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I collect 1/18, 1/43 F1 and Saloons, i have nearly all of the Onyx F3 Dallara's [cannot get Bernoldi's Renault..], i've also got quite a few Moto GP items, at the moment my collection stands at around 180 pieces. Probably my best model is the 1/18 scale 1996 Minichamps Schumacher Ferrari "My first win for Ferrari" complete with rain tyres, which i bought brand new. On CStudios website it would cost over £300 to buy now...... i'm in two minds whether to cash in and upgrade my kart engines with the money i'd get.............. I've also got a lot of early Senna stuff including a nice 1/43 VC Models version of his 93 McLaren on a Brazilian flag base.
Model fairs such as Donington and the NEC are good places to pick up bargains if you are just starting out. |
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i collect, 1/43 super tourers, mainly btcc, but i have a few german dtm, and super tourers, mainly opels, calibras and vectras. a few bathurst vectras, both vauxhall and holdon vectras, all cleland as the driver.
i also have a varied collection of 1/43 F1 all die cast, the list is to big to write out, and i have a few rally cars, but only a couple. i am after any btcc cars i can find, but i was getting mine on mail order, but the companys i was using have gone bust, now i dont know any one who is selling them, besides ebay, but thats a lottery, and i have been ripped of on there. |
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I've collected diecasts for nearly 15 years, mostly in 1/43, although I have some bigger stuff up to 1/16- the main theme is rallycars, mostly 1950s/60s through to 80's Group B- (although there are quite a few outside that theme-60/70's touring cars etc), but I also collect Minis and Group C sportscars. Total must be 5-600 by now, plus a small collection of kits that fit in with the rest of the collection- Tamiya 1/24 Group C, old rally cars, that kind of thing. I've also dabbled in restoring/repainting old diecasts to make things (particularly early 60's rallycars) that aren't available otherwise
Some of the nicest things I've got are a couple of 1/43 white metal handbuilt 60's rallycars I bought a few years back which were painfully expensive, but couldn't resist them at the time- http://www.whitemetal-model-reviews.co.uk/CR02.htm |
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Provence Moulage PM2586 . Number 32 LeMans 2000 .Multimatic Motorsports . Maxwell-Graham-Wilkins 1st LM675 .
Check out www.grandprixmodels.co.uk . Good luck |
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Now I am doing theme's on Courage C60 up to C65 . Panoz open and closed LM cars . All the Riley & Scott Mk.3 and 3C's including the 2000 and 2001 Cadillac because they were Riley & Scott's too . Hans Jochim Stuck , about 50 plus cars for him from all series , touring,F2000,F1,Group C,Group 6 . Thats a pretty big theme too . And my latest theme is all of Joest Racing big endurance winners . Im also a big fan of Brun Motorsports and trying to complete his LeMans 1989 entry of 5 cars . Im just missing car number 17 and then it will be complete on a Walter Brun signed teak base . Anyone got one for me ? |
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Im not quite sure about spark models . I dont like the rear wing supports , way too thick and the decals sometimes tend to lift off the body . You also need to change the wheels and a little more detail painting is in order . Building them up from kit form yourself is a much better option . I know they can be small and fiddely but I thought that once too .
My biggest pain in the ass is a Porsche 962 that Hans Stuck drove in the supercup back in 1986 . It was gloss black with matt graphite body panels . The problem is that applying decals to a matt surface is not an option cuz you get silvering under the decal cuz the surface is not smooth and traps little air bubbles underneath . You can gloss up the whole model but then it wouldnt look right either . Any solutions out there ? |
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The Badger, I would assume you use a decal softner before you applly the decal and a hair drier ounce the decal is in place this should get rid of air bubbles.
If your surface is not smooth enough try using MicroMesh, it's a polishing kit for acrylics, plastics etc. If you use the course sheets it will smooth the surface and still leave it dull, but if you go to fine it will give the surface a shine/gloss look. |
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6 Jan 2004, 21:26 (Ref:829861) | #37 | ||
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Here is my Tamiya Nissan but a pic of the car will eventually go on that peice of wood
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6 Jan 2004, 23:24 (Ref:829996) | #39 | ||
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lol...Mr. Observant.
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7 Jan 2004, 15:31 (Ref:830611) | #40 | ||
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Yes it is, been up there for quite a long time too
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10 Jan 2004, 18:30 (Ref:833672) | #41 | ||
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Just got back from autosport show and bought home the Lola T98/10 test car by SPARK models which noe nicely fits with my other two Lolas. I will make a display stand for all three of them and post a pic of it here when its done. I also bought the Spirit of America Panoz LMP-01 that raced at Le Mans with Brabham - Magnussen and Herta. That model was by ixo.
