Post by cooksferry on Aug 6, 2023 9:18:56 GMT 12
Stumbled on the World of Wayne You Tube channel by accident last year and have ended up following him as he works through some interesting 1/8 scale cars. These measure over 50 cm long and being mostly metal weigh in around 7 kg. The interesting thing is the high cost of purchase can be spread over some months or up to two years. Packs are sent to you monthly .
Although there are a few companies doing this scale now following the original Pocher Models lead, the best of the lot to my eyes appears to be Agora Models
www.agoramodels.com/
as you'd expect the amount of detail makes for a museum quality car although I do find the addition of some parts like engine sounds to be gimmicky and not something I'd bother with if I could justify a purchase.
Everything is pre painted and most connections are either screw or snap fit so perfect to those who have trouble with glue and paint.
The Moss Mercedes is a great looking model and probably my pick. Building the wire wheels looks like an interesting project, similar to my Pocher Alfa that had 160 parts in each wheel.
www.agoramodels.com/1955-mercedes-w196/
The final stage build of the Merc
There's also a rather tasty Porsche 917
I can see room for added detail like brake lines on that one.
And here's a big scale model for one forum member, almost as large as the real thing
www.ixomodels.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=77_99&product_id=2794
Although there are a few companies doing this scale now following the original Pocher Models lead, the best of the lot to my eyes appears to be Agora Models
www.agoramodels.com/
as you'd expect the amount of detail makes for a museum quality car although I do find the addition of some parts like engine sounds to be gimmicky and not something I'd bother with if I could justify a purchase.
Everything is pre painted and most connections are either screw or snap fit so perfect to those who have trouble with glue and paint.
The Moss Mercedes is a great looking model and probably my pick. Building the wire wheels looks like an interesting project, similar to my Pocher Alfa that had 160 parts in each wheel.
www.agoramodels.com/1955-mercedes-w196/
The final stage build of the Merc
There's also a rather tasty Porsche 917
I can see room for added detail like brake lines on that one.
And here's a big scale model for one forum member, almost as large as the real thing
www.ixomodels.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=77_99&product_id=2794
