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

#462101 Bought another stop-gap model hoping that a better one will by TCL on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 01:38PM - be produced. The only yellow Ferrari 330 P4/412Ps produced so far in 1/18 were the Jouef #33 and #11
- #462122 You should ask Frank to make one too, just to increase the by Kevin C Pyle on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 09:09AM - odds of another manufacture picking it up.
  - #462127 Don't know if Frank or anyone else here has as much by TCL on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 10:07AM - enthusiasm for a 330P4/412P in the Belgian yellow livery as I do. I actually hate doing repaints whi
- #462110 Wow, blast from the past. by
  Ulf
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 01:30AM - Sold all my Jouefs, they are just so crude looking. I was a big fan in the 90s, for them finally ma
  - #462112 They are somewhat crude compared to the GMPs and some by TCL on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 04:43AM - of the resin versions that have been released. The two things about them that bother me the most are
- #462106 Dino Martin's street P-4 by Poblano on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 07:34PM - Kinda reminds me of the yellow P-4 Dean Martin's son Dino bought and had modified to run on the stre
  - #462113 Here's a shot of that version I owned in the past with the by TCL on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 04:46AM - #33 race livery:
  - #462111 Well, it is this 412P, not this many made by
    Ulf
    on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 02:31AM - here's the story. https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/ferrari-412-p-chassis-0850 And no, I didn
    - #462114 Good article. Thanks. by TCL on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 04:47AM
  - #462107 This short article? by Craigj35344 on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 07:48PM -
    - #462108 The cars of the Martin boys by Poblano on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 08:09PM - That's it, Craig. I read the memoirs of another of Dean Martin Sr's sons, Ricci (RIP), only because
      - #462109 Correction by Poblano on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 08:26PM - Ricci Martin wrote as follows: "Just to set the record straight: my brother Dino DID total my Vallel

#462099 Random Model Pic of the Day by
Venom
on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 03:43PM -
- #462124 I do not own a Schuco model but it looks nice, wheel and by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 09:16AM - brake details are great and a nice blue too.
- #462116 I have this one too. Its by Schuco & is very well done. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 08:11AM -
  - #462131 Thanks! Model looks good. by
    Ulf
    on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 11:16PM - Surprisingly, carpet everywhere but not in the trunk?
    - #462137 yeah, that is a strange omission. by
      Gavin
      on Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 08:31AM
- #462115 Cayman from...? I never looked too much for these... by
  Ulf
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 07:35AM - something just doesn't work for me, happens at times. Proportions probably.
  - #462164 Schuco by
    Venom
    on Thursday Jul 18, 2024 at 01:23PM - I dunno, generally looks fine to me lol
  - #462123 The eye likes what the eye likes, it's that simple :) by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 09:12AM

#462097 "Random Model of the Day" A very nice Maisto... by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 10:06AM -
- #462117 Nice color combo. I have their C7 & C8 & am happy for by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 08:14AM - the price.
  - #462125 These are both very easy to modify too! by Josh Shy on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 09:18AM
- #462102 The use of side windows would add so much to the... by Zak325 on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 06:20PM - appearence of their later, better models. It wouldn't cost that much and the cars would appeal to th
- #462098 Maisto: un underappreciated diecast company by David on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 02:49PM - "Maisto is a brand of scale model vehicles introduced in 1990 and owned by May Cheong Group, a Chine

#462086 Family Supercar by
Ulf
on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 01:40AM -
- #462121 I sold mine last year, albeit with a tear in my eye! Great by Craigj35344 on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 08:34AM - model. About 25 years ago my son and I saw a 1:1 up close when the owner parked it at an exotic car
  - #462134 Wow. One I hope I will keep forever. by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 05:09AM - Espada is on my fave list since it existed. Just so unique and outrageous, but still aesthetically
    - #462136 Looks great in red. I've seen a few in person, but by
      Gavin
      on Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 08:28AM - never in red.
- #462118 absolutely love this model. AA did a fantastic job on these. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 08:16AM - I do wish I'd grabbed one of the other colors though.
- #462094 Nice little grocery getter hatchback! by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:57AM
  - #462100 Very fast delivery... by midi911 not logged on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 07:26AM

