First CMC 1/18 Ferrari 250 LMs are available to order
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The price of such models is obviously quite high. Personally, I've come to the point where if I see a high-priced model that I just can't resist, I bite the bullet and go ahead and order it if I can afford it. I would kick myself if they aren't available (or even more expensive) later (like when they show up later at exorbitant prices on eBay)! Life is short, and as you said, these high quality models can be enjoyed and admired for a lifetime. Buy them and enjoy them, and don't look back at what they cost you. They're an investment in great pleasure for us.
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Sits too high compared to what?
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it is production model, unfortunately…
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Ferrari 250 LM #31 Winner Coppa Inter-Europa 1964 Nino Vaccarella 1:18 CMC
The model was produced in the usual CMC high-quality and reflects back the original as possible. Model features: Limited edition. A masterpiece of architecture model:. CMC Ferrari 250 LM, Winner Monza 1964, #31, Chassis 5899, Nino Vaccarella, RHD . The car was delivered to Scuderia Filipinetti...
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They just don't care about panel gaps anymore eh
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The green Piper #21 indeed is a different car, and I'm sure it's because of the wide fenders CMC refrained from producing that particular model.
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So far there don't seem to be any reviews of these models here or on Youtube, all I could find was this video on CMC's official channel:
Overall very impressive with the huge number of parts - 1747 total - of which other than 226 parts being plastic the rest are diecast and noble materials. Very impressive!
However what caught my attention during this materials enumeration was the mention of "stickers", since CMC have always done only paint or tampo (pad) printing, never decals. And lo and behold, at the 1m 15s mark in the video the graphic being applied does look like a decal.
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Or perhaps it is already applied as tampo which is now being touched up with the graphic on the white tool being a reference? Does anyone know for sure?
Overall very impressive with the huge number of parts - 1747 total - of which other than 226 parts being plastic the rest are diecast and noble materials. Very impressive!
However what caught my attention during this materials enumeration was the mention of "stickers", since CMC have always done only paint or tampo (pad) printing, never decals. And lo and behold, at the 1m 15s mark in the video the graphic being applied does look like a decal.
Or perhaps it is already applied as tampo which is now being touched up with the graphic on the white tool being a reference? Does anyone know for sure?
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I also brought this question up on a CMC group on FaceAche and someone confirmed that yes these are decals, and in fact not the first time CMC have used these, there was also evidence on their website of the 250 GTO having decals (although I can not find that page on CMC's website).
Bit of a bummer for sure, since one of the highlights of CMC models have always been the use of (superior) tampo prints instead of decals. This incidentally is also what makes Exoto models extremely desirable for my collecting taste, the exclusive use of tampo printing and zero decals; all the more impressive considering the graphics-festooned motorsports cars they rendered in scale model form and the very fine quality of the tampo prints seen up close.
What makes the use of a decal here even more jarring is that this is a simple 4 color graphic without any obvious gradation or feathering:
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This kind of graphic is perfect for application through tampo printing. The case can be made for complex graphics to be done as decals (again Exoto excelled in doing complex graphics in very finely detailed tampos), but certainly on this 250 LM this could and should have been a tampo print.
Given that these 250 LMs are retailing for €800, I am extremely glad for the CMC models I collected in earlier years - at much cheaper prices and better manufacturing (better QC, and paint techniques), and plan to hold on to them!
Don't get me wrong, I just love the amazing detail and use of so many components - nearly 2000 parts is no joke! - all hand assembled. And the majority not being plastic is amazing. To me these super-detailed and functional models with so many moving parts and opening bits with full-metal construction for the body and most parts inside and awesome paint are a thousand times better than the sealed resin bricks that also cost a ton (MR, BBR, heck even Spark resins).
However the fact that CMC continue to insist on historical subjects, often obscure ones, makes them less appealing to the mainstream collector. While I do have a large CMC collection and love all their Maseratis and Mercedes and Ferraris etc I own, I have far greater interest in modern cars especially the Lamborghini Aventador. I would be ecstatic if CMC chose to render that Lambo (in any of its variants, but especially the SV and SVJ) in diecast form, giving the full CMC-treatment. Alas it has only been the McLaren SLR that has received the CMC treatment among modern subjects.
Bit of a bummer for sure, since one of the highlights of CMC models have always been the use of (superior) tampo prints instead of decals. This incidentally is also what makes Exoto models extremely desirable for my collecting taste, the exclusive use of tampo printing and zero decals; all the more impressive considering the graphics-festooned motorsports cars they rendered in scale model form and the very fine quality of the tampo prints seen up close.
What makes the use of a decal here even more jarring is that this is a simple 4 color graphic without any obvious gradation or feathering:
This kind of graphic is perfect for application through tampo printing. The case can be made for complex graphics to be done as decals (again Exoto excelled in doing complex graphics in very finely detailed tampos), but certainly on this 250 LM this could and should have been a tampo print.
Given that these 250 LMs are retailing for €800, I am extremely glad for the CMC models I collected in earlier years - at much cheaper prices and better manufacturing (better QC, and paint techniques), and plan to hold on to them!
Don't get me wrong, I just love the amazing detail and use of so many components - nearly 2000 parts is no joke! - all hand assembled. And the majority not being plastic is amazing. To me these super-detailed and functional models with so many moving parts and opening bits with full-metal construction for the body and most parts inside and awesome paint are a thousand times better than the sealed resin bricks that also cost a ton (MR, BBR, heck even Spark resins).
However the fact that CMC continue to insist on historical subjects, often obscure ones, makes them less appealing to the mainstream collector. While I do have a large CMC collection and love all their Maseratis and Mercedes and Ferraris etc I own, I have far greater interest in modern cars especially the Lamborghini Aventador. I would be ecstatic if CMC chose to render that Lambo (in any of its variants, but especially the SV and SVJ) in diecast form, giving the full CMC-treatment. Alas it has only been the McLaren SLR that has received the CMC treatment among modern subjects.
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