Comments (0) 今天突然發現CMC運作了近10年得簽名薄和論壇竟然Shut Down了!
這局面好像已經成了一個一成不變的淺規則般可悲，當一間車模廠商開始受到很多負面意見的衝擊時，最簡單直接的方法莫過於閉關自守，什么都當聽不到﹖
當然閉關自守的後果再也簡單不過，就是自以為是，陷入難堪的困境，如最近Ferrari 250 GT California擋風玻璃角度的嚴重問題就是個很好的負面教材。
AA在這方面就很有自知之明，在中國大陸開微博的第一天就不給大家留言。
反而一直受到負面消息影響的Exoto在這方面就顯得開明得多了，至少人家在Facebook是持開放態度的。
以下是一位DX的收藏家對Versus大師的回憶:
The builder of the brand, Masanori Akashi, was a hand craft builder that started to be world famous in 2006/2007. Early, I guess he was already famous in Japan where he was producing 1/18 scale models mainly from resin kits or transkits provided by APM.
Fisrt the products he was realizing were under another brand M&H (at this stage, we are several persons to think that it is the names of Masanori’s daughters Maria and Hikari). In 2006/2007, the brand has already changed to Versus. On the Japanese market, another brand was used called Veloce because Masanori made also cars for Veloce who adapt transkits on real cars.
All the cars were made in very limited quantity but this is not for that reason that the cars have value in my eyes. The accuracy and the building of the cars are the best result achieved for non industrial 1/18 model cars (I only know this scale) in my opinion of course.
The car choices were in a word “Super cars and super tuned cars” I know this is already six words, but also “one off models under customer request also in 1/24 scale and 1/12 scale”, sorry I should have said in many words…
One other particuarity is painting method, all painting has been completed with the PPG system (same as the Ferrari factory in Maranello), the best quality worldwide.
剛剛看到了這句，我突然醒悟了，最近的確是忽略了身邊的人，車模的魔力真可怕啊。。。
今天突然發現Autoart釋放出了2000 GT 褐色升級版的衛星圖片。
其實之前已經收齊了金、白、紅、銀4色，這次即將推出的所謂升級版除了輪轂變為鋼絲樣子外(當然這個比CMC/EXOTO差得太遠了)，到現在為止我還看不出有什么其它部件有升級的地方，而且我不太喜歡這顏色，加上價錢因素，所以應該再次放棄了。
最近Autoart就藉著這自以為傲的鋼絲輪轂來了個大變身，如馬丁DB5、捷豹E-Type等。
我要明確指出的是價格方面的大提昇。就拿78745(Maroon)這台來說，每一個新的輪轂升級大概值11Euro，價格也硬生生地從97.95提昇到了141.95Euro的驚人水平。
作為一個瘋狂的2000 GT車模收藏家，我認為AA簡直當我們收藏家白痴，這簡單的輪轂換成了鋼絲的樣子就等於要幾乎50%的提價，至於嗎﹖我還沒提4年前買白色的2000 GT時才港幣550左右，大概55Euro，這樣算的話，那可是1.6倍的提昇啊! 看來AA最近的確想錢想瘋了，完全走火入魔了，是否真的如江湖傳聞所說最近AA銷量大減、現金流出現問題那就不得而知了。
我清楚記得當年AA還是五六百的時候，那時候我的收車激情是多麼地高昂啊，當然這些都已經是歷史了。
怪只能怪我太窮，沒錢繼續這份越來越昂貴得嗜好，TNND!
剛在網上看到的、一片迷人的British Green by Jaguar。:)
1/18 Minichamps XK, Autoart D-Type, XJ13, C-Type, XK-SS, C-Type #18, E-Type Series III, Road Signature XK140
今天看到MC論壇magic1911的美文，又學到o野啦!
