The little details are what set the D&G so much further ahead than the BBR. The rear side vents are just painted black holes on the BBR. On the D&G, there is more recess with actual mesh in them. The upper rear bonnet cooling vents are actually cut out on the D&G where as they are just recess on the BBR. The interior is more detailed on the D&G as well. The carbon Kevlar is beautifully replicated throughout the floor on the D&G but only part of the BBR interior has it. The engine bay looks more detailed on the D&G as well but not by much.
Surprisingly I do feel that the BBR did a better job on the wheels, the dash material and the round headlights but everything else is inferior to the D&G. The BBR also has a much nicer base/display. The leather has gorgeous monikers which were embossed. The leather stitching is better too but these are minor details.
Both models have a beautiful finish to them and honestly, I could be convinced that they were both made by the same company and rebranded. Lots of extremely close similarities and both are breath taking models. They are also both very limited and very expensive but if you are an F40 nut like I am, you will have no problem spending the money. I have been daily searching for a quality LM and/or Competizione for many years and couldn’t be happier that these both became available this year. Prior to this, no one has made a proper 1:18 version of either. I never felt that the Kyosho warranted the price and the LM missed the mark by only having the wheels, wing and slide windows but opted out of the hood vent and round lights.
I have also ordered the Amalgam 1:18 stock F40 which should be mighty impressive. I plan to do a review of that one as well but will not compare to these since it’s a different version.
In reading some other reviews, I feel mine lacks some substance so I intend to follow up with some more photos of the details to highlight the differences etc.
