It seems the German flag is proudly on display in early 2022. The team at GT Spirit has unveiled its February and March deliveries, a total of 13 models, 8 of which bear a German marque. It was only fitting to feature Mercedes-Benz SLR MSO Edition in Silver. Please note all releases will be 1:18 scale, and these images show some of the early pre-production painted samples.
February 2021:
GT354 – Audi A6 (C7) Allroad, Silver
GT325 – Audi R8 by LB-Works, White
GT353 – BMW M2 (F22) CS, Blue
GT867 – Ford GT Mk.2 #1, Blue
GT853 – Nissan GT-R50, Test Car
GT350 – Porsche 911 (993) Targa, Green
March 2021:
GT355 – BMW M5 (F90) Competition, Red
GT878 – Chevrolet Corvette C8-R #63 24Hours of Le Mans 2021
GT879 – Chevrolet Corvette C8-R #64 24Hours of Le Mans 2021
GT365 – Mercedes-Benz SLR MSO Edition, Silver
GT366 – Porsche 911 (993) 3.8 RSR, Red
GT369 – RWB Body-Kit Yabai, Grigio Telesto
GT339 – Toyota Supra GR Heritage Edition, Red
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Man, an SLR McLaren 722 Edition is at the very top of my list, even dropped the request with GT Spirit about a year ago. This MSO Edition here has to be one of the ugliest SLRs I’ve seen, so I’ll still be sticking to the Maisto one. Disappointing, but it’s great to see the licensing issues keeping it out of most new video games may not be a big problem for scale models.
I also contacted them regarding the 722. It’s a car I can’t believe hasn’t been made in 1:18 scale yet, even if it was a budget brand. To be honest, this MSO kinda ups my hopes for a proper 722.
It also seems like the licensing issues are getting better overall. Gran Turismo Sport, The Crew 2 and NFS: No Limits all featured the SLR in recent years.
Glad to know I’m not the only one, I wonder how many requested the MSO! I didn’t know about the NFS No Limits update. Sound good, but confusing because the SLR was removed for Hot Pursuit remastered which came out later. It is also still missing from the Forza Horizon 5 Mercedes list.
Didn’t GT Spirit make the 722? I thought they did though I could be mistaken
They made the 722 GT, which is a race car. We’re talking about the standard 722 Edition.
If you’re interested in resin, then look no further than the Sophiart one. Looks very high end without the high end price tag.
Something looks off about that one to me, especially the front end and the rear quarter windows. At a distance (which is where I see it from every day) I actually prefer the Maisto one. Only the over-slanted front emblem bothers me.