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Model Cars......who else collects them?
Published 21/06/2024 @ 22:23:09, By Baube
I try not to buy race cars but its like becoming a trend now that any model i don't have ( and might be my only chance to have ) gets at least painted as one

1966 Chevy Corvair ( of course, after buying that one i learned that there is a non-marked one in the Jay Leno's garage series... well, at least i like the number .. :grin: )

Got a 1954 Mercury Sun Valley that claims to make any driving easy ( still have to find a way to climb in to verify that theory.. :whistle: )

A pair of 1992 Honda Civic

A pair of Chevy Nova ( that should still be called Chevy II at that point.. )

A white 1984 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am ( was not supposed since i got the blue one that i think looks way better but the white one kept me thinking about the 15th Anniversary one

And a Mercedes-Benz ( or should i say Porsche ? :whistle: ) 500 E for.. well.. being a 500 E .. :grin:

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Published 21/06/2024 @ 22:41:11, By 48bux
I’ve got the 500 E too :smile: but mine is black.
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Published 21/06/2024 @ 22:48:09, By Baube
that one ?
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7BsAAOSwlPRgXffy/s-l1600.jpg

Got it too , and a silver one ( regular Hot Wheels ) .. i think i have the red one too .. in fact, they would slap 500 E on a VW Beetle and i'd probably buy it ! :lol:
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Published 21/06/2024 @ 22:51:52, By 48bux
Yes, that one..I think I’ll take also the silver one if I happen to find it too :smile:
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Published 24/06/2024 @ 00:38:54, By Baube
Bought a 1971 Porsche 911 ( but i mostly want the 356 from that series )

If there is a SS , does that means that the regular EB110 was underpowered ? :whistle:

Harry Potter's race car.. kind of..
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Published 24/06/2024 @ 01:29:05, By 993cc
Model Cars......who else collects them? Well, the Museum of Le Mans surely collects them as they have almost all cars that have ever raced there. That's about 4500 1:43's wall to wall :bigeyes2125:
https://i.ibb.co/QvtvH0v/IMG-20240613-184652.jpg
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Published 24/06/2024 @ 02:05:38, By Baube
i'm not a big fan of race cars but from a collector's point of view , :bave:

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Published 30/06/2024 @ 09:42:58, By andyhao
Bought these yesterday, cost me around 1,580 TWD (or $50 USD)
My favorite model is actually the Ford Transit, it's heavy for a 1/64 model 😍
https://i.imgur.com/TqXd1Dc.jpeg
My next target would be Mini GT Lincoln Capri, it got 7 variants but I only received two of them

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Published 05/07/2024 @ 19:13:37, By walter.
I had to leave all my collections at home in Italy (for now) so let me introduce my first purchases in the new Country, something that I could not find at reasonable prices before:

https://i.imgur.com/ILaudjD.jpeg

Corgi Vanguards Audi quattro 20V
Matchbox Superkings Audi quattro (which came with a nice smell of old stuff)

Latest Edition: 05/07/2024 @ 19:18:48
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Published 06/07/2024 @ 11:38:06, By antp
Nice :smile:
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Published 06/07/2024 @ 14:16:56, By dsl
I had many of the Vanguards quattros when they came out, but didn't love them enough so sold most of them on. This page lists all the variations - scroll down to VA129. I think most are fairly easy to find without bursting your wallet - even the chromed one (edition size about 600) and the white LHD (another edition of about 600 from memory, less than the RHD). However the 2 red Ashes to Ashes can now cost squillions, although there's a fair number out there. They're slightly different as the solo Corgi is plain livery, but its twin in the set has bullet hole stickers from the series finale - sometimes lots, sometimes hardly any.

Does Rochdale have model shops??
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Published 06/07/2024 @ 18:55:48, By walter.
Yes I was aware of all these variations, but the one I've been fancing more than the others was the Panther black RR 20V as it matches my very favourite car. Obviously they didn't make big efforts to differentiate all the variations for obvious production costs so the model is not 100% accurate - they kept the same old front grille with the small Audi rings for every model when it should have been different at least in the 1987 Pearl white and the 20V.
I got the Ashes to Ashes 'single' model back when it was still fair though.




