very rare models (all scale)

Zagato and 250 gto based on amr and le phoenix by herve duband.

Looks i am very busy!
I am not…. Only adding 4/5 a year and catching up..
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Amr 365 california by jean-francois Alberca
375 mm le mans winner at Mas du Clos, by frederic Suber (all open) based on amr)
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Been slowly building up my collection. One of my favorites so far. Always looking to buy more hand built 1/43s if anyone has any - PM me.


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I thought I'd add to this with several models I recently purchased for resale. Most are sold. The two red GTO's are both Jacques Brauer builds. The 1964 car is a very early build. The Blue & silver GTO's I have not identified the builders.


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A few more.... The yellow 156 Dino and blue 375 were both built by Buz Lockwood. Last photo shows all the models I bought from the collection.


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Are these 1/43?

 

Yes, all are 1:43 scale.

 

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I know Amalgam cars aren't artisan built, but could they be considered rare? Is a 200 piece build rare? Or does it need to be single digits?

 

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I've written/published articles which go into some detail on this subject. Even though Amalgam's are sort of produced in edition sizes under the slightly higher and accepted 250 quantity number, Amalgam's can not really be considered very rare as most of their models are and have been available on and off for many years. i.e: 1:8 Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner. Edition of 199 pieces, first offered around 1999-2000, and still available!! Never sold out the edition, but they have continued to raise pull it in and out of production, and prices a lot over time. Same with many other models of theirs, even their editions of 99 pieces. Basically, too many produced for prices that are too high = poor sales, long lingering models.

Back to edition sizes... as mentioned, and in the world of serious model collecting, a 200 piece edition of the right model, made by a good mfg. is generally considered rare. And anything above 250 really is not a true limited edition, and obviously less rare, but... depending on the model, some could be considered rare. Part of this simply comes down to supply and demand/desirability. There have been on occasion, some larger edition models which have sold out very fast, and almost never come up for sale, and those can legitimately fall into the rare category. Exceptions to the rule.

 

The yellow black tr is a very nice old hrco.
Betweeh 1992 ans 1995 they made a nice range of Ferrari’s in 1:43 ans several 360’s in 1:24. At the time i had quite a few. The blackened panellines are not original. If you want to create a good panelline, use a darker shade of the bodycolor, much more realistic.
Only have 348 tdf left in my collection, saw it drive by with the beurlys F40 LM at zandvoort in the 1990’s, stunning fast car.

 

Amalgams are made in China, and series of 200 are in my opinion not rare.
BBR isn’t rare either, some old ones are, but most limited editions are based on 1 basic car. A different color, base or decals don’t make them rare to me. But don’t get me wrong, they are very nice and have a huge following. The main reason i sold mine is the move of production to China. I can understand it, but they were all used to be made in Italy and in smaller numbers..

I like to know who built my models, and the skills talent, experience and dedication of a good modeler that brought it to life.
A great builder can give it a special touch, only a few remain. I owned a lot of different models.
Some are perfect, like amalgams, but they miss the personal touch.

look at the brauers! Yes they are expensive, but if you can have one, don’t hesitate, jacques no longer builds, and at the time he built these, he was like the Verstappen of 1:43. Only a few can be compared to this like Nomura of Japan. A phenomen like brauer. They go beyond modeling
Its an artform!

 

the gto nr.24 is a puzzle…
At first glance i thought it was built by juan madrazo of Spain, a dear friend of mine, but looking closely… i think not…
The gto nr 76 is a remember by codolo, body is based on amr…
The brauers are built in the 1990’s based on amr, 375 is also amr..

great set!!!

 

Brauer….

there are only a few i regret selling…
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Yes, the #24 GTO is a puzzle for me too. When I first saw it, I thought I knew the builder, but so far, no one that I know of. Thanks for the name of the builder on the #76 GTO. I know the base model for that one, and the Brauer built tGTO's and the 375 are all AMR, but did not know (or remember) who built the #76 car.

 

Le phoenix tourist trophy 250 gto by ivo buchs
Annecy frederic suber built 375 rosselini
Amr acb built 348 ts
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Wow

 

A 1:18 model of the A1-GP 2008-2009 ... A very rare model outside the borders of China itself.
Many years ago I had the opportunity to add this model to my collection
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Something different by amr

the swb nose and gearshift were made as extra editions.

the figurine is super rare, only 50 were made for the 25th anniversary of amr, the ladies at the party got this as a present..
when Antony Ruf ( son of andre marie) was in the army, on every letter he sent home he draw this “puppet”.

later it was used on the boxes after amr restarted after he left le phoenix..
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Very cool.
For those AMR afficionados, this book was dedicated to AMR. It cataloged much of his work. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Does the book have photos of all AMR models made?

 

No not all, but many. I recently sold copy.

 

With the book is a password to the amr database with photo’s. One of few books i kept.

 

6th at Le Mans in 1960, le phoenix 250swb by Patrick Badot.

250mm as restored in original color in mm livery by Ivo Buchs. The kit is a very old and the front is stretched with 2mm. Wheels are from italian icon Vincenzo Bosica.
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