"BRK 78".... [PIC]

So cool! When I saw this in 1:1 form, I was really impressed with the whole look.

Your posts are always welcome here, Rich. Thanks for sharing your talents with your camera!

This is a great model. It looks like it might have some extra detailing. 

@jkuvakas That's what I always wanted to know! I bought this at a show from a Brooklin vendor and it came with no box. In those earlier Brooklins, the scripts, badging and a lot of trim were usually just painted over so you had to scrape the paint off and polish them. Did someone use BMF on the trim? If so they did a pretty nice job.

This is indeed a lovely Scarab, and stuningly photographed.

Going back to the very early '80s, many of us coming out of the 1960s and '70s had collections of vintage and veteran model cars such as Yesteryear, Safi, Dugu etc. and of course, more recently contemporary Corgi and Dinky toys. So the early Brooklins were welcomed in filling an historic gap, and their un-detailed finish, seemed consistent with such line-ups. (And viewing models in-line is the beauty of 1/43 in my view).    I do believe their antique toy-like quality added to their appeal in those days when forties and fifties nostalgia was a major part of contemporary tastes and thinking.  Plus, being early runners in the field, there were no plastic lenses nor photo-etched parts to compare with Brooklin's clunky mouldings.  If I've ever had any criticism of Brooklin, it has been over their rather drab colours - but then I'd have Elvis on the turntable whilst ogling my Brooklins!

Hey, I love old Jouefs and Franklin Mints, keep on postin'!  

Scarab w/o extra detail - https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/catalog_items/stout-scarab

Scarab in Music City USA (Nashville)!

@karl WOW!!! That scarab rendering is just gorgeous!

Great pictures and writeup Rich. This model never fails to get attention from those who tour my collection.

@charles-rockett  The other screed "In Defense OF..." is the 'value' of them being so heavy. Now I don't know the exact price of a Troy Ounce of white metal, but I doubt whether William Devane will be selling it to pad your IRA as a hedge against inflation. Even if it could be an investment, I'd actually prefer the model to look like the real thing rather than putting it on a scale to determine its intrinsic value. (Sorry, I've been wanting to vent for decades, so blame John Kuvakas for opening Pandora's Box. LOL)

As has been said so many times, we each value model cars in our own way.  I recently bought an early white metal 1937 Adler stromline that has little surface detail and painted silver brightwork - yet love it. For all its 'failings' it looks great in a line-up; as described above. But I fear is the stuff of your ire !

Apropos weight if one were Ferdinand Emmanuel Marcos or Goldfinger, faking Brooklin models with gold might be a good way of shipping illicit wealth?

The debate over weight and perceived value has been going on for quite some time. It's good for us to talk about it. Noted collectors disagree. Some see no value in it; some seek it. We all have our own motivations for collecting. Personally, I like the feeling of heft, even though I know it doesn't add to the actual value. White metal hits all my key impulses for collecting. I appreciate the handwork and craftsmanship that goes into them. I like their limited production numbers. Finally, I enjoy the accessibility of the primary makers. Resin models provide some of those same hot buttons. I'm good with both. But I also enjoy a well-detailed diecast. 

@charles-rockett I admit I really like your '37 Adler Stromline. I'm a sucker for '30s Eurostreamliners like this Maybach.

There is in fact an all silver one of these just out of the frame in the line-up behind the Adler. Yours looks particularly dramatic - and handsome - in this two-tone scheme, which of course is original and can be seen in contemporary photographs.  I wonder what scale it is ?  Inspired by your recent Mercedes-Benz 540 posts, I've begun doing a little write-up on an interesting 1935 stromline that I think you'll appreciate.

@charles-rockett 1/18

Neo made a very accurate Scarab in silver - a match for the one Karl and I saw in Nashville. Haven't gotten around to making a pic of mine but grabbed this from the internet. Look at the p/e detail at the rear!