BBR一个全球汽车模型的传奇品牌，其产品充满了超级汽车的激情和动感，同时也兼具了汽车模型产品特有的精细和巧夺天工。B.B.R品牌的诞生，来源于品牌创始团队：Balestrini、Barberis、Reali三人姓名的缩写，有趣的是，Barberis在创建了B.B.R品牌后，重操旧业成为一名著名的牙科医生。

      20多年前，B.B.R在意大利北部的小镇Saronno起步，将无限的灵感、激情和想象力注入到B.B.R精美的汽车微缩传奇世界。在创业初期，Balestrini以超乎常人的手工制作工艺和本身对赛车的狂热激情，以锌合金和塑料配件为材料，用手工打造出70年代传奇F1车手Ken Tyrrell的系列赛车模型，并迅速赢得了行业内部对产品的高度赞誉。而Reali先生则以其精明的商业头脑，为B.B.R打造出一系列深受车迷欢迎的1：43经典汽车模型产品，令B.B.R在很短的时间内成为汽车模型行业中耀眼的“新星”。

      随着B.B.R快速的发展，B.B.R也将其在意大利Saronno的厂房加以扩展，并成立了专门的产品开发、制作、货运等部门，现在，B.B.R的工厂完全可以说得上是一个整装待发的真车厂商的制作场。德国著名汽车模型杂志《Model Fan》在19xx年将B.B.R选为当年的最佳汽车模型品牌，这成为B.B.R发展历史上的重要里程碑。从此，B.B.R的1：43汽车模型产品，成为全球汽车模型质量卓著、精致考究的代表作。B.B.R的业界声望不断飙升，令B.B.R倍感责任的重大，也促使B.B.R对其产品质量提出了更加严格的制作要求。

      与真车厂商的合作，是衡量汽车模型品牌价值的一个重要标准。B.B.R以其过硬的产品质量和品牌理念，得到了世界顶级真车厂商-----法拉利的青睐，并与法拉利签订了合作协议，共同开发法拉利旗下的传奇汽车模型产品。累计下来，B.B.R为法拉利生产了1999－2004年Maranello全系列的1：43跑车和F1赛车系列，同时也生产了包括1：24 法拉利360Modena GT所有的赛车和街车版本模型以及部分1：20的法拉利F1车队模型。

      过去辉煌的历史并不能代表B.B.R的全部，为了延续B.B.R的光荣历史传统，B.B.R不断进行产品和技术的开发和创新，去迎接未来更多的挑战。2003年，B.B.R推出了品牌历史上第一款1:18模型-----法拉利超级跑车“Enzo”，并在2006年推出玛莎拉蒂MC12跑车1：18模型。

     BBR ... HOW A MODEL IS

     Our models, those that you see in display cases before they become part of your collections, but that you can also check out here in this Web site, have a very extensive background, almost like the history behind their big brothers that we are about to describe in greater detail. For years, our catalogue offers assembled versions and kits of the Formula 1, Sport cars, Touring, DTM, plus the "historical" classics as well as the latest mass produced models of the most prestigious brands, such as Ferrari. To show you how a BBR model is born, we thought it would be a good idea to provide you with a brief description of the various steps involved in making these cars. 
   

      RESEARCH

     Creating a new model is always a special job, that requires enormous preparation. A little bit like school, where teachers assign a research project about a historical or scientific subject. The fundamental element of the model is in fact the research stage, that is sometimes the most difficult, but also quite satisfying when a new detail is discovered that may be the key factor in producing what will then become a successful model. The older a car, the more difficult the research is, since photographs, drawings and even precise colour samples are not always available to reproduce a period car in detail. Today, car manufactures and Ferrari in particular have been working with us quite effectively, but this is a very special case. That's because to obtain information about period cars, the research is sometimes truly difficult.

    PROTOTIPE AND TESTING

    Basically this is the step in which the model is created. It starts from a rectangular block of polyurethane resin that is worked, using millers, files, sandpaper and other tools worthy of a precious stone laboratory, to rough out guidelines of the model based on what was indicated in drawings. Thus, every detail of the reproduction is built in this way, from the body work, such as the flatbed, interiors, dashboard and upholstery, to the smallest details, like rear-view mirrors or fuel caps, which are made from brass. The prototype is built on a scale of 1/41.5, which therefore is slightly bigger than the dimensions of the model with scale 1/43. Now we have come to the first real test. In fact, in this stage, the precision of all the parts is tested by constructing some body parts to determine if there are any imperfections, if the proportions transferred from the drawing to the prototype are exact. In other words, if the model is sized exactly like the real life version.

     BIRTH

    The construction of the final master is the station prior to the birth of the resin model. In this step, some moulds are made which are then used to form various body parts. The moulds consist of two shells: one is used for the exterior of the body part and the other for the interior. If the model is made in white metal instead of resin, another mould is made from the resin master. This one is used to make a wax model that will then become the base for a brass model, the father of the final 1/43 scale model. The "special" models differ in terms of the type of material used to build them and therefore their moulding varies according to the type of material used. A system that is very popular with F1 for making car bodies is based on a "vacuum". BBR uses this systems for the resin models, while those in white metal are moulded in a centrifuged. At the end of these operations any impurities on the pieces are removed. The pieces then go to the painting phase for which the most sophisticated industrial car body refinishing shop techniques are used.

     AND VOILA' the model is ready

     Once the various accessories, along with the car body, that comprise the model are put together, and for a special model in particular these details are truly important to guarantee the final result, we end up with the final assembly that determines the end result of the work carried out to this point. A special model is assembled just like in a real car factory and that means in stations. In this delicate phase, that really relies on the manual skills of the "mounters", one worker applies the photogravure to the previously painted body, another attaches the glass and decals, another works on the interiors, another is responsible for checking everything, while still another packs the finished car. After an average of 3 hours, the BBR model is ready to go.

     We'll let you be the judge.... Perhaps we told you things you already knew, or for others we provided what was still unknown information, but the fact remains that our work is still meant to be a tribute to and an interpretation of the history of the world of cars. A history that has made such a strong impact that it has transformed a simple hobby into our profession.