The Definitive McLaren F1 Scale Model List.

[Sami Aaltonen]

Originally Posted by murraydeschot

Learn to live with it, Sami. In 15(?) years, I've never seen Minichamps/PMA ever deliver on cue.

Yep, I have heard same from Finish collectors. Let's see if the new models will show up 2010 december.

[DocGTR]

Originally Posted by Sami Aaltonen

Yep, I have heard same from Finish collectors. Let's see if the new models will show up 2010 december.

And as we're talking about Minichamps, there's a chance that some of the announced ones never materialize!

Now as AutoArt is shown the forthcoming road car, I guess it will put some pressure on Minichamps' planned releases of similar 1/18 road cars, as the AutoArt's has features similar to Minichamps' 1/12. Minichamps' blue 1/18 was only a minor upgrade to the old UT's to my mind seeing some photos of it few months ago. Now those images have been taken down from the sites I saw them. Everyone can make their own conclusions about that.

[DocGTR]

Recently got my 1/43 Minichamps Le Mans 1995-98 McLaren F1 GTR collection completed. It took almost 3,5 years but I wasn't in a rush about it.



The original plan was to get them all as the ACO versions but not sure if they will continue it anymore as they haven't been such a success they might thought. So I had to rethink it and filled the gaps I had with the original editions. Perhaps I could also do it the other way and find the missing original editions, or just buy another of each of the ACO's and plant them to those traditional Minichamps bases.

[hurstg01]

VERY VERY nice!

[murraydeschot]

Nice indeed!

There's a guy in Holland offloading a few of the Autobarn models at present via Marktplaats.nl ... not sure if they're ending up being fielded on ebay. Does anyone want me to enquire further?

[hurstg01]

Yes please!

[DocGTR]

Originally Posted by murraydeschot

There's a guy in Holland offloading a few of the Autobarn models at present via Marktplaats.nl ... not sure if they're ending up being fielded on ebay. Does anyone want me to enquire further?

Was there other than those orange GTR and the carbon?

The orange one is one of those AutoModelers built from a AB kit. It's more likely a fantasy one. Then the carbon one isn't even from a AB kit, only a cheap Provence Moulage copy without engine details. Plenty of these were sold on eBay around 2006/07.

[Sami Aaltonen]

Doc:

Very nice! VERY VERY NICE!
You have great collection! All that same scale! Great! Small can look great!
There is quite many models, which I'm still looking for that specific 1/43 scale...Jacadi #50, Harrods #51.....
Maybe someday!

Do you have the Minichamps 1/43 FINA 1997 GTR's ,#8 Lehto-Soper and #9
Kox - Ravaglia?

[DocGTR]

Originally Posted by Sami Aaltonen

Do you have the Minichamps 1/43 FINA 1997 GTR's ,#8 Lehto-Soper and #9
Kox - Ravaglia?

I guess you mean these!



Yes, I'm guilty of having them, too!

[murraydeschot]

Originally Posted by DocGTR

Was there other than those orange GTR and the carbon?

The orange one is one of those AutoModelers built from a AB kit. It's more likely a fantasy one. Then the carbon one isn't even from a AB kit, only a cheap Provence Moulage copy without engine details. Plenty of these were sold on eBay around 2006/07.

From recollection a mid-red one, a ...

Let me suss it out and see what I can pull up.

MdS.

EDIT - just rechecked ... only Autobarn's offered currently are a Papaya and a Graphite on Marktplaats, but neither offered via the original location of Eindhoven or Den Bosch. I'll keep an eye out!

[Sami Aaltonen]

Originally Posted by DocGTR

I guess you mean these!

Yes, I'm guilty of having them, too!

Yep!

[Peloton25]

Minichamps 1/87th scale F1s - not bad for being just over an inch long.



Here's my 'incomplete' 1/43 scale collection:



I'll have more images of my other F1s soon as they're finally back in their proper place on the shelf.

>8^)
ER

[Sami Aaltonen]

Those 1/87 scale's looked good to be so small, those must be quite rare today I think?!
Nice collection!

That yellow 1/43 F1 is on sale one of the Finnish scale model shops in Helsinki, priced 36€.

[hurstg01]

Has anyone else noticed the price of relatively high-end 1/43's at auction, not buy-it-now, dropping? I've bought a few Autobarns recently as they are geting super-cheap (one for $90!!). Seems it's not just AB though; I just bought another 1/43 Davidoff GTR by Minichamps, mint in its original for about £55!

[DocGTR]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

Has anyone else noticed the price of relatively high-end 1/43's at auction, not buy-it-now, dropping?

Yes I have, but most of them are such that either I already have or I'm not interested (mostly road cars)! And I try to avoid buying doubles as I already have 100+ 1/43 Macs.