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

#466954 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 05:33AM -
- #466974 So, this is how birds see us, ah which color shall I p00p on by Josh Shy on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 01:24PM
- #466961 Nice set & I agree, good colors. That red, in particular, by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:30PM - looks very good.
- #466957 Those colors look good together in that photo. As for the by TCL on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 08:26AM - 1:1s and the models, I'd take the Mk 4.

#466950 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:42PM -
- #466962 Looks great. Kind of tempted! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:30PM
  - #466969 They are on sale...before they're gone!!! by Josh Shy on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:33PM
- #466960 I had to get one of these.............. by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 11:10AM - Lance Revenflow was key to the development of the Southern California racing scene and his shop has
  - #466963 I got this at around $100 and with all it's faults, and by Josh Shy on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:30PM - there are many, I would do it again! It's just not a $250 model.
- #466959 I had to get one of these.............. by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 11:10AM - Lance Revenflow was key to the development of the Southern California racing scene and his shop has
- #466952 A classic most people today don't even know about. by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 03:18AM -
  - #466967 Nice color of purple, I like that. by Josh Shy on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:33PM
  - #466958 No Subject by poblano on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 10:39AM - Chuck Pelly also designed the original Chaparral, which was very similar in appearance to the Scarab
    - #466978 If they made a model of that first Chaparral I'd buy it..... by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 06:55PM - If nothing else there would be a good chance they would get the color right.
    - #466971 I don't remember ever seeing that car? by Josh Shy on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:35PM
      - #466976 No Subject by poblano on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 03:31PM - https://www.supercars.net/blog/1961-chaparral-1/

#466945 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:14PM -
- #466953 Awesome 1970, and awesome Gen 5 color. by
  Ulf
  on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 04:04AM
  - #466966 Gotta Have it Green....great name & shade! by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:31PM
- #466951 Awesome pair by
  Venom
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 10:53PM - I need some Boss in my collection lol
  - #466965 Thanks, Venom! by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:31PM
- #466948 Hey...who's the BOSS, love the Grabber blue and that year is by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:22PM - my favorite Mustang!
  - #466964 Thanks, Josh. Love Grabber Blue as well! by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:31PM

#466933 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Sunday Feb 08, 2026 at 03:43AM -
- #466947 I didn't realize how small the Alpines were, imagine it by a by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:19PM - '59 Caddy!
  - #466956 I haven't seen a A110 in the wild for ages... by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 05:36AM - but I remind an encounter in Toulouse (F) around 1996. The little streetfighter ended on the heig
- #466939 jeez...what a difference! Cool red interiors on both. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 09:21AM
  - #466955 Yep, that was partly the pic idea. by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 05:34AM
- #466938 Massive size difference lol by
  Venom
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 04:29AM

#466927 Purple AA flop by
Ulf
on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 04:00AM - so when I go and pick a costly plastic, it wasn't in order and instantly returned, never unscrewed f
- #466946 It looks like a very nice model to me. I love the color..but by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:16PM - never a big fan of the Diablo for some reason. I have a UT in yellow.
- #466940 such a great color...too bad about the QC issues. by
  Gavin
  on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 09:25AM - I like the Diablo a lot. I had 6 at one point, down to 2.
- #466931 i agree on the plastic criticism but kept mine ... by ren on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 07:01PM - only decent regular diablo was my very old UT version ... always wished they released a red color li
  - #466934 UT made Diablos? by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Feb 08, 2026 at 03:45AM
- #466930 I have the Jota version myself. by
  Venom
  on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 07:45AM - It is among my favorite AA models lol. Engine cover on the Jota opens all the way with no trouble. I
  - #466968 I don't think I paid attention that AA did both the by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:33PM - SE & the Jota. Same purple?
    - #466977 Yeah, they did both in purple by
      Venom
      on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 04:46PM - Part of me wants to get the regular SE30 in one of the other colors, since they released it in some
      - #466982 Color is Viola, famous for the appearance in by
        Ulf
        on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 01:06AM - Jamiroquai's video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NvQ6VJYtE I found a pic of a real one I
  - #466935 MUCH better! by
    Ulf
    on Sunday Feb 08, 2026 at 03:49AM - I just noticed, apart from car events I only saw two Diablos out in the wild, ever. One in the stre
- #466929 That's the color I think of when that car comes to mind. Too by TCL on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 04:38AM - bad about the deception regarding the engine bonnet.

