Rallye Racing Forum

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Hi guys:

Have you seen the new Deltas from Ixo on the Internet.
There are 4 different models that were just released:

SCR001
Lancia Delta HF Integrale - Winner Monte Carlo 1992 - D. Auriol/B. Occelli

SCR002
Lancia Delta Integrale - Winner Monte Carlo 1989 - M. Biasion/T. Siviero

SCR003
Lancia Delta HF 4WD TOTIP - Sanremo 1987 - A. Fiorio/L. Pirollo

SCR004
Lancia Delta HF 4WD ESSO - Sanremo 1987 - F. Tabaton/L. Tedeschini

I've mail the guys at Ixo and they told me this is a special edition made for the italian dealer. Still they look great. Finally we can buy again Deltas with good quality.
Regards:

Pedro

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ao25AC · Anmeldedatum: 28.12.2002 Beiträge: 925

They are also available in Germany. Here some pics:

IXOSCR001

IXOSCR002

IXOSCR003

IXOSCR004

Andre · Anmeldedatum: 19.09.2002 Beiträge: 2335

Hello Pedro,

thank you for the pictures. I bought the first two, some days ago. If anyone is interested i will post some pictures of them tomorrow. Both are good and cheap models which outperform the elder Vitesse models in detail and decaling.

Anonymous · Gast

Andre!

Are the models good? Are they full Ixos and not similar to Ixo Juniors or Altayas? How are the interiors? Detailed or like the Altayas?
Regards:

Pedro

Andre · Anmeldedatum: 19.09.2002 Beiträge: 2335

I will make some pictures of them. The interiors have full details and seatbelts as well. I would say the normal IXO quality. But i will make a small comparison between the Vitesse Lancia (1992) and the new Ixo one later. Now i have not much time left.

Andre · Anmeldedatum: 19.09.2002 Beiträge: 2335

I´ve made some pics of the two models. Unfortunately i had to use a flash. In this case sorry for the medium quality.

First:
IXO SCR002
Lancia Delta Integrale - Winner Monte Carlo 1989 - M. Biasion/T. Siviero

Very nice model with double tube exhaust!

Wow!
Detail as good as normal IXO models i think. There are some better but in any case better than Altaya. Fully Equippted interior with seat belts, saftey cage and spare wheel. I like this model.

Andre · Anmeldedatum: 19.09.2002 Beiträge: 2335

Second in comparison with the Skid SMC007 (the one without antenna):
IXO SCR001
Lancia Delta HF Integrale - Winner Monte Carlo 1992 - D. Auriol/B. Occelli

At the end the new IXO ist better than the older Skid model. Same mold i think, but better rear spoiler and decals very near at the original car. I will replace the Skid model with the new IXO in my Monte Collection.

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Hi Andre:

Thanks for the pics!! Very helpfull. Just one more question. The model says "Ixo"? If you turn the model upside down it says Ixo?
Regards:

Pedro

Andre · Anmeldedatum: 19.09.2002 Beiträge: 2335

Hi Pedro,

the models do have an ixo sign underneath.

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Andre:

Thanks for all the info. I already ordered some for me. And I think I will be satisfied.
one think I noticed on your nice pics is that the Skid has those protections behind the tyres (don't remember the correct word in english) and the Ixo doesn't. Only looking at some pics of the original car we will be able to see which is more correct.
I found a page with pics of old rallyes. I have it somewhere. I'll search it and I'll post the link if I find it.
Best regards:

Pedro

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Just received the new Deltas (all 4 versions)!
Very nice models. Still, after looking carefully at them, I really believe that when Ixo really decides to launch these models as a "normal" release they will be improved. There are some small details missing. For instance the front wheels are correct in the Skid version. This new Ixo doesn't have those strange wheels. Still, very nice models. Let's wait and see what the future brings...
Regards:

Pedro

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Hi guys:

Here goes another review I just finished for another forum (Portuguese).
This review is interesting because we can clearly see the evolution in models.
The models are:

Ixo – Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V Evo2 – Winner Monte Carlo 1992 – Didier Auriol
Vitesse - Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V Evo2 – Winner Monte Carlo 1992 – Didier Auriol

