Agora 1/8 67 Shelby GT 500 Super Snake

[stevez]

Anyone hear of this one?  Looks like a lot of it is pre painted. 

https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/builds/agora/build_agora_gt500.shtml

[randyc]

I would bet this is the same as the DeAgostini Shelby.   I *think* Bill Geary (Mr. Obssessive) is buidling one in the large scale area of the forum.

[Daddyfink]

It's a disassembled die cast

[MrObsessive]

1 hour ago, randyc said:

I would bet this is the same as the DeAgostini Shelby.   I *think* Bill Geary (Mr. Obssessive) is buidling one in the large scale area of the forum.

Oh yeah! Pretty much the same except for some unique Super Snake details. It'll set you back $130 bucks a month for the year subscription. Mine was about half that per month as I did the two year deal.

Very nice kit, but you might want to add some more engine bay details. At least that's what I want to do with mine as I located a VERY good thread where someone built one of these and put in some fantastic detail! I'm gonna steal some of his ideas as to me the model looks a bit "spartan" for that scale.

Edited February 26, 2020 by MrObsessive

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Yup!  Mine's further back on the triage because I have a couple subscription models that won't need so much refinishing ahead of it, but there's no way that stock engine bay can stand as-is.

Do like the wheel and tire package on the Agora version, though...

[Brudda]

I am also doing this kit. I received the first pack. It is pre painted and looks great. Liam White is the founder of Agora Models. He was part of the DeAgostini/model space company. He brought the 1/10 Toyota 2000 GT and the GT 500 to DeAgostini. The first pack is great. Top quality and fit is the best. If you want to super detail the kit,It would be out of this world. I did the Toyota 2000 GT , repainted it and built it out of box and it came out great. Liam makes a great model. The Toyota GT ( DeAgostini-Liam White model) will be in the other mag , under “ one great model” article in April. These kits are very expensive but if you can swing it, do at least one. Too cool to pass up. You only live once.

[Brudda]

Here are the first packs of DeAgostini and Agora models super snake. The kits look the same. That is great as the DeAgostini kit is fantastic! . Liam White brought the GT500 to DeAgostini.  The super snake is a one of a kind car. Has the same motor as the 7 liter ford GT of 1967 Mk 4.  Sold for 2.2 million. I expect the super snake model to be just as great as the other kits he has made for DeAgostini.