Renault is auctioning dozens of design mockups on December 7 near Paris. The list includes scale models of concepts from the late 1950s until the 2010s. Most of them are 1/5th scale, with highly detailed exteriors and interiors. Fans and collectors of French vehicles rejoice: Renault is running the equivalent of a garage sale, parting ways with dozens of scale models created in its design studios. The auction, curated by Artcurial Motorcars, is scheduled for December 7 in France and will also include several full-size racecars, concepts, and production models. Scale models play a vital role in the design development as they allow designers to evaluate the proposals before moving on to the full-size clay model and static prototypes. The majority of the vehicles featured in this article are 1/5 scale models made of composite materials. This is the preferred size for professional design models as it is large enough for fine details and compact enough to be easily transpo...
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