Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS

       

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Made By:
Lionel
Scale:
1/24
MSRP:
$64.99
Overview:
Packaging (Design):9/10
Packaging (Durability):10/10
Casting (Body):9/10
Casting (Interior):8/10
Casting (Chassis):8/10
Casting (Engine):7/10
Paint (Exterior):10/10
Paint (Interior):9/10
Paint (Trim/Graphics):10/10
Overall Panel Fit:9/10
Total Score:8.9/10

 
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Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS
Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS Packaging Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS hood Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS interior Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS engine Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS roof flaps Lionel Danica Patrick #10 Nature's Bakery 2016 Chevrolet SS rear

 
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NOTE: This is a modified reissue of an existing model, and this review will focus on the changes made between the cars. You can see the original review for more details.

Background

In 2016, Nature's Bakery became the new sponsor for Danica Patrick's #10 Chevy SS. The deal would be short-lived, however, as complaints about the lack of associated promotion and existing promotional deals with competitors led the sponsor to pull the plug after the first year of a three-year contract. The lawsuits between Nature's Bakery and Stewart-Haas Racing were settled in mid-2017, resulting in a revised price and modified sponsorship schedule split between Patrick and teammate Clint Bowyer.

 

Packaging

After several years of using a solid cardboard box for their 1/24 diecasts, Lionel Racing introduced a "mail slot" window box for 2015. That box was retained for 2016, featuring a 2" (5cm) tall window showing off the left front corner and side of the car. The box has a black background with various textures added to break up the design. The front and top panels have Patrick's name and photo, while the front panel also includes logos for Lionel and NASCAR and "1/24-Scale Stock Car/Limited Edition Adult Collectable" under a gray stripe that fades out as it passes under the window. The top panel has a stylized checkerboard motif, car number, and Stewart-Haas Racing team logo. The solid end flap has the Action Performance logo and marketing, car year, Lionel website address, and "Officially Licensed" NASCAR foil sticker. The window end repeats most of the Action Performance marketing, SHR team logo, car number, and driver signature. It also has two stickers: first is the standard chrome sticker listing the driver name, car number, sponsor, car type, edition size (108), etc.; and the second is a callout for the special "Flashcoat" color of this release. The bottom of the box has all of the legal information and requisite logos, and the back panel is a mash-up of the top and front panel info. To remove the car, the solid end flap needs to be opened and the inner trays slid out as a single unit. The card is held to a large styrofoam tray via two screws on plastic retainers, and a plastic tray has been taped to the styrofoam tray to hold the hood, trunk, and roof flaps in place. Finally, a registration card and coupon for 50¢ off a box of Nature's Bakery are included.

 

Casting/Paint

The Nature's Bakery livery is deceptively complex - what looks from a distance like a simple blue-and-white paint job with a few ragged stripes is actually a complex layering of stripes and text over dozens of intricate curlicues. It's impressive work, both in complexity and execution: the colors are clean and evenly applied, the sponsor logos are all clear and readable, and the fine details are sharply defined. Most of the "stock" Chevy SS markings remain the same as before, but lower the front corner graphics and rear "diffuser" panel have been updated to reflect the 2016 facelift and switch to quad exhaust tips seen on the street car.

As a "Flashcoat" car, Lionel has selected one of the car's primary colors - in this case blue - and replaced it with a custom paint that will subtly shift through a whole spectrum of colors as the light hits it. The effect is similar to a pearlescent finish, but with a bit more pop under bright light. It's a cool look and has been applied flawlessly.

 

Features/Accessories

All the same working panels as before.

 

Accuracy

While the Flashcoat is a neat effect, it does effect the accuracy. From a distance, the blue sections of the body seem desaturated (they should match the color of the "10" on the roof). This also impacts the stripes near the edge of the white center section of the car: for the roof and trunk, the blue stripes are knocked out to allow the base color to show through; for the hood and nose, they were part of the graphics printed on top of the white. The Flashcoat makes it so the stripes change color before and after the windshield.

 

Overall

The base car is just as great as you'd expect, and the Flash Color finish is purely Lionel showing off how good their paint shop can be. Whether you like the effect or not is up to personal preference: it's a cool look no doubt, but if you're a stickler for accuracy it's not going to win you over.

 

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