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

#470035 Random sunshine pic by
Ulf
on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 07:34AM -
- #470060 I've got this pair, also; two of my favorite models of one by Craigj35344 on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:38PM - of my favorite cars.
- #470059 I have the green and blue cars, but the "New" ... by Zak325 on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 05:57PM - XiaoGuang/Sterling Scale models seem to be nearly direct copies of the AA V8 Vantage, at around $200
  - #470061 Not a Stirling... I consider this new brand as already dead. by
    Ulf
    on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 01:28AM - They deleted the Aston trunk lid opening last year, only showed a Norev-like relief plate instead of
    - #470092 Nice comparison shots with the AA. I saw the annoucement by
      Gavin
      on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 11:32AM - pics and was underwhelmed. Looks even worse next to the AA. The wheels/tires look really off.
- #470046 Love that Vantage. I have the green with the light interior by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:53PM - but the red looks so good too. Did you keep both?
  - #470064 Both are in da house, still. by
    Ulf
    on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 01:43AM - They came in at their sale phase, twice lucky.
    - #470091 I got mine on sale too...seems they shot up by
      Gavin
      on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 11:28AM - in price shortly after.
- #470044 It is sunny but still reminds me of Christmas! Nice AM butts by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 12:01PM
  - #470062 :-D by
    Ulf
    on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 01:30AM
- #470037 Two against one but I'll take the Cobra. It's just sitting by TCL on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 10:17AM - back there waiting to strike like real cobras do. :-)
  - #470063 Yup... I forgot I have this pic. by
    Ulf
    on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 01:42AM - Old photo from 2020, sadly this huuuuge Con has a problem, not sure if my fault or a material proble
- #470036 Background by Don Klema on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 08:57AM - I like the 1:12 Cobra in the background.
  - #470065 Me too. :-) by
    Ulf
    on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 01:44AM

#470026 I couldn't take it anymore. I've had AUTOart's Jaguar by TCL on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 06:17PM - lightweight E-type continuation car in off white for several years and it came with blank racing rou
- #470047 Looks excellent. Love the nice hunkered down by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:53PM - stance vs the Paragon version.
  - #470056 Thanks. I think it might also have a longer nose than the by TCL on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:59PM - Paragon.
    - #470068 compa by
      Ulf
      on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 04:00AM -
      - #470090 great comparison shots. by
        Gavin
        on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 11:28AM
      - #470071 Great comparison. From that shot it's hard to tell if by TCL on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 04:33AM - the Paragon's hood is shorter or whether the headlight shape just makes it look that way. Sometim
        #470074 I think the Para's headlight housings are too small... by
        Ulf
        on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 07:02AM - maybe they should go further up into the fenders. I noticed it on my first toyfair proto sighting
        #470083 I think that's it and the smaller size might also distort by TCL on Monday Aug 03, 2026 at 10:12AM - housing's proportions. I remember Frank L. making some stripes for the Paragon Cunningham model
        #470114 Still I don't know if the Para housings by
        Ulf
        on Tuesday Aug 04, 2026 at 01:25AM - are too small or if the chrome ring delete causes this effect. FLM indeed "saved" my LM car.
        #470115 One of many good things about the Cunningham car is that by TCL on Tuesday Aug 04, 2026 at 05:25AM - the attractive livery draws the eye away from the headlight housings. Didn't recall that you also
- #470043 It just plain looks better with numbers :) by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:51AM
  - #470045 In this case I agree. by TCL on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 12:39PM
- #470028 Great improvement... and I disagree with the idea by
  Ulf
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:13AM - of a center roundel.... most Lightweights I ever tracked had an off-center number. Be it the famed
  - #470032 Thanks, and yes, I should have said that the lightweights by TCL on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 04:21AM - I've seen that were painted white had the hood roundel in the center. Those were the Cunningham cars

#470016 Ages like good whine... by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 12:03PM -
- #470034 Yes it does! I also have one, bought it new many years ago. by Marshall on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 05:57AM
  - #470042 There is just something about these old art deco cars. by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:47AM

#470015 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 11:59AM -
- #470029 I like this tiny rule-bending part underneath the mirrors by
  Ulf
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:18AM - which looks like a knob for a model feature (like on fliplight cars). It was there to reach the r
  - #470048 interesting...I hadn't noticed that before. by
    Gavin
    on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:55PM
  - #470041 Yes we are :) by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:45AM

#470003 That little white hunchback 427 by Solido by
Ulf
on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 03:39AM -
- #470049 That hard top is crazy looking. Props to Solido by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:56PM - for releasing that. Have to do something to stand out with all the 427 versions available.
- #470018 They both seem to be sitting a little high....... by Frank Lemire on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 02:16PM - And I'll never understand why with a clear field ahead of them they didn't do the 289 FIA spec cars
- #470014 I do like this version with the top even though it is not by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 11:52AM - correct, it would have been a lot to ask of Solido to create a new mold I guess. I had the same thou
  - #470030 Is that a Wix 24? by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:24AM
    - #470038 Yes sir! by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:30AM
- #470004 Your second Solido 427 Cobra! Those can be addictive given by TCL on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 05:18AM - the price. :-) Very nice shots. The last one really shows how much the hardtop changes the ove
  - #470031 Here's something I never saw before... by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:27AM - and I find it weird and wonderfully clever at the same time. Twisted thinking and so odd to make an
    - #470040 Ok right hand drive, padded dash and a hatch back with a by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:39AM - trunk! Talk about making it your own, some good engineering too.
    - #470033 Amazing. by TCL on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 04:45AM

#470002 Hey Frank L; here's one I've never seen before: Lonestar, by Craigj35344 on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 01:10AM - a Cobra successor:
- #470019 Seen better looking cars.......... by Frank Lemire on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 02:20PM - but you know I would buy it
- #470006 Looks seriously unwell... by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 09:08AM - rather bloated and the headlights waaaayyyy to high in the bodywork..... and I thought the C8 sucks
  - #470013 Even after reading all the negative reviews, not one good by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 10:56AM - one I'm still gonna say I love it and would definitely buy a model of it...please?

