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

#469925 Modifications: I added headlights, taillights, radiator by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:40PM - hoses and an electronic cooling fan motor because, well...who here wouldn't want to drive this out o
- #469930 Nice mods! by Don Klema on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 07:52PM

#469924 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:35PM -
- #469929 Wow... is the #43 Petty STP Charger a 43 or 24? by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 04:13PM
- #469928 Love that Jager 934! by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 02:37PM

#469923 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:34PM -
- #469927 I should have grabbed an Exoto when they were by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 02:37PM - somewhat inexpensive. The sealed Norev version doesn't look quite right to me.

#469921 Random model of the day... by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:32PM -
- #469926 Such a cool model. Papaya Orange, velocity stacks, by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 02:36PM - HUGE tires...love it.

#469911 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 08:42AM -
- #469922 Appropriate color since real cobras are black. Nice light by TCL on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:32PM - reflections off the body of the older version.
- #469919 Ahhh, love the fox body, looks great in black. by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:37AM

#469889 1966 Le Mans GT40s reunited into one collection by
Gavin
on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 01:53PM - Story at Hagerty. https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/entire-podium-of-1966-le-mans-gt40s-now-reun
- #469896 I've been to their museum by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 08:34PM - It is truly a Mecca for Ford motorsports fans.
- #469895 I'll have to watch Goodwood's Youtube channel in September by TCL on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 03:27PM - to see that trio at their Revival event. I hope they run them in the races rather than just have the
- #469893 Congratulations to the Miller family and their desire to by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 03:07PM - publicly display them and it's nice to have all three but...they already has the true winner of the

#469882 I have a whale of a tail to tell ya! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 11:19AM -
- #469904 absolutely love this model. Don't know how by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 07:38AM - I missed before that the aero covers on the wheels are different colors on your model.
  - #469915 The wheels may have changed from race to race, who knows by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:27AM - that's a nice little collection of racers but the rear wing on the K4 version needs some attention :
- #469886 Nice model............. by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 01:38PM - And one of the few race cars that I really do not like the looks of...LOL
  - #469894 I'm half way with you on the looks. I love the Momo livery by TCL on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 03:19PM - but dislike the size and shape of all that aero. Makes most of the 911's classic shape disappear.
    - #469916 It's funny the things you guys dislike about the car are by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:30AM - what endears it to me :)
    - #469897 Well, it is a prototype which was built around by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:35AM - the mandatory 911 shell and engine position. The 911 shape is totally irrelevant here, it was jus
      - #469917 I understand that completely...and agree! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:32AM
      - #469900 Understood and I'd like to watch it race. The proportions by TCL on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 03:22AM - of that car are what I just can't wrap by brain around more than the fact that it lacks a lot of the
        #469902 Hunaudieres straight dictated the shape. :-) by
        Ulf
        on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 04:33AM
        #469903 Didn't know until now that was the French name for the by TCL on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 05:35AM - Mulsanne straight. My high school French teacher would probably have scolded me for that. :-)
        #469918 I love it when we come to play and learn something too :) by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:34AM
  - #469892 I understand that, it's just that odd thing that I like by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 03:00PM - about it and a good example of the times and how aero started to effect looks.

#469881 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 11:05AM -
- #469905 So cool looking. I should have bought this one. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 07:54AM
- #469898 One of my fave Ferraris, ever. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:37AM - Glad the factory accepted it as a real one now, and welcomed it back into the family. Guess the o
  - #469920 I had heard the story how Ferrari fought this being raced as by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 12:58PM - a Ferrari but I did not know they welcomed it back into the family. Good to hear :)

#469880 Two for Tuesday... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 11:04AM -
- #469906 Very nice! I haven't picked up a race version yet, but by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 07:56AM - am tempted by the IXO. I do like the GTD a lot, though.
  - #469913 Another great bang for the buck model, nice paint too! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:20AM
- #469899 Amazing racecar effort... by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 01:39AM - but I think the (very able!) street car is a bit tall and plump looking. Couldn't bring myself to
  - #469914 Someone else will come along and make one, be patient. by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 11:22AM
- #469888 I'm a bit fonder of the older guys by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 01:49PM -
  - #469891 ME TOO! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 02:56PM

#469879 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 11:03AM -
- #469887 One can never go wrong with a GT350R by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 01:44PM -
  - #469907 nice trio of Rs...and another one, that used to be by
    Gavin
    on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 07:58AM - yours. ;)
    - #469909 I remember that one............ by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 08:18AM - A case of bidding on two and surprisingly winning both. I still have its twin.
      - #469912 Lucky for me, you also modded the stance. Thanks! by
        Gavin
        on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 09:32AM
  - #469890 Or a Mark Donahue car! Who made these models, mine was by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 02:54PM - by Lane (only have one race version and one street version) but it went through some radical changes
    - #469910 Lane and Shelby Collectibles made mine............ by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 08:25AM - And I recall working on the ride height.