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10 Jan 2004, 22:38 (Ref:833846) | #42 | ||
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IXO are quite good imho....i have the 68 lemans winning gt-40 and it is superb.....
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10 Jan 2004, 22:54 (Ref:833866) | #43 | ||
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This is actually the first ixo model i have bought and i agree with you. The detail is of a very high standard, the colours really stand out and the box it comes in is very good too. It is well set out. Now i can put it with all my other Panoz i have!
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11 Jan 2004, 21:22 (Ref:834673) | #44 | ||
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Here is the link to the ixo site if anyone is interested. The site is one of the best databases for model cars IMO and i think i will be buying quite a few more of ixo's models,
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12 Jan 2004, 15:42 (Ref:835492) | #45 | ||
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ANYONE GOT A BTCC COLLECTION OR ANY THEY DONT WANNA KEEP NEMORE SELLING???????? WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO LIKE A TRADES OR SWAPS SHOP!!!!
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12 Jan 2004, 15:49 (Ref:835502) | #46 | ||
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I have a few touring cars but the only BTCC one i have is Alain Menus Championship winning Renault which is missing a mirror!
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12 Jan 2004, 16:07 (Ref:835538) | #47 | ||
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My touring cars:
1:43, Niedzwiedz Audi A4 Alzen Vauxhall Vectra Burgstaler Vauxhall Vectra (which i damaged on purpose and created a crash scene Duez BMW 318i Menu Renault Laguna Alboreto Alfa 155 ITC Giovanardi Alfa 156 Presentation - autographed Tarquini Alfa 155 ITC - autographed Christian Abt Audi A4 - autographed 1:18, Jo Winkelhock BMW 320i Marcel Tiemann Merc DTM Darren Turner Merc DTM - autographed and all the autographed ones i got myself |
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12 Jan 2004, 18:59 (Ref:835776) | #48 | ||
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my touring cars, all 1/43
btcc. 1994, alfa romeo, simoni. 1994, bmw 320i, soper. 1994, ford mondeo, rouse. 1994, ford mondeo, toca world touring car champion, radisich. 1994, renault laguna, menu 1995, renault laguna, menu 1996, honda accord, kaye 1996, vauxhall vectra, thompson 1996, peugoet 406, harvey 1997, peugoet 406, watts 1997, vauxhall vectra, warrick (sunday times) 1997, vauxhall vectra, cleland (masterfit) 1997, renault laguna, menu 1997, renault laguna, plato 1997, honda accord, tarquini 1997, nissan primera, leslie 1998, renault laguna, plato 1998, volvo s40, rydell 1998, vauxhall vectra, warwick 1998, nissan primera, reid 1998, peugoet 406, harvey 1999, renault laguna, plato 1999, nissan primera, neal (team dynamics) also. 1998 bathurst. vauxhall vectra, cleland/warwick holden vectra, murphy/ingall 1997, opel vectra, alzen, stw.. 1996, opel calibra, ITC, alexander wurz.. 1994 belgium pro car.. ford escort cosworth, krankemann ford mondeo, eichmann bmw 320i coupe, gedlich not sure what year, maybe 96/97 dtm, opel calibra, hefferoder/old spice, ludwig.. and a couple of tamiya kits of the 1994 btcc volvo 850 estate,rydell. and a 1995 btcc volvo 850 saloon, also rydell. |
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12 Jan 2004, 19:40 (Ref:835818) | #49 | ||
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Nice collection! Ive often thought about buying more touring cars but in recent years ive put my money into buying model sports cars. I will make a full list and post it when i'm done.
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12 Jan 2004, 21:31 (Ref:835908) | #50 | ||
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So my list of all the sports car models i have stashed in my bedroom
1:43 sports cars:- PORSCHE: 3 911GT3 RS's, 911 GT1(signed by Ortelli,Aiello) , 911 GT2, 6 962's, 4 supercupcars, 3 935's and a Carrera 6 LOLA: B98/10, B2K/10, B160 (EX275) PANOZ: 8 of them MERCEDES: 4 CLK GTR's PEUGEOT: 3 905's Two Oreca Vipers, One BMW V12 LMR, One Sauber Merc, One Chevy Corvette and a Mazda 787B 1:18:- PORSCHE: 911 GT1, GT2 and GT3 PANOZ GTR-1 MERC CLK GTR 1:24:- PORSCHE 911 GT2, 911 Carrera and 924 Turbo Road cars: 1:43:- 1 panoz, 1 Nissan R390, 1 Porsche 911 Carrera 1:18: Saleen S7, Porsche Boxster and 930 Turbo Next will be Formula 1 cars.... Last edited by Duffacus; 12 Jan 2004 at 21:34. |
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