For me, Bburago still epitomises diecast models that are from Italy – and made in Italy. The first one that I received was a Renault 5 Turbo. However, that was playworn to death, and from what I can remember, it is still in the attic, resting quietly, but in a complete mess…..paint chips galore….
But, these 4 - a Range Rover, Lamborghini Countach, Land Rover Freelander, and Suzuki Vitara - are mint – albeit the boxes have been around the block a little, and are in less than satisfactory condition. What pleases me is that 1) all the models are made in Italy, and 2) shows that Bburago kept up their stance of making affordable day-to-day castings of everyday cars you saw on the street. So from a child’s point of view, makes them easily recognisable, and enhances the playability value.
OK, some of of the tampo-ing is a little skee-whiff, and you could say that they look a little soulless, but since Matchbox and Corgi stopped producing 1/36 scale models (in the form of SuperKings, and the large Corgi models), then this is the next best thing, and in my mind, great play cars. Indeed, these will go to the ‘Cobra 11’ selection, which is actually building up pace quite nicely at the moment.
With the recent models being made in China, I am not all that fussed about them getting a chip on the paintwork here and there. But with these four, I am going to get some miles from them, but will be looking after them a little more than their Asian cousins. Cars like this are there to be played with, but as the brand is no longer making any models in Italy, these indeed are quite a rare find, and therefore a command a little bit more respect when handling them than normal.
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