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

#466933 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Sunday Feb 08, 2026 at 03:43AM -
- #466947 I didn't realize how small the Alpines were, imagine it by a by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:19PM - '59 Caddy!
  - #466956 I haven't seen a A110 in the wild for ages... by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 05:36AM - but I remind an encounter in Toulouse (F) around 1996. The little streetfighter ended on the heig
- #466939 jeez...what a difference! Cool red interiors on both. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 09:21AM
  - #466955 Yep, that was partly the pic idea. by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 05:34AM
- #466938 Massive size difference lol by
  Venom
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 04:29AM

#466927 Purple AA flop by
Ulf
on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 04:00AM - so when I go and pick a costly plastic, it wasn't in order and instantly returned, never unscrewed f
- #466946 It looks like a very nice model to me. I love the color..but by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:16PM - never a big fan of the Diablo for some reason. I have a UT in yellow.
- #466940 such a great color...too bad about the QC issues. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 09:25AM - I like the Diablo a lot. I had 6 at one point, down to 2.
- #466931 i agree on the plastic criticism but kept mine ... by ren on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 07:01PM - only decent regular diablo was my very old UT version ... always wished they released a red color li
  - #466934 UT made Diablos? by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Feb 08, 2026 at 03:45AM
- #466930 I have the Jota version myself. by
  Venom
  on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 07:45AM - It is among my favorite AA models lol. Engine cover on the Jota opens all the way with no trouble. I
  - #466968 I don't think I paid attention that AA did both the by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:33PM - SE & the Jota. Same purple?
    - #466977 Yeah, they did both in purple by
      Venom
      on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 04:46PM - Part of me wants to get the regular SE30 in one of the other colors, since they released it in some
      - #466982 Color is Viola, famous for the appearance in by
        Ulf
        on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 01:06AM - Jamiroquai's video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NvQ6VJYtE I found a pic of a real one I
  - #466935 MUCH better! by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Feb 08, 2026 at 03:49AM - I just noticed, apart from car events I only saw two Diablos out in the wild, ever. One in the stre
- #466929 That's the color I think of when that car comes to mind. Too by TCL on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 04:38AM - bad about the deception regarding the engine bonnet.

#466922 Random Model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:58PM -
- #466944 Great set of AM's, lots to work with there. Good shapes, by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:11PM - just a little wheel swap and you have diecast royalty!
  - #466970 yup...wires on cheaper models are a weak spot. by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:34PM
- #466926 Cool duo of entry level 18 oldies. by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 03:53AM - Actually, a client 35 yrs ago had both of these as 1:1s... I was stunned he owned one of the 19 real
  - #466941 Very cool to see either of these 1:1s in person. by
    Gavin
    on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 09:26AM

#466919 Automotive perfection, does it get any better than this? by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:04PM -
- #466925 There are better colors possible aside this fantasy version by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 03:48AM - but I admit it does look awesome.
  - #466943 Didn't a guy from Pink Floyd have one painted black for a by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:06PM - while and then did a race livery?
    - #466983 Don't think so... by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 01:11AM - Nick Mason ownes the GTO #3757GT since the 1970s, and it was always red. https://www.youtube.com/
- #466924 The dark blue version that Kyosho recently announced by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 03:20PM - should give the black GTO a run for the money, especially since it matches an existing 1:1's color a
- #466921 That's pretty close to perfect & still by
  Gavin
  on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:23PM - one of my favorite models. I have to rotate cars on display, but the Kyosho GTO never gets put away
  - #466942 And that ones a winner! by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:03PM
  - #466936 Do you guys remember the panic buying that happened.... by Beck on laptop on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 03:38AM - When there were rumors that Ferrari might not issue any licenses to diecast manufacturers to model c

#466903 ... random 1971 by
Ulf
on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 06:10AM -
- #466937 I still remember the first time I saw a Mach 1.... by Beck on laptop on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 03:59AM - That parked a couple of houses from ours, on our street, when I was 10 years old. I think it was red
  - #466987 Fantastic anecdote. How nice. by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 06:06AM - You seriously fond of flatted fastbacks... me either. Noticed I never photographed those 2 AAs toge
- #466932 had electric toy race car /track of these .. loved it by ren on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 07:04PM
- #466918 For a long time I put these just above the Mustang II but in by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:52PM - the last few years they are growing on me. Nice model, it's more the model than the real car that is
- #466907 The AA '71 looks so good in any color, I had to add by
  Gavin
  on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 09:31AM - one, but compared to the pre-71 cars, the styling just doesn't do it for me.
- #466905 The styling of the 1971 shocked me when I first saw it on a by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 06:58AM - dealer's storage lot at the time it was released. It took me a while to warm up to it. When I bought
  - #466911 No Subject by poblano on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 11:31AM - The first time I saw a '71 fastback Mustang, I thought Ford had cribbed liberally from Giorgetto's M
    - #466923 It wouldn't surprise me if the body designer(s) did that. by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 03:11PM - Two high school friends of mine drove Mustangs. I've ridden in them but never drove one. I was more
  - #466906 Nice white whale! I didn't know much about this as a kid by
    Ulf
    on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 07:57AM - but I thought it looked awesome and my Corgi copy was a favorite.
    - #466910 That's a neat little set. The huge Mustang really stands out by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 10:04AM
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#466899 Random Model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 11:59AM - Cool to see Norev working on the 944 Turbo & Cabrio. Hope they do the 968 too.
- #466917 Ok so Frank is known as the Ford guy, GT40's Cobra's and by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:46PM - Coupes. I think you should be the "Porsche" guy from now on. Any idea of the percentage of Porsche's
  - #466920 Just under 22% of my 1:18s, around 16% overall. :) by
    Gavin
    on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:21PM
- #466902 Great pic! by
  Ulf
  on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:29AM - All these decades I wondered why the 924 looked off to me, until I saw these side by side. The PMA'
  - #466908 It is too pointy, I agree....really nicely detailed, though. by
    Gavin
    on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 09:32AM - The AA 924 CGT & 944T are great models.

#466892 Random ducktail by
Ulf
on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:04AM -
- #466898 That is a great shade. Love the ducktail! by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 11:57AM -
- #466894 Great car. I'm not used to seeing 911s in red. Of the 29 911 by TCL on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:20AM - models I've had, only one was that color. I guess it's because I associate red more with Italian spo
  - #466895 Actually, it is Blutorange aka blood orange by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:29AM - The model is by GTS and gone since last Spring.