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

#467605 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 10:08AM -
- #467629 Hot by
  Venom
  on Sunday Mar 29, 2026 at 02:08PM - I need more GT40's myself lol
- #467626 forgot these two by Frank Lemire on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 10:45PM - need a MKII and MKIII to complete the set
  - #467627 have a II, but I am missing a III... by
    Gavin
    on Friday Mar 27, 2026 at 07:38AM -
- #467620 great angle of a pic .. low and wide by ren on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 03:16PM
- #467611 Oh that's classic. the things wet dreams are made of,,,for by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 12:43PM - some!

#467595 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 02:26PM -
- #467635 Neat. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:01AM -
- #467598 such a cool looking model. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 09:56AM
  - #467621 agreed by ren on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 03:17PM

#467593 Random model pic of the day... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 01:58PM -
- #467636 One of the best liveries for the 333 by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:03AM
- #467622 nice model .. always wanted the Mad Max verison by ren on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 03:18PM
- #467599 Love the 333SP! This OG livery is excellent. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 09:58AM - I had the base HW presentation version & sold it when I got the MOMO.
  - #467612 The appearance of the Momo livery is stunning, that's the by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 01:19PM - only weathered version I have ever seen, but the black wheels are a deal braker!

#467592 Spring is in the air, it's almost May... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 01:56PM -
- #467623 i can't believe i never got this ... by ren on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 03:22PM - would love for the 92 Michael Andretti and 91 Mears Indy500 models
- #467600 such an awesome model. This was the only by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 10:00AM - Indy car I ever had in my collection...now sold.
  - #467610 Seems C1 saved their best for the last couple releases, love by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 12:41PM - 'em. So I have to know, did it leave a mark? you know when you kicked yourself after selling it? lol
    - #467617 While I really loved the model, it was completely by
      Gavin
      on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 01:18PM - out of place in my collection. I had sold the few F1 cars I had & this was the only open wheel left
      - #467638 Gone from here, too... by
        Ulf
        on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:09AM - I only kept the quirkier and more original early Indy cars, Kurtis, Watson, the 70s Eagles and Coyot

#467591 Two for Tuesday... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 01:52PM -
- #467640 Silky silver works well on this complicated shape. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:13AM -
- #467624 good stuff as usual by ren on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 03:23PM
- #467601 I still prefer the '05-'06 cars due to the V8 & manual, but by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 10:02AM - these are stunning.
  - #467608 I do to, I just like the look better. Still have not by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 12:36PM - adjusted to the flow through body work on the newer ones, but they are faster!

#467587 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 01:35PM -
- #467602 Cool that the hood is completely removable. by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 10:03AM
  - #467609 For a very short time, performance ruled the automakers! by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 12:38PM - This is right out of the factory.

#467585 The very first... by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 01:33PM -
- #467639 Awesome model... perhaps better than the actual car. ;-) by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:11AM - I got it dirt cheap from a befriended dealer, and still like it despite not being a performance icon
- #467625 another i've been meaning to get one day by ren on Thursday Mar 26, 2026 at 03:24PM
- #467603 Very nice! I have 2 old Mira versions, but really need by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 10:03AM - to get this AA.
  - #467606 I traded in my 1/24 version from the Mint to get this one. by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 12:30PM
- #467589 Looked a lot different than most of what was coming out of by TCL on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 06:57PM - Michigan back then. Nice shots!!
  - #467607 A daring move can sometimes create advancements like by Josh Shy on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 12:32PM - this, sometimes it doesn't end well, like Studebaker!