#466922 Random Model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:58PM -
- #466944 Great set of AM's, lots to work with there. Good shapes, by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:11PM - just a little wheel swap and you have diecast royalty!
  - #466970 yup...wires on cheaper models are a weak spot. by
    Gavin
    on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 12:34PM
- #466926 Cool duo of entry level 18 oldies. by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 03:53AM - Actually, a client 35 yrs ago had both of these as 1:1s... I was stunned he owned one of the 19 real
  - #466941 Very cool to see either of these 1:1s in person. by
    Gavin
    on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 09:26AM

#466919 Automotive perfection, does it get any better than this? by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:04PM -
- #466925 There are better colors possible aside this fantasy version by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 03:48AM - but I admit it does look awesome.
  - #466943 Didn't a guy from Pink Floyd have one painted black for a by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:06PM - while and then did a race livery?
    - #466983 Don't think so... by
      Ulf
      on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 01:11AM - Nick Mason ownes the GTO #3757GT since the 1970s, and it was always red. https://www.youtube.com/
- #466924 The dark blue version that Kyosho recently announced by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 03:20PM - should give the black GTO a run for the money, especially since it matches an existing 1:1's color a
- #466921 That's pretty close to perfect & still by
  Gavin
  on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:23PM - one of my favorite models. I have to rotate cars on display, but the Kyosho GTO never gets put away
  - #466942 And that ones a winner! by Josh Shy on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 01:03PM
  - #466936 Do you guys remember the panic buying that happened.... by Beck on laptop on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 03:38AM - When there were rumors that Ferrari might not issue any licenses to diecast manufacturers to model c

#466903 ... random 1971 by
Ulf
on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 06:10AM -
- #466937 I still remember the first time I saw a Mach 1.... by Beck on laptop on Monday Feb 09, 2026 at 03:59AM - That parked a couple of houses from ours, on our street, when I was 10 years old. I think it was red
  - #466987 Fantastic anecdote. How nice. by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 06:06AM - You seriously fond of flatted fastbacks... me either. Noticed I never photographed those 2 AAs toge
- #466932 had electric toy race car /track of these .. loved it by ren on Saturday Feb 07, 2026 at 07:04PM
- #466918 For a long time I put these just above the Mustang II but in by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:52PM - the last few years they are growing on me. Nice model, it's more the model than the real car that is
- #466907 The AA '71 looks so good in any color, I had to add by
  Gavin
  on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 09:31AM - one, but compared to the pre-71 cars, the styling just doesn't do it for me.
- #466905 The styling of the 1971 shocked me when I first saw it on a by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 06:58AM - dealer's storage lot at the time it was released. It took me a while to warm up to it. When I bought
  - #466911 No Subject by poblano on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 11:31AM - The first time I saw a '71 fastback Mustang, I thought Ford had cribbed liberally from Giorgetto's M
    - #466923 It wouldn't surprise me if the body designer(s) did that. by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 03:11PM - Two high school friends of mine drove Mustangs. I've ridden in them but never drove one. I was more
  - #466906 Nice white whale! I didn't know much about this as a kid by
    Ulf
    on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 07:57AM - but I thought it looked awesome and my Corgi copy was a favorite.
    - #466910 That's a neat little set. The huge Mustang really stands out by TCL on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 10:04AM
      - #467018 No Subject by Guest on Friday Feb 13, 2026 at 10:37AM - img src=https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55029708995_45335dec53_b.jpg
        #467019 No Subject by Guest on Friday Feb 13, 2026 at 10:40AM -

