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

#471254 *wink* by
Ulf
on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 02:02AM -
- #471255 It looks like you added real lights to the model. Either by TCL on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 03:02AM - that or it's the reflection of light hitting the front of the model.
  - #471259 I am not into the toy light business. ;-) by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 05:59AM

#471244 Random model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 11:25AM - We need more greens in 1:1s...
- #471250 Nice Greenie! by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 01:54AM - Who made this New Edge Stang?
- #471248 We need more colors period. White black and different shades by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 04:31PM - of gray to silver just aren't cutting it anymore. What makes old cars catch your eye, COLORS!
  - #471249 Agreed! What's up with people these days? by Terrence on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 06:34PM - So many toddle along in lookalike jacked up station wagons, the vast majority painted white, or blac
    - #471251 Well, the black rims have their origin in motorsports... by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 01:57AM - as well as all the unfinished looking cluttered front ends of moder performance cars. The grey wa
      - #471257 Well yes ... by Terrence on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 04:03AM - Black wheels have been prominent in racing for decades, but why the recent trend to building street
        #471258 I think the wheels are marketing, probably by people by
        Ulf
        on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 05:58AM - who don't know anything about cars, the same who think all buyers want the same tablet for a cockpit
- #471246 Agree. I owned quite a few 1:1s but only one in green. I by TCL on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 03:37PM - ordered this Chevy Corsica 3.1 V6 with the Z52 performance handling option. I used it as a daily dri

#471240 From concept to production... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 11:13AM -
- #471252 Apart from the (KK typical) too clumsy rockers a nice model by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 01:59AM - and the sidepipes hide the problem zone.
- #471242 the early chrome bumpered C3 is so great looking. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 11:21AM
  - #471247 Hard to argue with perfection! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 04:28PM
    - #471253 yep by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 02:00AM -

#471223 The fifties...in black and white... by Josh Shy on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 11:34AM -
- #471231 What a fantastic group of '50s Roadsters! Love them all. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:43AM
  - #471241 :) by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 11:14AM
- #471228 Excellent group of AA oldies! by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 01:21AM - Those were the times, these would sell still today while many collectors don't want plastic cars. W
  - #471232 Looks great in person. Just need the Corvette in that pic & by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:48AM - you have all 3. Saw McQueen's one at the Petersen a few years back.
    - #471256 Nice. I don't think Loh has a C1 Vette. by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Oct 07, 2026 at 03:15AM - But then, he has everything. :-)
- #471224 That XK-SS looks like the AUTOart but I don't remember them by TCL on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 12:22PM - doing one in white. I also don't recall seeing that Speedster before. I have seen the white McQueen
  - #471226 All three are Autoart! by Josh Shy on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 03:24PM
  - #471225 The white: AA #7351; the green Steve McQueen: AA #73526; the by Craigj35344 on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 12:51PM - plain green: AA #73511; the blue: AA #73510 Several white ones currently listed on Ebay.
    - #471227 And that's the nuts and bolts of it, thanks Craig! by Josh Shy on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 03:25PM

#471219 Another old new entry: Boss 429 by HW61 by
Ulf
on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 05:42AM -
- #471233 excellent addition! A 429 has been on my list, but by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:49AM - haven't pulled the trigger. Love this Grabber Blue with the white interior. Nice colorful groups
- #471222 That color just kinda "grabs" you, but I'm blue I don't have by Josh Shy on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 11:32AM - one :(
  - #471230 Sorry.... and thanks. by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 01:25AM
- #471220 Great photo set! The one that blew me away the most was by TCL on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 06:49AM - the photo of the Boss behind the 2 Cobras under the window with a house visible outside. Great light
  - #471229 Thanks for the link, cool. by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 01:25AM - I had this Welly, too, but it is gone for 20 yrs. Not bad, but the clumsy chrome parts and toyish w

#471218 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Sunday Oct 04, 2026 at 07:15AM -
- #471234 Nice corporate cousins! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:50AM
- #471221 Hey Quedo, the boss has a job for the eliminator, somebody by Josh Shy on Monday Oct 05, 2026 at 11:27AM - getting rubbed out?

