2024 FERRARI SF90 XX STRADALE ROSSO MAGNA AND MODENA YELLOW BY BURAGO

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME TIME FOR THIS RELEASE. WHEN FERRARI REVEALED THE SF90 XX I WAS AMAZED AT HOW THEY COULD TAKE THE EXISTING SF90 AND MAKE IT LOOK RADICAL.
THE AERO THEY ADDED AND THE VENTS MAKE IT LOOK SO AGGRESSIVE. I FIRST SAW THAT BBR WAS MAKING A MODEL IN 1:18 SCALE AND WAS TEMPTED TO BUY ONE BUT IN THE END COULDN'T JUSTIFY THAT PRICE.
I HAD TO BE PATIENT AND WAIT. WHEN I HEARD THAT BURAGO WAS GOING TO MAKE IT I WAS SO RELIEVED. BUT LIKE OFTEN IN THIS COLLECTOR MARKET, THE TIME FROM WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT SOMETHING COMING TO MARKET AND WHEN IT ACTUALLY ARRIVES CAN BE UNDETERMINED.
I WAS CONSTANTLY COMBING THE INTERNET WONDERING IF I COULD SPOT THEM ANYWHERE. AT FIRST I ONLY SAW THEM OFFERED IN PRE-ORDER AND I DIDN'T FEEL AS IF I WANTED TO JUMP ON IT UNLESS I SAW THEM IN PERSON.
IN THE PAST WEEK I STARTED TO SEE WEBSITES SWITCHING FROM PRE-ORDER TO IN STOCK. I STARTED TO SCAN THE INTERNET FOR THE BEST PRICE. THERE WERE SOME GOOD DEALS OUT THERE TO BE SURE, BUT THE PRICE AND HASSLE OF SHIPPING OFTEN DETERS ME.
THAT VERY DAY I DRAFTED AN EMAIL TO MY LOCAL DEALER OF DIECAST, WILKINSON'S AUTOMOBILIA. I NEVER SENT THE EMAIL STILL NOT SURE IF HE WAS BRINGING IT IN OR WHAT THE PRICE WOULD BE.
I HAD IT SITTING THERE READY TO SEND.
THAT NIGHT I REALIZED I HAD NOT LOOKED AT THEIR WEBSITE FOR A WHILE TO SEE THEIR NEW RELEASES. AND THERE THEY WERE, BOTH IN METALLIC RED AND MODENA YELLOW.
RIGHT THEN AND THERE I ADDED THEM TO THE CART AND PAID FOR THEM. BUT I DIDN'T GET THE TYPICAL NOTIFICATION, NO EMAIL CONFIRMING MY PURCHASE. I WAS A BIT WORRIED IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH.
I CHECKED MY CREDIT CARD STATEMENT AND IT CONFIRMED I HAD PAID, SO THAT IS ALL I HAD TO GO ON.
THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO VISIT AN OLD NEIGHBOUR IN A CARE HOME NOW AND HAD A GOOD VISIT. I MADE MY WAY TO THE STORE TO PICK UP MY MODELS AFTER TAKING SOME LUNCH.
WHEN I PARKED BY THE STORE TO EAT I TOOK MY TIME BUT THEN WENT INTO THE STORE. THEY WERE SITTING ON THE FLOOR.
I PICKED THEM UP JUST AS ANOTHER PERSON WAS INQUIRING ABOUT THE YELLOW ONE. I ASKED THE OWNER IF HE HAD SEEN MY ONLINE PURCHASE FROM THE DAY BEFORE. HE HADN'T.
THERE WAS SOME GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM, PROBABLY BECAUSE I USED MY PHONE. HE WAS ABLE TO FIND EVIDENCE THROUGH HIS PAYMENT SYSTEM THAT I HAD PAID, BUT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF MY ORDER.
THAT WAS SUPER CLOSE TO NOT GETTING MY PURCHASE PICKED UP.
