Best Diecast model manufacuters?

whats the best?

and whats the cheapest?

we should have a diecast bored.. it seems like its becoming very popular on the car modeling forums..

Post pics of your collections as well..

For scale models the brand I like most is Bburago. Its not the most expensive brand, but from what I've seen they have the best range.

I've got a really nice 1/18 scale F40, that I've had for years and it still looks good, and lots of the little small ones they make (the budget ones)

Yeah but a dicast board is a good idea

sarujin

Any more people intrested in the scale modelers collector forum thingy majig?

Bburago is probably one of the worst manufacturers. But also the cheapest.

I can say about 1/43 scale cars. The best are BBR :) followed by Minichamps. The latter has a huge range of models. Mattel How Wheels are also quite nice and inexpensive. I also like models by an Italian company called Bang. For example, their Ferrari 348 models have brake didks that are actually drilled! Very nice interior as well.

You can see a part of my collection h e r e (http://www.hot.ee/bls/143collection.html) Can't update the page because I don't have access to a digital camera.

the link doesnt seem to work.

Originally posted by sdadlani
the link doesnt seem to work.

Works fine for me. Anyone else having this problem?

Works fine for me. Anyone else having this problem?

nevermind, i got ti to work..

I don't know about you but here in Toronto hobby shops, AutoArt seems to be the most dominant. Bburago would be found in toy stores like Toys R Us or Walmart.

Autoart seems to be best for me. They come with engine, doors, very good detailed interiors. Kind of expensive here though.

Autoart does mostly imports and that always interests me. Not much of a domestic fan. :finger: :flipa: :finger:

By far the *cheapest* and crappiest is Maisto...it's next to impossible to detail them.

By far the *cheapest* and crappiest is Maisto...it's next to impossible to detail them.

Damn, thats all i see in stores around here

Do you by anychance have pics of diecast models you have detailed?
does anyone have pics of what they have detailed?

For my money the BEST is EXOTO for price and detail but coming up is the Franklin Mint. http://MEMBERS.AOL.com/modelfan1/images/franmint1.jpg
http://members.aol.com/modelfan1/images/franmint2.jpg
Thats the new Franklin Munt 1/24 Cobra S/C,it has a real aluminum body !
ERTL's die cast are always a good value for the money !
Yat Ming did a relly nice '41 Willy's gasser
Maisto does a good '69 Ford Taledega Torino.
All of the above are 1/18 scale
I have 40 some diecast of all scales
:bandit: Mike

I have 40 some diecast of all scales

cool

did you detail any of them?

by the way, whats detailing?

like swaping wheels, changing body colors and such?

show me pics pics pics!!

take a group shot of thse 40..

im trying to start a collecton as well, ill take pics of mine in an hour or so.

Here's a few more
http://members.aol.com/finnedflathead/images/l-room5.jpg http://members.aol.com/finnedflathead/images/l-room93.jpg
http://members.aol.com/finnedflathead/images/mintcob1.jpg
:bandit: Mike

neat.

I'm kinda loking for the more Import side of detailing cars...

like this guy
He does some amazing work, but i emailed him and asked how.. he wasnt very nice..

http://community.webshots.com/user/reenie315

if anyone knows how he did this, EXPLAIN!

I collect 1:18 scale cars. As an avid collector, with about 120 cars total, I'd say at the top of my list of makers would have to be:

AutoArt
Maisto
UT
GMP
Mattel(But not to highly)
Anson
Exoto
Ertl

These are some of them. Burago, I really don't care for as their attention to detail really lacks. I don't think they put a lot of effort, unlike some, to engine detail and other things. They could learn from AutoArt and Maisto.

http://community.webshots.com/user/reenie315

someone just take a look at that, and tell me that you are dying to do your own model like that