The Ixo Models Le Mans winners
#1
Posted 07 October 2006 - 21:52
Why are there so many mis spellings of the drivers names
Even Ickx has more than one spelling.
These models seem to give a good scale view of the cars but do let themselves down on this point.
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#2
Posted 08 October 2006 - 01:28
#3
Posted 08 October 2006 - 17:00
I have a lovely model of the 250.LM Ferrari driven at Sebring in 1965 by Mark Donohue and Walt Hansgen.
The box says HANSEN and the decal on the side of the car reads HANGER.
'Tis a beauty, though, for all that:
I think we must just accept that model manufacturers, in the main, simply don't care....
#4
Posted 08 October 2006 - 17:44
#5
Posted 04 January 2007 - 18:49
#6
Posted 04 January 2007 - 19:46
Originally posted by Bjørn Kjer
I am searching for a 1:43 Maserati model : The T151/3 from 1964(red with stripes). Any help ??
1/43rd scale models of this car were made in the past, but as far as I am aware, no diecasts.
MA scale models makes a hand-made 1/43rd scale model cast in resin, and based on the old John Day kit.
There are a few models available of the 1963 car.
#7
Posted 04 January 2007 - 22:58
#8
Posted 04 January 2007 - 23:06
#9
Posted 05 January 2007 - 02:11
So, as for Tamiya and many other Japanese companies in the 1960's, joyously mispelling so many English words and names, it is now the turn of the Chinese to do so.
Some here will remember the famous Tamiya "Lora T70" slot car kit...
And yes, they DO care, but they often rely on hard-to-decipher available documents for their research, and while they would be well advised to check the Nostalgia forum time to time, there is no Chinese version... :
Think of the reverse situation and you would have pretty much the same problem!
#10
Posted 05 January 2007 - 10:22
Originally posted by T54
Think of the reverse situation and you would have pretty much the same problem!
Well said, Phillipe
#11
Posted 05 January 2007 - 12:11
Originally posted by T54
The errors in name spelling on these models are quite simple to understand: these toy cars are now designed, engineered and produced in China. The various companies marketing these toys or models now rely entirely on Chinese companies to produce and deliver finished goods, with no other intervention from them than producing a purchase order and a leter of credit.
So, as for Tamiya and many other Japanese companies in the 1960's, joyously mispelling so many English words and names, it is now the turn of the Chinese to do so.
Some here will remember the famous Tamiya "Lora T70" slot car kit...
And yes, they DO care, but they often rely on hard-to-decipher available documents for their research, and while they would be well advised to check the Nostalgia forum time to time, there is no Chinese version... :
Think of the reverse situation and you would have pretty much the same problem!
Yes, it's true, but the Mecom 250LM model is "made in Italy", by Best Model Cars...
http://www.m4modelca...&IdVariante=131
#12
Posted 05 January 2007 - 15:12
As an aside I've recently purchased the Minichamps 'Birdcage' Maseratis, one Camoradi the other Carroll Shelby Times GP. They are extremely accurate shape wise and nicely detailed but are surely not 1/43rd scale, especially when put alongside other 1/43rd models. To me they look like 1/46th or similar. Anybody else think they look too small?
Minichamps are of course made in China and personally I think that the best made and finished 'affordable' 1/43rd models come from Auto Art.
#13
Posted 05 January 2007 - 15:49
I congratulate IXO for their Le Mans winners series. I agree the 1950 Talbot is hideous, but for the most part they have produced a very inexpensive series that has introduced many new collectors to Le Mans models. It is now possible to have a diverse collection of over 65 Le Mans winners, something that 5 years ago would only have been possible with a very expensive collection of handbuilt models (that in many case were also of average quality).
Anyway, here's my small tribute to IXO with a selection of their 1930's Le Mans winners :
#14
Posted 05 January 2007 - 17:58
#16
Posted 05 January 2007 - 21:05
Yes, it's true, but the Mecom 250LM model is "made in Italy", by Best Model Cars...
Proving once and for all that no one is perfect!
Fortunately, OTHER Italian model companies do a truly fantastic job with superb research:
#17
Posted 06 January 2007 - 16:28
#18
Posted 06 January 2007 - 17:34
#19
Posted 06 January 2007 - 21:58
Santa was good enough to deliver a "Spark" Porsche 956 1/43rd replica (via those good people at TRAX) of the 1986 winning car on Christmas day.
But not before one of his little helpers told me that Rothmans ( Unlike Silk Cut) were posh and important, because they had been in Grand Prix racing ( I mean "F1", to those under a particular mental age) told me that the adverts on the car could not be reproduced without them "afterfitting" them manually.
They duly fitted the said "Fag ads" for a fiver and I am happy with the results.
Anyone know the full story
#21
Posted 06 January 2007 - 22:36
One of the most infamous stories was the Villeneuve 1995 Indy 500 winner. Minichamps produced a 1:43 diecast of the car. They thought they were safe because they deleted the Players logos. The model were sent out to the North American dealers. Within a day or 2, Minichamps was contacted by Players and threatened with legal action if the models were sold. They said they owned not only the Players name but the blue and white color scheme! The models were returned to the NA distributor by the dealers, but a few got out. These were extremely valuable for a few years (some selling upwards of US$2000!).
A couple of years ago, the remaining stock that had been languishing in the distributor's warehouse all these years was sold off under somewhat questionable circumstances. The models are now in full circulation and worth less than US$50.