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Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR)
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 7:56 am
by StratosWRC
Correct. I did the engine
fuel tank leather belts
door pockets in leather too
sold long ago
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR)
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:05 am
by Marcel171281
Nice Modifications! Exactly what is missing from the original AA.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR)
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:21 am
by Marcel171281
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Mercedes 280 SL)
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:42 am
by [KRAFTIG]
Wow, impressive. Engne detail ooks solid too.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Mercedes 280 SL)
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:53 pm
by StratosWRC
This was one of my favourite models when I had it in silver. Looks great in green as well.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Mercedes 280 SL)
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:45 pm
by Atalante
I have the silver but the green looks great too. Weird you don’t mention as a negative the gaps around the hood that are huge. Bothers me much more than the lack of flocked interior.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Mercedes 280 SL)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:22 am
by Marcel171281
Atalante wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:45 pm
I have the silver but the green looks great too. Weird you don’t mention as a negative the gaps around the hood that are huge. Bothers me much more than the lack of flocked interior.
Well I guess it is all a matter of what to expect vs what you get. If you look at other Schuco models, panel gaps have never been their strongest point, I have seen some Porsche 550's and 356's with massive gaps. But also the same models with perfectly fine panel gaps. So they are inconsistent. Also this models is a re-release (and not the first either, they seem to release a different colour every other year or so) and the original mold is not the most recent. So I wasn't expecting AA composite like panel gaps to start with. That said, I don't consider the panel gaps huge on my particular model, wider than most recent models, but not huge. So maybe the same inconsistency again? Also the colour makes a difference, with silver not being the best to hide some gaps.
The flocking is something that I was expecting though, so that disappointed me. And, in my opinion, especially on a convertible and at a price of 100 euro's flocking is not too much to ask for.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Mercedes 280 SL)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:57 pm
by Atalante
You are right color makes a great difference, darker colors are hiding quite well the gaps and silver isn't a good color for this. That being said according to my records the original mold was released in 2016 so it's not an old model just a question of inconsistency with Schuco as you pointed out.
I paid a bit more for mine, called Exklusiv version at the time and I agree that flocking should have been added. It's just that In my opinion the car looks better with the hardtop and I leave it on all the time so it's harder to notice this detail.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Mercedes 280 SL)
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:10 am
by Marcel171281
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (BMW 507)
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:59 pm
by [KRAFTIG]
Very nice! Good colour choice too.
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (BMW 507)
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:58 am
by Marcel171281
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (McLaren 720S)
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 6:36 am
by [KRAFTIG]
(but McLaren is to blame here, as you can't access it on the real car either) and the rubber seatbelts. That last thing starts to bother me. How much would that save in costs per model instead of fabric? 1 euro? come on AA, it's a no brainer.
I have one sitting near my desk, review to come... I'll give AUTOart some credit on the motor, at least they tried to provide some sort of additional access here.
Less than 1 Euro, maybe 1/3 of that
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (McLaren 720S)
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:35 am
by Marcel171281
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Porsche 964 3.8 RS)
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:48 am
by [KRAFTIG]
Yes, solid effort but it does have some drawbacks... AUTOart needs to complete the 964 variants!
Re: Marcel's 1/18 scale collection (Porsche 964 3.8 RS)
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:01 am
by Marcel171281
[KRAFTIG] wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:48 am
Yes, solid effort but it does have some drawbacks... AUTOart needs to complete the 964 variants!
It is about time that a brand like AA (of for my part Almost Real) produces some of these 911's. Indeed for the price the Solido is solid, but if AA would make it, the Solido wouldn't be long on display in my collection. It's what you would call, a placeholder, nothing more, nothing less.