1.賽車是分成很多類的，有賽道耐力賽、方程式、拉力賽、爬山賽……..，而每大
類比賽又可細分出好几种小類來；2.單拿賽道耐力賽來說，不同的賽車可分成很多不同的組；
3.不同的分組規則是隨著時間改變的，以賽道耐力賽來說，60年代大致分：S組、P組、
GT組;70年代：gr1-gr5;80年代：A組、B組、C組；90年代到現在：GT1、GT2、lmp1、
lmp2。（我這只是個大致的分類，時間線不太准，分的也不細）4.在賽道耐力賽的這類分組中有一組賽車被稱作原型車組，60年代的P組、70年代的
gr.5組、80年代的C組、現在的lmp組就是這一類，這种車不做量產，只為比賽單獨
成產几輛。330P4屬于60年代的2.0+P組，原型賽車的一种；而GT40賽車（分MK1-4？？？記不清啦反正有好几种型號）有些型號屬于P組，有些屬于S組。因為GT40的有些型號推出過街車版，這种型號的GT40賽車被認為是高性能街車的改裝版，也就被分在S組了。而對于只出過几輛原型賽車的GT40型號，則被認為是P組。（gt40的MK1-4等，雖然樣子差不太多，他們在配置上可是相差的非常之大的，些型號要被看做是不同的車）
總之賽車的分組、規則、限制，非常复雜，而且經常性的會有所變化。此外1967年330 p4在比較大型的比賽上只在Daytona 24 Hours中贏了FORD和Prosche。lemans24h和Sebring 12 Hours都是FORD贏的，Targa Florio是Porsche贏的。而Ferrari就是從330P走下巔峰的，從此至今再也沒拿過lemans 24H的全場總冠軍。
風火輪官網終於展示了法拉利F355 Berlinetta的圖片，這個系列將會有3種顏色，紅色X5477、黃色X5479和黑色X5478。
從外型看來，應該是援用了以前風火輪的舊模具，所以感覺外型不太準確，尤其是最重要的性感側面、完全失去了F355應有的吸引力。另外發現引擎前入氣孔跟之前的普通版一樣沒有用網狀鏤空，給人一種很玩具的感覺。
顏色方面暫時看來也有些問題，不解的是為什么不用法拉利F355耀眼的火紅色，而選擇這暗淡的深紅色﹖難道是照片的問題﹖因為之前的官網法拉利F348也是同樣問題，但拿到真實車模的時候並非照片的顏色。
看來10年前UT出的那些F355硬頂、敞篷和GTS們身價應該會持續高企，只因為型準遠大於內飾精密的原因，所以有UT法拉利F355的朋友們可千萬別現在低價拋售來買風火輪精細版的喔。
另外想說當年UT除了法拉利F355外，還有很多都是外型極之準確的精品，如法拉利550、Caprice和一眾不能不提到Porsche 993硬頂、敞篷、RS、Targa、GT2等!
想不到現在俄國製作人偶Scale Figures的工藝已經達到了如此高的水平，但是我還是覺得中國人的雙手更加靈巧，絕對可以生產出比喝伏特加的民族更高一籌的人偶模型。
上星期在一間軍事場景模型鋪子就跟那裡的老闆閑聊時就提起過這事，我認為絕對是一條可行的財路!
好了，我看好中國大師們的傑作，等著你們的啦~我會第一個支持買的!
這些都是屬于美國肌肉車模店老大Supercar Collectibles的獨家產品，早年制作的1比18清一色金色車模竟然最后的拍賣价過上万!
在現在美國經濟极度低迷的環境下，竟然還有人肯大把大把地花鈔票來購買心頭好，說明這個國家那1%富有的人真的還是相對地极之富有。
我不太清楚這些車模的文化和歷史，想必應該又是一种情意結吧，不過這次完全是老美的地道文化，中國人對于這种不精密甚至可以稱得上是簡陋的玩具最終成交价完全惊訝得吐舌頭!
1969 CHARGER DUKES OF HAZZARD GENERAL LEE 1:18 GOLD PLATED -VERY RARE SAMPLE CAR
US $2,351.00 [ 42 bids ]
ITEM #32485APG – 1969 DODGE CHARGER DUKES OF HAZZARD DIRTY VERSION GENERAL LEE 1:18 SCALE GOLD PLATED 1 of 1 SAMPLE CAR. It is called the “Dirty Version” as the replica car appears to have been driven on the dirt back roads of Hazzard County. This item is the original Gold Plated sample car made for Supercar Collectibles for the approval process. Only one Gold Plated sample car was made, and it will come with a certificate stating that this is the original sample car. Differences from the original 8 production cars, include “no production date” stamped on the chassis, and the stamp on the muffler stating “1 of 8″ is not there (the original 8 production cars had the stamp on the muffler “1 of 8″. This car has been out of the box, and handled by the staff at RC2 ERTL, and the staff of Supercar Collectibles, as part of the inspection and approval process. Being that this car is the sample car and prototype, it does have the typical inconsistencies with the application of the “dirt overspray” and finger prints on the left side of the roof, which blurred the General Lee imprint. This is all part of the originality of this one of a kind sample car.
A certificate will be included with the replica car, (with the auction winners name on it) stating that this is the original Gold Plated 1:18 scale Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Dirty Version, that was sent to Supercar Collectibles for the approval process.
