1/12 models (Tamiya/Kyosho/Autoart)

haha, you are in another league for me Michael!

 

Micheal, amasing collection, 13 Ferrari...you can do a Cavalino Classic miniature alone or somethimg like that...

when are you decide to do one shoot alll ferrari all lambo side by side?
must to be very impresionating.

best
Christian

 

Oh i dont think you want to know it..... well like i said, im still looking for a cabinet to expose them so no, i havent take them out of the box yet. I found a all glass cabinet at diecast store but it cost 1200$, it seems expensive but when i think about it, my McLaren LM alone cost about the same...

 

Thanks for the advice. I dont really know where can i find a glass works in Montreal, i dont even know how that is called in french. Anyone can help??

 

you got the wing yet?

 

The list is not the end, there were more than that...

I just won another PMA Grey Mclaren F1 to replace my damaged one. and I finally bought a Kyosho Vanquish Street Silver....

 

Will you sell you damage grey McLaren F1? I might be interested if the price is not to high.

and no, i havent receive the wing yet, I completely forgot to pay. So i don't know if he have send me the wing yet.

 

Maybe, I have to see the one arrived and decide...

I did plan to make some conversion to my 2 damaged Mclaren F1 (one grey and one silver)

 

Sounds good.

Michael, do you have any info on the 1/12 McLaren F1 Tag Heuer? Is it a model from PMA or just some custom?

 

Well while not any new 1/12 scale cars as of late, I did add a couple of new 1/18 scale cars.

CMC Maserati Tipo 61 (birdcage)
Motorbox Jag XJR9
Minichamps Porsche 956
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it is custom, there was one in auctions last month at Ebay, and I lost to a New Zealand bidder...

 

no news of Murcielago Roadster............

new 1/12 models............ um........... something you won't interest.........

 

NOPE. I mean what I said in last post....

There are some new 1/12 models, which I believe you won't interested in buying it.

 

Hi guys,

I've always been collecting scale cars. Started with 1/18 Buragos some 17 years back, and progressed to 1/43 for space reasons. Have tons of Pauls Model Art/ Minichamps and Bangs. Then moved on to BBR 1/43 and so on.

I haven't been collecting for quite some then until I chanced into a local model shop last week and got myself a Tamiya Enzo Red 1/12 on impulse. Needles to say, I paid too much for it (about US$550) after I found out what I could get on ebay.

Am thinking of acquiring more of these fine models. Woud like some advice and opinion of which ones to acquire first, knowing that some of these are 'limited' or may already be out of production.....I understand the Kyoshos are getting rather rare even on ebay.

1. Tamiya Enzo Black
2. Tamiya F50 Red
3. Tamiya F50 Yellow
4. Kyosho F40 Red
5. Kyosho F40 Yellow
6. Kyosho F40 Lightweight ed.
7. Tamiya Porsche Carrera GT silver
8.Tamiya Porsche Carrera GT yellow

Thanks!

 

All the shops by me have them in stock....if you look you can find them.

 

Then Mclaren F1 LM / GTR, Ferrari F50GT, Lamborghini Diablo, etc...

 

Tks for the advice there guys. There are indeed a whole lot of other models available out there but I'm gonna try my hand at collecting the mass market ones and then move on to the extremely limited and handbuilt ones at a later stage. Looks like one would need a rather healthy bank account not to mention real estate and cabinet space to display one's stable of 1/12 collections hahaha.

 

Was kinda looking forward to getting this and walked into a local retail shop which was selling it quite a competitive price. They had 3 of these to choose from, incl. the display model. Opened the first one and noticed that the top of the model (the roof) was scratched. Probably caused by poor packaging.
The second one had the "Ferrari" badge on the rear dislogded, and so did the display model. I was wondering if this is typical of the quality control, and ended up walking away and not buying any.

While the model felt good a very 'solid' and looks good from far, I was kinda disappointed by the lack of detail on the little things like a lack of tyre markings, underbody details, etc.

Looks like the Tamiya 1/12 Enzo still has a lot more detail in comparison.

 

I think the Kyosho F40's are the best 1/12's out there. I have the "Light Weight" as well, and mine is perfect. Maybe you saw a few that were tampered with. As I have never heard of any complaints about the way they package them. Either way, I always inspect my models before I buy them.