#466899 Random Model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 11:59AM - Cool to see Norev working on the 944 Turbo & Cabrio. Hope they do the 968 too.
- #466917 Ok so Frank is known as the Ford guy, GT40's Cobra's and by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:46PM - Coupes. I think you should be the "Porsche" guy from now on. Any idea of the percentage of Porsche's
  - #466920 Just under 22% of my 1:18s, around 16% overall. :) by
    Gavin
    on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:21PM
- #466902 Great pic! by
  Ulf
  on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 01:29AM - All these decades I wondered why the 924 looked off to me, until I saw these side by side. The PMA'
  - #466908 It is too pointy, I agree....really nicely detailed, though. by
    Gavin
    on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 09:32AM - The AA 924 CGT & 944T are great models.

#466892 Random ducktail by
Ulf
on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:04AM -
- #466898 That is a great shade. Love the ducktail! by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 11:57AM -
- #466894 Great car. I'm not used to seeing 911s in red. Of the 29 911 by TCL on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:20AM - models I've had, only one was that color. I guess it's because I associate red more with Italian spo
  - #466895 Actually, it is Blutorange aka blood orange by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:29AM - The model is by GTS and gone since last Spring.
    - #466897 If I take a closer look I can see a hint of orange in the by TCL on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 08:24AM - color. Maybe my laptop screen settings are distorting the color a little.
      - #466904 More color >>> by
        Ulf
        on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 06:18AM -
        #466916 That baby blue is different, I like it! by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:42PM
        #466909 That Blood Orange looks even better in these pics. by
        Gavin
        on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 09:33AM

#466888 Random pic of the day by Josh Shy on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 01:10PM -
- #466900 love the JPS livery! by
  Gavin
  on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 11:59AM
  - #466912 Oh me too, classic color combination. by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:32PM
- #466893 Legends by
  Ulf
  on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:11AM -
  - #466914 Both car and driver! So nice to see when the family gets by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:35PM - together :)
- #466891 nice little tribute display by ren on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 05:36PM
  - #466913 Thanks ren! by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:32PM

#466884 Random Model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 12:06PM -
- #466887 Very nice, excellent decoration, just need the satin black by Josh Shy on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 12:58PM - version to complete the set!
  - #466901 Thanks, Josh. I think you're talking about the recent by
    Gavin
    on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 12:01PM - Werk83 releases? They look great. Both of mine are by Minichamps.
    - #466915 Yes the black test car is Werks, I just meant it would be a by Josh Shy on Friday Feb 06, 2026 at 12:40PM - good companion car for the two Minichamps!

#466875 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 03:15AM -
- #466880 Very cool. Like the fender flares on both. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 09:52AM -
- #466879 Fun shot.............. by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 09:35AM - I was looking to post something similar but realized that I seldom take any shots from directly over
  - #466896 I do that all the time... by
    Ulf
    on Thursday Feb 05, 2026 at 06:32AM - it shows the sizes so well.
  - #466882 I started taking overhead shots of models I sell so buyers by TCL on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 09:53AM - can see for themselves that there is no damage on the top side of the model. If there is then I use
    - #466886 I only have one question, why sell such a nice model? by Josh Shy on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 12:56PM
      - #466890 I replaced it with the same model in a different color...... by TCL on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 01:37PM - Photo with top on:
- #466878 Distinctive shapes easily recognizable even from above. by TCL on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 05:13AM

#466873 Random Model pic of the day. by
Gavin
on Tuesday Feb 03, 2026 at 01:07PM -
- #466885 Don't care who made it, a LeMans winner with lots of little by Josh Shy on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 12:52PM - details...and a bargain price, sign me up, Oh I already have one :)
- #466876 CMR Diecast? by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 03:17AM
  - #466881 yup, CMR. by
    Gavin
    on Wednesday Feb 04, 2026 at 09:53AM