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.
REVIEW – 1976 BMW 3.5 CSL #43
Category: Model Review
model reiview
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.
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REVIEW – 1968 Ford GT40 #9
1968 Ford GT40 #9 Pilots: P. Rodriguez, L. Bianchi Team: John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd. Race: 1st overall (S 5.0) at Le Mans in 1968 Spark (pw) - HACHLM04 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1962 Porsche 356B Carrera GTL Abarth #34
1962 Porsche 356B Carrera GTL Abarth #34 Pilots: E. Barth, H. Hermann Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: 7th GC (1st in GT 1.6 class) at Le Mans in 1962 Spark - S1876 (resin)
Review HERE
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2010 Audi R15 TDI+ #9 Pilots: M. Rockenfeller, R. Dumas, T. Bernhard Team: Audi Sport North America Race: 1st overall (LMP1) at Le Mans in 2010 Ixo - LM2010 (diecast)
Review HERE
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Review HERE
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Review HERE
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Review HERE
REVIEW – 2001 Audi R8 #1
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Review HERE