MiniChamps Bentley Brooklands – WOW!!
[Article 4/29/2010]
by: “dipstick”
Once in a while one runs across a die cast car that leaves one breathless…
A recent acquisition from a good friend overseas presented just that experience in the MiniChamps Bentley Brooklands. Not only is a REAL Brooklands gorgeous beyond words, but even the 1/64th scale leaves your knees weak……
I had anticipated the release for months after seeing the pre-production pics mid-2009. This vehicle has not been done in the scale and has been sorely missed until now.
From the minute it was removed from the package – I was in awe. The scale is perfection, the lines accurate without question, the details stunning. From the paint, to the trim, accurate wheels and tires and even a tiny detailed hood ornament. Separate headlight inserts and taillight pieces add to the exceptional realism.
This casting is part of the new 1:64 scale line started in 2009. The line includes many Porsche castings both personal and racing. Also included are the more exotic Mercedes SLR in two formats.
The 2010 line-up includes some additional pieces by Jaguar and more Bentley castings in the Silver Spur and Azure offerings.
Our applause to MiniChamps for their efforts and accuracy.
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I fully echo all the fabulous praise you’ve bestowed upon it.
I too believe it is by far THE most impeccable, meticulous, and
elegant example of any 1:64 casting I have ever seen or owned.
Thus I’m compelled to share my heartfelt gratitude for your posting.
I fortunately now own two of these … one of which will remain in
its original production state. Yet, the duplicate has already been
slightly altered. (I simply couldn’t resist ‘Foosenizing’ it in my own
style … to my own tastes … as a ‘kuztomz kreation’). That one
now wears new tires and rims … new larger rear exhaust ‘ports’ …
slightly larger ‘crystal-like’ wings on its hood sculpture (to resemble
the exclusive-edition Bentley and Rolls hood sculptures offered by
SWAROVSKI Crystal) … and its interior is presently in progress to
being re-finished/re-detailed in a Snow-White-Pearl (one of the
‘signatures’ within my small kuztomz collection). It’ll wear ‘blond’
wood and mirror-chrome accents … and is almost completed. This
2nd interior has been one of the most challenging to properly detail
thus far. Yet I feel it’s well worth the effort … such a grand casting.
MiniChamps went into quantum levels of authentic interior detail
on this ‘BROOK’, although it’s a bit hard to see … with the dark
‘wood’ and all-black interior installed on the production release.
The detailing on each piece of ‘glass’ is beyond words … such is
the high-order of perfection. One must be ever-so careful with
the side windows. Their chrome trim is delicate. A suggestion …
coating them with FUTURE Ultra Clear floor wax … along with the
head/tail lamps, to better shield their accurate chrome trim as well.
All the trim pieces (hood sculpture too) are each precision-fit into
their respective ‘nests’. So too are the side mirrors, yet if they are
somehow broken loose, they can be carefully re-glued with a micro-
dot of clear-fingernail top-coat (which has already been done upon
on my first casting … both seemed a bit too loose at first).
Something else quite clever for you to take notice of … the standard
mirror-chromed Bentley rims (amazing pieces) are vented clear-through
at all 16 holes. Look close … in the same fashion as it appears on the
rear bonnet, the Bentley ‘B’ is properly printed on the rim center-caps.
So obviously, I’m saving those rims/tires replaced on my 2nd piece for
their OEM value (more authenticity in 1:1 realism), and for their ‘class’.
As pure-gorgeous as a 1:1 Brooklands truly is, Bentley’s new flagship
4-door salon (2011 MULSANNE) is even more sumptuous, curvaceous,
and vision-inspired. Unlike the robot-precision-hand-crafted-blend of
German Engineering defining the current Rolls models, Bentley is still
FULLY lovingly hand-built in Crew, England … still by Appointment Of
Royal British Standards In Excellence. It truly defines any Bentley.
Maybe as a sweet sublime miracle, MiniChamps might see fit to create
the ’11 ‘SANNE in our treasured 1:64 scale (though they’ve already
produced it in larger scales … same as they have with the ‘BROOK’).
To be able to proudly own/display both the BROOKLANDS & MULSANNE
together in the same 1:64 collection would be thrilling to say the least.
Once again … thank you for posting your complimentary piece about
the MiniChamps ‘BROOK’. This casting deserves all the praise it could
continue to receive … MC totally outdid themselves for sure.