Scale Models

[hashluck]

Love the XJ13. Here is my 'shed find' clearing out my uncle's shed this morning. Love the patina. A good old Lesney.... (I know not quite in the spirit of this thread but could not resist)

 

[Gazcw]

Does this qualify as a scale model?

 

[stindig]

I made the geeky decision a few months ago to try and replicate my entire car history in 1/43 die cast models. It has proved, in no particular order, satisfying, frustrating and expensive.

E.g. I have a perfect Granturismo S by Minichamps, even in the correct shade of grey, to represent my last car but nobody makes a 1/43 facelift GT Sports like I have now. You can find plenty of Stradales and Mk 3s though.

Some of the crappy cars I’ve owned, I’ve been able to find - c1970 Simca 1100, believe it or not, but they’ve cost £80 or so - not much less than I paid for the full size version. Some of them exist out there somewhere but aren’t made anymore and are incredibly rare, like my Vauxhall Magnum 1800 - none available on the open market, and some, like my Ford Escort 1100 estate base model (first company car - don’t blame me), unsurprisingly, nobody bothered making in 1/43, nor any other size, most likely.

So far, I’ve purchased just 10 of the 26 in total. Those in bold/italic are those that currently reside on my wIndow ledge and cause ‘dusting’ issues for SWMBO.

Simca 1100 1977
Matra-Simca Bagheera 1978
Vauxhall Magnum 1800 1979
Ford Escort 1100 Estate 1982
Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia 1984
Audi 80 1.8i (gold) 1985
Audi Quattro
VW Golf 1.6 diesel 1986
VW Golf 1.6 petrol 1987
Audi 80 1.8i (blue)1988
Renault 25 1991
Vauxhall Cavalier 1995
BMW 316 1995
BMW 318 1995
Vauxhall Omega GLS 2.0 1996
Saab 9000 Turbo 1998
Mercedes E420 1998
Jaguar S-Type 3.0 Sept - 2000
Jaguar XKR 4.2 - 2003
Jaguar S-Type R 4.2 - 2005
VE Golf 1.4S 2002
Jaguar XF SV8 4.2 - 2012
Jaguar XFR - 2014
Jaguar XFR - 2016
Maserati Granturismo S - 2018
Maserati Granturismo Sport -2019

 

[dgmx5]

Some of you have an inclination towards Alfas and historic cars and whilst I was out on my permitted exercise this afternoon, I noticed that our local hobby shop had a 1:12 scale Alfa Romeo 8C in the window:

404 Not Found - THE HOBBY SHOP Faversham

Model Railways, Plastic Kits, LEGO, Warhammer, Diecast Vehicles, Readymade Vehicles, Jigsaw Puzzles, BRIO, Accessories, Scenery, Scenic, Paints and more

hobb-e-mail.com

There are cheaper suppliers out there, but if it interests you perhaps you would support one of the many thousands of small businesses struggling to stay afloat.

 

[Lozzer]

Brilliant, plastic kit? Who by ? MFH do it for me , hard work but boy you can get great results.

 

[ChrisQP09]

Note. Need to prop up shelf with a few brackets! floating shelves never work out for me.

 

[dgmx5]

Brilliant, plastic kit? Who by ? MFH do it for me , hard work but boy you can get great results.

Italeri kit, mostly plastic parts. I am not a modeller so get drawn in by the photos on the box which would look nothing like the end product if I made it.

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Roadster 1:12 scale - coming soon

 

[Dman666]

I’ve only made 1/35 tanks about 200 so far

 

[Lozzer]

I’ve only made 1/35 tanks about 200 so far

Where are you planning to invade?

 

[Scaf]

I made the geeky decision a few months ago to try and replicate my entire car history in 1/43 die cast models. It has proved, in no particular order, satisfying, frustrating and expensive.

E.g. I have a perfect Granturismo S by Minichamps, even in the correct shade of grey, to represent my last car but nobody makes a 1/43 facelift GT Sports like I have now. You can find plenty of Stradales and Mk 3s though.

Some of the crappy cars I’ve owned, I’ve been able to find - c1970 Simca 1100, believe it or not, but they’ve cost £80 or so - not much less than I paid for the full size version. Some of them exist out there somewhere but aren’t made anymore and are incredibly rare, like my Vauxhall Magnum 1800 - none available on the open market, and some, like my Ford Escort 1100 estate base model (first company car - don’t blame me), unsurprisingly, nobody bothered making in 1/43, nor any other size, most likely.

So far, I’ve purchased just 10 of the 26 in total. Those in bold/italic are those that currently reside on my wIndow ledge and cause ‘dusting’ issues for SWMBO.

Simca 1100 1977
Matra-Simca Bagheera 1978
Vauxhall Magnum 1800 1979
Ford Escort 1100 Estate 1982
Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia 1984
Audi 80 1.8i (gold) 1985
Audi Quattro
VW Golf 1.6 diesel 1986
VW Golf 1.6 petrol 1987
Audi 80 1.8i (blue)1988
Renault 25 1991
Vauxhall Cavalier 1995
BMW 316 1995
BMW 318 1995
Vauxhall Omega GLS 2.0 1996
Saab 9000 Turbo 1998
Mercedes E420 1998
Jaguar S-Type 3.0 Sept - 2000
Jaguar XKR 4.2 - 2003
Jaguar S-Type R 4.2 - 2005
VE Golf 1.4S 2002
Jaguar XF SV8 4.2 - 2012
Jaguar XFR - 2014
Jaguar XFR - 2016
Maserati Granturismo S - 2018
Maserati Granturismo Sport -2019

Interesting project, never been into models before but this idea may turn my head.
I will start with a list of cars and then see what’s available.

