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

#470254 Solido and Jada are both marketing the same Supra from the by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 04:25PM - first Fast and Furious movie. Apparently the USA gets the Jada. The box is different in that the Sol
- #470278 I do like the paint color, but the car isn't my thing by
  Gavin
  on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 11:48AM - at all.
  - #470288 I think this model only appeals to people who've seen the by TCL on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 02:52PM - movie and really enjoyed it. I suppose some diehard Supra fans might also be interested in it as wel
- #470265 Not a car I have any interest in but I do appreciate bump up by Josh Shy on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 10:08AM - in detail and quality since these two companies have teamed up. That's a win for everyone.
- #470255 Nice pix, nice budget model for fans. by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 11:42PM - I am still gobsmacked what a colorblind combo it is (why oh why a yellow cage??), this crazy deco...
  - #470259 I'd never drive a 1:1 with colors and graphics like that but by TCL on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 05:13AM - if that's the way cars that were part of the import street racer scene in California looked like the

#470221 Random model of the day...Have to admit the Ferrari video by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:27AM - got me going!
- #470240 So you were willing to unbuckle those delicate straps. by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 11:36AM
  - #470246 Not really that bad, tweezers help! by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:38PM
    - #470252 Closing it is the problem. by
      Ulf
      on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 02:57PM
      - #470268 Just reverse the procedure oh and have a straight pin by Josh Shy on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 10:35AM - ready in case you have to open up the belt hole a little :)
        #470302 :-) by
        Ulf
        on Saturday Aug 08, 2026 at 06:11AM
- #470230 incredible model. Really like the pinstriping on the seats. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:34AM
  - #470239 This model was so over the top, I think one of CMC's best. by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 11:02AM

#470220 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:23AM -
- #470237 Would prefer an open Grand Sport but the only one I have is by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:58AM - the Sunoco livery car and it's with my Mark Donohue cars.
- #470227 Excellent Corvette trio! Like the matching blue bow tie. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:34AM
  - #470249 Thanks :) by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:42PM

#470219 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:21AM -
- #470304 Old Jouef? 24? by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Aug 08, 2026 at 06:12AM
- #470226 This the is '64 version of the GTO, I think? Cool looking by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:33AM - but hard to beat the original.
  - #470231 Agreed, but the original is often seen, the '64 not as much. by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:40AM - Watching the two race against each other was a treat, so I blame the video for this post!
    - #470241 If you stopped watching the video after the GTOs you missed by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 11:44AM - the two Jag D-types dueling shortly afterwards. More great sights and sounds. :-)
      - #470247 Oh no, I watched the entire clip, including the Jags :) by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:39PM

#470218 This was actually a real car! by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:18AM -
- #470250 Happens in France.... by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 02:51PM -
- #470225 beautiful by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:32AM

#470205 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:59AM -
- #470208 Ah, nice reminder of my old 1:1 on the right but the UT has by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:36AM - the optional forged wheels instead of standard wheels that I had.
  - #470279 Thanks. All good wheel options. I also liked by
    Gavin
    on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 11:50AM - the 3rd set that BMW offered...similar to the throwing stars on the 850CSI or later E34 M5s.