#462083 Random Model Pic of the Day by
Venom
on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 10:47PM -
- #462119 excellent pic. No Paganis here, though I have been by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 08:18AM - tempted many times.
- #462092 Love the rear angle shot looking down the body lines with by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:54AM - the front wheels slightly turned :)
  - #462095 Shot example with a Maisto... by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 10:02AM -
- #462085 Looks stunning, great pic. by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 11:58PM - I have my problems with Paganis while they are so overly detailed and complicated looking, which tak
  - #462093 I have an Autoart version which I love because of the detail by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:56AM - but the looks of the car don't really do anything for me.
    - #462135 Happens... sonetimes you get models just... by
      Ulf
      on Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 05:13AM - for what the model does, and other fave cars never come to the collection because their models feels

#462079 "Random Model Pic of the Day" by Josh Shy on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 10:23AM -
- #462120 agree with Ulf...this was one of Maisto's best models. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Jul 15, 2024 at 08:20AM - I have the same one & it is excellent & so unique.
- #462084 One of Maisto's best... crisp shutlines by
  Ulf
  on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 11:59PM - and great stance and wheels. Wonder why not more were butchered for them. Have to dug out this
  - #462089 I had no idea they were supposed to be crossed! by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:51AM
- #462082 Cross-eyed Morgan by
  Venom
  on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 10:46PM - A little funky, but still a neat car. Never did pick up this Maisto myself though...
  - #462091 I'd really like a model of an original Morgan :) by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:52AM
    - #462145 Kyosho made the the 4/4. by
      Gavin
      on Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 11:45AM

#462077 "Random Model Pic of the Day" by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 11, 2024 at 12:16PM -
- #462081 That looks pretty sharp by
  Venom
  on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 10:46PM - Not too far off from the old Exoto version.
  - #462087 And at a fraction of the cost, I always thought the front by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:47AM - light bar was a distraction!
- #462080 That's a great budget model. by
  Gavin
  on Friday Jul 12, 2024 at 09:11PM -
  - #462088 I bought that after seeing pictures of yours! Very easy to by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 13, 2024 at 09:49AM - lower too :)

#462065 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 01:50PM -
- #462075 I would have never guessed that was a Maisto, love the by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 11, 2024 at 11:24AM - graphics.
- #462074 Hey, Maisto appreciation week. :-D by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Jul 11, 2024 at 08:01AM
- #462072 That was my first ever 1:18 model by Maisto. by Wilbo! on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 10:15PM
- #462069 one of my favs from back in the day (D2 version) .. by ren on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 08:41PM - wished AA made one like they did of the LM version

#462064 Big mother... by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 12:11PM -
- #462070 Dang ! What scale is that ? (btw impressive collection) by ren on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 08:42PM
  - #462076 This is 1/5 scale, static...a couple more... by Josh Shy on Thursday Jul 11, 2024 at 12:13PM -
- #462066 seriously big. I couldn't get over the size, when I saw by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 01:51PM - this one in person.

#462058 Yee-haarr! My first Maisto in a quarter century. by
Ulf
on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 02:18AM - And a huge miss in my modest US car collection. Decent mold, detailing, stance. Not bad for 38 E
- #462103 Maisto has stepped up their game lately, I think they... by Zak325 on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 06:26PM - realized it's not only kids who buy their models.
- #462071 i'm the opposite, had to get the Greenlight version ... by ren on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 08:46PM - due to the movie tie-in ... even got the Road King Kenworth ... one day i'll be able to afford the p
  - #462073 Thanks ren. I am not a movie car collector but like the car. by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Jul 11, 2024 at 04:29AM - It was so much fun in 1977, remember seeing this movie in cinema back then. V8 roar, and rattling c
- #462062 Nice review and pictures, I'm with Gavin, this will fill a by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 11:55AM - spot on the shelf nicely.
- #462061 Thanks for the detailed pics. Someone posted that this by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 06:45AM - dropped on another forum, but just had a single stock pic. Looks very good & much better than the
- #462059 Good color for that car and does seem like a good buy for by TCL on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 04:26AM - the money. I enjoyed the photos. Too bad about the orange peel. I never noticed it on any of my Mais
  - #462060 Thanks. Can't remember any Maisto without orange peel. by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 06:09AM - But then, I didn't have had many.

