced collector told me before that JPM's painting is just right, not too thick or thin. In terms of details, we won't find that many additional parts that one could find in an JF Alberca's model. However, the model was built cleanly without any glue residues that we can find in a BBR model and even from well known model builders. If you would ask me to describe the model in a few words, it would be PERFECT BUT SIMPLE.


Built from an Annency kit. Presentation has a simple base with a logo of JPM Montage. I would have preferred that the model has an acrylic cover to protect it from dust and damage. Box looks normal that could be improved to make the model more special. For example, using high quality and thick paper  to make the box. 



We should be thankful that JPM is continuing the AMR tradition of building high quality models from white metal kits. His models are expensive compared to a factory built AMR but as the saying goes if you want quality you need to pay more.