As probably you already know, the Ixo is a recent release. I sent an e-mail to Ixo’s costumer service and they told me it is a special edition for the Italian dealer. The Vitesse model is quite old. I can’t say for sure but it must have close to 10 years.
Starting on the outside.
Despite looking so different, both models use the same mold. You may doubt me but it really is. Simply, in the Ixo the finishing is much better which makes the model look very different. Still, the base is the same. It’s interesting to see that these old Vitesse molds are, in many cases, still very good even today. There are a lot of examples of situations similar to this one on Ixo models: Peugeot 206 T16, Peugeot 205 T16 Evo2, Lancia Fulvia, Lancia Stratos, Opel Ascona (still only available in Altaya), etc. All of these use the old Vitesse molds and are still very nice models. The proportions are impeccable even in this old Lancia, only the finishing is quite weak for today’s standards. There are some small differences on the mold. Mainly on the front bumper which looks much better and accurate when compared with the real car. The rest is more or less the same.
In the front of the models we can see clear differences on the bumper (as already said) grid and lights. The grid on the Vitesse is just in aluminium with nothing else. On the Ixo it’s also painted in red and it has the Lancia logo on the center. It also has a very small decal saying (if I’m not mistaken) “Integrale 16V Evo2” – small but very nice detail. The lights are much better on the Ixo. These are attached inside the grid and look very good. On the Vitesse these are glued to the grid and they come out of it. These are not inside the grid like the Ixo but on top of it. In the bumper there are fog lights (probably not the correct expression) on the Ixo. The Vitesse has hols. In the particular case the Vitesse is more accurate because we can see in the pics of the real car that it raced in this configuration. The protection on the front/button of the car looks much better on the Ixo.
Another clear difference is the fact that the Vitesse has those mud protections on the back of the rear wheels (once again I don’t know the correct expression in English) and the Ixo hasn’t. In these case I think Ixo should have kept those protections and if possible, they should have make it like on the Kyosho 1/18 version which has these protections rolled. I think it raced like this in this rallye but I’m not sure.
The wheels are much better on the Ixo. Still the main difference is the fact that the Vitesse has those protections on the front wheels used on several rallyes by Lancia. In this case I think both models are correct. In the second pic of the real car we can see that it also raced without the protections. The tyres have the Michelin logo on the Ixo and are “cleaned” on the Vitesse.
The Ixo has one antenna and the Vitesse has nothing. On top of the car, the Ixo has that opening usually used to cool the interiour of the car. The Vitesse hasn’t. The rearview mirrors are much better on the Ixo.
The rears lights look much better on the Ixo mainly because of the colours used. The rear wing is also much more accurate on the Ixo. On the Vitesse it’s too low – similar to the roadcar. The exaust system is looks much better on the Ixo. The Ixo has windscreen wipers both on the front and rear. The Vitesse hasn’t. This was one of those stupid situations on these models. I can’t understand why this happened. If the older releases from Vitesse (the rectangular boxes editions) came with these parts to apply on the model, why they didn’t do the same in this case? Completely absurd. This would make the model look much better.
The decals look much better on the Ixo. The colours are better and these are much better applied. There are also some other differences. The decal “Lancia” on top of the models is bigger on the Ixo. On the other hand, the decal “Martini Sport Line” on the front bonnet is smaller on the Ixo. Still both models are incorrect in this detail. The decal should in a different position – much closer to the front grid. Also the “Michelin” decals on the front bonnet have the same problem. The front plate is smaller in the Ixo and the rear one is similar on both models. Let’s hope that these Ixos don’t suffer of the same problem of the old Vitesse Deltas. Almost all the Deltas I get have the rear plate cracked. It’s a recurring problem in these models.

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

The position of the lateral decals, is different on both models and much more accurate on the Ixo. The Ixo has a “Martini Racing” decal on the rear windows and the Vitesse hasn’t. In this case I can’t say which is more accurate because I don’t have a pic of the real car (from this rally) from behind. The decals on the doors simulating the opening system, look much better on the Ixo. Also, the Ixo has small decals for the front bonnet closing system – the Vitesse hasn’t.
The Vitesse has two decals next to the windscreen (circle and triangle) which don’t appear on the Ixo. On the rear bumper, the Vitesse has two “Michelin” decals and another one with the number 90 inside a circle. None of these appear on the Ixo. Also the Vitesse has two small elephants on the rear which don’t appear on the Ixo. In these cases I think the Vitesse is more accurate. The Vitesse has also two decals on top os the driver’s door - the Ixo hasn’t. The Ixo has some decals on the rear windows whci don’t appear on the Vitesse. These usually appeared in these cars but in the pics I’ve got of the real in seems these are not there. Still the pics are not good enough to be sure of it.
Just one more thing regarding the Ixo. I think the rear wheels should be much better regarding the positioning – these should come out more.
Regarding the interiors, the differenced are huge. The Ixo has good interiors, well defined and finished. The Vitesse has nothing. Just a couple of excuses for seats, no seat-belts, just one so called roll-bar, no decals, nothing. Very weak indeed. Probably the worst part of the model.
Conclusion:
The Ixo is obviously much better, Still, it’s interesting to notice that the Vitesse has some details (mainly in the decals) which are more accurate than the Ixo. The ideal model should be a mixture of both.
It would be great if I had the Skid version to compare it these two. That would make a very interesting review. Still, I hope you enjoy this one.

Pics of the models:

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

As usual, opinions are welcome.
Sorry for the english.
Regards:

Pedro Oliveira

Andre · Anmeldedatum: 19.09.2002 Beiträge: 2335

First of all thank you Pedro for the very nice comparison of those two models.

I also have the Vitesse model, but the interior is not that bad.
The model have seat belts and decals on the inside. So it´s not that bad in comparison to the IXO. Maybe different years of manufacturing. The two nice elephants on the back are missing on my IXO.

I think it depends on the mood of the builder if he adds those tiny decals or do not.
What i do not like on the IXO are the grey seats. In my opinion they are very "cheap" if you understand what i mean. Black ones should fit better to the Lancia and i do not know what color the seats in the real car had.

I hope we get more of this great model car reports.

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Pedro Oliveira · Anmeldedatum: 27.05.2005 Beiträge: 67

Andre!

You have the Skid/Vitesse version. This one is one of the first editions which is quite weak when compared with your Skid/Vitesse model. Regarding the seats I really don't the correct colour.
Regards:

Pedro