1965 ED MILLER SUPER STOCK PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE 426 HEMI 1:18 GOLD PLATED #50899G
US $1,009.99 [ 13 bids ]
#50899G ED MILLER SUPER STOCK 1965 HEMI BELVEDERE. 1 OF ONLY 6 MADE and only 2 to be auctioned on eBay.
A gold plated 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Hemi Super/Stock car of Miller & Guenther. Winner of the NHRA World championship in 1967
This 1:18 scale die cast replica looks like it’s ready to run down the 1:18 scale quarter mile drag strip. A very detailed, gold plated lettered drag car made by Die Cast Promotions / Hwy 61 . All the race day decals are in place, the hood doors, and trunk open, driveshaft turns, battery is in the trunk, cables too.
It features a very detailed 426 Hemi cross ram motor, with spark plug wires, fuel lines, the fuel filters, 4 tube headers, and a real metal brake line going to the master cylinder. The doors open to a carpeted “no back seat” interior, detailed with a tach on the dash, and a 4 speed on the floor. Then around back the trunk opens to see the battery mounted in it, and the battery cables are there too. Underneath check out the open headers, rotating driveshaft, working suspension, narrow tires up front, and a pair of slicks on the rear. I myself just love those open headers. These are now here in stock ready to ship you, and your order is appreciated.
1965 ARLEN VANKE SS/C PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE 426 HEMI 1:18 GOLD PLATED #50901G
US $1,000.00 [ 18 bids ]
#50901G ARLEN VANKE SS/C 1965 HEMI BELVEDERE. 1 OF ONLY 6 MADE and only 2 to be auctioned on eBay.
#50901G – this is a 1:18th scale, 22K Gold Plated replica of 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Super/Stock Hemi (SS/C) car of Arlen Vanke, as raced in 1969, to beat the ZL1 Chevy boys. What do we mean? Keep reading…
The short version of the story is Chrysler contacted Arlen about building a car to beat the new ZL1’s that Jenkins and Strickler were running 10.90’s in, on the 11.31 class record. Chrysler hated getting beat, and needed Arlen to build a car for the NHRA World finals (coming up quick) as this event was the only place a record would be accepted by NHRA at the time. Arlen agreed to try and do it, but first he had to locate a ‘65 to start with, and then had to build it in a very short amount of time! Using the Golden Commando’s A/Stock back up car, and completely going to town on it to build a Super Stock car, Arlen pulled in to the event a bit late, but soon enough to compete. Without even firing it up prior to the first run, it was started, pulled to the line, and the car launched great but the 4 speed got stuck going to 2nd! So that was fixed, he pullled to the line again, launched again, hit 2nd (fine), hit 3rd – and the nose of the car dropped down, coasting to the finish. The record setting Saturday was over…
Arlen pulled out the 4 speed that night, found the problem, and was back at the track Sunday. Now only a record could be set if he was in the class finals, but he had his eyes set on it. Going through the field running 11:40’s or so (as if you went under the class record other than “record days” or “event finals” you were disqualified). Yes, he did make the event finals, and what a last run it was. No problems, just power to the pavement, the full quarter mile, and ran an oustanding 10.64 bettering the old record by .7 seconds! A Chrysler product had set a new record, and Arlen – was smiling.
This record setting car is in it’s race winning day Green Custom Paint by Greg with real “gold foil” lettering, and it looks like it’s ready to run down the 1:18 scale quarter mile drag strip. This is a very detailed fully lettered drag car made by Die Cast Promotions / Hwy 61 as a limited edition of 504 produced for Supercar Collectibles.
It features an opening hood with scissors style hinges, and a very detailed 426 Hemi cross ram motor. It has spark plug wires, fuel lines, fuel filters, 4 tube headers, real metal brake lines, and more. The doors open to a carpeted “no back seat” interior, detailed with a tach on the dash, and a 4 speed on the floor. Then around back the trunk opens to see the battery mounted in it, and the battery cables are there too. Underneath check out the open headers, rotating driveshaft, working suspension, narrow tires up front, and slicks on the rear. The front edge of the hood has actual gold foil lettering just like the real car did.
The following is written by Stig3 of Singapore diecasters (SGDC), I found they are very informative and useful, especially some inside stories about UT’s Mclaren GTR F1 LM.
Haha.. This is a very tough question dude.. Everyone has different opinions and information. Even myself, I gathered information based on what I read e.t.c..
This is gonna be very confusing but read slowly and you just might understand 
I took an hour to type this out… I might copy this into my Mclaren Info thread..
