There are times when a livery makes you love a car so much that you have to go out and get it even though you never liked racecars to begin with. Then there are times when a livery lights the bulb in your head and urges you to buy a bunch of other junk just for the sake of complementing your new toy in your photos. This Haribo-liveried Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3, produced by Norev, is both of those things.
What's better than a cute, happy teddy bear plastered all over an otherwise menacing, evil, angry racecar? Not much, except a Skyline perhaps (just kidding, but not really). Anyways, the livery prompted the purchase of both car and candy, and it was only fitting to put the two together. The aftermath was a smeary, smudgy, sticky Mercedes. The bears didn't seem to appreciate being in the photoshoot either. One threatened to rip the stripe decal off the hood. Another group of bears took its anger out on the windshield, creating a couple long hairline cracks down the middle.
Totally worth it.
...and so is the model itself.
I must have not done my research, because I hadn't realized that this is a completely sealed model. Despite that, ultimately it does not matter. They display just as well, and half my models nowadays are the closed-body, resin type anyways. What I like is that Norev kept the steering, which is the one feature that makes diecast models superior, in my opinion. It's actually useful and adds much more posability to the model, creating more style, drama, and flair for both photos and display. As you can see, I made good use of it here.
It's just a great-looking car in general and 100% photogenic. I consider Norev to be middle-tier models, meaning they slot in between the budget stuff and the expensive stuff, but they certainly look and feel more pricey than they actually are. The Mercedes "nose" comes complete with red tow hook and some very convincing mesh behind the vertical chrome strips - I can't even tell if its solid or not. The front dive planes are well-crafted and are securely attached to the body, as is the massive wing in the back. The overall wheel package looks great, and I'm a big fan of the colorful decals on the tires. Though the doors don't open, there's enough detail in there to make you believe Norev didn't take any shortcuts with its sealed-body design.
One exception: the side-mounted exhaust piping is actually just some silver paint with a plastic chrome tip for effect. That gets a pass because this is a sub-$100 model if you know where to look. This is easily the most attractive of the handful of AMG GT3 liveries that Norev offers. You buy this model because you love Haribo candy and the cute bear, and you keep it forever because this AMG is totally wicked.
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