| Author | Message | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2442 Registered: 12-2000 |
It seems most of the Bburago Ferraris have suffered from the gangsta-excess chrome syndrome, most are well executed (my example again: 1:18 550 Maranello, plus 360 Modena, Dodge Viper, etc...). I agree, Kyosho, Autoart, UT, Exoto, Chrono are all excellent. | ||
| J. Grande (Jay)
Intermediate Member Username: Jay Post Number: 1047 Registered: 10-2001 |
Bburago has good detail? Are you guys kidding? I hate the way all Bburago's have the "chrome" engine compartment! By far the best detailed 1:18's are Kyosho, Minichamps, UT, even Chrono. HotWheels are decent for the price. The new Kyosho Daytona is fantastic!! and yes DES Wal-Mart in Canada has tons of Ferrari 1:18 models. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1652 Registered: 8-2002 |
Jethro- that's just another confirmation... That tells me that they're out there, just not anywhere i go... Yep... it's definitely a plot against me... | ||
| Jethro Bodine (Rsbiomedical)
New member Username: Rsbiomedical Post Number: 27 Registered: 9-2001 |
Here they are!!! http://www.stores.ebay.com/janwestcompany/plistings/list/all/dept1/ And More http://www.carnuts.com/dcc/pages/ferrari_118.htm | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1575 Registered: 8-2002 |
Tom, your words confirm that it's a nazi government plot to keep all the 1:18 Ferraris out of my grasp... It's time for a recon mission... | ||
| Tom Bakowsky (Tbakowsky)
Junior Member Username: Tbakowsky Post Number: 175 Registered: 9-2002 |
Des Just come up here to Canada. Those Hot Wheels 1:18 cars are everywere. From Drug stores to grocery stores and anything in between. I walked in to a local Walmart and they had an entire skid full of 1:18 Enzo's | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2426 Registered: 12-2000 |
Wayne, that's another of the reasons why I don't collect 1:43 - I can't justify paying a price like that for a model car. Your example is a price I'd pay for a 1:8 Pocher model! Even better, parts for the GT4!!! | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 697 Registered: 8-2002 |
Peter: The 1/43's that I collect (BBR/MR/AMR) are far from cheap ($150-$300 each) and look nothing like Hotwheels. You wouldn't be disappointed. there is actually a particular 1/43 model (of 375 Plus Cabriolet 0488AM) by AMR that I've been searching for for quite some time. One finally surfaced on eBay a couple of years ago but it bid up to $1100. I dropped out of the bidding at $750. DES, I swiped the pic of the blue spider from another website. I have the same in silver but I don't have a digital camera. The newer BBR and MR models come attached to the base that is actually the bottom of the clear display case. I just leave these in their original display cases. Older BBR models came on the base only and for those I've purchased Lexan display cases so they've all been removed from their original bases. By the way, check out this link. The late great Michele Conti produced some of the best Ferrari models ever in 1/10 scale. His son, Maurizio, is still making them: http://www.scudi.com/MaurizioConti.html Oh yeah, regarding Exoticar. When I first started collecting BBRs, I was buying them from Exoticar here in Beverly Hills. I later learned that there are better sources. It might be fun to walk around the shop and look, but they charge full-pop retail with no chance of a discount. | ||
| David S (Djs308)
Junior Member Username: Djs308 Post Number: 72 Registered: 9-2002 |
DES, don't know if you're into it but you can save some money by buying kits and building yourself. Some of them are prepainted but you have to do the rest. When I was younger, I learned a lot about 1:1 cars, just by building them at 1:24 or 1:12. Now that I'm older, and working to pay my bills, I don't have time anymore. It's much easier to go and buy a pre-built model. Assembly is just removal of 2 screws and voila!! New Ferrari in the "garage"!! | ||
| David S (Djs308)
Junior Member Username: Djs308 Post Number: 71 Registered: 9-2002 |
Dave328, I also went to the exoticar shop in NYC. That's a store I love to hang around in. I bought a Hotwheels 2001 Schumacher F1 car the last time. They have a really good selection of cars on the shelves plus some odd items that you won't find in many places. For instance, they had a gorgeous coffee table made out of a 360 wheel. Asking price, if I remember right, was something like $3500!! I commented (within earshot of the staff) that I could go to a Ferrari dealer, buy a 360 wheel and make my own @#$%%#!^& table for a lot less $$. It was still cool to see. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2423 Registered: 12-2000 |
