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

#467482 Last post for the night... by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 07:44PM -
- #467491 Great set. by TCL on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 06:14AM
- #467485 Great! The Breadvan is by TSM-Fujimi? by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 02:31AM
- #467483 very nice ! by ren on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:15PM

#467481 O/T question: Starting from 1950, which decade would you say by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 07:17PM - is your favorite racing period. The best cars or the best drivers, whatever the criteria for you, wh
- #467490 I can't draw lines on a decade boundary so for me the by TCL on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 06:13AM - period would be 1953 to 1967. I like watching races where the cars look as good as they perform and
- #467486 Hard to say, tthe 60s for pure beauty and the transition by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 02:48AM - to modern age, with aero add-ons and wide tires. But somehow I prefer the 70s for their wild expe
- #467484 The 60's had tremendous development on all fronts by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 11:18PM - powertrain, Aerodynamics, ground force and amazing tire technology. Unfortunately, the same cannot b

#467480 O/T question: The five spoke mag wheel has been very by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 07:12PM - popular in the states since the early sixties, Crager Wheels had a lot to do with that (I think). So
- #467489 I can't say a five spoke wheel design is my favorite. To me by TCL on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 05:49AM - it all depends on the car they are fitted on. Some wheels that stand out to me are the Minilites, Bo

#467475 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 01:00PM - 5 generations of Ferrari's V12 4 seaters...
- #467487 Cool line-up. I'll take the two left ones... by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 02:53AM - but for today's use I would choose the FF.
- #467479 Wow a lot to take in there. First nice hind quarters :) The by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 06:59PM - second picture looks like a group at a family reunion posing for a picture with cheesy smiles, say c
- #467476 nice collection by ren on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 03:22PM

#467468 Random model pictures of the day by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 11:16AM -
- #467488 One of my alltime Indy faves. by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Mar 12, 2026 at 04:40AM - Awesome car and great model.
- #467478 Thanks Gavin, for some reason only half of the pictures by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 06:42PM - showed up, here are the rest...
- #467471 Great pics, Josh. Looks really good in outside by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 11:36AM - natural light.

#467455 Costly but a steal: Maserati MC20 by BBR by
Ulf
on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 06:25AM - Right now, Maserati dealer models by BBR (and some TSM) are blown out. Between all these lifeless r
- #467473 I'm not usually a fan of modern supercars but this one looks by TCL on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 12:21PM - good to me. Good color choice as well.
- #467467 The Trifecta: Great looking car, beautifully done model and by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:23AM - fantastic photos of both. Thanks Ulf!
- #467456 Great color choice! Looks really good in yellow. Really by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 09:28AM - like the styling on the MC20. I don't think I realized that BBR did a fully opening resin version.
  - #467465 It is diecast, as mentioned in the first sentences. by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:18AM - Probably produced by LCD. This would not be possible with resin, apart from some megabucks highend m
    - #467469 sorry...yes. Mis-typed that. It was supposed to say by
      Gavin
      on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 11:25AM - 'didn't realize BBR did a fully opening diecast version vs a sealed resin."

#467451 Random birdviews by
Ulf
on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 02:14AM -
- #467457 nice comparo set. That's a big sedan, especially for the by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 09:30AM - Euro market.
  - #467464 Or maybe the other cars are just that small???? by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:15AM
- #467453 No idea what that 4 door sedan is and I'm not going to by TCL on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 04:41AM - cheat by trying to use search by image technology. :-) The vinyl top suggests it's likely a car fro
  - #467466 The Trans Am is nice but I like the BMW the best :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:18AM
    - #467472 That M1 caught my eye too. Great orange! by
      Gavin
      on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 11:36AM
  - #467454 Opel Admiral 1970 by BoS by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 06:27AM -
    - #467474 Not an Opel I'm familiar with. Probably because it never by TCL on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 12:26PM - came to the USA and in 1970 I wasn't interested in sedans.

#467448 Poppourri... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:11PM -
- #467458 Great mix of models, Josh. I have that Callaway by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 09:31AM - in yellow...that's a really nice, unusual model.
  - #467461 I'm thinking that would be a good look in yellow! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:11AM
    - #467470 It does. Its a nice metallic yellow... by
      Gavin
      on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 11:28AM - I found it locally on Craigslist, with a few other cars. I was planning on flipping it, but liked i
      - #467477 Yeah that looks good, like the two tone interior too, the by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 06:27PM - silver is just black.

#467447 Two for Tuesday... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:01PM -
- #467459 classic STP livery. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 09:31AM
  - #467463 :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:12AM
  - #467462 :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 10:12AM

#467437 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:30PM -
- #467444 Sorry mister Morris but I will need to see your I.D. Another by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:33PM - big size difference between cousins!
  - #467460 The size difference is crazy. The original is quite amazing by
    Gavin
    on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 09:32AM

