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12/03/2019 5:07 pm
Newest releases from Autocult
I'm always excited by the predictably unpredictable choices in releases by Autocult. This month is no different...
Here's a 1951 BMW 531 from Germany:
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I'm already clearing space for this 1942 Schlorwagen with Turbinenantrieb from Germany:
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How about this 1969 Kaimann MK4 Formel Vau from Austria:
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Or this 1931 Tatra T23 from the Czech Republic:
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Finally, from their Avenue 43 series is this BMW 2200ti Garmisch Bertone:
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A little something for just about any taste.
12/03/2019 10:18 pm
Newest releases from Autocult
The suspension detail on the Lauda Fvee is very heavy and side shots show the ground clearance is too high
12/03/2019 11:44 pm
I love Autocult - their philosphy, model choices and finesse...however...
I wish they were not so delicate. The photo-etch on my examples just falls off which means they have been packed away so I'm unable to enjoy them as I would wish. I don't push them round the carpet but do like to pick models up, or even look at them without peering through a plastic display box. It's a bit like having a fine wine or whisky and not being able to taste, having to settle for looking at the bottle.
13/03/2019 4:57 am
I don't own any Autocult models, JR, but of course the delicate detailing is a common problem.
I don't play with my models on the kitchen floor while making discreet "vroom, vroom" noises (or at least, you would have a hard time getting me to admit it) but even gently picking up a modern resin + photo-etch model in order to position it for photographing, then getting it re-attached to its base in one piece, is a very risky business.
I tried it with a Matrix Buick wagon a while back and FIVE pieces of P/E side trim fell off. I still haven't summoned up the nerve to try and re-attach them without getting glue marks on the bodywork (or detaching something else in the process)
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More recently I received a Neo model of the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost with one headlamp detached from its incredibly delicate P/E mounting. In my desperate attempts to re-attach it I managed to knock off the other headlamp and a rear-view mirror (and I can't even see where the mirror should go back on).
I guess it's the price we pay for fine scale detailing, but it does make life scary for those of a nervous disposition.
Of course, given that these days I seem to have the manual delicacy of a Neanderthal, I should maybe switch to collecting Victorian house bricks or toilet seats.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
13/03/2019 5:24 am
Lol. This reminds me of how I learned to never use crazy glue to repair detached bits....
13/03/2019 5:40 am
Or very early Brooklin models, Graeme 😉
Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
13/03/2019 9:35 am
That's why mine stay attached to their plastic bases [Is 'plinths' a real word]?
13/03/2019 2:43 pm
13/03/2019 5:12 pm
As opposed to plintaii or plintae.......
15/03/2019 2:06 pm
I've had some parts detach without even opening the case.