2004 Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello #66 Pilots: A. Menu, P. Kox, T. Enge Team: Prodrive Racing Race: 11th overall (GTS class) at Le Mans in 2004 BBR - BG271 #12/50 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 2004 Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello #66
Month: July 2021
The Jesko is almost here
I’m a HUGE fan of Christian von Koenigsegg’s masterpieces. The Jesko is the latest. Unveiled in the 2019 Geneva Auto Show, according to him it’s almost ready for production. On the video above he shows a little bit more of the beast, and it’s just flabbergasting. Honestly, I don’t think you can go more bonkers than this.
Spark’s partworks (update!)
Until very recently, I had four models of Hachette’s “24 Hours of Le Mans Cars Collection”. These models are diecast and all partworks (pw), however they’re made by Spark. When I got these four, despite being pw models, I was quite happy with the series. I felt that for the price they had a superior value for the money. However, I recently got two more. And now, I have to say I’m not as favorable to the series as I initially was 🤨. If you head to the original page I added an update explaining why.
REVIEW – 2017 Aston Martin Vantage GTE #97
2013 Aston Martin Vantage GTE #97 Pilots: D. Turner, J. Adam, D. Serra Team: Aston Martin Racing Race: 17th overall (1st in LMGTE-Pro) at Le Mans in 2017 Spark (pw) - HACHLM10 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1976 BMW 3.5 CSL #43
1976 BMW 3.5 CSL #43 Pilots: D. Quester, A. Krebs, A. Peltier Team: BMW Motorsport GmbH Race: DNF (Group 5 class) at Le Mans in 1976 Ixo - LMC150 (diecast)
Review HERE.
The devil is in the details
What makes a model “good”? And conversely, what characteristic (or lack of) makes a model “bad”? Being overly simplistic, the answer would be accuracy. If the model accurately represents the real car in scale, it is a good model. In other words, in 1:43, if you recreate the real car 43× smaller you have an accurate model. However, model manufacturers not always can shrink every detail of the real car. Furthermore, some details have more significance in the collector’s eye.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche once said “the devil is in the details”. Even though shape and proportions are paramount, some details are more important then others. With that, the presence or absence of a specific detail makes or breaks a model. If you want to understand what I’m talking about, click HERE.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021
It started! One of the best car events of the year is live! Until Sunday (07/11) you can watch it live from the link above. And best of all, free! 🏁🏁🏁
Peugeot 9X8
Today Peugeot officially revealed their new hypercar, the 9X8. The French manufacturer didn’t offer much in terms of specs, however the new 9X8 will be hybrid. The rear wheels are powered by a 2.6-liter V6, with 680 hp (500 kW), while the front wheels will be powered by a 200 kW electric motor. Perhaps the most striking characteristic of the new car is that it doesn’t have a rear wing (!). Hopefully we will see the new beast at La Sarthe in 2022.
REVIEW – 2000 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S test car
Model customization at its finest
Frenchman Steph mods and customizes models for a living. I wasn’t aware of his work until I saw him featured at Petrolicious, and it’s nothing short of fantastic. From what I understood he works with all scales, big or small. I’ve been known to mod a model or two, but different than mine, Steph’s model actually looks (VERY!) good 😁.