THE QUALITY IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD ON THESE MODELS. BURAGO HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEY STARTED TO TAKE OVER THE FERRARI MODELS.
THE PAINT JOB ON THE BODY IS AMAZING. THE ONLY PART THAT LOOKS A LITTLE OFF IS THE EXTRA BLACK FLARE OF PAINT THAT GOES HALF CIRCLE OVER THE WHEEL WELLS.
ON THE RED MODEL I LOVE THE INTERIOR VARIATION OF COLOUR ON THE SEATS. IT REALLY BRINGS OUT THE DETAILS A LOT MORE. LOVE THE LOOK OF THE CONTRAST.
THE YELLOW MODEL ONLY HAS BLACK INTERIOR.
THE RED MODEL HAS YELLOW BRAKE CALLIPERS AND THE YELLOW MODEL HAS RED ONES. NICE SWAP AND CONTRAST.
ON THE YELLOW MODEL THERE ARE SOME PLACES ON THE FRONT LEADING EDGE THAT THE PAINT IS A LITTLE MORE SLOPPY. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE TO KEEP THAT PAINT SHARP WITH THE BLACK UPPER SPLITTER. FROM A DISTANCE YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL HOWEVER.
THE HEADLIGHTS LOOK AMAZING ON THIS MODEL, THEY HAVE MADE THEM STAND OUT MORE THAN THE SF90 MODELS. THEY HAVE A SILVER LENS LOOK.
THOSE DEEP VEINS IN THE SIDES OF THE XX HOOD ARE A STRONG DEPARTURE FROM THE SMOOTH HOOD OF THE SF90. THERE ARE ALSO TWO AERO VENTS IN THE MIDDLE OF HOOD IN BLACK ON BOTH MODELS. THERE IS A SILVER OPTION WITH THE ORANGE VENTS, BUT I DIDN'T GO FOR THAT COMBINATION.
THE CENTRE SCOOP ON THE FRONT ALSO HAS SOME SORT OF SENSOR IN IT OF THE XX MODELS AS COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL SF90.
WHAT REALLY STANDS OUT TO ME ARE THE TRIPLE VENT GILLS OVER EACH OF THE FRONT AND BACK TIRES, ALL IN BLACK. WHAT AN AMAZING LOOK THAT GIVES THE CAR SO MUCH MORE CHARACTER AND AGGRESSION.
AS FAR AS THE BACK END. THERE ARE ALSO TWO VENTS JUST ABOVE THE ENGINE BAY ON THE XX MODELS. THE WINDOWS OF THE ENGINE BAY ARE THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE AS THE SF90, BUT THE SURROUNDING ENGINE COVER IS MORE LIKE A THREE RIBBED VENT. VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE THEME OF THE THREE RIBBED VENTS OVER THE WHEELS. I LOVE THE CONTINUITY.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE FROM THE SF90s IN THE DESIGN OF THE TAIL LIGHTS. ON THE NEW XX MODELS YOU ONLY SEE A CENTRE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND A LONG WHITE PANEL ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BACK. RIGHT ABOVE THAT WHITE CLEAR LIGHT IS A LOWER SPOILER THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR FLOW. YOU ALMOST CANNOT SEE IT AT FIRST IT IS SO DARK.
IF YOU DIDN'T SPOT THAT LOWER SPOILER IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE YOUR EYES WERE FIXATED ON THE LARGE BLACK ONE ABOVE IT. THAT IS A MASSIVE WING.
THE DESIGN OF THE EXHAUST IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT ABOUT THE SAME PLACEMENT DIRECT OUT OF THE BACK OF THE REAR. THERE IS A LOT MORE MESH VENT SPACE AT THE REAR, PROBABLY TO ALLOW FOR THE INCREASED POWER OF THE ENGINE TO LET OFF HEAT.
"SF90 XX STRADALE IS PLATED ON THE LICENCE AREA. BEAUTY.