
Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Hankook Team Heico #65 T. Heyer / B. Schneider / M. Arnold / G. Margaritis 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2012 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 151123165
- Year
- 2012
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- GT3 & GT4 Race
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138122437
About the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Hankook Team Heico #65 T. Heyer / B. Schneider / M. Arnold / G. Margaritis 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2012 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 reproduces the #65 Hankook Team Heico entry from the 2012 24 Hours of Nurburgring, with a sealed one-piece body carrying the full period livery. A strong piece for a Nurburgring endurance racing display.
The Nurburgring 24 Hours draws massive entry fields across the Nordschleife's punishing 25-kilometer combined layout, and a four-driver lineup like this reflects the sheer physical demand of the format.
Sealed-Body Craft for a Grueling Endurance Race
This SLS AMG GT3 uses a sealed zinc alloy body, letting Minichamps concentrate its tooling on the car's aggressive GT3 aerodynamics, from the wide rear diffuser to the extended front splitter. The Hankook Team Heico sponsor livery sits with sharp, clean registration across the long hood and doors, and the metal casting's genuine weight sets it apart from lighter toy-grade alternatives. Without opening panels, the model's full visual impact rests on livery precision, appropriate for a race defined as much by its unique combined circuit layout as by any single moment on track.
The Nurburgring 24 Hours and Its Combined Circuit
The Nurburgring 24 Hours runs on a combined layout joining the legendary Nordschleife with the modern Grand Prix circuit, creating one of motorsport's longest and most demanding lap configurations. Fields regularly exceed 150 entries across multiple classes, making the event as much a test of traffic management as raw pace. A four-driver rotation, as fielded on this Hankook Team Heico entry, reflects the standard approach teams take to cover the race's full 24-hour duration safely and competitively.
Collecting a Nurburgring Endurance Entry
At 1:18, this SLS's wide stance and sponsor livery give it genuine presence within a Nurburgring 24 Hours themed display, particularly alongside other GT3 entries from the same demanding race. Since the body is sealed, the model shows its livery cleanly from any angle without moving parts to manage. For collectors specifically tracking the Nurburgring 24 Hours or Mercedes' GT3 program, this Hankook Heico entry documents a genuine chapter in that history.















