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

#468142 Random pick of the day... by Josh Shy on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:14PM -
- #468173 great trio, especially the 512BB. by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 01:36PM
  - #468186 Thanks, all excellent models and by three different makers! by Josh Shy on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 02:57PM

#468136 Resuming a project from last fall. I finally got weather a by TCL on Monday May 18, 2026 at 12:24PM - few days ago with acceptable temperatures and pollen levels to paint the base coat. After paint that
- #468140 Is this going to be a particular car when finished or a by Josh Shy on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:11PM - yellow street car ?
  - #468144 I liked the Pearl yellow used on one of the first 260 Cobras by TCL on Monday May 18, 2026 at 04:10PM - produced. I read that Shelby painted that car multiple times in different colors to make the press t
    - #468157 That looks like the car from the old show "Honey West" by Josh Shy on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 11:36AM
      - #468160 She did drive a small block Cobra in that show. I think it by TCL on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 11:58AM - was white.
        #468184 Only in black and white TV, it was pale yellow. I saw the by Josh Shy on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 02:50PM - original TV car at a show when I was a kid. First real life Cobra I ever saw.
    - #468154 So it will be some hommage car. by
      Ulf
      on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 07:36AM - Looks good... I miss that 260, when I sold it I thought I don't need 9 Exo Cobs. And I don't collec
      - #468156 Thanks. Yes, somewhat of a homage to the 1:1 260 but by TCL on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 11:32AM - I consider it to be mainly a nicely shaped 427 model with a unique color that I really like. None of

#468133 OT 24hrs recap in brief mode... by
Ulf
on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:46AM - 24 hrs in 6 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L30c0W66R8

#468132 Random nose-heavy car by
Ulf
on Monday May 18, 2026 at 02:33AM -
- #468174 I should have bought one of these AAs. So strange looking by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 01:38PM - but I love it.
- #468138 That last shot looks like an airplane cockpit! by Josh Shy on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:06PM
- #468135 Nice model. That class of cars is best appreciated when seen by TCL on Monday May 18, 2026 at 04:11AM - and heard in motion:

#468131 OT quattros! by
Ulf
on Monday May 18, 2026 at 02:29AM -
- #468176 some awesome additions to the display this year! by
  Gavin
  on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 01:39PM
- #468139 That is the first Quattro E-tron I have ever seen. Looks by Josh Shy on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:08PM - like it would make a nice model too!
  - #468153 First and only one... I think this was the one-off for by
    Ulf
    on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 04:44AM - the tragically deceased Ken Block and his Gymkhana video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FAqwk
    - #468158 Good smoke show, still think I would buy a model of it! by Josh Shy on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 11:44AM
- #468134 There's that Mustang again making everything else in the by TCL on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:58AM - parking lot look dull. :-) Except maybe that bright red car that I can only partially see. Looki

#468109 24 hrs at the Ring by
Ulf
on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 01:52AM - closing stages... if you have time to kill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykB5jleVsAM
- #468114 Video not available to Youtube viewers in the USA. by TCL on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 03:11AM
  - #468115 Sorry by
    Ulf
    on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 04:00AM
    - #468116 No problem. I'm more disappointed that Apple TV bought the by TCL on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 04:53AM - broadcast rights to Formula 1 in the USA. I don't want to subscribe to their streaming service. What
      - #468118 I have been watching the race recap series on Formula 1 by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 11:20AM - streaming channel along with the historical race recaps, good stuff. We finally got to where we coul
        #468123 Too much corporate greed and ridiculous CEO pay IMHO. by TCL on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 01:01PM
        #468125 Agreed. by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 03:36PM

