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

#469686 Looks excellent. Nice to see one of the cheaper brands by
Gavin
on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 04:09PM - really getting a model right.

#469674 A quick pictorial of lowering the Solido Cabras, so easy by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 10:38AM - Stock...
- #469698 Thanks! I remember this posting somehow... by
  Ulf
  on Sunday Jul 19, 2026 at 12:18AM - and for me a slightly shorter cut and less extreme stance would be perfect
- #469685 what an improvement! by
  Gavin
  on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 04:06PM
- #469678 I used that to lower 2 of my Solido 427s after you first by TCL on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 10:49AM - posted it. Saved me the trouble of figuring it out. The newer sealed models without an engine hav
  - #469704 Well that figures, you find a good thing and someone goes an by Josh Shy on Sunday Jul 19, 2026 at 11:37AM - screws it up!

#469665 I was shocked when I learned you didn't have one until now. by TCL on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 05:27AM - Nice array of photos with great lighting. When I saw that GT-Spirit was also coming out with thi
- #469667 Just checked what I already had... by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 07:49AM - 4 of the original Kyo releases with the cr4ppy wheels. 3 of their updated ones with nice wheels a
  - #469671 That's a lot!! Here's what I had or still have....... by TCL on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 10:11AM - 3 Kyoshos (dark blue street, silver comp car, Essex Wire comp car released a couple years ago) 3
    - #469697 You remind me... I had 2 Ertls, too... by
      Ulf
      on Sunday Jul 19, 2026 at 12:09AM - but these are loooong gone. Very early Ertls, and not bad, but I never could look around their be
  - #469670 I've got 4 of the Solido models by Frank Lemire on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 10:09AM - One stock like yours and then three 'custom' models
    - #469699 Cool to see them together. by
      Ulf
      on Sunday Jul 19, 2026 at 12:22AM - How did you close the holes of the whitie without repaint? What do you – as the expert here – thi
      - #469709 Not quite the right color by Frank Lemire on Monday Jul 20, 2026 at 08:35AM - It is a bit too light. As for the holes. Filled them with wax and then covered them with periods fro
        #469715 Thanks! by
        Ulf
        on Monday Jul 20, 2026 at 09:34AM - Thinking of Sapphire, though. https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1131540_original-1967-shelby-co
    - #469672 Nice modifications! You definitely improved the looks of the by TCL on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 10:23AM - Yat Mings. I think I remember seeing your Ertl drag car posted before. I assume the white Sol
      - #469680 The white one............... by Frank Lemire on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 01:15PM - was indeed from the removable hard top car. I modeled it after a car sponsored by Archway Ford and d
        #469681 Both are nice. I think the white livery is more eye by TCL on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 03:42PM - catching because the decals standout more against the white paint. I'm tempted to do that Archwa
        #469693 The biggest issue is the bumpers.......... by Frank Lemire on Saturday Jul 18, 2026 at 05:18PM - Replacing them with the quick jacks can be a challenge if you don't have to have the pieces. I've ha
        #469701 True. I already have 2 other projects in the works for cars by TCL on Sunday Jul 19, 2026 at 04:18AM - other than Cobras so I don't plan on doing anything with my all white 427 anytime soon.