They are being advertised as "new" releases from a company called "MiniMarque" but some of you scale model collectors will recognize them as nothing more than reissues of the older (and much cheaper) GT Hawk from an English company called Mini Marque "43".
The original models came out over 15 years ago and were largely panned by collectors who were unhappy with the odd proportions and scale. The models were actually 1:41 scale and it looked like the English manufacturer had never actually saw a real GT Hawk in person. Here are some comparison images of the original from one of the online forums.
The "new" model could have been a winner (and maybe worth the $300 price tag) if the manufacturer had bothered to correct the many errors on the original pattern. Sadly, this did not happen and we are left with another caricature of a Studebaker - rather than an accurate scale replica.
The problems are too many to list but the most glaring errors are the banana-shape when viewed from the side. Also, the body is too tall, the rear fenders are too long, the front is too flat and the windshield is slanted back too far. Here are comparison images of the "new" $300 version.
What a mess!
Jordan
The original models came out over 15 years ago and were largely panned by collectors who were unhappy with the odd proportions and scale. The models were actually 1:41 scale and it looked like the English manufacturer had never actually saw a real GT Hawk in person. Here are some comparison images of the original from one of the online forums.
The "new" model could have been a winner (and maybe worth the $300 price tag) if the manufacturer had bothered to correct the many errors on the original pattern. Sadly, this did not happen and we are left with another caricature of a Studebaker - rather than an accurate scale replica.
The problems are too many to list but the most glaring errors are the banana-shape when viewed from the side. Also, the body is too tall, the rear fenders are too long, the front is too flat and the windshield is slanted back too far. Here are comparison images of the "new" $300 version.
What a mess!
Jordan
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