#471217 AA Porsche under pressure... soon by Norev by
Ulf
on Sunday Oct 04, 2026 at 12:51AM -
- #471235 Saw that the Norev is incoming. Hard to beat the AA, by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:52AM - though...

#471204 Nova Road Warrior by
Ulf
on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 01:24AM - A car was sent to me by Don B, our 2011 deceased Lola Man.
- #471236 What you said about the Ertl mold is why it looks by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:56AM - so good to me. Not a model I'd generally consider, but looks so much better than I remember Novas l
- #471212 Not quite the same as the Falcon but nice mild custom! by Josh Shy on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 08:47AM
- #471207 Nice to have that as a memory of him. by TCL on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 04:12AM
  - #471209 True. I have several, actually. by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 05:02AM - A second Nova, a C5R in silver, and the Torino twins. And a Donohue Shelby 350 by Lane.
    - #471213 Hey, a Motion Nova, never seen one before :) by Josh Shy on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 08:49AM
      - #471215 BM Nova... I am not sure if the all-black one was listed by
        Ulf
        on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 09:25AM - as a BM, too, but I think it was. Apart the warpaint it is completely identical.

#471202 Autumn Horse by
Ulf
on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 01:15AM -
- #471237 LOVE the 288GTO. Strange that none of the 18s look by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:59AM - exactly right, but I do like the KK.
- #471211 Love this in yellow, from the rear wheels I'd say this is a by Josh Shy on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 08:45AM - higher end Hotwheels?
  - #471214 Yup. HW Elite oldie. by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 09:23AM
- #471206 Great photo angle. by TCL on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 04:11AM
  - #471208 Thanks. by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 04:59AM

#471193 Ferrari Friday, old to new (newer)... by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:53AM -
- #471238 That TR is gorgeous. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 09:59AM
- #471201 Interesting choices for one posting. by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 01:12AM
- #471195 That CMC 250 TR is one of my favorite models. It survived by TCL on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:57AM - my massive downsizing of 2014.
  - #471197 I was going to post just one picture of it with the lead in by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 03:42PM - of "No words needed"

#471179 Big Fat Aussies by
Ulf
on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 03:56AM -
- #471239 excellent trio. I absolutely love this generation of by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 10:01AM - the Falcon. Have the #1 car here.
- #471192 That Brut car would go well with the Moffat Mustang you have by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:46AM - and the white with the blue stripes gives it a classic Ford racing look.
  - #471199 Not sure if the Brut Falcon is still here... by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 01:06AM - one of the blue ones left the building a long time ago. The Brut Stang is so different in color a
    - #471210 Nice companion car with matching livery and numbers and by Josh Shy on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 08:42AM - driver. Seems like a match made in heaven...to me
- #471184 Interesting. I'm not very familiar with Australian built by TCL on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 05:38AM - Fords.
  - #471203 Perhaps you remember it only in black by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 01:17AM -
    - #471205 I do remember that one but when I first saw the movie I by TCL on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 04:09AM - didn't know what car it was built from.
      - #471216 Me neither... was bewildered by the Monza nose... by
        Ulf
        on Sunday Oct 04, 2026 at 12:49AM - which is such a forgotten car.

#471174 OT: Comical and cool video of an old Alfa Spider. I enjoyed by TCL on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 03:06PM - the comedy but the driving sequences were what made it worth the watch for me.
- #471190 Nice video, humorous. Fun to drive, no doubt, but I would by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:41AM - rather see more pictures of your red version :)
  - #471194 Didn't take as many photos of the red since I took every by TCL on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:54AM - view of the light blue Spider. I still have a few models I haven't photographed at all so I won't be
    - #471196 You have more self control than I do. I know you were by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 03:40PM - working on a Cobra, I forget, what was the other?
      - #471198 Cobra is finished. Still have 2 in progress. The first is a by TCL on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 04:35PM - repaint a of red 1/18th Norev 356 Speedster to match a 1/43rd that a company called "High Speed" pro
- #471175 Nice clip indeed. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 01:28AM - A very similar fastback in silver was the car of a friend of us, for a long time. I once drove this
  - #471183 I’m sure the Miata has better driving dynamics than that by TCL on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 05:32AM - old Alfa but that fellow sure seems to think the Alfa was fun. He did another video comparing the
    - #471186 He also did a Vette C4 feature. by
      Ulf
      on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 07:11AM
      - #471191 I'll check that out. by TCL on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:44AM