#469853 If they go low, we go lower by
Ulf
on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 01:13AM -
- #469878 Great little model, there was a TV show that had a retired by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 11:00AM - racing driver who test drove cars, some on roads some on a race track. There was only a single seaso
- #469874 Not everyone's favorite by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:26AM - But I like it well enough to have three
- #469858 That is great looking. I believe I saw one of these by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:41AM - at Mid-Ohio many years ago at the Vintage races. Didn't appreciate the model until I saw the real t
- #469855 A GMP I passed on. Probably a mistake on my part. by TCL on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 04:27AM
  - #469877 GMP 312 P’s by Don Klema on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 11:00AM - For me, the GMP Ferrari 312 P’s have the perfect amount of detail. I have two.
    - #469901 Absolutely... still, it is a 312PB, the P is the 1969 by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 04:32AM - car which CMC made. Very beautiful car which wasn't a success, sadly, and without the 180° pseudo b

#469852 Almost forget I have these by
Ulf
on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 01:12AM - despite having one displayed next to my desk since 20 yrs+.
- #469859 nice selection of 911 racers. I've had a few, but pretty by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:44AM - much stopped with the 997.

#469851 Trunkophile Pt X by
Ulf
on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 12:54AM -
- #469860 Nice detail with all the air hoses. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:45AM

#469841 It’s not about the model by Frank Lemire on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 12:31PM - I have said many times that any item is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. I hav
- #469876 nice price for a nice model, great buy. by
  Wim (aka Wikke)
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:58AM
- #469875 Well Frank that's the most realistic outlook I have heard by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:33AM - from such a long time collector. It seems to me most people over value their collection. Things are
- #469861 nice buy! I'd definitely take that for $80! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:46AM
- #469850 Crazy but normal. by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 12:53AM - Just to think of it, that the first ever Daytona by Exoto from when - 1996 or 1997? - is still avail
  - #469856 Supply and demand........... by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 07:37AM - And the dream that collectibles are an investment. I should have explained that Exoto does not st
    - #469857 Sorry - Price is 298.00! by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 07:40AM
  - #469854 That yellow 260 would have been a good deal if you compare by TCL on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 04:14AM - it to what a lot of companies are asking for their sealed resins today.
- #469842 Very interesting. I also noticed that prices on ebay are by TCL on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 03:40PM - sometimes lower in the summer than other times of the year. Maybe because more people are on vacatio
  - #469846 It might be a few other things......... by Frank Lemire on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 06:15PM - but I think it speaks to the reality of supply and demand and to collectors living in a dream world

#469838 Something different: you have moved up to two tow vehicles, by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:50AM - one for your race car and one for your hotel...
- #469845 Is that the 1/24 Franklin Mint Airstream? by Terrence on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 05:23PM - I bought one in the 1990s when I saw one on display in one of their own retail shops. Superb model.
  - #469872 It is the 1/24 Franklin Mint edition. This is where this by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:22AM - collection began, mostly Franklin and Danbury Mint cars, it took 1/18 a while to catch up!

#469837 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:47AM -
- #469862 Great display, josh. Love the 918. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:47AM -
  - #469870 I do like that in white, plain but it fits so well with by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:18AM - Porsche history.

#469836 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:46AM -
- #469863 Love the lines on that model. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:47AM
  - #469868 I was told Amon talked Ferrari into going Can-Am racing but by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:16AM - the prancing horse just didn't bring enough horsepower! Nice looking car though.
- #469849 The CanAm P4... I sold trhis some years ago. by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 12:44AM - This resin had a strong Jouef 1990 vibe, as if the wheels were copied from this.
- #469844 Unusual looking air intakes. by TCL on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 03:43PM
  - #469869 Would rather see some stacks coming through the body work. by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:17AM
    - #469873 Agree. by TCL on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:22AM

#469835 A point of beginning... by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:44AM -
- #469864 what a big difference small changes can make! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:48AM
- #469848 First personal mod by HW? by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 12:42AM - Did something similar around 25 yrs ago. :-)
  - #469867 That was my first time taking a model apart to modify it. I by Josh Shy on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:11AM - had done a wheel swaps and added paint here and there before.

#469834 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:41AM -
- #469847 Maserati GT, a bit tamely specced... by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 12:39AM - not a huge fan of the rims and color here. In traffic a great appearance, and probably one of the g
  - #469865 I liked the red interior against the black. I was behind by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:48AM - one over the weekend. Sounded incredible.
    - #469871 The Maserati 4200GT had a great sound as well. A friend of by TCL on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 10:21AM - mine knew the sales manager at a Ferrari and Maserati dealership in Virginia and he gave us both a t
      - #469908 yeah, a good friend of mine had a 4200 Spyder. He loved it, by
        Gavin
        on Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 at 08:00AM - more than the Boxster & M Roadster he had previously. Bburago made the old 3200GT which is simila
- #469839 Nice profile. If that's what I think it is, the 1:1 is one by TCL on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:51AM - of the scariest cars you can buy in terms of how fast and how much it depreciates in value.
  - #469840 It's a Maser isn't it? by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:52AM
    - #469843 I believe so. by TCL on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 03:42PM
      - #469866 yup, the Gran Turismo. by
        Gavin
        on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 09:49AM

#469827 Trunkophile Pt IX by
Ulf
on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 09:29AM -
- #469832 Great colors on both the model & real thing. Such by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:40AM - a great looking Mac.

#469826 Trunkophile Pt VIII by
Ulf
on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 09:25AM -
- #469831 Cool color. I like the slimmer style by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:38AM - taillights a bit better, though.

#469825 Trunkophile Pt VII by
Ulf
on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 09:24AM -
- #469828 Nice shot of that beautiful dashboard. The whole car was a by TCL on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 10:03AM - masterpiece in my opinion.
  - #469830 agreed....killer car. Love the wood dashboard & wheel. by
    Gavin
    on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 11:37AM - Racing version looks quite different...