19 14 the model t Ford introduced by Ford motor factory in the United States originally wanted to buy one for free. Surprisingly, however, once this gift car model came out, it was quickly favored by car enthusiasts. Then, automobile manufacturers followed suit and introduced new models. 192 Buick mini-car appeared, and then a large number of car models appeared in European countries such as Britain and France. According to incomplete statistics, in the past 80 years, automobile manufacturers around the world have launched tens of thousands of models, breaking the monopoly of production and collection in Europe and America, and gradually developing into a collection and investment project that is popular all over the world.
1) automobile model manufacturing
Car model manufacturers will make a model similar to "clay sculpture" according to the actual car blueprint provided by automobile manufacturers, which should be carefully scrutinized, compared and carefully crafted to be realistic. After the prototype model is approved by the original car factory, the car model manufacturer will draw the part drawing according to the prototype model and develop the corresponding mold for the part. With the mold, the parts produced by casting, forging and stamping can be assembled by hand after some processing, welding and painting. Such a car model came into being.
2) Car model manufacturers
Hong Kong's "matchbox", also known as "matchbox", mainly produces alloy car models of 1:43 and 1:60.
Franklin Mint and MBI in the United States mainly produce alloy car models of 1: 16, 1: 24 and 1: 43. Franklin's model dominated the static model for many years, and its purpose was to make the history of cars reflected in reality. Franklin, it's all handmade. Just looking at handmade art is enough to amaze you.
Germany "Hepa": mainly produces alloy car models of 1:43 and 1:87.
German "hot wheels Minichamps" mainly produces 1: 18 and 1:43 models.
Italy's "MR" has always enjoyed a high reputation in the European and American car market with the limited production model of 1:43. Features of MR model: hand-made, highly compact, limited to no more than 499 vehicles.
Japan's "Jingshang" mainly produces alloy car models of 1:24 and 1: 18.
There are also 1: 18 alloy car models produced by Maisto, UT and Sunstar in Thailand. "Maisto" and "UT" have a big market in China and are favored by fans because of their moderate prices.
Automobile Model Knowledge (2)
Car models are a kind of models, with many styles and proportions, which are the same as those commonly used by models. The common scales of the model are 1:8, 1: 12, 1: 18, 1: 24, 1:32,1. Each model has the most suitable scale. Smaller ones are 1:300, 1: 350, 1:900, 1: 1500, etc. , and the simulation model mainly focuses on 1:48-500. The proportion of car models is larger: 1:8, 1: 12, 1: 18, 1:24, 1:32,/kloc-0. There is a rule in the scale of the general simulation model, that is, in a range that is neither too big nor too small, the structure, appearance and decoration of the real car are displayed as much as possible, and the purpose is achieved by using appropriate scale. The ratio of 1:300 is used on the car model, which is only the size of a grain of rice, and it is not fun from the perspective of viewing. Everyone knows that the finer it is, the harder it is to make it, so it is much more difficult to make a car model with the same appearance and decoration as 1: 18, so many subtle parts are omitted from the model with a small proportion at the same level.
Introduction to car model appreciation (1)
Since the invention of automobile, it has experienced more than one hundred years of development and evolution, with more and more advanced technology and more diversified functions and shapes. It is not only an important means of transportation for the survival of the whole human society, but also, like fashion, jewelry and clocks, it is one of the carriers for people to show their individuality, aesthetics and life interest. Human wisdom has created cars with completely different shapes, sizes and functions, such as cars, trucks and buses. Even cars of the same type have different personalities due to different regions, brands and historical backgrounds, forming different "genres". The specific design patterns in some specific periods even became important symbols representing the lifestyle at that time. For example, the huge exaggerated American cars in the 1950s and 1960s showed the unrestrained and vain personality of Americans at that time. For more than a hundred years, designers have devoted countless efforts to the design of automobiles, and many classic models have emerged in various historical stages. They are the products of people's imagination and creativity, and can be called finely crafted works of art. Many people dream of owning them one by one, but this dream is impossible to realize. After all, cars are very expensive goods, especially for us. So far, most people haven't even realized their car dream! & ltbr & gt
Because of this, there are proportional car models, which make people's dreams of owning all kinds of "cars" come true to a certain extent. Although you can't drive or ride, it can bring a lot of spiritual wealth to collectors. Make models of various brands and types of cars according to the specified proportion, so that people can gather the masterpieces of automobile designers in a narrow space, watch them carefully, and get extraordinary fun and satisfaction after understanding the design and structure of cars. It can be said that automobile model is one of the important carriers of automobile culture. This article will briefly introduce why you collect car models, what kind of car models you collect, and what matters needing attention in collecting car models, and take you into the world of car model collection!
Appreciation 2: the function and significance of collecting car models
There are a large number of car enthusiasts in the world who collect car models, and the group of car model enthusiasts in China is also growing. So why on earth do car models have such great charm to attract more and more fans? In detail, collecting car models is of great significance.