#471168 Random model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 01:14PM -
- #471185 GT-One will forever be pretty by
  Venom
  on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 06:39AM - I wish I got one of the 1998 models when they were cheap though, would have went great with my R390
- #471178 An oldie already, more than a quarter of a century ago. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 03:53AM - So modern up to now, very cool car. Would have deserved to win in LM.
- #471173 I'm not usually a fan of modern prototype racers but that by TCL on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 02:58PM - Toyota looks better than a lot of them to me.
- #471172 Very nice, is this new to you? Don't recall seeing this in by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 02:42PM - pics from you before.
  - #471243 nope. I've had it for years...not sure why I haven't by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 11:24AM - featured it more. Maybe I'll do a full spread shortly.
    - #471245 I'm in for that :) by Josh Shy on Tuesday Oct 06, 2026 at 12:54PM

#471164 O/T: The guys at OSU were able to retrieve my old pictures by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 11:54AM - from dad's old laptop. Stuff I didn't know were in there. Unfortunately they are microscopic and dis
- #471176 Good to hear, but just curious why you don't just download by
  Ulf
  on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 01:29AM - them from you webspace (pic hoster).
  - #471189 I use a free system called Imgur. The only problem is you by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:30AM - can only host 150 or so pictures at one time. That's why sometimes my pictures are missing after a f
- #471167 That's great to hear, Josh, at least partly. :) by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 01:12PM
  - #471171 About half way through new pictures of the models I by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 02:40PM - currently have, it's been fun.
- #471165 If the images were microscopic it sounds like the might have by TCL on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 12:44PM - restored the thumbnails instead of the full images.
  - #471170 I'll know soon if they can be saved. by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 02:38PM

#471163 Pic set of the day...Porsche by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 11:48AM -
- #471177 Great duo! Spark 917? by
  Ulf
  on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 03:52AM
  - #471188 That's by Norev, I painted the exhaust, trans cover, tail by Josh Shy on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 11:24AM - lamps and two support brackets.
    - #471200 Ah, of course... now I see the infamous split rocker... by
      Ulf
      on Saturday Oct 03, 2026 at 01:10AM - of this old Jouef mold. I was just looking on these headlight tapes, and remembered only the Spar
- #471166 2 great models. The innovation & development in 4-5 years by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 01:12PM - time, is amazing.
  - #471169 Nice Martini 917, I should have done a threesome with a 904 by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 02:36PM - too. Opps

#471158 Open ressources by
Ulf
on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 09:44AM -
- #471162 A sea of red in choppy waters. This is what built the by Josh Shy on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 11:38AM - diecast hobby. Nice metal models with opening components and a fair amount of detail. Nice shoot!
  - #471181 Thanks by
    Ulf
    on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 04:03AM
- #471161 Nice to see 1/18th metal diecast with engines these days. by TCL on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 10:32AM - Thankfully some companies are still producing them.
  - #471180 They returned powerfully in the last few years.... by
    Ulf
    on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 04:02AM - but apart from Norev and Touring only with grown-up price stickers. LCD, Almost Real, MotorHelix, j
- #471159 all great 70/80s models & they all look excellent in nice by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Oct 01, 2026 at 10:18AM - shades of red. I have 4 of them....the 5th in dark red. :)
  - #471182 Only the Count and the R5T are still here. by
    Ulf
    on Friday Oct 02, 2026 at 04:04AM - Speaking of, I saw an R5 turbo 2 parked outside "our" bar on the first day in vacation... leisurely