1999 Mercedes CLR the "Flying Mercedes" 1/18th scale by Spark

[@markzebr6463]

Very impressive. Your collection is growing more versatile by the day. kind of reminds me of the modern day Ford GT in how low it is smooth and sleek. I have had a very hard time finding 1 /43 scale models of these other than crappy Maisto. It's a damn shame that the doors don't open at this scale and price point. It's a great model nevertheless. All of your observations and history of this series of cars are spot on. Great job. Merry Christmas.

[@mycarcave6214]

Thank you! Belated Merry Christmas to you also. I was excited for this one. Would be great if AutoArt made one with opening parts like the CLK-LM and CLK version. Frankly I do not know why AutoArt only made the Blue Orginal Tiele version in CLK format and not the D2 cars? They have the mold! I figured Spark must make this in 1/43rd by now? They usually start there I believe. Miasto version would not be great I suspect. I did a bit of reading and watching videos to get some of the technical stuff for my video. Everyday is a day to learn as you pointed out. I think I am all out of Endurance cars so will be going back to F1 for near term. Hope all is well and thanks as always for you comments. Check your email I sent one a week or so ago. Just wanted to make sure you got it. Otherwise I will send another.

[@blijvendvertrek]

Thanks for the great review! The cockpit is actually quite detailed. One thing that bugs me is that they left off the 'Potenza' lettering on the tyres. They either should have printed it as well, as the car had tires with 'Bridgestone Potenza' lettering on them during scrutineering. Or they could have left off the lettering completely, representing the car as it was on track. Not many photos of the CLR at Le Mans can be found, so it's hard to say with 100 per cent certainty. May be it's a rights issue.

[@mycarcave6214]

Thank you. This was a car I never thought I would see in 1/18th so was excited to get it. Good eye. I did not catch that about the tires. There are not a lot of photos as you point out but I definitely did not even think to check that. Maybe someone will make a decal for that miss. They should make the #5/6 versions so maybe they will update those correctly. Thanks for watching and commenting. Always appreciate other eagle eyed viewers!