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Pedro, based on what you described, and that you have a much stronger interest in competition cars, then that is the area that I would suggest you concentrate on. Sell the road cars..... maybe keep just a couple road, but ONLY if there are 1 or 2 that you really love. That's my two cents worth.

 

Buy/keep only those models that you love so much, you know you'll never want to part with them. But also keep in mind that "never" is a pretty long time....

gp

 

I feel your pain Pedro. I started off buying just Ferrari models and then I saw an Aston Martin and then a Lamborghini and then a Porsche and now have over 650 models of all marques!!!! I would sell only the road cars that you need to sell to buy the competition cars. If you are left with all comp cars and no road cars, so be it. It would be a shame to sell all the road cars, miss them and have to buy them back at maybe higher prices. Just my 2 cents....

 

I agree.

 

Collecting road cars is less costly than collecting competition cars which are certainly more...

 

I would have to say -buy the cars you like. I used to focus on just the road cars but realised I was buying models I wasn't that bothered about just to complete the set (the 612 anybody?). anyhow with the older Ferraris the line between competion and road is pretty blurred. I now buy a model if I like it and pass otherwise. Be warned though: we're spoilt for choice at the moment -there are a lot of nice models out there

 

Personally I like a wide variety of cars, different types of cars, from different eras, in different scales.

There does seem to be a lot of releases in 1:18 by the brands these days and they are typically really expensive.

If you are interested in building up your sport car collection I suggest either trying different scales (1/43) or try filling in the gaps with Mattel 1/18. Though the Mattel product is nowhere near as nice as BBR, going that route would allow you to fill out your collection and allow you to buy higher quality models of the race cars you really like.

What I mean is, think of the race cars you really like (say F1 cars from the 70's, or the Schumacher era F1 cars or vintage sports cars) and think of say 3-5 cars from that period that you would like to spend more money on.

And then for all the other sports/race cars, look for cheaper alternatives (1/43 scale or Mattel 1/18, etc.).

I think a model car collection is more interesting when there are differences between the various cars. When the collection is made up of cars all from the same manufacturer, the collection can appear to be kind of generic.

-F

 

Particularly if they're all red!

 

Have been collecting handbuilts since 1988 and the subjects and models have changed over the years. Only have a few left from the first years, (+/- 10) and the subjects have changed from all Ferrari handbuilts from different years and different scales.

Its nice to have a collection that is never finished, I have had over 4000 models over the years but the number never exceeded 350 pieces. Finding rare pieces and selling others is not only fun to do, its allways a challenge.

At the moment I mainly collect the very very rare and exclusive models. Not only because I have a high standard, but also because of value and space.

Its a taboo topic, but I think its important to know I can reclaim most of my investment in the collection when/ if I decided to sell or when I am forced to sell.

Besides that, I prefer a smaller collection with only the best I can get, at the moment 150 models and around 50 rare kits. They show better when you have less.. I don't want my collection taking over my house. Its a hobby, not a religion (oops sorry.. and I am determant not to let it evolve into an obsession.

There is allways a new find on the horizon, but be selective, its better to have some good ones with a theme or subject than everything you like, One canoot have everything, and at the pace Ferrari pushes out new cars its allmost impossible to build an overview without having loads of models and money involved.. I have hardly no car from the 80's or later.. there are don't interest me at all!

Hans