If you know that you can buy a model car for a few euros at the toy store, then the world of real model cars is a shock. Collectors pay hundreds of euros for miniatures in the 1 to 18 scale. But there is always a superlative: this Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 car from Lewis Hamilton, for example, which costs more than 30,000 euros.
The Majorette cars that you can buy at the Intertoys are of course not detailed enough for collectors. They prefer to pay a few tens of euros to a few hundred euros for beautiful 1 in 18 models. Real collectors know the name Amalgam well. The English company has had a reputation for making exceptionally detailed and expensive models for years.
Formula 1 car of Lewis Hamilton in scale 1 to 4
We only have to look at this Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance from Lewis Hamilton to see that that reputation is justified. The model is 1.25 meters long (scale 1 to 4), is made in an edition of seven pieces and costs no less than 30,089 euros. Assembly takes 450 hours at Amalgam. More than 4,500 hours have gone into its development.
Do you want Bottas or Russel’s? That’s also possible at Amalgam
The Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 is the car with which Lewis Hamilton became world champion for the seventh time in 2020. During last year’s Formula 1 season – which started late due to the corona crisis – Valtteri Bottas and George Russel were also behind the wheel of the W11. You can also order Amalgam model with their names on it. Five of each will be made.
Based on Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 from Portugal GP
In total, Amalgam assembles seventeen copies: seven with the name Hamilton on it, five with the name Bottas and five with the name Russell. The look of the model is based on the cars entered by the Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 team at the Portuguese Grand Prix, where Hamilton became the most successful F1 driver of all time, with 92 victories.