[Diecast/Models] 1:18 and 1:24 Juan Pablo Montoya Models

[Knowlesy]

F1 cars are usually £40 new Matt.

Ebay can knock these prices down a little usually.

[Matt]

Ah, alright, not that much of a difference, since £40 is about $80. So, a $15 premium. I guess that could rack up after a long while, haha.

[J-C]

Was looking for a definitive list of all the JPM NASCAR models and found this site;- www.nascardiecast.com It's the only site I've found that lists all 6 known 1:24 models so far anyway.

A Big Red CoT would be nice if only for the comedy value Having said that; there's probably quite enough as it is for one season, especially as future liveries won't be that different if Texaco remain.

[Matt]

Might as well show off my huge JPM collection. :P

Got it back in April.

[chunterer]

J-C nice shots of the collection.

Is your FW25 a Minichamps? - Looks same as one i've got.

Display case thing works well, at present i've got mine on a rickety pine shelf unit!

[Knowlesy]

[ANORAK CORNER] That FW25 is indeed Minichamps as it has the Niquitin logos on it.[/ANORAK CORNER]

I really need a display case. Oh, BTW, got myself the Champcar in 1/18 finally. So that's all of them once the orange mac arrives this week!

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Knowlesy

[ANORAK CORNER] That FW25 is indeed Minichamps as it has the Niquitin logos on it.[/ANORAK CORNER]

I really need a display case. Oh, BTW, got myself the Champcar in 1/18 finally. So that's all of them once the orange mac arrives this week!

Nice!

Where did you purchase the Champ car from? I wouldn't mind ordering one up.

In fact in order I'd probably go for 1:18 MP4/20, a Champcar (either year would be nice) then the NASCAR although they're a little smaller right?

[Knowlesy]

Yeah NASCAR are a little smaller.

I picked a Champcar up for £30 on eBay. Absolutely mint as well. Chuffed.

I had a link to a shop in Canada or America that was selling a new one but it was £60 so I don't know if you'd want to pay that. I'll try to find the link if you are wanting to pay over the odds, but it's best to look on eBay really.

I think you should get an order in for an orange Mac though. If they are limited like the MP4/20 testcars, they'll be scarce as snow in hell. Then again, you are probably sensible with money unlike Debt Boy here.

[luke]

Originally Posted by J-C

Thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my JPM 1:18/1:24 collection (plus the 1:43 Champcar). Hope these aren't too big for the forum.


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Wow very nice!!

[J-C]

Just for information; the display cabinet itself is the Detolf from Ikea (Link) The display case the Williams' are in is called the SuperMini (Link) which as you can see fits nicely on one of the shelves. I get the cases at the NEC/Donington swapmeets.

A lot of the display cabinets I've seen are extremely expensive; but the cabinet and cases are reasonably cost-effective - certainly I've no quibbles with the quality of either.

Chunterer, yep, as Knowsley spotted the FW25 along with all the other F1 cars in the display are Minichamps.

[luke]

Thanks for the link, I just won some premium bonds so I guess I can order me some glass cabinets!

[Knowlesy]

Oh dear.

My Mac test cars should have arrived, but it turns out they have been sent to my old address as I made the pre-order many more moons ago than I thought.

Damn. Just hope they haven't been signed for and auctioned/thrown out. Just waiting for e-mail confirmation on this.

Yes, "cars" plural. Turns out I ordered the Kimi one too. Doh! Bad for my bank balance, it is going straight on eBay make no mistake.

[J-C]

Problems here as well; my 1:18 Mac has been delayed although the one advantage is that it might mean the cost sneaks beyond next month's credit card bill! Probably not a bad thing as the 1:18 Champcar is on its way to me shortly (won on eBay) - the fun is now going to be in reorganising the display!

[Matt]

J-C, your rear QP lower decal is different to the one I got this weekend, I got mine from the JPM trailer, where did you get yours?

[Knowlesy]

How ironic is that. I was just looking at a picture of the 42 and thinking that the Havoline decal was the reverse of the model. The one JC has (and me) seem to have the 2006 arrangement.

Seems that there are models existing with the proper decals. Hmmm...

[Knowlesy]

Actually no, I am talking rubbish. I think the cars me and J-C have are Busch liveried.

[Matt]

No, no. The 1:64 I got in April, has the same livery as you do. I am thinking, that this is a second half livery that I have purchased. It's missing the foil wrap "Techron" thing on the lower rear quarter panels, the Texaco star is on the other side of the ward "Havoline" on the rear quarters, and, the lower red line on the side is gone. Those are the three I have noticed from the start.

I am amazed with the detail this has, even for the "less detailed" version. Roof-flaps are functional, the window net is made of fabric, one of the radiator hoses is a small steel-braided line, and hell, even the driveshaft spins! If you can't tell, it's been a while since I've bought one, haha.

IIRC, the more expensive one, had hood tethers, among other things.

[Knowlesy]

Damnit I can't find this livery anywhere. Not on eBay or anywhere.

Couldn't do a little hunting around for me could you Matt? I need this car.

[Matt]

Will do for ya Knowles. It also occoured to me, that the scheme on mine, is the same as the CoT. Error painted maybe? I will still look for you though!

[Knowlesy]

No, that is the Cup livery you have and it is correct. I checked the photos, it has been like that since Daytona.

The car I have is Busch liveried, with the location of the Texaco star and white bits on the bumper.

This, to detail freaks like me, is massively irritating.

[J-C]

I thought when I got the Texaco Charger the livery seemed to be slightly different from the Cup livery (the Big Red logo on the rear QP, the Texaco star placement, also to my eye the #42 on the side looks smaller than in reality - this hasn't been changed tho') - I figured the livery submitted for the model was subsequently tweaked before the season started, as all grades of JPM cars had the same colour scheme.

Seems to me that there's been a second run in the corrected livery; though I bet they'll have the same product code so it'll be pot luck to find one. The front guard sponsors are also different as well - there's a Bud logo on yours Matt for instance.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Knowlesy

No, that is the Cup livery you have and it is correct. I checked the photos, it has been like that since Daytona.

The car I have is Busch liveried, with the location of the Texaco star and white bits on the bumper.

This, to detail freaks like me, is massively irritating.

I don't think it's the Busch livery, as the Busch one doesn't have the red lines separating the coloured sections. Here is the first picture I can find, and it's on the Telcel car, but, the front part is all correct. (I am still looking for the Telcel car by the way, haha.)


EDIT:
Here is a picture of how the car normally ran, note, that the dark gray, isn't separated from the black, by red lines.

[Knowlesy]

Ah, yes, the red lines...

So it is a livery that never existed then.

[Matt]

I guess so. Any idea where I could get the Telcel car? I am still looking for the one I have for you.

[Matt]

Oh, and, judging by this eBay ad, he did run the scheme you have.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Juan-Pablo-Monto...QQcmdZViewItem