Message Board - Scale18 1/18 Scale Diecast Model Cars, Since 1997

#471591 I hear they did a lot of drugs in the sixties... by Josh Shy on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 01:06PM -

#471590 "How bad is it?" you ask...First shot is for perspective... by Josh Shy on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 01:02PM -
- #471592 Nice engine bay but as you noted, it comes at the cost by TCL on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 02:58PM - of a poorly fitted cover. My first GMP 412P had a gap that was too large on one side or the rear

#471585 Random real car by
Ulf
on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 05:12AM -
- #471588 Nice shot of the engine compartment, that's wild all by by Josh Shy on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 10:47AM - it's self, then add the wide body flares and fat tires, what's not to love?
- #471587 Looks brutal in a good way. by TCL on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 09:50AM

#471584 Smokers from Belgium by
Ulf
on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 05:07AM -
- #471589 I didn't expect to see a Joe Cool car, nice! by Josh Shy on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 10:48AM
- #471586 I like Ferraris with Belgian yellow liveries. Waiting for by TCL on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 09:49AM - the yellow 412P that I have on pre-order. I'm not familiar with the liveries on those BMWs but

#471572 Automobile Autumn by
Ulf
on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 01:37AM -
- #471581 Found an outside shot...... by Frank Lemire on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 09:29PM - But no autumn leaves
- #471579 great lighting, along with the leaves. Is that a house? by
  Gavin
  on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 09:08PM - looks massive.
- #471574 Great shot, great model. Even the house outside looks great. by TCL on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 04:36AM - I think older buildings have so much more character than what's been built in last several decades h
  - #471576 Thanks... also, the new houses still have to prove they are by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 05:36AM - still there in 200 yrs from now.

#471571 Move over.... by
Ulf
on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 01:32AM -
- #471580 One of my favorite cars............. by Frank Lemire on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 09:25PM - and just a coincidence that is a Daytona I have eight of these models - here are two of my favori
- #471578 Love those 2....particularly the #64 car. by
  Gavin
  on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 09:07PM -
- #471575 Classic Kyosho at its best. Here's one I shouldn't have by TCL on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 04:43AM - sold.

#471566 Just another little hatchback... by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 02:18PM -
- #471570 Perhaps the best sports car of the last decade... by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 01:30AM - still on top of GT racing years after the street car ran out of production, and the new version - th
- #471567 That is great looking. Love the styling. Still haven't by
  Gavin
  on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 07:50PM - picked one up yet. Trying to decide between the base model like yours or a Black Series.

#471557 Random model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 08:51AM -
- #471573 I always thought the M's rear end is a bit flat by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 01:40AM - but I could be wrong. Do your CMR/Werk 512s roll?
  - #471577 they don't roll, unfortunately. by
    Gavin
    on Saturday Oct 24, 2026 at 09:05PM
    - #471583 Same here, sadly. by
      Ulf
      on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 05:05AM - But full livery.
- #471563 That #6 is better looking than the $300 + GMP version hands by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 01:58PM - down, not even close, wanna trade?
  - #471569 Hard to believe the GMP can be that bad...but I don't really by
    Gavin
    on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 07:52PM - remember seeing much about them when they were released.
- #471560 Last of the Ferrari Le Mans prototypes that I admired for by TCL on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 09:56AM - their looks.
  - #471568 Thanks. They are great looking. by
    Gavin
    on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 07:51PM

#471553 Just saw that Kyosho is coming out with some classic 911s. by TCL on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 05:45AM - Posted on their Facebook page (don't need a FB account to view it):
- #471564 Nice to see some color in there! by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 01:59PM
- #471556 Great looking. Since I already have AA's '67 S, I'll pass, by
  Gavin
  on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 08:50AM - but I do still want one of the original batch.
- #471554 Nice... are these basically the same as these? by
  Ulf
  on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 06:52AM - https://diecastsociety.com/kyosho-new-metal-porsche-911/
  - #471555 Probably a lot of the same basics but this new batch is by TCL on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 07:09AM - the 911S model while the first batch was a 1964. For me the Fuchs wheels are what will probably caus

#471552 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 01:22AM -
- #471565 Guessing this is an older model with the tobacco livery by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 02:01PM - showing, those were the days!
  - #471582 Not this old, 2018, Ixo had a decal set coming with it. by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Oct 25, 2026 at 05:04AM - But now are the better days for tobacco cars, as Werk83 and CMR just put on the liveries, and PMA br
- #471558 door stop! Such a cool looking car & I really like by
  Gavin
  on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 08:55AM - the Marlboro livery. Good article from Hagerty here:

#471547 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 10:31AM -
- #471559 love the 917/10. by
  Gavin
  on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 08:56AM
  - #471561 This particular model and livery are one of my all timers! by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 01:49PM
- #471551 Sinister car. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 01:21AM
  - #471562 I prefer the all black over the black and orange, although by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 01:52PM - this time of year the black and orange would fit!