Some common misconceptions:
Mclaren first made XP1 (different from XP1 LM) to XP5. Based on these the main road car Mclaren F1s were built. These XP1-5 are the ones with side view mirrors mounted on the upper part of the door.
Then they tuned these and made the GTRs for racing.
The F1 GTR was never made for the roads, it was purely for racing in Le Mans and other racing series. However after the races were over, they were eventually modified and made street legal. So those who own F1 GTRs will be laughing at those who own just F1s As they are more rare and “powerful”.
There is no such car as the Mclaren F1 GTR LM or Mclaren F1 GTR XP1 LM but there is Mclaren F1 LM and the Mclaren F1 XP1 LM. 5 F1 LMs were made to honor the GTRs which placed 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 13th in 1995 Le Mans race (Can u believe thaT?!). Oh and all my labeling wrong too. I used to call GTR XP1 LM all along but there is no such thing
The tag LM in the name does not mean it was raced in Le Mans. First they made XP1 LM and then the 5 LMs which were meant for road use. Ironic & confusing eh?
Then later on came the final variant which are the GTs, in 1997. These models are hard to find. You can recognise them becoz they are essentially longtails without any spoilers:
Anyway about the UT Models part. The best thing is UT Models more or less named everything wrong!! All their models have the label XP1 LM on them, but behind on the box its stated “Mclaren F1 GTR Le Mans Roadcar”. That label means it was the GTR car which had raced in LeMans but now has been made street legal. XP1 LM is clearly not that! There was only 1 XP1 LM ever. Another wrong move is XP1 LM was made to be a street car, but the UT models do not have the 2 passenger seats. Instead they have the fire extinguisher and roll cage like GTR cars. That XP1 LM label on the side and the F1 LM label on the front windscreen are just wrong!
As for split wing and antenna, I am not too sure as well
The very first ones should be the blue edition boxes with XP1 LM having split wings. Among these they had some with the antenna. Which doesn’t make sense as XP1 LM for sure did not have antenna. Again another wrong detail.
Then the GTR came into picture. Single wing, normal UT boxes, no antenna.
I have no idea how the antenna got there on the XP1 LM By right, the GTR is supposed to have antenna for racing reasons (radio contact). You can also see that on all the other F1 GTRs.
The most rare is the split wing with antenna.
So far I have seen one. Mine. Did anyone of you have another one? Or seen being sold on Ebay before? I am very curious as I see all the papayas but never saw one with antenna except this.
Do forgive me for doing so, but I see there are a few inaccuracies in this post that I feel the need to correct for the benefit of all.
None of the XP McLaren F1 Prototypes are fitted with high mirrors. The first F1 to have them was the non-running F1 Clinic Model that was used to launch the F1 at the Monaco Sporting Club in 1992, and also to establish the production tooling required to manufacture the body panels. The F1’s designer and Technical Director Gordon Murray originally wanted the mirrors to be placed in the high A-pillar positions because that’s where they worked best. However, automotive laws and legislation at that time prevented this, and therefore the production F1 Road Cars had to have the mirrors mounted in the conventional wing positions.
F1 Clinic Model
XP1 was the first F1 prototype made, and at the end of its’ life-span it was being used by the BMW Motorsport engineers to conduct hot-weather testing in Namibia, Africa. However the test driver lost control when the wheels on one side hit a gravel-filled ditch, and subsequently it rolled a couple of times. The car was a total write-off, but the driver escaped unharmed apart from a few cuts and bruises, and this proved the durability and crash-worthiness of the carbon fiber passenger cabin safety cell. A little while later, leaking oil from the engine was ignited by the hot exhaust catalyzers, and this sparked off a fire that consumed the entire car. By the time the McLaren Cars support team arrived, there was almost nothing left. It was never fitted with high mirrors.
XP1
XP2 was the second prototype F1 produced, and it was the car used by McLaren for crash testing in the UK as required by legislation for all production road cars. It too was never fitted with high mirrors.