#470187 Another one who went away by
Ulf
on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:01PM -
- #470213 Why would you let either one of these get away? by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:51AM
  - #470214 Two of the TRs are enough... by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:03AM - also, I am not the biggest TR fan, and plain red oozes an aura of Bburago because these were so pres
    - #470235 I seem to remember you adding a missing decal to the black by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:53AM - TR soon after you got it. I agree about those hood straps! I've opened them once and am trying
      - #470251 The number was just a test with a copied number on paper to by
        Ulf
        on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 02:56PM - look how it appears. Good memory!! Stupid miss for CMC, so typical... not the (obscure US) racer
        #470253 That test looked good. Not sure what I would have done if I by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 03:17PM - had bought that model. I was strongly considering it. I also wonder why CMC makes errors like t
    - #470223 that 2nd pic with the trio in black looks fantastic. by
      Gavin
      on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:31AM
    - #470222 I have never seen that black TR before, love it. Nice SA too by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:30AM
- #470193 Those 2 look great together. I wish HWE had redone by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 07:59AM - the TR when they had the license. Still have my old BB somewhere.
- #470191 The plain 250 TR? I'm guessing that you kept the versions by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 04:50AM - with a race livery. I kept the red version instead of the Lucybelle when I did my huge downsizing
  - #470212 Wow that's a great clip. Add the two GTO's racing each other by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:48AM - the first version to the last version too, it's classic.
    - #470233 I was blown away when I first saw the full film around the by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:46AM - time it was released. I think saw it on the Speedvision network that was playing a lot documentaries
      - #470236 I find lots of old racing car videos on youtube, my favorite by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:54AM - series is one called The Racing Years, starts at 1953 and goes to 1974 showing highlights of both sp
        #470238 I'm pretty sure I've seen that series as well. It can also by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:59AM - be watched on the free tubi service.
        #470248 Yeah, Tubi has several great racing shows, alot of Shelby by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:41PM - stuff too. All kinds of racing and hotrod shows, and it's all free!

#470186 Only half of them are still here. by
Ulf
on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 10:59PM -
- #470194 Very cool lineup. BMW, 1 AM & the F1 car are still here? by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:00AM
  - #470215 You're good mate! by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:17AM
    - #470224 :) by
      Gavin
      on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:31AM
  - #470211 I'm gonna say that's a good, educated guess and I'll go with by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:41AM - it too!
    - #470216 :-) by
      Ulf
      on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:18AM

#470185 OT: BMW owners are freaking out over BMW sending by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 07:42PM - Spider-man movie ads to their cars' control screen when they start the car. This was something one B
- #470217 What an annyoing BS by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:18AM
  - #470243 Yes. When I start my car I just want to get on my way, not by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:21PM - figure out what's causing something unexpected to come up on my control screen. I usually have that
- #470210 Only surprised it took so long. by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:39AM
  - #470245 Likewise. by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:27PM
- #470195 I read that. I'd be pretty pissed as well...very glad by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:01AM - none of our cars have a screen. ;)
  - #470244 I can understand why. Some of the older cars with screens by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:27PM - are safe from the threat of that annoyance as long as the car doesn't have a cellular unit in it tha

#470172 If anyone might be interested I see Replicarz is still by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 01:50PM - offering their Scarab, with opening, hinged hood at $99. A nice model for that price!
- #470196 That is very tempting! by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:02AM

#470167 Random model of the day... by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:41AM - Headlamps and tail lamps work, turn signals, brake lights and the glove box opens with a light in it
- #470197 seriously impressive details. Great looking '57 too. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:02AM
  - #470209 So sad to see the Mints go away. Danbury had several 1/12 by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:37AM - models planned and Franklin was going to do a 1/12 Mach 5 Speed Racer car with lots of operating goo
- #470178 pretty cool details ... who makes that ? by ren on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 02:47PM
  - #470183 This is a 1/12 model by the Danbury Mint, and forgot, move by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 04:59PM - the gear shift lever and the reverse lamps light up too!

#470166 As displayed, double take... by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:34AM -
- #470190 This roundel 427 looks like a Kyo livery but is something by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 01:45AM - else?
  - #470207 It is the Kyosho 1/12 427 Cobra! by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:33AM
    - #470256 Whoa! I thought so, but the yellow giant distracted me. by
      Ulf
      on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 01:13AM - How large is that? 1:3??
      - #470272 Close, it's 1/6 scale! by Josh Shy on Friday Aug 07, 2026 at 10:47AM
- #470177 not bad for a buckeye LOL by ren on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 02:45PM
  - #470182 Go Bucks!!! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 04:57PM
    - #470198 heck yeah!! by
      Gavin
      on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:03AM
      - #470232 O H by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:41AM

