Gentle Man – 1/144 scale projects

The Gentle Man manga is so full of exciting scenes of wheel-to-wheel racing and spectacular crashes, that they almost beg to be depicted in scale model dioramas.  However, considering the space needed, I’ve decided to constrain my mini dioramas to a reasonable 1/144 scale.

The finished models:

The 1/144 Scale Projects:

My current list of projects, listed in the order they appear in the manga not necessarily in the order I intend to build them.

FP1 – 1991 Monaco GP

Lap 01 (Volume 01)
Welcome to the Monaco!  New Ferrari T-Driver, Man Yao takes on a couple of F1 greats during FP1 at the 1991 Monaco GP!

  • Ferrari F642 (Man Yao)
  • McLaren MP4/6 (Ayrton Senna)
  • Williams FW14 (Nigel Mansell)

Shakedown – 1991 IndyCar

Lap 06 (Volume 01)
After getting fired by Ferrari for his little stunt in Monaco, Man returns to IndyCar to put his car through its paces

  • Lola T91/00 (Man Yao)

Crash – 1991 Detroit GP

Lap 10 (Volume 01)
In heated battle between Andy Boyd and Bernie Shock at the 1991 Detroit GP, Andy’s Lola T91/00 turns into a fireball!

  • Lola T91/00 (Andy Boyd)
  • Lola T91/00 (Bernie Shock)

The Final Lap – 1991 German GP

Lap 28 (Volume 03)
It’s a wheel-to-wheel battle through the forest at Hockenheim, as two newcomers to the Formula 1 circuit, Man Yao and Wolfgang Schmidt fight to the bitter end.

  • Hearts Lola LC-91 (Man Yao)
  • Benetton B191 (Wolfgang Schmidt)