日本Versus車模大師Masanori Akashi的傳奇故事
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.
Very Happy to see my Koenig Duo Versus on your web site
Best Regards
No problem.
Btw, one of the local HK diecast collector Michael also got many Versus models, I am sure you know him as this circle is pretty small.
Yes Michael was a great Versus Collector no news since long time about Michael on the web