TL;DR: Cult Models produces Aston Martin and Mercedes scale models here in 1:18 diecast and resin, spanning Grand Tourers, Modern Classics, and Vintage Classics from Pre-War through the 1990s. This two-marque, four-decade catalogue gives real depth for grand touring collectors.
Aston Martin and Mercedes represent two distinct grand touring traditions, British restraint against German engineering precision, and Cult Models covers both across a genuinely wide historical span within a single manufacturer's output.
Cult Models Across Diecast and Resin
The range splits construction by subject: diecast typically covers more recent Modern Classics with opening-feature expectations, while resin serves the Vintage Classics and rarer pre-war subjects where sealed-body precision better suits flowing period coachwork. Comparing construction choices across the two marques and four decades here is one of the more rewarding exercises this manufacturer's catalogue allows.
- Diecast: suits Modern Classics with opening-feature expectations.
- Resin: suits Vintage Classics and pre-war coachbuilt subjects.
Checking which construction a given era uses is a useful first step before purchasing.
Two Marques, Four Decades of Grand Touring
Pre-War subjects capture both marques' earliest coachbuilt ambitions, the 1970s and 1980s track their transition into more modern grand touring identity, and the 1990s Modern Classics bring the story into recent memory. Aston Martin and Mercedes rarely appear together under one manufacturer's roof at this depth, which makes cross-marque comparison genuinely possible here.
Building a Grand Touring Display
A shelf organised chronologically across both marques tells a coherent story of how grand touring design evolved from formal pre-war elegance to 1990s refinement, with Aston Martin and Mercedes offering contrasting national interpretations at every stage. It rewards a collector interested in genuine breadth within a focused two-marque theme.