Announced back in June, BBR unveils their version of the 1:18 metal and sealed Ferrari SF24 MONACO GP 2024, Winner car Charles Leclerc. Other variants are in the works, please connect with BBR or dealer for more information.
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BBR Ferrari SF24 MONACO GP 2024 Diecast!
HALLELUJAH to the fact this is being done in 1/18 Diecast. Sure hope the front wheels steer. But even if the don’t, as long as they roll is good enough for me
Got to disagree with Aaron. I have no idea why they make these in metal. The real thing isn’t metal anyway, and resin is objectively a better choice for making accurate aerodynamic pieces in scale.
All of the intricate parts on this will be plastic as a result of the choice to make the body from metal. I assume all of the black parts on that prototype are plastic, so you end up with compromises in all areas because it’ll be difficult to get a good colour match.
I’d also expect them to struggle with gaps between the plastic and metal sections of the engine cover, which will make it look less accurate.
@SPIKYONE BBR had no problems with colour deviations between plastic and metal in the last models either. The accuracy of fit was also excellent. So there’s nothing to worry about.
But what I would REALLY like to see from BBR is a version WITHOUT a driver figure!
GP Replicas has also managed to produce models with and without, making both groups of buyers happy. What is stopping BBR from doing this?
and what’s stopping resin model makers, aside from being delicate, from making their resin models with rolling wheels? When someone creates a strong enough resin model with movable parts like a die cast or composite car, that will be a day to celebrate
We believe GP Replicas static models spin and have available steering.
How can you tell which models of GP Replicas are static?
Not sure. Connect with them for more information.
I don’t know where the information that GP Rs have rotating wheels comes from, but none of mine have such wheels.
And I have bought twenty of these excellent models over the years, all of which are no longer bolted to the presentation board.
Fortunately, nothing turns at all. 😉
Agree on driver figures, I wish others would follow the lead of GP Replicas and Tecnomodel and offer cars both with and without. They’re static display pieces, why do they need a little person in them? In the vast majority of F1 models it’s the part that doesn’t look right.
When you prefer resin models, it is not important that the cars roll around in the display case.
We are talking about static models with a very high level of detail. Resin is sensitive.
If you make the wheel suspensions thicker so that the Aaron from the Internet can drive on the living room table, it no longer corresponds to the original. Or it makes the models unnecessarily more expensive.
Jesus, for years you’ve been writing about rolling and steerable wheels that nobody misses and are not technically feasible.
Then stick to the metal models on offer and let the buyers of resin models have their fun with BBR, GP R and other manufacturers.
If there was a market for expensive small-series metal models of old F1s, you could buy them.
The fact that this market does not exist should be indication enough for you that your wishes represent a niche in a niche in a niche market.
For all the 1/18 die cast F1 Ferraris BBR has done so far, it’s too bad they didn’t do Reutemann’s 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 in die cast. I’d be quick to buy one if BBR did that