It’s been more than a year since our last update on this build, and unsurprisingly, there has been no progress. Once the sponsorship term ended, we declined to extend our partnership with Eaglemoss Die-Cast Club. The remaining parts have now been sold off, and we’re chalking this up as another learning experience in the scale model hobby.
Our team genuinely wanted Eaglemoss Die-Cast Club to succeed. During the brief period we worked on the build, our impressions of the model, the parts list, and the overall quality were positive. The enthusiasm to complete the project was there from day one. The real challenges stemmed from the supply chain—and more critically, the company’s inability to deliver. Their internal communication issues were evident and, in our view, require serious rethinking. While COVID may have contributed, their operational struggles began well before the pandemic reached full force.
For those considering starting their own build, our advice is simple: proceed with caution. We’re unsure where the brand stands today in terms of availability and reliability. These builds are time-consuming and expensive when taken to completion. Adding delays, missing parts, or inconsistent fulfillment can turn the experience from rewarding to frustrating very quickly.
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As always, HAPPY COLLECTING!
I have purchased 300SL, and I need 300slr in the next step.
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Honestly, this sounded like a questionable undertaking right from the start.
I can’t recall the name that is used in Europe ,but there was Unimog 406 in 1/8 scale as a kit with the same monthly subscription marketing and the reviews were similar – not sure I heard of one being finished .I saw lots of monthly parts packages for sale on e-bay over there , but it never appeared there were enough to make a complete model ..
I always found kits daunting, particularly with subscription based supply of parts. Even if getting the kit complete, I doubt that I would be happy with the results of my efforts and would always resent the imperfections that would inevitably occur when I put it together … if I ever finish. I can sense the disappointment and regret of having wasted quite a bit on time in your post . That´s why I always preferred completed models. The only „kit“ model I have is a Pocher Testarossa, but that was a professionally pre-assembled demonstrator in a display case I bought when Pocher gave up business in the 90s and therefore sold off their demonstrators.
Our build experience is 180 different with Pocher than it was with Eaglemoss. Kudos to them! What they do differently is ship you the complete model in pieces. No need to wait or continue the program monthly as per Eaglemoss.
I had a lot of success putting together the DeAgostini McLaren MP4-23 but bought it on a monthly payment after all the parts were completed.
Your story makes me even more reluctant to spend money on anything that hasn’t been produced completely.
We recently had a representative for DeAgostini contact us about the DS sponsorship program. In the end, they wanted us to sign an “influencer” contract. Basically asking or should we say telling us they would monitor what we had to say. You can guess our response :)
So much for accusing DS to be biased. We proudly PAY for our models like any other collector. As reviewers we are collectors amongst collectors like anyone else. Manufacturers cannot BUY our verdicts. And we will keep it that way!
We were just informed EM is no longer in business. Wow, just wow!