XP2 is on the left, and XP3 is on the right
XP3 is the third prototype F1, painted Silver and initially used by McLaren for performance and durability testing and finalization of the suspension and braking systems. This culminated in a few days’ worth of high-speed hot-weather testing at the Nardo high speed track in Italy. Although they weren’t planning to attempt a maximum top speed test run just yet, after the test sessions were complete, Project 1’s chief test and development driver Jonathan Palmer decided to take XP3 out for one last run and see just what she could do. He eventually managed to hit a telemetry-verified speed of 231Mph. Therefore XP3 became the first F1 Road Car to establish the McLaren F1 as the Fastest Production Road Car in the world, beating out the Jaguar XJ220’s previous best of 220Mph. And this was done when XP3 was still fitted with an early-spec BMW S70/2 V12 engine producing only 580Bhp, instead of the full 627Bhp of the final production-spec cars. It is then perhaps no surprise that XP5 would go on to do what it did with the full 627Bhp. When Gordon Murray first started work with McLaren Cars Limited, he included a clause in his contract which stipulated that McLaren would award him one F1 Road Car at the end of production as part of his reward package. XP3 is completely standard apart from the fitment of the suspension from the F1 LM. It is still owned and exercised regularly by Gordon until this very day. Again, it doesn’t have high mirrors, neither did it ever have them.
XP3
XP4 was the fourth F1 prototype made, and it was used mainly for testing and development of the gearbox and suspension systems. When McLaren was finished with it, it was initially sold to a New Zealand collector by the name of Sir Roger Bhatnagar, who owned it for a couple of years, but ended up hardly ever driving it. Therefore, he sold it on to an ex-NASA American guy named Larry Blair, who still retains ownership of XP4 in San Jose, California until today. No high mirrors on this F1 either.
XP4
Finally, XP5 is of course the last F1 prototype made, in Dark British Racing Green. It’s also probably one of the most popular and most-seen F1s of all, for a very good reason. It is XP5 that gave the McLaren F1 the final title of the World’s Fastest Production Car in 1995, when it hit 386.7Km/h or 240.1Mph at the VW Ehra-Lessien Test Facility in Germany, after XP3 first wrestled the record into McLaren’s hands when Jonathan Palmer drove it to 231Mph during high-speed hot-weather testing in Nardo, Italy.. Apart from raising the engine rev-limiter, removing the front single wiper, and taping over the front indicators and other gaps in the frontal bodywork, it was an otherwise completely standard F1 Road Car at that time. After the top speed record was achieved, McLaren retained ownership of the car and displayed it alongside XP1LM, GTR #01R, GTR Longtail #024R, and 56XPGT in the McLaren Technology Center. However, there are some who say that XP5 has now been sold on to an unknown party, as it has not been seen at the MTC for quite some time. Once more, XP5 never had high mirrors.
XP5
The very first production-spec F1 Road Car to be fitted with the High Mirrors Option (as it is known) was #040, currently owned by a guy named Flemke who lives in the UK and Germany. Its’ first owner before Flemke was a German guy whose initials are HS, apparently. HS was the first known F1 owner to have looked at the high mirrors on the Clinic Model and then told McLaren that he wanted them on #040.
It wasn’t a case of simply bolting on the mirrors in that position. The story goes that McLaren had to make new stronger carbon fiber doors and reinforce the whole door structure and door aperture surround, in order to endure the added structural strain that would be caused by the additional aerodynamic drag of the high mirrors. This whole process reputedly cost HS the far side of 300,000 Pounds Sterling at that time. #040 still retains its’ High Mirrors until today, as Flemke says they’re much easier to read in the high position than in the standard wing position.
#040
After the High Mirrors effect was seen on #040, 2 other F1 owners told McLaren that they wanted it done for their cars as well. One of them is Ralph Lauren, who owns F1 LM chassis # LM3 as well as 2 F1 Road Cars, #055 and #074. Both of his F1 Road Cars are silver. #055 was refitted with high mirrors at some point in its’ life, while #074 was built at a later date and had the High Mirrors Option fitted while it was in build.
#055
#074
The other customer F1 Road Car that has the high mirrors is #071, currently located in Germany. It is also the only F1 Road Car in the world that wears the McLaren Historic Papaya Orange paint. Little else is known about this F1, its’ owner, or when it had the high mirrors fitted.
#071
Last but certainly not least, F1 Road Car #050 also has the high mirrors, and it is owned by current McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group CEO Ron Dennis, who was also one of the original driving people behind the F1 road car project, internally known as Project 1. The story goes that the first F1 made for Ron was painted an unusual metallic shade of dark brown. He didn’t think it was a great color, so so it was sold on and #050 was built for him instead. It was likely fitted with the high mirrors while in build, and to quote Ron Dennis, “I thought it was a more elegant solution. I wanted the car as it was originally conceived.”
#050
I hope this will be informative and beneficial for all who read it. Thanks.
Also thanks to my friend Peloton25 for hosting these pics, and for all the knowledge about the McLaren F1 he has imparted upon me.