Herpa is a German company that I believe makes cars and other items for train sets. I don't think the 1:43 line was a big success as I haven't seen any in a long time. I suppose I have to do a search on the infamous Ebay... I think you should break-down and order some of these damn Ferraris through the internet. The "fun" is waiting for them to arrive! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1536 Registered: 8-2002 |
Dave, thanks, but i'm trying to avoid warehouses and websites and resources of that or a similar nature- it's just so much more fun when you find one in a regular store... Peter, of the 46 cars i have, only 1 is 1:43- a red Diablo that came with some "Lamborghini" cologne- not sure if it's authentic (probably not), but the box with the car and the cologne only cost me $6... Out of the 45 remaining cars, only 12 are 1:18 and only 2 of those 12 are Ferraris... (passed up the opportunity to buy a black Hot Wheels 550 before i knew Hot Wheels had exclusive rights to Ferraris- now i can't find any!) Of the 33 remaining, two are 1:24... A black F50 and a red Countach... i have a white Diablo, but i had to guess its scale (see my profile)... and the next size down for me is 1:38, of which i only have one car: a red Ferrari 348ts... The remaining 29 cars are 1:59- Hot Wheels, Match Box, etc... These cars are about $1 apiece, so they're much more affordable and although, they're not seen as collectables to most, they are for me... Of those 29, 19 are Ferraris... (see my profile for full details)... i whole-heartedly agree that the 1:18s have much more attention to detail... 1:18 cars seem like the perfect size to collect, for display and for true appreciation... i'm fond of my (small) collection but lament that i do not foresee any key additions to it in the near future- Hot Wheels gives me the impression that they want me to wait as long as possible... The scales between 1:18 & 1:59 are fun as they add color and diversity to the 'scuderia' (wow, i actually used that word in a sentence...!), but i would take 1:18 first over all the other scales (except 1:1  ) i have no 1:12 or 1:8 cars as i find they are far beyond prices i'm willing to spend at this point in time, to add to my collection... As far as Herpa goes, i must apologize- i've never even heard of them... | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2420 Registered: 12-2000 |
Out of the 60+ die-cast cars I have, 3 are 1:43. I bought them mainly because they were cheap . The problem I have with them is they remind me too much of Hotwheels cars (uhh, no not the 1:18 stuff, the small cars you'd get when you were 5 years old...). Basically, toys. I want substance and weight, the 1:18's can contain more detail and features (engine hoses and wiring, interior upholstery like fuzzy felt carpet). If I had more room, I'd probably collect 1:12 and/or 1:8 (and ultimately 1:1). P.S. Does Herpa still make the 1:43 F40? Now that's a 1:43 I'd love to have... | ||
| Dave Goldman (Dave328)
Junior Member Username: Dave328 Post Number: 64 Registered: 11-2002 |
DES, forget about the exoticar.com website. Their showroom is at Park Ave & 48th St in Manhattan. We went there during our trip a few weeks ago, and they had just about EVERY 1:18 Ferrari in stock! Unfortunately they were out of stock on the Enzo's but I did pick up a sweet Schedoni leather/carbon fiber key fob for the 328. That is a store I could kill 2-3 hours in easily! Dave | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1485 Registered: 8-2002 |
L. Wayne, 1:59s are toys, but it's still nice to collect them and put them up on the shelf (plus they're not as expensive as 1:18s)... When i asked: "...will any scale model maker ever get the wheels right, or will they all look the same...?" i was referring to any company that makes 1:59s, like Hot Wheels or Matchbox, etc... i have a few 1:18s and the wheels on their are accurate... Is that your blue spider in the picture...? It's very nice... Am i the only one who unscrews the cars from the platforms...? | ||
| izel k. (Ferrarist)
Junior Member Username: Ferrarist Post Number: 77 Registered: 3-2001 |
I like bburagos so much but they don't have rights to produce Ferraris now. I also have a Hotwheels 1:18 F355 spider and i don't like the quality also it doesn't have details as much as a bburago. BTW anybody bought any models from Ferrari Shop Official Site? Any reccomendations? One more thing , when i was looking for a Ferrari in the toy store i found and Alfa Romeo (don't remember the model) Scuderia Ferrari racer, that has Rosso Barchetta like colour and of course scuderia shield badges! | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 687 Registered: 8-2002 |