#462050 Making a silk purse out a sow's ear! Don't know what scale by Craigj35344 on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 10:35PM - or brand of toy/model Lambo this is (not diecast, indicated by the way he can bend the metal bodywor
- #462063 A true artisan at work, thanks for sharing. by Josh Shy on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 11:57AM
- #462055 Incredibly impressive. Makes me feel good that an by TCL on Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 04:36AM - expert like him ended up with orange peel after he sprayed the paint. That happens to me almost ever

#462049 Random Model Pic of the Day by
Venom
on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 01:43PM -
- #462051 Isdera? Impressive... great looking supercar oddball. by
  Ulf
  on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 11:02PM
  - #462053 Yeah, I love oddball 90's exotics by
    Venom
    on Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 02:34AM - Been trying to build up that part of my supercar collection, weird 90's homologation specials and on

#462041 A block and a wedge... by
Ulf
on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 10:16PM -
- #462068 Very cool pic. Aero sure has changed a lot. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 01:54PM
- #462044 Is that Carabo the Laudoracing models version or the one by by TCL on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 06:02AM - Top Marques?
  - #462047 Carabo by Top Marques by David Hepp on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 12:23PM - Looks like the Bentley "Blue Train Special". It took 3 yrs of struggle and resorting to force maje
    - #462056 Force majeure? Love it. LOL by Craigj35344 on Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 04:54PM
    - #462048 Glad you finally got it. I have a grudge against that by TCL on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 12:41PM - company for a different reason. They did a terrible job on one of my favorite cars and because they
      - #462052 Wouldn't be surprised if Kyo undusts their fab mold... by
        Ulf
        on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 11:04PM - and makes some race Daytonas later. Time will tell.
        #462054 If that happens it would be the best diecast news I ever by TCL on Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 04:24AM - heard. They could release a pair of NART cars if they also did the #37:
  - #462045 Laudo. by
    Ulf
    on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 06:18AM - But long gone already.
    - #462046 I was tempted to order it when it was announced but I by TCL on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 09:24AM - didn't think it would fit in well with the rest of the cars in my displays.
- #462042 I still remember having a Matchbox made Carabo..... by Beck on laptop on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 11:08PM - When I was a kid in the 70's. it was my favorite of all my Matchbox cars (My parents bought it for m
  - #462043 The lila one? by
    Ulf
    on Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 02:45AM - I think every carnut/petrolhead kid had a copy once... but seemingly mine is gone, too. Maybe stole
    - #462057 Yup!, that's the one! by Beck on laptop on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 12:49AM - I even remember the cool looking graphics on the box it came with....
      - #462158 Nope, I still do have it, just looked in the wrong box. by
        Ulf
        on Thursday Jul 18, 2024 at 09:28AM -

#462034 "Random Model Pic of the Day" by Josh Shy on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 02:11PM -
- #462105 I wish I had bought this. I was quick to buy the roadster... by Zak325 on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 06:32PM - but it had many quality control issues,including bad paint. that turned me off to the coupe. Maybe A
- #462104 I wish I had bought this. I was quick to buy the roadster... by Zak325 on Sunday Jul 14, 2024 at 06:31PM - but it had many quality control issues,including bad paint. that turned me off to the coupe. Maybe A
- #462039 A beauty and a great color choice! by
  Ulf
  on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 10:12PM

#462031 Big Block by
Ulf
on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 05:43AM -
- #462035 The Blue Train Special Bentley Airliner coupe! by Beck on laptop on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 07:14PM - A very nice car that was dying to be modeled for so long. I wish CMC did it instead though, because
- #462033 Ah come on...BIG BLOCK... by Josh Shy on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 02:08PM -
  - #462040 Don't think I have any model with a bigger block than the by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 10:13PM - brutish Bentley.

#462028 "Random Model Pic of the Day" by Josh Shy on Saturday Jul 06, 2024 at 04:22PM -
- #462067 Love both... by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Jul 10, 2024 at 01:53PM -
- #462030 Superclassics. Amazing that the Uhl is a completely by
  Ulf
  on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 05:38AM - different car.
  - #462036 Yup, but the suitcase exhaust on the Uhldnhaute looks kinda by Beck on laptop on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 07:17PM - ...fugly on an otherwise, very elegant coupe....
    - #462038 There's only one single CMC version with the boxy exhaust by
      Ulf
      on Sunday Jul 07, 2024 at 10:17PM - which the one Josh showed above isn't. If you miss the Samsonite Uhlenhaut, here we go. ;-)
- #462029 Awesome duo, love the Silver Arrows! by
  Venom
  on Saturday Jul 06, 2024 at 10:54PM