-It is [Toyota TS010 `Toyota Team Tom's --NIPPONDENSO` SWC Monza 500km 1992 No.7 Winner] manufactured as a 1/43 scale handmade model car of [VISION].
――This model is a faithful reproduction of the [Toyota TS010], which entered the 1992 World Sportscar Championship (SWC) and won the Monza 500km race.
[Vehicle commentary]
――The TS010 was introduced by Toyota in the early 90's with the aim of winning the Le Mans 24-hour race.
――In the end, Peugeot's stronghold could not be destroyed, but in the first round of the 1992 World Sportscar Championship Series (SWC), which was considered to be an outpost, Monza won the championship, and great expectations were placed on it.
--The consultant for the design of the TS010 was Tony Southgate, a racing car designer who was involved in the design of the Ford GT40 when he was at Laura, and has traveled to BRM, Lotus, TWR, etc. It was demonstrated.
――It is no exaggeration to say that it is a memorable machine that many Group C car enthusiasts love because of its form that suppresses drag while firmly gaining downforce and its high total balance.
--The winning drivers for the 500km Monza in the opening round are Hitoshi Ogawa and Geoff Lees, an Englishman.
――Ogawa, who gained tremendous ability as a top driver in Japan and achieved great results as expected, was supposed to take on this momentum and challenge Le Mans about a month later.
――However, in the All Japan F3000 Suzuka Race, where you returned to Japan temporarily, Ogawa suffered a tragedy, and the challenge to Le Mans was closed forever.
――The victory of SWC Monza by TS010 was the moment when Ogawa gave a big light as a driver.
[Model explanation]
--Make Up has already modeled the three Toyota TS010s that participated in the 1992 Le Mans, but this time it was a little earlier than the Le Mans, and Jeff Reese in the 1992 SWC opening race, the Monza 500km race. / The motif is Toyota Team Tom's No. 7 which won the championship in the drive of Hitoshi Ogawa.
――Since the Monza 500km is a sprint race that takes place during the daytime, a smooth-shaped front cowl with no headlights is installed.
-Instead, a small-diameter driving light is installed at the back of the front intake, but of course it is faithfully reproduced in the model.
――Since the wing shape is different from the Le Mans specification, we are manufacturing new parts.
――The construction method itself is the same as the Le Mans specification, aiming for an accurate wing cross section, one etching plate is bent into a C shape to reproduce the radius of the front end face of the wing. The wing tip plate is made of resin.
――For windows with a cubic curved surface, a male shape is designed and output using 3D CAD, and a transparent vinyl chloride sheet is cut and firmly attached to the body. It is expressed by, and the transparency and surface smoothness are finished to the same level as the injection molded product.
――The wheel is a combination of spokes and machined aluminum rims, which are made by cutting a prototype with brass and replacing it with cast white metal parts.
――The body is painted with most of the red parts, and the sponsor stickers are reproduced with decals, but by repeating the process of clear coating and polishing several times from above, a perfect mirror finish is realized.
--Along with the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, please join the TS010 Monza 500km specification, the first step of the prototype racing car that continues to the glory of the TS050.
--Material: Resin body, white metal parts, etched parts, aluminum sawn parts
--Acrylic base and clear cover included
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )