brock BW #10 VL

[griffiths51]

Any news on when we can expect this one ?

[My Element]

before xmas, i have been told. I hope im right

[VE II]

i thought that they were meant to be shipped on the 14th? But not sure anymore?

It's pushing it pretty close with christmas, particularly if you have to get it sent to you from your store and with stores closing over the christmas/new year period.

i thought that they had been in the warehouse for a few wks now? so hopefully can't be too far away...

[Oh Five]

My dealer said today it will be next week

[Richard Poole]

Shipments to stores commenced today with some stores having them tomorrow.

International and Australia post website orders shipped yesterday and Aus Air Express will begin to ship tomorrow. Models will begin arriving on Friday.

[VE II]

Thanks Richard! :D

[Damage]

Er, now. lol... Take my word for it, its the duck's nuts.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn78/damage_lnc/ vl10.jpg

[5murphy1]

How many were made?

[Damage]

How many were made?


5500 mate. Good happy-medium amount I reckon. I dont think they will last on the shelves too long.

[Kashmir]

Er, now. lol... Take my word for it, its the duck's nuts.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn78/damage_lnc/ vl10.jpg

I'm sure you're over the moon now;)

[brchi17]

....International and Australia post website orders shipped yesterday and Aus Air Express will begin to ship tomorrow. Models will begin arriving on Friday.

assuming Oz post are not still on strike....:(

[My Element]

having sat in this car myself after bathurst in 87, it is one that means alot to me, i am desperate to get one of these.

[malscar]

assuming Oz post are not still on strike....:(

The strike is not delivery orientated. More not charging postage on Christmas cards. ie sending for free.

[brchi17]

The strike is not delivery orientated. More not charging postage on Christmas cards. ie sending for free.

They're been blocking trucks on the evening news tonight in Vic, guess it won't be long until it spreads........must check the calendar as it's got to be close to December

[Oh Five]

I was at the post office today and they wernt getting any deliveries due to the strike.

[Oh Five]

.must check the calendar as it's got to be close to December

The brewery strike will be next..wont it??

[smokey_dj]

was going to make a thread about this after speaking to our friend in the delivery centre today but.... ahh bugger it ill do it anyway....

[wayno]

The brewery strike will be next..wont it??

WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! :p
Mail I can live without................

[malscar]

Brother-in-law works in the sorting area and delivery area. Been going in at midnight working up to 12 hour shifts, tonight included. Wonder if it just isolated depots.

[stephenhrt]

The brewery strike will be next..wont it??

Be very very careful, dont even give them the idea;)

If they do, i blame you :p

[Damage]

As a nice touch, Biante has added an embroidered white microfibre cloth and a pair of handling gloves to the 1/18 #10. The only down-side is that the gloves must be made to fit a Chinese 12 year old. Like I said, a kind gesture but sadly a bit useless.

[griffiths51]

Awesome, Biante have really lifted the bar when it comes to the detail of their models, #10 looks great !!!

[Richard Poole]

The gloves and cloth are with the display case, not the car.

[MRFOON]

MALSCAR the post strikes are aus wide but there are the few that still go in and do overtime and not care about striking thats why the long hours hes getting.
Im an Aus Post worker and makes me crook in the guts seeing people not striking for a very good reason.Dont want to bore you with the details.
Cheers
Johnny

[singer]

As a nice touch, Biante has added an embroidered white microfibre cloth and a pair of handling gloves to the 1/18 #10. The only down-side is that the gloves must be made to fit a Chinese 12 year old. Like I said, a kind gesture but sadly a bit useless.

My 12 year old Son can just use them:rolleyes:

[sleepy]

My 12 year old Son can just use them:rolleyes:We get tops sometimes at work with logos and the size variation is amazing i have some that could be used for tents.. When it comes to sizes the chinese have no idea..

[Damage]

The gloves and cloth are with the display case, not the car.

Sorry Rich, my mistake. Yes, they came with the case. My wife says thanks for the gloves :D.

[inter]

Er, now. lol... Take my word for it, its the duck's nuts.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn78/damage_lnc/ vl10.jpg

Just got 3 today and looking at you photo you have the same problem as mine,

Across the roof line there is an off white/light yello strip that Iam sure it is not suppose to be there, I opened all 3 boxes and all 3 have it?
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/inter66/D SC_0025-1.jpg

[inter]

you can easily see in the next photos
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/inter66/D SC_0036-1.jpg
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/inter66/D SC_0037.jpg
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/inter66/D SC_0031.jpg

[HQGTS74]

apparently the white line is meant to be there, as that's what the 1:1 had..not sure of the story behind it, but it was put there to accurately represent the 1:1..

chris

[inter]

apparently the white line is meant to be there, as that's what the 1:1 had..not sure of the story behind it, but it was put there to accurately represent the 1:1..

chris

cheers

[VE II]

It's a similar story to the crooked number 10 - as thats how it finished the race.

The white line on top is where the aerial was and during the race they had to tape it down with duct tape as it became loose and biante chose to replicate it that way.

[Graeme]

It's a similar story to the crooked number 10 - as thats how it finished the race.

The white line on top is where the aerial was and during the race they had to tape it down with duct tape as it became loose and biante chose to replicate it that way.

That section of lateral roof tape was on the car prior to race day, certainly evident in images from Friday's practice. The #10 car was not fitted with any form of radio communications, and observant collectors will note that only the #05 car features a "Philips" sponsor logo.

Nobody seems to have a definitive answer on the origins of the roof tape, but I'd suggest one possibility is that it was reflective tape decoration left over from the #10 car's previous race, the Spa 24hr race in August 1987.

[bortall]

This was all covered in this thread:
http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=14146

[VE II]

http://forums.biante.com.au/showpost.php?p=371571&postcount=34


This is a copy of the letter sent to the retailers explaining both the 'Tape on the roof' and and 'crooked number'.
Garry


We have received quite a few calls regarding the line on the roof of the VL's #10. This is in fact how the car ran at Bathurst. When the R&D were researching the car, they noticed this faint line on the roof of all the photos, so enquiries were made and the following is the explanation.

During the early laps of the race, the ariel came loose and was dangling by the cable. The car came into the pits, the crew cut the cable and removed the ariel and to cover the hole, tape was placed across the roof from gutter to gutter. This is the line you can see on the model.

Another fact is the number on the drivers door has the "0" askew. Over the weekend, the livery of the car changed at least 5 times, 3 of them on the morning before the race. When the "0" was placed on the front guard, it was placed on crooked, hence the model reflects this.

These are not manufacturers flaws on the model, but an exact reproduction of how the car raced at Bathurst and are correct to the finest detail of positioning etc. These details were also present on the 1:43 scale version of the model.

Please remember these details and let your staff know as you will be able to inform your customers the reasons why they are like that.

Thank you


--
John Harney
Import and Distribution Manager
Biante Model cars

Phone +618 94795130

[VE II]

That section of lateral roof tape was on the car prior to race day, certainly evident in images from Friday's practice. The #10 car was not fitted with any form of radio communications, and observant collectors will note that only the #05 car features a "Philips" sponsor logo.

Nobody seems to have a definitive answer on the origins of the roof tape, but I'd suggest one possibility is that it was reflective tape decoration left over from the #10 car's previous race, the Spa 24hr race in August 1987.

Cool thanks for that. Bit different to what Biante said, but could be right. I'll have to try and find some photos from Friday practice.

[malscar]

Cool thanks for that. Bit different to what Biante said, but could be right. I'll have to try and find some photos from Friday practice.

You can clearly see it in a shot of the car when it went straight on at turn 2 during Friday's practice.

[Road Runner 72]

You can clearly see it in a shot of the car when it went straight on at turn 2 during Friday's practice.

What the ariel or the tape?

[malscar]

The tape.

[Road Runner 72]

The tape.

So this "During the early laps of the race, the ariel came loose and was dangling by the cable. The car came into the pits, the crew cut the cable and removed the ariel and to cover the hole, tape was placed across the roof from gutter to gutter. This is the line you can see on the model." is then not the fact, but it was on the car so it's on the model so good job :)

[malscar]

That is pretty much it. The detail is there, just not the reason.

[Road Runner 72]

thanks Mal.