Some of my better 1:18 cars

[StygianMax]

The photo isn't too great here. I have to play around with my digcam settings & maybe pull out my tripod.

I'm a fan of FIA-GT and the American Le Mans cars which accounts for my tastes.

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I've "rented" my other cars to my son since he's got more shelf space than I do. I really have to figure out some sort of a display set-up (nothing too expensive though) to park my rides.

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I just got my UT McLaren today & I'm a happy cat!!

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[jcz1987]

Looks Great man!

[simdel1]

nice, very nice.

i have a few of those ''GTracing'' cars from maisto

i got the white porsche, the silver version of the clk GTR and the black version of the clk dtm, oh and iv got the bmw v12 lmr too.

i got a few of your ''standard'' cars too

[StygianMax]

Originally Posted by simdel1

nice, very nice.

i have a few of those ''GTracing'' cars from maisto

i got the white porsche, the silver version of the clk GTR and the black version of the clk dtm, oh and iv got the bmw v12 lmr too.

i got a few of your ''standard'' cars too

Hey Simon,

Sounds like you have a decent collection. Do you have a link to pics of your cars? I just found a Maisto CLK-GTR (silver) for about US$13 on eBay which I'm pretty happy about.

In comparing Maisto's cars with the two AutoArt ones I have (the Corvette C5-R and Viper), I can now see the huge difference in paint quality. But then again, my pockets aren't so deep that I can be scooping up many AutoArt cars!

OT: karting sounds like fun! I've yet to try it out. I want to try autocrossing too some time this Fall.

Cheers from Canada!

[jcz1987]

I have both of those Lamborghinis in my collection. They are also the same color.

[knoxciso]

I love all of your cars Great choices!

Remove those toys and books and make more room for a sweet looking professional display!

[simdel1]

Originally Posted by StygianMax

Hey Simon,

Sounds like you have a decent collection. Do you have a link to pics of your cars? I just found a Maisto CLK-GTR (silver) for about US$13 on eBay which I'm pretty happy about.

In comparing Maisto's cars with the two AutoArt ones I have (the Corvette C5-R and Viper), I can now see the huge difference in paint quality. But then again, my pockets aren't so deep that I can be scooping up many AutoArt cars!

OT: karting sounds like fun! I've yet to try it out. I want to try autocrossing too some time this Fall.

Cheers from Canada!

ill sort out as many as i can...

the only problem i have with the CLK was that there were visible flash lines on the body, i might have just got a dodgy one though.

im sure autoart is better than maisto (and Bburago, which it looks like you hvae a few of), but thanks to my expensive hobbie, i have not much money to spend on die-casts.

let us know if you do a bit of autocrossing, im sure you will enjoy it, but karting is the closest to a pure racing experience.

[simdel1]

ok, this is pretty much my entire collection. since this photo was taken i have aquired the BMW V12 LMR from maisto and a lotus elise from revell.


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Mercs CLK GTR (maisto)
Mercs CLK DTM (maisto)
Mercs SLK with folding hard top (maisto)
Porsche 911 GT1 lemans (maisto)
Porsche carrera GT (maisto)
Posche 911 carrera 4 (Bburago)
Porsche 911 (933) racing (Bburago)
Chevrolet corvette targa (bburago)
Jaguar Xk180 concept (bburago)
Lamborghini diablo (tonka)
Ferrari F50 (bburago)
Ferrari 360 (bburago)
Ferrai 550 (bburago)
Ferrai 288GTO (bburago)
BMW Z8 (maisto)
BMW M roadster (bbuargo)
Dodge viper (bburago)
Dodge copperhead concept (maisto)
Alfa spider (maisto)
alfa 2300 monza (bburago)

theres a few more 1:24's too, but not many

oh, and i never store my cars like this, i have them on shelves

[simdel1]

...and if your interested, this is my silver clk

[StygianMax]

Originally Posted by simdel1

...and if your interested, this is my silver clk

Wow! Sweet collection!! Thx also for posting pics of your Warsteiner CLK GTR. I just found one off eBay (Privat D2) for US$14. I repainted the red hoses/air ducts on my CLK GTR (Original-Teile) looks. I found the red on that model too orangy so I re-painted with some "blood red" acrylic paint. I'll post a pic when I take a decent picture of it.

[StygianMax]

Originally Posted by knoxciso

I love all of your cars Great choices!

Remove those toys and books and make more room for a sweet looking professional display!

Definitely a good suggestion but....it's my son's shelf. If I clear out his books & junk, he might kick me in the kneecaps. But your point's well-taken; a better display is sorely needed.

[ac2539]

haha, cool cars.

i have the green murcielago, mm skyline, and enzo....

funny, i have the same Porshe GT car...exept my number is 26, yours is 25.....you must have the better version, mines the cheap maisto version! yay!

[simdel1]

Originally Posted by ac2539

haha, cool cars.

i have the green murcielago, mm skyline, and enzo....

funny, i have the same Porshe GT car...exept my number is 26, yours is 25.....you must have the better version, mines the cheap maisto version! yay!

maisto make both the 25 and 26 cars:

[StygianMax]

Originally Posted by ac2539

haha, cool cars.

i have the green murcielago, mm skyline, and enzo....

Sweet!

funny, i have the same Porshe GT car...exept my number is 26, yours is 25.....you must have the better version, mines the cheap maisto version! yay!

Mine's Maisto also. The quality is pretty good. I just wished it was wearing slicks though and the rubber on the tires are less glossy.