[Closed] When I got serious about collecting 1:43 I concentrated on tri-fives as I got a dealership

For me, a lack of accuracy will cause me to pass.

I'll pay a premium for greater fidelity and detail and a better finish. I also enjoy a certain amount of exclusivity. I really like true LE's. I'm not a sticker for factory colors (obviously!) but do enjoy authenticity when it's available.

+1 Except I do much prefer factory colors.

It depends

I generally prefer accuracy, and have rejected a lot of very nice models for what others might think are spurious reasons.

However, some models just have a certain "charm" to them that I can't resist, even if total accuracy is not their strong point.

I have a bunch of early 1/43rd models and haphazardly built kits. They represent to me the "history" of the 1/43rd scale hobby, and I love them even if they are ugly!

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+2, but exclusivity does not matter if the mass-produced item is better than any of the LEs.

It's got to be something near accurate and in a factory color. That is the main thing for me. Exclusivity is not important.

I agree with John Kuvakas and Jack Dodds......

Accuracy and authenticity are very important to me. Authentic colors are also of great importance.
However, sometimes a model captures the essence of the time period, the charm, and other such features, in which I may let something slide. This happens only occasionally.
An example would be Brooklin. Did not collect many in the first years, but as time went on, they got better, and I saved more. Motor City was always very good, but I had a hard time with Alan Novak (spelling) over some colors. I always went with color chips for authenticity. Never brochures, or magazine ads. Research, research, and more research,and you can't go wrong. Sometimes, a car will just look right when you hold it up and study it. Perhaps a wheelbase, or length might be off by a 16th, it wouldn't break the deal. There are many examples I could bring up, but you get the idea. John and Jack are right.

I like Tom's sense of purpose. I started some 30 years ago with the then-unusual

Ertl 1/43 model cars, and discovered Solido, Collector's Classics, and finally Brooklin. Note that the price accelerated with the complexity of the model. Attracted to my old favorite line of Packards, I have just about as many of those as I do my others in total. Well, not quite. . .
My love of older toys, mostly cars and trucks, has continued through the years, and over the last couple of years I have rediscovered the pleasures of constructing the 1:43 models of cars rarely seen in my small town and mainstream America. My purchasing has slowed now, as my age has increased and my display area has filled, so these models have given me pleasure in several different ways. I am most appreciative for Forum 43 and our kind members who put up with my wandering subjects and weak photography. Gentlemen, I thank you and I wish you a happy May Day!photo no longer available

A preview of a coming attraction:
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Accuracy of proportions, or no deal at all. It's 2020, not 1985.

But it depends on what the collectors are looking for.

Regarding the so called "high end " models ?....
Well, accuracy of shapes, colours combinations, details AND built quality ( damn, is it too much to ask for 100 dollars a piece ! ) should be standard and manufacturers top priority.

Some details are probably really hard to recreate in that scale and I guess it's find that a few details are showing some "interpretations", but it's inexcusable to have inaccurate models now, regarding all the documents, brochures or pictures available nowadays.

When a few issues are tolerate for some collectors who are still willing to pay big money for an approximative replica, the same issues can truly be a deal breaker, not only for the model itself , but towards the manufacturer's reputation, if these issues are repeated over and over...

I like accuracy as well, but I'm flexible on colors.

Anything that captures you heart is a winner in my book...

Accurecy is important, but if that model is unique, I will wink. Scale has to be not over or under 1/45 or 1/40

Strong.

+3 Factory colors, accurate shape, and detail are all that matters.

Duh! Go to a new thread above