They make scale models in 1/59? I thought those were toys! Anyway, regarding "...will any scale model maker ever get the wheels right, or will they all look the same...?":  You should try 1/43's. That's where most of the decent quality is. Besides, BBR and their sister company, MR, are still licensed to make and sell scale model Ferraris, despite the Mattel agreement. They are hand-built in Italy and the detailing is superb, especially compared to those toys. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1480 Registered: 8-2002 |
You know what...? Since i'm bitching, i might as well make it count... What are the odds that i might actually see a 1:59 Modena...? We all know that i want all these models in 1:18, but what about 1:59...? Also, will any scale model maker ever get the wheels right, or will they all look the same...? i have a right to moan and make noise, right...? | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1465 Registered: 8-2002 |
Ok, in Hot Wheels' defense, i picked up a 1:59 F50- but it's purple...! & i only found it after 2 and a half hours of scowering every toy store, department store and drug store in the western half of suffolk county...! i'm pissed, lemme tell ya... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1461 Registered: 8-2002 |
Kevin- no kidding, i'm right there with you buddy, but Mr. Doody explained to me that Hot Wheels now has exclusive rights to Ferraris, which completely sucks, if you ask me, but that's the way it's gotta be, i guess... They must've did some deep straw-sucking to get Ferrari as an account, so i'd like to know where the hell all the friggin' Ferraris are...! i was considering writing a letter to Hot Wheels- they'll just send me a catalogue or something to appease me... But if i know someone who held some weight at Ferrari, well then... that would be the smart move to make... um, but i uh... don't know anyone at Ferrari... | ||
| Kevin Butler (Challenge)
Junior Member Username: Challenge Post Number: 75 Registered: 9-2002 |
DES - I hate to tell you that Hot Wheels quality blows. BBurago is my favorite, followed by UT. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1458 Registered: 8-2002 |
Any chance of me EVER finding a 1:59 Testarossa...? Any chance at all...? Even a little chance... i have a lot of 1:59- some doubles (check my profile) but can never seem to find a TR... & is there any word on whether the car nazis (read: Hot Wheels) will make a 1:59 Enzo...? i'd like an Enzo in every scale (including 1:1) but a 1:59 would go nice with the rest of my Ferraris... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1307 Registered: 8-2002 |
Jason, i'm trying to stay away from Exoticar.com... It's so much more fun to walk into the store and find the car you want, rather than ordering it and having it delivered to you... But thanks... i just wish Hot Wheels would finally release these damn things, already... | ||
| Jason Williams (Pristines4)
New member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 8 Registered: 12-2002 |
Try www.exoticar.com I've bought about 20 or my models and my Ferrari banner from them. Great service. Search: "Type of car - Ferrar" Results: Showing Products 1 - 8 of 298 Here's the Enzo if anyone wants it: http://www.exoticar.com/pages/more_info_2.cfm?product_id=3224 | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2395 Registered: 12-2000 |
Des, that's because any and all 1:18 models are made off-shore (headquarters are either in Europe or Japan and manufacturing in Taiwan, China, etc...). I think the exceptions would be cars like the Corvette, Cobra, etc. which are automatically associated and identifiable with the U.S. (my 1:24 Shelby Series 1 has a Nevada plate. Makes perfect sense as that's where they're made). | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1281 Registered: 8-2002 |
Ok, i might as well keep all the questions in the same thread... In looking at my 1:18s (i have 12, now ) i find that the majority of them have license plates from a foreign origin- anyone know why that is...? | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1270 Registered: 8-2002 |
David, i just found another K-B, in Smithtown, that i didn't know existed until a few hours ago... The largest selection, by far, of 1:18s and 1:2Xs... yet, the selection was still crap. i'd really prefer to stay away from places like the Hot Wheels outlet and such, as a place like that is a breeding ground for debt (at least for me)... But everywhere i go, it's just so dry... i go into the all the drug stores, too, 'cause you find the best things in the most unlikely places and sure enough, i go to the toy section and they've got cars- 1:18 Maistos, even, but still, nothing worth buying... Maybe if i write a letter to Hot Wheels, they'll send me a free one...? ...i didn't think so, either... | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 795 Registered: 4-2002 |