#467583 Mondays...kind of a drag... by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 01:13PM -

#467581 It started for me in 1962 by Frank Lemire on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 12:43PM - The year was 1962 and I found myself watching ABC’s Wide World of Sports on television. Wide World o
- #467642 My fave Testa Rossa. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:23AM - The older ones from the 50s are too old for me somehow, the chromey ones with the tall windshields a
- #467604 such an interesting looking Ferrari, but I agree, the blue by
  Gavin
  on Wednesday Mar 25, 2026 at 10:07AM - with white really appeals to me.
- #467590 Ohhh, Frank; you're such a ratfink!! :>) by Craigj35344 on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 10:58AM - You and I are very similar. I started with Car Craft and Cartoon magazines, I built airplane and shi
  - #467597 Parallel Lives................ by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 09:29PM - I remember seeing the Bandini crash as well - unfortunately there was a much too long line of driver
  - #467594 Frank?.... by Josh Shy on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 02:24PM -
    - #467596 NICE!!!!!! by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 at 09:20PM
- #467588 Great photos! I can see how the color is a big draw. by TCL on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 06:52PM - Interesting background story in your post. I too prefer watching road racing over oval racing though
- #467584 That is a nice blue, a little splash of white, looks great. by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 01:22PM - I still don't get it. This model at that price while others, not much better on all sealed models co

#467576 I need a good yellow version of this car. I noticed that a by TCL on Friday Mar 20, 2026 at 04:17PM - 412P variant in yellow may be coming later this year. I plan to get it if it's done well. Here's one
- #467578 Dino Martin's yellow, street P-3 by poblano on Saturday Mar 21, 2026 at 05:44AM - In November of 1970, John Lamm wrote an article in Motor Trend magazine about Dino Martin's fly-yell
  - #467579 I think that's the one (in race trim) that will be produced. by TCL on Saturday Mar 21, 2026 at 06:56AM - Here's a short video clip of it at a concours without a livery.

#467574 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Friday Mar 20, 2026 at 01:39PM -
- #467643 Cool car! by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:25AM
- #467575 One of the nicer looking post 1970s Ferraris in my opinion. by TCL on Friday Mar 20, 2026 at 04:05PM - I never had one of those in my collection. The only post 1970s Ferrari I still have is a Momo 333SP
  - #467577 yeah, I think so too. This & the 308 are 2 of my by
    Gavin
    on Friday Mar 20, 2026 at 09:32PM - favorites.

#467571 Old birds eye view by Frank Lemire on Tuesday Mar 17, 2026 at 04:24PM -
- #467641 Great color scheme. by
  Ulf
  on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:14AM
- #467572 Looks good from the top in those NART colors. I'm guessing by TCL on Wednesday Mar 18, 2026 at 04:38AM - it's the new Werk83 if the word "old" in the post title applies to the 1:1 and not the model.
  - #467573 Right on all counts by Frank Lemire on Wednesday Mar 18, 2026 at 06:44AM - I had to get this model just for the livery. Full photo shoot coming up

#467569 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Monday Mar 16, 2026 at 01:28PM -

#467563 Anyone recognize this one? by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 01:42PM -
- #467580 I should not have asked this as a question, I should have by Josh Shy on Saturday Mar 21, 2026 at 11:14AM - said "here is an old Maisto" and someone would have corrected me and said who the manufacture was, I
- #467566 Erm, just check the licence plate: Buick Y (Job) by Craigj35344 on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 06:09PM -
  - #467570 Gee wish I would have done that. by Josh Shy on Monday Mar 16, 2026 at 04:15PM

#467554 OT: GT1 1996 BPR Nurburgring by
Ulf
on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 12:33AM - Interesting how cars get cult icons, and others are quickly forgotten.
- #467565 That Morgan looks hilarious. Do really like the Lotus by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 04:17PM - & Callaway (?) C4.
  - #467644 Mind the Moggie wasn't a privateer effort but by
    Ulf
    on Wednesday Apr 01, 2026 at 06:26AM - a works car. I do have a Spark 43 somewhere... or a Starter model? Callaway C4 just came out the
- #467562 That is a good question, fate is a fickle thing. by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 01:19PM
- #467555 I didn't remember that. That was 30 years ago so I could by TCL on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 05:47AM - try to make the excuse that my memory is fading with age but I can't. The reason is that I remember
  - #467561 The Lotus does look great in race trim I want a model of all by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 01:17PM - these cars!

