Tamiya 1:20 Ferrari F2001 Kit No 20052
After Jody Scheckter took teh Drivers Title in 1979, Ferrari struggled to achieve significant results. However, after winning Constructors Championship in the 1999 season, the team regained its dominance and basked in the glory of a long awaited Drivers' and Constructors' Championship dual title in 2000. With drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello behind the wheel again the following year, the team kept up its relentless pace as Ferrari, Shell, and Schumacher humbled all challengers by earning the most amount of points ever amassed in an F1 season so far. One highlight of the F2001 machine was its longitudinally mounted 3000 Ferrari Tipo 050 V10 engine with electro-hydraulic 7-speed gearbox in pre-machined welded titanium. Due to new FIA regulations to improve safety, body alterations for that would compromise down force. To maintain aerodynamics, the body was redesigned under the guidance of technical director Rory Byrne with a new slanted nose and curved front wing, as well as a lowered rear cowling. Suspension was refined with precision, and weight savings effectively achieved. After the ban was lifted on traction control, launch control and other high-tech devices at the 5th race in Spain, the F2001 was finished off with an arsenal of new equipment to further outclass rivals. By the 13th race Schumacher had already clinched the championship with 9 wins, earning him 53 total wins in his career, as he became the most successful F1 driver of all time and the Ferrari F2001 the undisputed top machine in F1 history. (From the Tamiya Instructions)
This is a quick build mostly out of the box with a few minor modifications. Another Ferrari as I can hear some modelers say.
There are a variety of improvements of this kit over the F1-2000 kit. It was as if the designers had a chance to see what the problems were with the F1-2000 kit and they had a chance to fix those problems and improve the kit.
Here are all the items that come in the latest Tamiya kit
Here is one of the two decal sheets provided in the kit . As you can see no tobacco markings are provided.
Here is the second decal sheet along with the foil for the rear suspension. This decal sheet does provide the names for the two drivers unlike one of the earlier Tamiya Ferrari kits.
This is the Studio 27 decal Sheet with the tobacco decals
This is the kit main monocoque and the pre-printed tires
Here is the rear cowling along
with the foil sheet and
clear parts
Here is a closeup of the clear parts and the adhesive foil parts . Tamiya have included these foil parts in other kits for mirrors, emblems and chrome trim. This is the first instance of foil being used in their F1 cars. The foil is for the mirrors and for the fuel filler area.
As with most Tamiya kits the quality of the parts and the layout is excellent.
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