#470165 I was asked to never post this again, I couldn't help myself by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:32AM -
- #470199 I really dislike the II, but yours looks like the best by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:05AM - version of it & a nicely done model. I've been tempted to fill the gap in my Mustang models, but it
  - #470206 It fills a space in my Mustang line, it is well done and was by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:32AM - cheap but at this point I don't see another manufacturer taking the plunge.
- #470192 Tough cookie... by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 07:59AM - this abysmal relation front overhang vs wheel-door length makes it so weak looking. The giant rear
- #470169 You should have posted Farrah Fawcett's version. :-) by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 12:06PM
  - #470173 Ah, you just wanna see a photo of Farrah Faucett :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 01:53PM
    - #470175 I don't have the model but I think she was part of its box by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 01:56PM - art. That still wasn't enough to make me buy it. :-)
      - #470181 So if we looked we wouldn't find a Farrah poster anywhere in by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 04:56PM - your house huh? You jumped to that version pretty quick lol.
        #470184 Actually, I don't think I ever bought a poster of anything. by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 07:02PM - The things I most enjoy on our walls are oil paintings an artist relative of mine did that were pass

#470164 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:28AM -
- #470200 I like this CTS-V a lot. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:07AM -
  - #470229 You are the only other person I know to have one! by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:34AM

#470163 Just a little paint splash makes a big difference! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:26AM -
- #470201 Nice updates. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:09AM -
- #470188 Interesting that this cheap model... by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:06PM - has these fine wires on the engine.
  - #470234 Funny, you'll see a really nice model lacking one main tiny by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:48AM - detail but here you have a lacking model with one nice detail :) Love the wire wheel addition, I hav
- #470179 very cool by ren on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 02:49PM
- #470168 Looks like the Shelby Collectibles DBR1 with painted carbs. by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 12:04PM - It's been ages since I sold mine.
  - #470171 That's it, with better wheels this would have been a great by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 01:34PM - model, still not accurate to the LeMans winner but better! Dash switches painted, kill switch, gauge
    - #470174 Yes, painting surfaces that the model maker either didn't do by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 01:55PM - or used the wrong color does make a big difference. I think Frank L. did a full body repaint and
      - #470180 Not just a repaint and wheels, he made body modifications to by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 04:54PM - the wheel wells too. I think he bought the spark version too which was made after the LeMans car and

#470145 GMP FIA Cobra. 8 years here, and never uploaded the pix. by
Ulf
on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:11PM - And seeing how sh1tty they were (Dec 20th 2018, Casio digicam), I just had to make a new set anyway.
- #470204 Nice spread. Looks like a great model. by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:12AM
- #470170 Lowering by Don Klema on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 01:07PM - I have found that by modifying the transverse leaf springs, the 4x4 stance can be improved.
- #470162 Your version does seem to set very high especially in the by Josh Shy on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 11:23AM - front. My 99 sets much lower, there are no notes on this one, dad could have changed the ride height
  - #470189 Your copy is lowered, I am sure. by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 01:45AM -
- #470146 Great photos! For years I really wanted the Allen Grant by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 05:40AM - yellow 289 but I just couldn't bring myself to buy anything in 1/12th scale and I still haven't done
  - #470154 I almost bought the yellow Allen Grant car until I saw one by Marshall on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 08:32AM - big flaw... they spelled the word "Coventry" WRONG! They used B instead of V.... They misspelled it
    - #470156 Lol... frakture script always breaks chinese developers... by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 09:20AM - I remember the Exoto proto of the very same car 20 years ago, which sported an unreadable "Exceenter
      - #470176 I completely agree with Ulf. And as for the 4x4 by Marshall on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 02:05PM - stance, I just look at these as Baja 1000 'prototypes'! LOL! GMP always failed in many ways on
      - #470160 I had that 911 oburT :-) I removed all the text and by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 10:44AM - graphics from both sides of the car.
    - #470155 Amazing! I never noticed that but I just looked at some by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 09:00AM - photos and saw it! I guess it could be corrected with some effort and the ability to find the same
  - #470149 Actually, I was thinking of it all the weeks... by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 05:45AM - but then these 2 Soli Cobras and the long pre-ordered Mustang came in, and I found another big miss
    - #470151 Looking forward to seeing what your other big miss was. by TCL on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 06:08AM - Just for kicks I looked on ebay and saw a new Allen Grant yellow 289 listed for $1,425 USD. That's m
      - #470152 Eeek! by
        Ulf
        on Wednesday Aug 05, 2026 at 06:43AM