#468103 One to think on over night. You just won a contest and as a by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:31PM - grand prize you get to choose from a Dodge Viper GTS original issue or a Corvette C6. Pleasant dream
- #468113 Whichever one I could get the most money for since I would by TCL on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 03:05AM - immediately sell it. I don't track my cars and I go by the saying that it's more fun to drive a slow
  - #468117 Like which old car? by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 10:58AM
    - #468124 I haven't given it a lot of thought because I don't have a by TCL on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 01:13PM - good spot to park a third car. What I can say is that the car couldn't have road feel killing electr
      - #468126 :) by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 03:37PM
- #468110 GTS of course. by
  Ulf
  on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 01:55AM - So much better looking, rarer, and all this racing history. For a daily, Vette though. :-D Pic
  - #468119 Hey is that your Mustang parked behind the Viper in that by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 11:29AM - first picture? I think both brands have a good racing history. If I were to drive my prize, I would
    - #468130 Good eye, good memory. by
      Ulf
      on Monday May 18, 2026 at 02:21AM -
- #468108 Viper lol by
  Venom
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 10:48PM - Didn't even have to think about it haha
  - #468137 A given! by Josh Shy on Monday May 18, 2026 at 03:04PM
- #468107 I love the C6, but I'd have to go with the original by
  Gavin
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:53PM - Viper GTS.
  - #468121 Ut too Brutus? by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 11:30AM

#468088 This is what happens when I try to post under my name... by Otto Bott on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 01:43PM - Officially my name is Otto S. Bott, the S stands for Spam, but pronounced Sam, the "p" is silent!
- #468122 I had that happen to me; wouldn't accept my usual Craigj3534 by Craigj35344 on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 12:58PM - so just added another number. Strange.
  - #468127 There must be some program we offended built into the system by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 03:40PM
- #468092 Did you get my e-mail? by Frank Lemire on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 06:12PM - I think I can resolve this so you can get unblocked - Do you want me to try?
  - #468099 I did about six or seven post that day I got blocked, maybe by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:20PM - it triggered something, but how did something get into a box I have never used? I don't know!
  - #468098 Yes sir, looks like everything is working normally now so no by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:15PM - need to bother Kevin. Thanks for your help and attention. Outta' the country huh, I'm affraid if I l
  - #468093 I don't think he's blocked. Looking at his screen shot he by TCL on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 06:26PM - didn't leave the "Leave this box empty" box empty. He's got a link to an image in that box. Kevin's
    - #468096 I see what your saying, I swear I have never put anything in by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:07PM - that box that I am aware of. Gonna add a pic here just to see what happens...
      - #468129 Oh well... by
        Ulf
        on Monday May 18, 2026 at 12:51AM - quote, "I swear I have never put anything in that box that I am aware of." The "being aware of" t
- #468089 Remove the text from the "Leave this Box Empty" area or by TCL on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 02:59PM - else it thinks you are a bot. Right now you have a link name in that box.
  - #468097 So every time I tried to post I also added something in that by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:11PM - box somehow without knowing it? And now all of a sudden it works ok, when just yesterday it didn't.
    - #468112 Your internet browser may have put it there if you used by TCL on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 02:48AM - its autofill feature to save time when typing in your username and email fields.
    - #468111 Selfblock, yup. Seems so. by
      Ulf
      on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 01:57AM

#468087 Cousins... by Otto Bott on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 01:33PM -
- #468105 2 nice oldies. by
  Gavin
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:50PM - and a very old pic, to match.

#468086 Evolution... by Otto Bott on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 01:31PM -
- #468106 love the Speedsters! by
  Gavin
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:52PM -
  - #468128 That's a lot of bumped up butts :) by Josh Shy on Sunday May 17, 2026 at 03:44PM
- #468091 Same comments as I posted in your 911 evolution thread. by TCL on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 03:03PM
  - #468101 This time I have to agree with you! by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:24PM

#468085 Evolution... by Otto Bott on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 01:27PM -
- #468104 Nice Porsches, Josh. I really should have bought that by
  Gavin
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:48PM - AA 911. Love that red, but the grey on red Porsche museum version was excellent as well.
- #468090 Nice photos. I'll take the original any day over the evolved by TCL on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 03:01PM - versions.
  - #468100 Two of my fav Porsche models without numbers but here I am by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:22PM - "Evolved" I'm afraid :)

#468076 Random engine by
Ulf
on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 12:46AM -
- #468084 Very cool! by
  Gavin
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:44AM
- #468081 The C3 is my fav Vette for body style, the C6 my fav to by Otto Bott on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:54AM - drive!
- #468078 I never saw that done before. :-) by TCL on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 04:02AM