#471540 Cat content by
Ulf
on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 01:27AM -
- #471550 I would like Kyosho to do another E-type coupe but in this by TCL on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 02:52PM - color:
- #471546 I like the blue with red interior, different. by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 10:07AM
- #471545 beautiful Jags. Love that XJ. When I was in high school, by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 08:34AM - neighbors on both sides had Jag XJs...one a late Series III (in this nice burgundy with wires), & th
- #471542 I thought it was great that Kyosho started doing E-types. by TCL on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 04:24AM - Still hoping they'll do an open top version. I think the last company that did a street version was
- #471541 No Subject by FANCAR78 on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 02:31AM - Sleek cats ! Great pix, tx Ulf ! Wonder why Paragon never made the XJ mark II or even the mark I

#471533 Random model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 11:26AM -
- #471538 Welly? It is a beautiful model. by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 01:22AM - Never got this Maisto, though. The Jag recycler was a nice car, too, but a rare sight on our roads.
  - #471544 yup, Welly & Maisto. The Maisto is nicely done...one by
    Gavin
    on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 08:30AM - of their better models. Good overall shape & nice shutlines.
    - #471548 I thought this was a nice model but like too many Maisto's by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 10:38AM - and a couple of other cheaper manufactures, NO BRAKE ROTORS. If you don't want to go to the expense
      - #471549 Sorry, that should be no brake calipers. by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 02:02PM
- #471536 Kinda early for a Christmas post? I had the green AM, sold by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 02:32PM - it but really like the wheels on the red version.
  - #471543 Thanks! I love those wheels too. by
    Gavin
    on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 08:27AM

#471526 Random model pick of the day by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:52AM -
- #471528 Very cool shot. Love that McLaren Papaya orange. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 10:34AM
  - #471535 Me too! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 02:29PM

#471516 French Twins by
Ulf
on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 05:46AM -
- #471529 Very cool looking cars. I don't have any Matras, but by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 10:35AM - one of these is tempting.
- #471525 "Fellow collector", are you sure your not just hoarding by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:50AM - Matra's?
  - #471539 :-D by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Oct 22, 2026 at 01:22AM
- #471517 Duplicates or different model brands? I'm not into Matras by TCL on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 06:31AM - but they look identical to me. The car does have a very nice shape and isn't overloaded with aero at
  - #471518 Second one for a fellow collector... by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 08:53AM - to save shipping. :-)

#471509 Random model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 01:20PM -
- #471524 It looks like a happy face (yellow) and two sad faces. Nice by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:48AM - little butts though!
  - #471530 lol! by
    Gavin
    on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 10:35AM
- #471514 Very cute... the wing looks funny so up in the air. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 03:20AM
  - #471531 Thanks. Interesting that the wing is attached to the by
    Gavin
    on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 10:36AM - engine lid.

#471505 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 10:38AM -
- #471513 Cheap but neat. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 03:19AM - I admit all three were here once but went fast for their off shapes. Countach on 17" with F40 tires
  - #471523 Those are the original wheels and tires this Bburago came by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:45AM - with. There was paint added in many places, some ground effects and of coarse the door windows were
- #471507 nice lineup of budget Lambos. Great blue on that by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 01:19PM - Anson Miura. I don't have a pic with the Miura, but I should...
  - #471521 Great color assortment, looks like a spilled bag of Skittles by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:40AM
- #471506 An Anson Miura. I liked them even though they were off in by TCL on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 11:02AM - some ways. I started collecting them before Kyosho and AA released theirs. I made two or three chang
  - #471522 Like some blacked vents, silver trim and a chrome mirror? by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:42AM
    - #471527 Yes on the silver side sill trim and chrome mirror. The by TCL on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 10:15AM - shape of the stock mirror looked bad to me. Don't recall whether I blacked out anything. I t
      - #471534 Looks good, the chrome mirror stands out, can barley see the by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 02:26PM - original one.
        #471537 Thanks by TCL on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 05:17PM

#471504 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 10:35AM -
- #471508 Looks great with the front bodywork off. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 01:19PM
  - #471519 Old model but the details are over the top! Love it. by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:37AM

#471488 Diecast peak time. Long ago. It was: affordable. by
Ulf
on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 03:14AM -
- #471502 I got in too late, I missed the "cheap" days :( by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 10:30AM
- #471495 crazy how inexpensive these were at the time... by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 08:23AM - I paid well under $100 combined, with shipping for both of these...
  - #471512 I think the Toyo was around 50-60 Euro... by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 03:18AM - and the Lolas were unsellable when new, went around 80,- on ebay when Schuco stopped distributing th
- #471491 I don't remember how much I paid for the original Toyota by TCL on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 05:31AM - 2000GT but I know it was much less than what sealed Tecnomodel resins sell for today. That was a gre
  - #471492 Paid $100 for mine............ by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 07:35AM - Could kick myself for selling the red and white one - have just the blue and white one now
    - #471496 Maybe you're lucky you sold the red when you did. A year or by TCL on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 09:14AM - two ago I was searching for that model and several sellers disclosed that the red paint on the hood

#471487 Ricko Shed by
Ulf
on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 03:08AM -
- #471501 That's an old Ricko? With side glass and what looks like by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 10:27AM - photo etched wheels? One of the first models I ever sold was a Ricko. It was a European car in black
  - #471511 No etch wheels there. by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 03:13AM - I just made them messy to get rid of the shine.
    - #471520 It works :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 09:38AM
- #471490 I either forgot that Ricko did that one or never knew it. by TCL on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 05:09AM
  - #471494 I forgot about that too. I seem to remember wanting by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 08:20AM - that one, but picked up the KK 400 years later. Do you still have both, Ulf?
    - #471510 I kept the blue one and the Ricko, which was by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 03:12AM - heavily and incompetently modded by myself anyway. Ricko in their wisdom took the only 350GT in e
      - #471532 interesting. I seem to remember that thread MANY years by
        Gavin
        on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 10:38AM - ago. The black washed wires look so much better.

#471486 Random model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Monday Oct 19, 2026 at 11:53AM -
- #471500 I like the black best :) by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 10:21AM
- #471489 Nice. Is that the old AA release? by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 03:27AM
  - #471493 it is the original release. The updated release by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 at 08:17AM - had side windows & real hinges vs the dog legs on the doors. I've had 3 of these originals...whit
    - #471515 I had all 5, the blue stayed for long but now all are gone. by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 at 03:22AM - Z-Tune had to go, too. Only a used jade plastic returned.