#470001 Random Model Pic of the Day by
Venom
on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 08:09PM -
- #470050 LOVE the 037. That street version looks outstanding! by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:57PM
- #470012 I have only seen rally versions of this car in models, these by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 10:51AM - look great! Who made these?
  - #470024 Thanks! by
    Venom
    on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 05:12PM - Laudoracing for the road car, Kyosho for the presentation
- #470007 Nice! Laudo? by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 09:09AM
  - #470025 Laudo indeed! by
    Venom
    on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 05:15PM - I am quite happy with it too, and yeah I did post a ton of pics of it on DiecastXchange.
  - #470022 I believe that's a Laudo on the left... by Terrence on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 03:55PM - and a Kyosho on the right. Lots of very nice photos were recently posted on the Diecast Exchange fo
    - #470023 Correction: DiecastXchange by Terrence on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 03:56PM

#469994 Dad was a weekend alcoholic, sitting beside the pool with a by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 01:07PM - drink in his hand or at the bar with a drink in his hand or in the shop with a drink in his hand or
- #470021 One of my heroes by Frank Lemire on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 02:27PM - You Dad was a collectors collector with a better eye and steadier hand than I have ever had - maybe
  - #470039 LOL! by Josh Shy on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 11:32AM
- #470005 Interesting mix of his passions. by TCL on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 05:24AM
- #470000 Astonishing. Thanks for sharing! by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 03:45PM

#469993 Random model of the day... by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:54PM -
- #470051 Is this the HW 1:12? Looks good! I had their 1:18, but by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:59PM - sold it when I found the AA cheap. LOVE the C6.

#469992 Naked Truck, caution some viewers may find this hard to by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:51PM - watch...
- #470052 Looks awesome without the body! by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 01:59PM
- #469999 Whoa, what is this? by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 03:44PM
  - #470011 This is a Monster Truck called "Big Foot" without the body! by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 10:47AM

#469991 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:48PM -
- #470053 Such a cool, strange looking car. These and the later by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:00PM - LMPs sounded incredible.
- #469998 No beauty but legendary. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 03:43PM -
  - #470009 Back in the day a lot of independent builders came up with by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 10:44AM - their own cars, it's good that this still happens today.

#469990 Sisters... by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:45PM -
- #470054 I have the AA #6. Excellent model, but the Exoto by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Aug 02, 2026 at 02:01PM - of course, looks even better.
- #469997 Beautiful. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 03:41PM - My AA is long gone, the Exo is on display ever since... partly because I don't know how to return th
  - #470008 :) by Josh Shy on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 10:40AM

#469987 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:16PM -
- #469996 HW & KK? by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 03:39PM - Waiting for BBR?
  - #470027 exactly. Tempted by the BBR. by
    Gavin
    on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 at 08:29PM
- #469989 Nice, I know the one on the left is Mattel, who made the by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:40PM - other?

#469976 Remember the old days...................... by Frank Lemire on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 08:52PM - Josh reminded me of promised cars that went missing
- #469988 OMG that is too funny!!! by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:22PM
- #469981 I remember the issues with Exoto preorders from reading by TCL on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 05:13AM - people's complaints here including yours with those milk cartons. Those cartons made an appearance e
- #469977 I too well remember those; fine work, Frank! BTW - I tried a by Craigj35344 on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:05AM - prepayment with Tony K only once. After a long wait I canceled and pushed him for a refund, but he o
  - #469979 Replicarz has a 2D coming out............... by Frank Lemire on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 01:46AM - I expect it will be sealed but that didn't stop me from putting in a preorder because like you I thi
    - #469984 As I'm reducing my collection, and certainly not adding any by Craigj35344 on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 07:36AM - Chaparrals, I'll likely take a pass. See there how I saved some coin! But I'll certainly keep a copy

#469968 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 12:21PM -
- #469980 The last sleek 911 butts... cute. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 03:08AM
  - #469986 totally agree. The next 911, the 993, while awesome, looks by
    Gavin
    on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 08:16AM - substantially different.
- #469971 I know your not going to like this but I'll take the one by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 01:33PM - with hub caps :)
  - #469985 not for me, but hard to argue with any of the 3. by
    Gavin
    on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 08:15AM
    - #469995 True! by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 01:12PM

#469952 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 09:21AM -
- #469965 That is wild looking. Just finished the book by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 12:15PM -
  - #469972 I'll bet that was interesting! by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 01:34PM
- #469959 Sleek one... by whom? by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 09:51AM - No swastika in place. For reasons.
  - #469964 This is not listed in dad's inventory, I don't know who the by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 11:02AM - manufacture is, possibly Revelle? I do know the story behind it though. Dad was arguing with Tony fr
    - #469969 This is 1/20 scale from a kit by Revival; kit made in Italy. by Craigj35344 on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 01:03PM - Not to be confused with the 1/18 scale version by Revell. The primary giveaway are the wheel flaps;
      - #469970 That's it alright :) by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 01:31PM
        #469975 A 'GIFT' from Tony.............. by Frank Lemire on Thursday Jul 30, 2026 at 08:44PM - I got a few of them myself as 'payment' for cars I pre-paid for but never got.
        #469978 This TK is just some effing weirdo... by
        Ulf
        on Friday Jul 31, 2026 at 12:51AM - no-one in the whole business pulls stunts like this. Oh, perhaps these models are sellable, but i