#468071 Random Model Pic of the Day...Kings of the Hill. by
Gavin
on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:06PM -
- #468075 Nice couple... by
  Ulf
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 12:40AM - the only post-C3 Vettes which I really like. (Bad interiors in both, though... I just don't agree
  - #468083 Thanks. That Polo green was really popular. 3 of my by
    Gavin
    on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:44AM - friends parents had Polo Green C4s (not ZR1s, though). Very 90's color, but I do still really like
- #468072 Classic ZR1 with the last front engine rear drive ZR1, can by Otto Bott on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:47PM - it get any better?
  - #468082 Thanks! I agree! by
    Gavin
    on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 09:41AM

#468067 Hello, you don't have to call me Mr. Bott, Otto will do!!! by Otto Bott on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:01PM -
- #468074 Evolution...in the beginning by Otto Bott on Friday May 15, 2026 at 01:01PM -

#468066 Hello, I'm Otto, just sharing... by Otto Bott on Friday May 15, 2026 at 11:57AM - It's May!
- #468077 Autobot? by
  Ulf
  on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 12:48AM - Hmm, wonder why you were blocked. You were absent for long, I noticed.
  - #468080 I kept thinking "it'll work tomorrow" for almost a month and by Otto Bott on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:50AM - a half. Then I decided just to be a bot!
- #468068 Great to see you again, Josh! by
  Gavin
  on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:01PM - Love that model.
  - #468073 I think Josh was banned from this site but this is my fav by Otto Bott on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:49PM - model of Indy cars, wink wink!

#468059 Random birdview by
Ulf
on Friday May 15, 2026 at 03:01AM -
- #468070 nice lineup! Amazing the difference between the C1 by
  Gavin
  on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:04PM - & the coming C2 based on these design concepts.
- #468060 All look great from above. Nice arrangement and choice of by TCL on Friday May 15, 2026 at 04:04AM - colors. That C2 is my favorite of the bunch.
  - #468061 C2? °_* by
    Ulf
    on Friday May 15, 2026 at 04:27AM
    - #468062 Stingray concept with design elements that made it to the C2 by TCL on Friday May 15, 2026 at 05:49AM

#468047 Who operates this site please? by Guest on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 11:38AM
- #468056 I think it navigates on autopilot since 15 yrs. by
  Ulf
  on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:55AM - Nice that Kevin and Irene still offer to let it move on.
  - #468063 After posting here for 13 years (wow it's been that long) be by Guest on Friday May 15, 2026 at 06:39AM - ing a contributor, being civil and respectful I am being blocked from posting under my name and comp
    - #468064 Make sure that there is nothing in the "Leave this box empty by TCL on Friday May 15, 2026 at 07:07AM - !" field right after the message text area. Sometimes a browser may put something in there based on
      - #468079 If this is who I think it is.............. by Frank Lemire on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:24AM - It may be that you posted too many things too quickly a while back and the site security came to see
        #468102 Oh yeah, it's me!!! by Josh Shy on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 08:26PM
- #468054 This is not me, the other "Guest". by Guest on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 04:21PM

#468041 Random Model Pic of the Day. by
Gavin
on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 08:48AM -
- #468046 I sat in an Elise S2 at car show after the owner invited me by TCL on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 10:46AM - to do so. I felt like I was sitting on a steel floor. I probably wouldn't have been able to drive it
  - #468050 I drove an S2 a few years back (same owner as the Viper by
    Gavin
    on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 11:51AM - below). You do feel like you're sitting on the floor & because of the lack of carpeting/sound deade
    - #468057 Great! I was at a Lotus dealership in the late 90s by
      Ulf
      on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:58AM - for a test seating, but even for me it was too basic and too cramped. Great fun cars obviously, but
      - #468069 The Elise was my friend's 3rd fun car & the 1st to be by
        Gavin
        on Friday May 15, 2026 at 12:02PM - sold. The 997 C4S is the only one that stayed.
    - #468051 That confirms what I thought even though I never drove one. by TCL on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 12:38PM - That seat color looks really sharp with the silver exterior.

#468033 Random Loti by
Ulf
on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 01:22AM - Bird's eye... ah, stuff it.
- #468040 2 great models...I have them in different colors. The by
  Gavin
  on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 08:46AM - Europa is not a large car in any way, funny how big it looks next to the Elan.
- #468038 Nice shots. Never had either of those in any scale. These by TCL on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 05:13AM - are the only two Lotus street car models I ever owned. Both are gone now.