-It is [Toyota TS050 Hybrid Le Mans 24 Hours 2019] manufactured as a 1/43 scale handmade model car of [EIDOLON COLLECTION].
――This model is a faithful reproduction of the [Toyota TS050 Hybrid], which participated in the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2019 and won the overall victory for the second consecutive year.
--The TS050 Hybrid was launched in the actual battle from the 2016 season. In Le Mans, the debut year, I think it is new to remember that the tragic event of slowing down on the home straight, which is the final lap, and being overtaken by Porsche.
――The 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2019, which took the victory for the second consecutive year, started from the pole position of car 7 aiming for the victory this year.
――Car No. 8, which won the championship last year, prioritized the title battle and aimed to steadily earn points.
――Car 7 precedes the race, but from the time the sun went down, the gap with car 8 narrowed and the rankings changed temporarily.
――On the second day, when we approached the end of the race, Car 7 succeeded in expanding the lead compared to Car 8, which was disadvantageous in aerodynamic setup.
――But one hour before the end of the race, a tragedy hits car 7. Immediately after finishing the routine pit stop, he pitted again on suspicion of a flat tire and changed the right front tire, but then slowed down again. Car 8 has taken the top spot.
――Car 7 made a pit stop again and exchanged all wheels, and although the pace returned, it was not possible to catch up with Car 8, and in 2019 it was a one-two finish in the same ranking.
――In developing this model, we thoroughly interviewed the winning car No. 8.
――We created and modeled 3D data based on the detailed dimensional data obtained from the interview and more than 1000 photographs.
――The body structure has the most complicated shape of all the models I have made so far, and there are many thin parts, so I had to reconsider from the casting method and the division of the prototype.
--Rear cowl shark fins are made by insert casting etched parts to prevent distortion.
――The thin and delicate rear wing is assembled using the soldering technology cultivated in the Idron Formula series.
――For complicated coloring, we use different colors and decals in the right place. This model has about 120 types and 147 decals.
--EM507A: 2019 No.8 Winner (Limited to 200 units, Domestic sales 100 units)
--EM507B: 2019 No.7 2nd place (limited to 60 units, domestic sales 30 units)
--Large acrylic base, acrylic clear cover, silicone cloth included
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )