Mercedes Benz E Klasse T modell, 1/43 Schucco

Today a short break from Ferrari models and collection, so this time we have one German car. This one is great, it is Mercedes E Class T model, that means this is Touring model. This model is made by Schucco model, in 1/43 scale model. A model is factory model that has nice packaging. The box has two parts, one is outher packaging made of paper and inside is acrylic box. Both of these are very well made and solid. When you open the box, model is seen with all of its features. Something that I should say is that these models are really affordable, and from (to me) unknown reason low priced.

Danas kratak predah od Ferrari modela, i na repertoaru imamo jednog Njemca. Ovaj put to je Mercedes E klase, turing model ili kako mu oznaci stoji T model. Karavanska varijanta ovog modela možda nije toliko privlačna u pravoj veličini ali zato kao model meni izgleda super. Model je u razmjeri 1/43 i Schucco je odradio sjajan posao praveći ovaj model. Ono što će vam prvo zapasti za oko je da se radi o distibuterskom modelu i da ima sjajno pakovanje.

Pakovanje je iz dva dijela, prvi dio je kartonska kutija sa plastičnim uloškom koji drži akrilnu kuiju na mjestu. Akrilna kutija je standardna Schucco-va čvrsta lijepa i jednostavna kutija. Kad je otvorite i kad je raspakujete, unutra je model koji će vas oduševiti. Mnogo detalja na modelu je nešto što je svakako niste očekivali na ovako jeftinom modelu. Sve je na svom mjesti, mnogo fotorezanih djelova će vas oduševiti, pa čak i ako niste neki obožavalac Mercedesa ili generalno "uličnih" varijanti modela. Sve što mogu da zaključim u ovom uvodu je da model je svakako za preporučiti, pa i ako ne skupljate ove varijante modela, svakako barem bacite pogled na ovaj. Po mom mišljenju ako sa ovim model zapravo ništa nije problematično on će biti vrlo tražen posle određenog vremena.

Now little something about the model. The model is (as already said) made by Schucco, and ha a lot of nice details, among these are photoetched parts, great tires with rims, nicely built headlights and rearlights, all in all a lot of details that are well made. But before detailing we will talk about a model in general. First the proportions of the car are perfectly transferred in scale, and color, materials and details are made with great amount of precision and accurance. So this model I will highly reccomend if you are a Mercedes die-cast collector, especially in this color the model is made perfectly.

Paint on the car is great, no bumps or dents, it is done with perfection. All parts are painted as well as they should be and placed as these should be. Rims are also done nicely, with paint that is excellent for that job. Sometimes in other models rims are done with paints which are sometimes more chromed than they should be, or with more silver note and this part of the model is really hard to paint well. Although Schucco made fantastic job with this models paint. Especially I like the small touches in this model, like lines on the model which are printed perfectly smooth.

Prvo da počnemo malo o farbi i spoljašnjosti modela. Generalno model kad ugledate nema nikakvih nedostataka, farba je savršena. Na modelu nema nikakvih nesavršenosti, mjehurića na farbi, udubljenja ili linija na kojima se vidi da ima mnogo više farbe nego što treba... Nekako je Schucco to sve zaobišao na ovom modelu. Posebno ono što mi se sviđa su kako su felne ofarbane. Felne su vrlo težak dio za farbanje jer je farba često ili previše hromirana ili previše srebrna. Ove su odlično napravljene i ofarbane farbom koja zaista je prava i dobro je nanijeta na felne.

Detalji na modelu su sjajni fino urađeni i od dobrih materijala izvedeni. Ono što me je posebno iznenadilo kod ovog modela je fotorazanih djelova koju svakako nisu nešto što očekujete od modela koji je ovoliko jeftin. Posebno su dobro urađeni djelovi kao što su ručke na vratima, amblemi, antena na krovu, krovni nosači itd... Svijetla su lijepo urađena i prednja i zadnja sa lijepo urađenom unutrašnjošnjošću i materijali su doboljno kvalitetni. Posebno unutrašnjost modela je sjajna, urađena detaljno i ofarbana lijepo. Svi detalji u unutrašnjosti su ofarbani, tu postoje dekali za drvene djelove, satelitska navigacija i crveni dekali za žmigavce. Sve u svemu mnogo detalja koje ne očekujete na modelu koji je ove cijene.

Details on the car are superb, a lot of small parts are placed on the model and this one because of these details looks two time more expencive model that is really is. Many small parts like roof antennae and mercedes sign on top the the hood look really great. Both front and rear lights are very nicely done. Plastic parts on these parts are well done, and of good quality. Especially I like the interior of the car which is done fantasticly. In interior you can see a lot of diferent paints and decals. So there are decals for wooden parts, satelite navigation, and so on. Especially are done fine door handles and photo etched parts like chrome linings of windows. 

All in all, you should buy this model if you have the opportunity. The model is really cheap, and costs only 10-15 Euros, which is small amount of money for the model this good. A thing that should be said is that I have no idea, why these models are so inexpensive. Many collectors say that low pricetag is due to zinc pest or some other material issues that are still yet to be seen. For now, I will say that you should buy one of these, because schucco did a great job with modeling these Mercedes cars.

Sve u svemu, model je izvrstan, urađen sjajno. Ono što je zanimljivo je da sam ja ovaj model platio 1000 dinara, što je oko 9 Eura. Mislim da je ova cijena zaista niska. Mnogo kolekcionara zazire od ovih modela, sa stavom da sigurno nešto nedostaje na modelu. Većina tipuje da se radi o cink-pest problemu ili o nekoj drugoj falinci materijala. Svakako vrijeme će pokazati da je model ili dobar ili nije, mislim da će kroz par godina ovi modeli biti dosta traženi. Od mene preporuka, ja mislim da ako date 1000 dinara na ovakav model, i da se raspadne za 5-6 godine, nije strašno :)...