#467541 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 12:54AM -
- #467564 Very cool set. Like the 914 & 911 Targa...go figure ;) by
  Gavin
  on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 04:15PM
- #467550 so much variety by ren on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 02:59PM
- #467546 A lot of interesting cars there. I can't identify some of by TCL on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 08:56AM - them and they look smaller than 1/18th in the photo. If they are, then this photo response fits. It'
  - #467548 Politoys x 3, Corgi x 3 and Marklin RAK x 3 by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 09:19AM - all from the early 70s. Plenty of detail and functions, and well shaped for old toy cars I think.
    - #467549 They look great for models of that era. I especially like by TCL on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 09:34AM - the last photo with the opened body.

#467535 From the beginning to the end, don't they look good together by Josh Shy on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 02:12PM -
- #467551 yes sir ! by ren on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 02:59PM
- #467537 They do indeed... by
  Gavin
  on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 09:30PM -
- #467536 Could not agree more! by Frank Lemire on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 08:13PM - And I have 24 in 1:18 and 3 in 1:12 to prove it My favorite early one
  - #467560 That Exoto is very over looked. Great details and the maroon by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 01:11PM - and gold paint is terrific. I'm guessing you had something to do with the racing version?

#467534 Random model pic of the day by Josh Shy on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 02:09PM -
- #467538 That's a great one. 1/24, if I remember right? by
  Gavin
  on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 09:30PM
  - #467559 The Franklin Mint at their pinnacle. I still have several by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 01:06PM - 1/24 racing cars.

#467533 NHRA? by Josh Shy on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 02:08PM -
- #467552 have no clue how that steering wheel is gonna control that by ren on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 03:00PM
  - #467558 No it's just a handle for the driver! These and the Altered by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 01:00PM - class were some hard to control cars, too much horsepower and too short a wheel base...but fun to wa

#467532 NASCAR? by Josh Shy on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 02:04PM -
- #467539 I liked that era T-Bird. Looks good as a racer too! by
  Gavin
  on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 09:31PM
  - #467556 Dad ran the Columbus office for Jasper for about two years, by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 12:56PM - terrible job I guess but he got to treat customers to racing events like Michigan and the Brickyard.

#467531 As displayed... by Josh Shy on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 01:58PM -
- #467553 good stuff as always by ren on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 03:01PM
- #467540 Love that M1 display, Josh! by
  Gavin
  on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 09:31PM
  - #467557 Thanks guys! by Josh Shy on Sunday Mar 15, 2026 at 12:57PM

#467529 Kyosho Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione II by
Gavin
on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 11:46AM - I've had this model for a long time, but just rotated it back into my display. Cool little rally ho
- #467543 Still awesome after all these years, and my fave hot hatch by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 01:02AM - ... perhaps my only one. I was confused with this, bought yellow because of course, swapped it fo
  - #467567 yellow does look excellent, but I do prefer the red by
    Gavin
    on Monday Mar 16, 2026 at 08:52AM - because of the lighter interior.
- #467530 The closet I ever got to one was using it in racing sim on by TCL on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 12:58PM - an Xbox. It was a fun car to use in that environment. Never saw a 1:1 in person.
  - #467544 In 2000 a friend bought an early Grale... by
    Ulf
    on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 02:55AM - with slightly narrower flares. This was just a used car back then and he owned it for years as a
    - #467568 cool pic...does look a bit rough though. by
      Gavin
      on Monday Mar 16, 2026 at 08:56AM
    - #467545 I'm not surprised that you thought it handled well. That was by TCL on Saturday Mar 14, 2026 at 03:46AM - the best part of driving it in the racing sim. Nice shots of the 1:1.

#467520 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 04:19AM -
- #467524 3 different bodystyles & 3 iconic liveries...love it. by
  Gavin
  on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 11:35AM - Only 1 917K here. Big fan of this Martini livery.
- #467521 Bad news for Ferrari. That's one reason I don't have any of by TCL on Friday Mar 13, 2026 at 04:42AM - those in my collection though I'm sometimes tempted to get the #20 car.