Amalgam Collection - 250 LM 1:18 scale model launch

Here is another picture of the car, showing a closeup of the rear tire...

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as well as a closeup of the nose!

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4174/34373186752_434deb6b2a_c.jpg

I don't see where the problem is!?

 

I do...not by much but the nose is too short.

 

Now proudly displayed in my retail gallery:
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And the LM GTO:
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They look very nice..the painting looks amazing!

 

Looking fantastic but...

Last Retromobile I met mr. Noblet jnr. Son of Pierre, driver and owner of the GTO..
He shared several stories with us and one was about this car.
According to mr. Noblet there is NO manufacturer that made the GTO with the correct livery.
The French stripe was painted in blue, white.... and a small thin yellow line.

The red stripe was the color of the car, the thin yellow line seperated the red from the rest of the body..

Otherwise a Stunning modell..

 

So, Kyosho used the yellow correctly? i have the Kyosho and it has a yellow line..

 

This is not correct Hans.
Kyosho did the right livery with their 1:18 250 GTO.

John
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Overall this is better than the Kyosho I think, but as pointed out they did the yellow line wrong, but still well done. One other thing I noticed is the spinners are the same on both sides, not directional. I am sure we could find small things but it really is the best shaped 1/18th 250 GTO model I have seen(kyosho looks like a well done diecast). Same goes for the 250 LM, although the nose is slightly short. Part of the problem is the driving lights covers.

 

One thing I would like to add...of all of the 1/18 models I have had in my shop this is by far the best presentation I have ever seen. The weight of it and the quality of the case work is exceptional.

 

I have heard about the thin yellow line...I have also lost count as to how many have it in white, including MFH. Some of the interior is also debatable IMO.
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Kyosho is allmost right, the red in the flagg is different from the body and should be the same color..
Its a statement by mr. Noblet, which he confirmed with several color pictures from the period.
I have several that are wrong too.

mr. Noblet is on Facebook, and a neighbour of Fred Suber, I think he might be able to solve any pending questions on the colors and liveries of the car.

I am sure its a fantastic modell, and its like making a painting, its never finished, but at some point it needs to be done..
Another thing is the hight of the windshield, and side windows. Its varies per car and most have a higher windscreen than the top of the side windows.. It appears that the side windows on the Amalgam are bit to tall.. But as said before, it differs between the different cars and allmost none is entirely Original.

Its one of the most difficult cars to get right, CMC tried and took the measurements on a car that was not original, resulting in a non accurate shape..

In 1:43 the only near perfect shape is done by amr, and they made a dozin different kits because he wsn't satisfied

 

AMR GTO tail is to long along with other problems. I have built several and prefer the BBR body partly because it is resin and partly because it is more accurate, although it is far from perfect. Your right, they will never perfect.

 

That's interesting. I came across a Suber montage and the GTO has the white stripe. I guess he should have walked across the street . He is one of the drivers that signed the models.
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Aside from the ones others have made and the ones I have posted so far I think these are first rate models, especially the presentation. Well done.