Does Rochdale have model shops??


Not quite to be honest, I got these on ebay.
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Published 11/07/2024 @ 10:04:16, By Exiv96
This page lists all the variations - scroll down to VA129.


I guess you meant to include a link ? Was it perchance this one ?

https://chezbois.com/non_corgi/vanguards/Vanguards.htm
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Published 11/07/2024 @ 11:29:35, By dsl
Ooops. Yes.
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Published 15/07/2024 @ 07:52:05, By Baube
Recently acquired by Baube's never-ending parking lot :

1964 Buick Riviera
Mercedes Sprinter that looks more like a scientific van than a camper...

Bumblebee but somehow i think that would be a better result if they took the Matchbox version of the Beetle
McLaren F1 that strangely looks like the one Rowan Atkinson used to have

Mustang LX 5.0 and SVO . What if funny is that they did a nearly perfect job painting the SVO's tail lights and left the LX's without any paint on them
With that color , i really wish it was the hatchback one...

a Scout pick-up , more or less..
When you live in a country where winter unleashes its fury nearly 6 months a year ( ok,, this year was exceptional..) , you'll eventually need one of these .. :grin:

Normally , i would not buy this thing but it glows in the dark..
I already have a few Cougar but with this color , the Eliminator just eliminated my will to resist buying another one... :whistle:

Latest Edition: 15/07/2024 @ 07:52:49
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Published 24/07/2024 @ 19:07:22, By Baube
Bought a friend for Christine . How should i call it ? Christina ? Christiane ? Kristin ? :whistle:

Also got a 2022 Mustang Mach 1

Got a 2016 Charger Hellcat but it looks poorly assembled . I was about to buy a Camaro but it looks even worse.. is there a general drop in quality or its just a little oops thet concerns only a few cars ?

Same goes for AW , which might have the same wheels for both the Probe and the Firebird Formula
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Published 29/07/2024 @ 01:13:46, By Exiv96
But isn't that the case on all of Auto World's basic range, with "fast & smooth rolling wheels" ?

About those two Greenlights, they share the same design problem : the side windows are inserted from outside - which is standard procedure for collectible 1/43 models, for instance - but you can see the body metal through these windows ! Either the windows should have their edges and pillars painted in black, or the excess visible metal should be eliminated from the tooling.
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Published 29/07/2024 @ 03:31:47, By Baube
I don't know , so far , all the Auto World i've bought had wheels that matched the real vehicle , not generic ones shared with multiple models

Latest Edition: 29/07/2024 @ 06:36:09
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Published 10/08/2024 @ 21:14:26, By Baube
New in Baube's garage
red Ford Bronco
was not supposed to buy it ( already have it..or is it the blue one ? ) but i was so happy to see something else than that Citroen that wants to be your friend ( seriously, i think the Walmart has them on the shelves for the past 2 years.. ) that i bought it on the spot

A yellow 1967 Chevelle

Fiat 131 Abarth but i don't know if its the civilian or the Rallye one and since the only other Fiat i have are 500 and Ritmo , i went for it

Two more that Q will never ever see again.. :grin:

Last one , 1979 VW Rabbit . I was surprised that they used the name Rabbit instead of Golf and it was one of the reasons that made me buy it . There was also a GTI but i have already this one . I.ll check it again and may buy it if it says Rabbit too
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Published 10/08/2024 @ 21:25:21, By dsl
Fiat 131 Abarth but i don't know if its the civilian or the Rallye one and since the only other Fiat i have are 500 and Ritmo , i went for it


It's the civilian version of the Rallye one, produced to achieve homologation as a "road car". 400 made in 1976 by Bertone. Normal 131 was named Mirafiori in US - and presumably CDN - after its production factory.
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Published 10/08/2024 @ 22:07:13, By 48bux
Nice catches :smile: I haven’t found the 131 yet sadly. Nice Rabbit too :grin:

I see there are also 131s in livery and nice sets with the 037 and the transporter too: https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Fiat_131_Abarth
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