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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 17, 2024 2:43:29 GMT -5
I’m tempted to buy Alfa Romeo BAT (5, 7 and 9) cars again! I used to have the Bizarre versions of the 7 and 9 but, I see that AutoCult has its own versions too!
Are AutoCult versions just as nice as Bizarre’s or, are they better or worse?
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Post by Tom on Mar 17, 2024 3:52:22 GMT -5
I have AutoCult's 5 and 9, and they're superb.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 17, 2024 12:51:33 GMT -5
I have AutoCult's 5 and 9, and they're superb. I’ve recently found decent priced Bizarre models of the BAT 5 and 9 and, a US seller is tempting me with an AutoCult BAT 7… My wallet isn’t happy at all!  |
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Post by Tom on Mar 17, 2024 13:41:50 GMT -5
Yeah, the 7 is what I'm looking for too.
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Post by bertone on Mar 18, 2024 8:42:06 GMT -5
Autocults are better but the Bizarres are perfectly acceptable. I have the 5 by Bizarre, 7 by Autocult and 9 by Looksmart. All are nice and unbelievably I got the LS for £36 though that was many years ago!
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Post by paulius43 on Mar 19, 2024 8:17:19 GMT -5
I had all 3 from both Bizarre and AutoCult, and I sold the Bizarres as I liked the details more on the ACs.
Both have some flaws, none of them is perfect. ACs are a bit too narrow (and maybe small) while Bizarres are a bit too big in my eyes when putting them side by side.
I had my models for many years and they looked great in the display but I chose to keep ACs as they have a "finer" feel when having in hand. Get the one that you can find at a good price, and it will be a good choice! I will see if I can find my pictures
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Post by paulius43 on Mar 19, 2024 8:50:33 GMT -5
So I realized I only took Bizarre pics for sale, I post them below. I never photographed my Autocults.. There are also big differences in colour shades, see below my AutoCult BAT 7 along with the real car (AC is not perfectly reproduced shade but still much better greenish than bluish of Bizarre), the panels are also thinner on ACs, as I guess it is due to improved modelling techniques over the past 15 years: BAT 5 (BZ is to dark)   BAT 9  [/url]  [/url] BAT 7 too blue       |
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Post by Tom on Mar 19, 2024 9:20:33 GMT -5
I saw all three cars in Amsterdam, somewhere in '90s IIRC. Fantastic.
Now I really want that 7.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 19, 2024 10:16:51 GMT -5
Autocults are better but the Bizarres are perfectly acceptable. I have the 5 by Bizarre, 7 by Autocult and 9 by Looksmart. All are nice and unbelievably I got the LS for £36 though that was many years ago! I had all 3 from both Bizarre and AutoCult, and I sold the Bizarres as I liked the details more on the ACs. Both have some flaws, none of them is perfect. ACs are a bit too narrow (and maybe small) while Bizarres are a bit too big in my eyes when putting them side by side. I had my models for many years and they looked great in the display but I chose to keep ACs as they have a "finer" feel when having in hand. Get the one that you can find at a good price, and it will be a good choice! I will see if I can find my pictures I saw all three cars in Amsterdam, somewhere in '90s IIRC. Fantastic. Now I really want that 7. Thank you all for your help, gentlemen! I ended up taking the US ebay seller’s offer for AutoCult’s 7 and will probably get the 5 and 9 that I found at another site, even if they’re the Bizarre versions. Those photos with the real BAT 7 look great, Paulius! I had the chance to see all three at the Blackhawk collection, about 15 years ago! What an experience! 🖤 |
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Post by jager on Mar 20, 2024 10:08:00 GMT -5
Great pictures Paulius. I don't recall ever seeing these before, not even on the old forum?
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