New colour and racing livery are shown of the CMC 1:18 Jaguar C-Type from CMC. We have the Ecurie Ecosse Blue #19 from the Goodwood Member’ meeting in 1954, driver Jimmy Stewart (chassis XKC-052). This one is a limited edition of 1500 pieces worldwide. As per CMC, this is a working sample of Ecurie Ecosse Blue, the final production piece will have an updated windscreen and decals, each is still under final modification.
Product# M-192
Nice but the color is still wrong and the tonneau, well… will this get corrected?
Unlikely I’d say. The wheels won’t be fixed either. Such a shame, after the poor engine on the D50, CMC have dropped the ball again with this. Charging €500+ is a bit of an insult.
Once again CMC fails to deliver an accurate model. They have a bad habit of correcting next to nothing once photos like these have been taken and shown. As mentioned color is wrong, wheels are wrong, and of course the front body work is also wrong. Too many oversized screw heads also showing in various areas. There are also other problems/mistakes, but those are the most noticeable. What a huge disappointment I had orders in for two models, Le Mans, and Street, but cancelled both after seeing their photos. I know this company to well with their failures.
Of course they aren’t going to change things just because a few nitpicking people have a few trivial issues with a model. These same people complain about almost EVERY model as if the entire thing is a failure because of an inaccuracy no matter how small or unnoticeable.
If these companies bent over backwards to accommodate each and every one of these curmudgeon’s gripes- causing them to stall and redo production- then all profit would be lost.
Thank god CMC caters to collectors but not serial complainers, or else we’ll have Exoto 2.0.
@ROGER LODGE – You make an interesting — and valid — point about the nitpicking. When Paragon released their Jaguar E-type lightweight series, the rear half of the livery was missing, because someone had complained that it wasn’t completely accurate, based on pre-release photos from Paragon that were circulated. So, Paragon catered to this nitpicker, with the result that those who sprung for at least the first three, were treated to models with half-finished liveries. I’m sure that if these buyers had been polled, they would have been more than satisfied to settle for models with slightly-inaccurate liveries instead.
Rodger,
Nice ‘mud slinging’ which I will not resort to. You may not have clearly read, or understood my various criticisms, and the points of them. So be it.
That said, I do know what I am talking about. If you would like to know where I’m coming from on all this, and what my credentials in the model car field are – just ask, and I’ll be glad to provide them.
FYI, in the past I have consulted & advised CMC on several of their models before any final production stage. Sometimes they listened, but most often they did not. It’s simple – it costs no more to get it right than it does to get it wrong, and the effort is a little more, but worth it if for nothing else than a manufacturers bragging rights that they actually make accurate models, etc, etc. You also have to consider and factor in the prices and quantity levels they want to sell at…. well some collectors want things done correctly, period; and some do not know what is and is not correct, or do not notice glaring issues, or simply just don’t care.
MLB a.k.a. the “nitpicking curmudgeon”
Well stated. If people like us can find the flaws, why can’t the manufacturer? Any effort, at this stage, cannot be cost-prohibitive. The details are what make the difference between a truly great model and a generic toy.
I’m with you Roger. If you don’t like it, don’t but it!
Its not complicated.
What? 499€ for this model? This is crazy!!! 200€ is absolutly is the maximum and correct price for this model!!!
@MLB, I think your comments are spot on. Like most CMC models, the details are great, but even at half the current asking price, it’s pretty reasonable to be disappointed when the model is lacking in accuracy of the actual car on many different fronts.
Somewhat the like the Aston Martin DB Zagato, the shape of this model just seems off in places. And, the tires seem to be one of the more notable features differing from the actual car. Maybe not all of the issues are easy fixes, and they will probably sell plenty even at a $500 price point, just too bad the model does not match up any better when they are clearly trying to replicate a specific car.
I am a big fan of cmc and I got 5 models c-type and yes they make stupid mistakes which I suppose are easy to avoid just like here the gauges are wrong , they are mount on the wrong side , the rpm gauge must be on the right and the other on the left and with the speed instrument cmc put kmh on it instead mph , grrrr.
On the other hand there are enough beautiful details to watch.