#467425 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 04:34AM -
- #467446 Over ten years apart yet the AM seems as aero as the pure by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:39PM - race cars.
  - #467449 Actually, the DP214 was a prototype racing car. by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 02:03AM
- #467429 That's a great looking AM (I think?) by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:21PM
  - #467450 Sure is. :-) by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 02:04AM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DP214
- #467426 Quite different from each other but all from the same by TCL on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 05:30AM - brand. I currently have 4 models from Tecno, 3 Ferraris and 1 Jag. My favorite is this one from a 19
  - #467445 Nice! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:36PM
  - #467427 Lacks crumpled sheet metal. ;-) by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 08:37AM - Nice catch.... and I didn't knew this car before. Rockers a bit KK-ish. :-D Sleek body, though.
    - #467428 Maybe it's the pre-race version :-) It was a special by TCL on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 10:16AM - bodied 166MM that raced in the Mille Miglia in 1953 and 1954. Both times there was a camera in the c

#467418 Random model pic of the day...spring is almost here by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 11:12AM -
- #467430 Great looking. C1 did some great models. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:22PM
- #467422 Whoa! I bought this cheap in the US when Carousel-1 by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:33AM - went belly-up, and I think I never unboxed it. It is beautiful.
  - #467443 If Mercedes had not come up with the idea of laying the by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:29PM - engine on it's side years earlier this car may have never existed!

#467417 I know but, I see butt, Ok butt...I like big butts I cannot by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 11:10AM - lie...Lots of cars have great noses, but few have a nice A$$ to go with it...
- #467431 so curvy...love it! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:22PM
- #467421 Nice, yes... big, less so. by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:31AM

#467416 Trump has a concept of a plan, not like these true concepts by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 11:04AM -
- #467432 4 great ones by Ford. Partial to that gen Mustang! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:23PM
  - #467442 I thought you might be..me too! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:22PM
- #467419 :-D good one! by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:29AM

#467415 Why are no models being made of todays Trans Am cars and by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:57AM - and drag racing cars?
- #467433 Don't see this Rain-X version around much. It by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:24PM - is great looking. Love these old GMPs!
  - #467440 Love the Sunoco livery but I'm looking for the current cars! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:15PM
- #467420 Guess these are too specific US and the makers think by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:31AM - in global markets. That's why we Krauts don't get the awesome Bitter CD while there are plenty of
  - #467441 But there are several imports running in this series, that by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:20PM - thinking is most likely why we don't get good Indy car models any more.
  - #467424 Makes sense. So I should probably stop hoping for the US by TCL on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 04:20AM - version of the Ford Mondeo in 1/18th. The sporty US version was called the SVT Contour and in additi

#467394 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 07:41AM -
- #467434 Those 906s are tiny. Makes the GT350 look massive! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:25PM
- #467412 Want to see an even wilder display of size? Park a new GTD by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:40AM - Mustang with the OG and see how large these new Mustangs are!
  - #467423 Yup. Go to 1:20 >>> in this wild supercar show by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 02:37AM - in Miami, and look at this monster. Like the Bentley locomotives in prewar Le Mans vs the Bugattis.
    - #467439 Nice clip, and it just happens to be light blue and orange! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:13PM

#467391 Random Model Pic of the Day by
Venom
on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 03:58AM -
- #467435 Looks so good in this darker orange. Is this the AA? by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:26PM - I have the same spec by Welly...
  - #467452 Yeah, AA by
    Venom
    on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 04:18AM - I will say the Welly looks quite good as well.
- #467395 Nice wedge... as clicheed orange Lambos may be... by
  Ulf
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 07:42AM - they just work in this color.
  - #467413 I thought Lamborghini was competing with older Mopar by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:44AM - colors like lime green, bright yellow and even purple, but the orange does look good!

#467386 And, random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 08, 2026 at 03:11PM -
- #467436 LOVE the 906, though I do like this version better by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 12:28PM - than the Longtail.
  - #467438 You can say that because you have both, wish I did! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 at 01:01PM
- #467393 One of PMA's finest. Delicate and fragile as the 1:1. by
  Ulf
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 07:40AM -
  - #467414 I love that longtail :) by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:45AM
- #467387 Pretty by
  Venom
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 03:55AM - I need one of these in my collection lol

#467384 Have Solido and Jada merged???? by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 08, 2026 at 03:09PM
- #467392 Don't think so, but both are distributed here by by
  Ulf
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 05:51AM - the same distributor (Simba Dickie Group), and perhaps these used Soli molds are handled the same wa
  - #467411 I thought too many of the Pink Slips were to close to the by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:36AM - Solido models, but at $44 each I am also OK with that!
- #467388 Not sure, but I have noticed the sharing of molds. by
  Venom
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 03:56AM

#467383 And then there was light... by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 08, 2026 at 03:08PM -
- #467401 What's the source of the Chaparral 2D? by Guest on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 07:50AM
  - #467410 That would be a Monogram plastic model Dad built about by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:32AM - 32 years ago!
- #467396 What is the #99 Cobra? by
  Ulf
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 07:44AM - Is this the awesome GMP 12 that I owned for a while and stupidly sold off when in need for funds and
  - #467409 You bet, I think it's the best Cobra replica available. by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:28AM
- #467389 Awesome setup! by
  Venom
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 03:56AM
  - #467408 Thanks :) by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:26AM

#467382 Just another day at work...work, work, work... by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 08, 2026 at 03:03PM -
- #467390 I have been wanting to do a diorama for the longest by
  Venom
  on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 03:57AM - But space has always been the issue unfortunately.
  - #467407 The number one menace to diecast collectors! by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 09, 2026 at 10:25AM