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| Car of the Day: March 10, 2016; Top Mark '08 Mercedes-Benz GL550 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 10 2016, 01:10 AM (804 Views) | |
| Dean-o-mite | Mar 10 2016, 01:10 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Top Mark's 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL550. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Mercedes-Benz GL-Class ![]() ![]() Top Mark is a new brand from China, which I only discovered earlier this year. The models are all licensed, with seven different auto brands represented so far. The bases have the "Top Mark" logo and the vehicle name. I had to source these from online, and get them shipped in a blind box from China, so I didn't know what exactly would be included. Each car is packaged in a small orange window box, and the model quality is comparable to Maisto, back when they still had interiors. The cars are light-weight with some casting imperfections, but very well proportioned and pretty nicely detailed for being toys. I want to place a second order to see if I can add more of an assortment, but the person I bought from no longer has them available. As for the GL-Class Mercedes, I was thrilled to learn that Majorette would finally be bringing the GL to small scale after years of nobody else bothering with it, and then I find this one, as well. And as it turns out, the Majorette is the second-generation, while the Top Mark represents the first generation, so both are unique offerings in small scale. This is the kind of thing that fuels my passion for collecting, even more than Treasure Hunts and chase cars! ![]()
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 10 2016, 07:14 AM Post #2 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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For an upstart Diecast company, Top Mark is hitting it out of the park! |
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| pjedsel | Mar 10 2016, 10:29 AM Post #3 |
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Wow! That is one sharp looking Mercedes Benz! I would say Top Mark has hit the "mark" and I offering some nice models. Probably a good thing I don't collect everything these days.
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| Hobie-wan | Mar 10 2016, 11:52 PM Post #4 |
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Vehicle looks good, but those are some terrible rubber band tires. The wheel part looks good, but needs to not be 95% of the whole shebang. It looks like it is rolling on bare rims. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 11 2016, 04:10 AM Post #5 |
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Post-spike strip pursuit diorama piece??
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| Ford1965 | Mar 11 2016, 06:38 AM Post #6 |
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nice model, the wheels just don't fit it. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 11 2016, 07:01 AM Post #7 |
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The brand failed to invest in various wheel designs. This same wheel is used on their exotic sports cars and Range Rover SUVs. Maybe if the company does well, they can expand their wheel lineup in the future. |
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| Hobie-wan | Mar 11 2016, 11:12 AM Post #8 |
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Hope so, the vehicle deserves better. |
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| Stampede | Mar 11 2016, 04:07 PM Post #9 |
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Really don't see that as too much as a surprise...take Tiny, for example, same thing. Not too surprising from a upstart company, but I really like what I am seeing from the brand. Looking forward to more vehicles from the brand, definitely another mark I need to look at adding to my collection! Thanks for showing. |
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| pjedsel | Mar 11 2016, 05:32 PM Post #10 |
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Love it! Only you would come up with that one Dean...
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Wow! That is one sharp looking Mercedes Benz! I would say Top Mark has hit the "mark" and I offering some nice models. Probably a good thing I don't collect everything these days.

3:35 AM Jul 11