This is weird. I see the 1:18 Ferraris all over the malls. Sharper Image, KayBee toys, Excaliber (that's the shop with the knives and swords), etc. They're EVERYWHERE. Selection is generally so large that you can get real picky on colors, etc., and competition formidable so price wars happen. | ||
| David S (Djs308)
Junior Member Username: Djs308 Post Number: 61 Registered: 9-2002 |
DES, sorry to disappoint you but there USED to be another FAO on Long Island. It was located in Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City up until about a year or two ago. Before they closed they had a fire sale and, yeah, I picked up a 1:18 scale Ferrari there (either my 550 or 360, not sure). Their prices were otherwise exorbitant. K-Bee is still a good bet for low prices but selections vary widely. I've also tried Toys-r-us in the past. I agree, it's nice to go to the store and "buy a Ferrari" on the spot. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1268 Registered: 8-2002 |
There's some slim pickin's out there, lemme tell you... It's dry as a bone... If i see one more 1:18 PT Cruiser, i'll be "refunding" (Seinfeld reference, last night's episode)... To fill the void, i picked up a 1:59 Lotus Elise 340R and a 1:18 Opel Speedster... Jim, i might just show up in Dallas, knocking on your door... do you have an extra bed...? | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 938 Registered: 3-2001 |
Jim, next time you go to the outlet, email me, swing by and pick me up... I'm right on the way. Never been there... I'd like to see it! | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1169 Registered: 7-2001 |
Come to Dallas. The Mattel outlet is in North Ft Worth and they ALWAYS have 1/18 Ferraris. Sometimes it's 65 of one model, but they always have them. | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 458 Registered: 12-2001 |
FAO has 21 stores nationwide and 1 outlet store. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 2339 Registered: 9-2001 |
they may be filing for bankruptcy - those prices only fly in the NY store are christmas time | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2394 Registered: 12-2000 |
There's another FAO in Vegas (in the Ceasar's shopping plaza...). | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1255 Registered: 8-2002 |
FAO Schwartz...? LMAO...! The only one i know of, that exists in the entire world, is the one in Manhattan... That place is so overpriced, i figured there was only one store per continent... How much are the 1:18s in there...? If the price is right, i'll go to the city... Then again, if i'm island-hopping, i might as well go to the Hot Wheels outlet... Never been there, before, but someone on here mentioned going, recently... | ||
| Chris D (Prohydro)
New member Username: Prohydro Post Number: 36 Registered: 11-2001 |
DES, if you have an FAO Schwartz toy store in your area, try thre. The one by me usually has several 1:18th Ferraru's in it (550, Dino, 333). It is a more upscale toy store, so they have nicer products. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1250 Registered: 8-2002 |
Peter, thanks, i'll try to find some hobby stores in the area, but the last one i went to had maybe 5 1:18 cars, and one of them was broken... the others were so old, the boxes had dust... They were 60's & 70's models and i think he might've gotten them when they were brand new...! i'll look around, though, thanks... Hobby stores are the only places i haven't looked... | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2393 Registered: 12-2000 |
Des, try a hobby store. The ones here carry die-cast cars and always have a selection of 1:18 stuff... Including Ferraris! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 1249 Registered: 8-2002 |
Since Hot Wheels now has exclusive rights to 1:18 Ferraris... WHEN THE HELL ARE THEY GOING TO START RELEASING THEM...! i've seen ONE, so far... a 550... and i regret not buying it, 'cause now that i know that Hot Wheels is the only company making them, i can't find it... Not only am i frequenting the two or three local toy stores, but i'm hitting all Target Superstores with no luck, as well drug stores (Genovese, CVS, etc.) 'cause they have model scale cars, as well... Still, the only thing i see by Hot Wheels is that stupid hot rod van with the crappy flames on the siDES- i DON'T WANT THAT ONE...! Ordering them isn't as fun as going into the store and seeing it on the shelf; the only one i've ever ordered was the Enzo 'cause i knew i'd never find one in stores and thus far, my assumption has proved correct. Anyone have any idea when i might be able to start finding these things...? i'm going through a dry spell here, with the 1:18s, it's really not a very pretty sight... Any direction or information would be must appreciated... |