First of all, collecting car models can help you understand car knowledge. As far as the car model itself is concerned, because it is a real representation of a real car, the main structure of the car is displayed in a reduced scale. Through the car model, people who are unfamiliar with automobile parts can gradually understand the appearance characteristics and functions of these parts. As far as the process of collecting car models is concerned, in order to collect car models, enthusiasts are bound to pay more attention to the information of domestic and foreign automobile industries and keep abreast of the trends. Have a better understanding of automobile culture such as automobile brand background, designer design style and automobile development history. The author believes that this is the most important significance of collecting car models.
Secondly, car models have high ornamental value and decorative function. Exquisite car models placed at home can reflect the owner's personality and hobbies and add interest to life; On the desk, it can reflect the taste and vision of successful people; Putting it on the dashboard of a real car can create a unique atmosphere: if the real car and the model are the same kind of car, and there is a "car" in the "big car", the taste will be different. If the model is "upscale" than the real car, it just reflects the great ideal of the owner!
It is also very important that car models, like other collectibles, have certain functions of maintaining and increasing value. Especially the exquisite car models produced by famous factories and published out of print, because things are rare, their value doubles. Even an ordinary car model doesn't matter if it doesn't appreciate greatly in a short time, because it will gradually show its value as time goes by.
The value of car model
Collecting car models can achieve at least three values:
1, historical value-When you buy a beloved car with commemorative value, you will naturally deliberately seek and collect information about the existence history and historical background of this kind of vehicle, so as to increase your understanding of it and understand its contribution to history. In addition, the automobile model itself is also the most convincing carrier of the scientific and technological development process of the model manufacturing industry today.
2. Technical value-The automobile model product has high simulation accuracy and is made according to the scale of the actual vehicle. Because most of them are made of zinc alloy, the texture is very strong. There are as many as 300 complex model parts and more than 500 production processes. Material cost and man-hour cost are the main contents of model product cost. Take Mercedes-Benz 1 Match 1: 10 as an example, the ex-factory price of this model with transmission mechanism simulation will be 680 yuan.
3, appreciation potential-car model products because of the complex manufacturing process, low output. When a model is released for sale, with the progress of time and the continuous improvement of understanding level, more and more people collect the model, and the cultural value of the model in people's hands has been inadvertently appreciated. A year ago, Hong Kong New World First Bus Company was just established. The model of the company's first double-decker bus was limited to 10000, the physical length was only 1/76, and the market price was HK$ 280. Today, one year later, the transfer price of used cars is 65,438+0,000 Hong Kong dollars. Those car models with decades of history are worth a hundred times in the second-hand market. Therefore, smart fans may wish to use car models as a means of making profits from investment.
4. Knowledge value-car model products, with high simulation accuracy, are made according to the proportion of real cars, and have realistic car knowledge value of understanding car structure and mastering various car characteristics.
Collecting car models is a valuable investment.
Hiding to play with car models has been popular abroad, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for a long time. In the early 1980s, when a matchbox-sized alloy pocket car model "drove" into China, people who had only seen a toy car with a tin shell opened their eyes, amused children, surprised adults, or played or hid. Today, when various car models with more brands, larger specifications, more homogeneous types, more elaborate production and better quality appear in front of Chinese people, it has aroused the "fever" enthusiasm of playing car models unabashedly, and fans are bursting!
Stamps, antiques, badges, tickets, sparks, newspapers, coins and magnetic cards were once famous products in China. Nowadays, a large number of car owners have gathered in Sheng Xing.
The author is a member of this family, so he has many Tibetan friends. They are different in age, occupation and status, or old people, young and strong, or naive. It is suitable for government officials, enterprise employees, private owners, armed police soldiers, school students, factories and mine workers ... but they all have a common hobby: collecting car models. They like cars. Today, when they can't own a private car, collecting and appreciating colorful models of world famous cars has become another way for them to "make their dreams come true".
Exquisite car models emerge one after another, and the number of obsessed Tibetan friends increases rapidly. At present, although it is not as good as the army of stamp collectors, the scale of thousands of people will never lose to other kinds of collectors. And many of them are outstanding, or rich in collection, or pay attention to taste, or have treasures.
It can be said that any collection, under certain conditions, has the potential and space for value-added. Car models are no exception, and even stand out. According to the data, in Germany, where the collection level of car models is very high, a classical car model with very little world survival was actually auctioned at a high price of 600,000 marks! In the United States, there was also a record of a car model auction price of $200,000.
It is not inconceivable to achieve such a great value increase. In order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the American Willis Jeep, a French model company specially made a high simulation model of this car. However, this car model, which took 1 years to develop, has only produced 250 cars nationwide, and the unit price is as high as 3 1 1,000 Hong Kong dollars! In Hong Kong, where there are many car models and many Tibetan friends, only three cars are sold. Such a good product, not to mention the 20 years after 10, even then there was room for appreciation.
In China, it is not uncommon for car models to greatly increase in value. For example, the Hong Kong-made "Matchbox" brand 1: 43 classic car model, 199 1 Chengdu's retail price of a car is only 7-8 yuan, but it is only seven years now, and the market price has reached 80 yuan/car! Value-added 1 1 times, even if the price factor is deducted, its value-added space is obvious.
It is a truth that things are rare, because it is impossible for every car model to produce in unlimited quantities, especially when high-quality products reach a certain number, manufacturers will immediately close the edition and stop production, and some even destroy the edition to show the rarity of the products.