 

[Wack61]

I’ve only made 1/35 tanks about 200 so far

Did you see the tanks I bought a few months ago

I dread to think how many hours are in them

 

[CatmanV2]

Incredible!

C

 

[Wattie]

I made the geeky decision a few months ago to try and replicate my entire car history in 1/43 die cast models. It has proved, in no particular order, satisfying, frustrating and expensive.

E.g. I have a perfect Granturismo S by Minichamps, even in the correct shade of grey, to represent my last car but nobody makes a 1/43 facelift GT Sports like I have now. You can find plenty of Stradales and Mk 3s though.

Some of the crappy cars I’ve owned, I’ve been able to find - c1970 Simca 1100, believe it or not, but they’ve cost £80 or so - not much less than I paid for the full size version. Some of them exist out there somewhere but aren’t made anymore and are incredibly rare, like my Vauxhall Magnum 1800 - none available on the open market, and some, like my Ford Escort 1100 estate base model (first company car - don’t blame me), unsurprisingly, nobody bothered making in 1/43, nor any other size, most likely.

So far, I’ve purchased just 10 of the 26 in total. Those in bold/italic are those that currently reside on my wIndow ledge and cause ‘dusting’ issues for SWMBO.

Simca 1100 1977
Matra-Simca Bagheera 1978
Vauxhall Magnum 1800 1979
Ford Escort 1100 Estate 1982
Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia 1984
Audi 80 1.8i (gold) 1985
Audi Quattro
VW Golf 1.6 diesel 1986
VW Golf 1.6 petrol 1987
Audi 80 1.8i (blue)1988
Renault 25 1991
Vauxhall Cavalier 1995
BMW 316 1995
BMW 318 1995
Vauxhall Omega GLS 2.0 1996
Saab 9000 Turbo 1998
Mercedes E420 1998
Jaguar S-Type 3.0 Sept - 2000
Jaguar XKR 4.2 - 2003
Jaguar S-Type R 4.2 - 2005
VE Golf 1.4S 2002
Jaguar XF SV8 4.2 - 2012
Jaguar XFR - 2014
Jaguar XFR - 2016
Maserati Granturismo S - 2018
Maserati Granturismo Sport -2019

Cool idea!
A rather large display cabinet will be required at some point.

 

[Wack61]

Incredible!

C

I've had to pack them away as I couldn't stop handling them and they were going to get damaged, the detail on the interior is incredible , apparently you buy the kit then you can buy detailed interiors from specialist suppliers.

 

[Wattie]

So these weren’t kits, but preassembled.
Incredible detail.

 

[Hurricane52]

Did you see the tanks I bought a few months ago

I dread to think how many hours are in them View attachment 80303View attachment 80304View attachment 80305View attachment 80308View attachment 80309

Got me wondering what powered these beasties. 690hp Maybach V12 petrol engine apparently. Big numbers all round.

 

[Wack61]

So these weren’t kits, but preassembled.
Incredible detail.

No they're kits , like airfix but better quality

 

[Paulg390]

I made the geeky decision a few months ago to try and replicate my entire car history in 1/43 die cast models. It has proved, in no particular order, satisfying, frustrating and expensive.

E.g. I have a perfect Granturismo S by Minichamps, even in the correct shade of grey, to represent my last car but nobody makes a 1/43 facelift GT Sports like I have now. You can find plenty of Stradales and Mk 3s though.

Some of the crappy cars I’ve owned, I’ve been able to find - c1970 Simca 1100, believe it or not, but they’ve cost £80 or so - not much less than I paid for the full size version. Some of them exist out there somewhere but aren’t made anymore and are incredibly rare, like my Vauxhall Magnum 1800 - none available on the open market, and some, like my Ford Escort 1100 estate base model (first company car - don’t blame me), unsurprisingly, nobody bothered making in 1/43, nor any other size, most likely.

So far, I’ve purchased just 10 of the 26 in total. Those in bold/italic are those that currently reside on my wIndow ledge and cause ‘dusting’ issues for SWMBO.

I have to admit to same geekiness although I have 98 to find :-(. Made a start a couple of years back...

one cabinet full and top two shelves of another so far,,

 

[Oneball]

I have to admit to same geekiness although I have 98 to find :-(. Made a start a couple of years back...

one cabinet full and top two shelves of another so far,,View attachment 80324View attachment 80325

You’ve had a GTA Le Mans and an SEAC?

 

[zagatoes30]

I made the geeky decision a few months ago to try and replicate my entire car history in 1/43 die cast models. It has proved, in no particular order, satisfying, frustrating and expensive.

E.g. I have a perfect Granturismo S by Minichamps, even in the correct shade of grey, to represent my last car but nobody makes a 1/43 facelift GT Sports like I have now. You can find plenty of Stradales and Mk 3s though.

Some of the crappy cars I’ve owned, I’ve been able to find - c1970 Simca 1100, believe it or not, but they’ve cost £80 or so - not much less than I paid for the full size version. Some of them exist out there somewhere but aren’t made anymore and are incredibly rare, like my Vauxhall Magnum 1800 - none available on the open market, and some, like my Ford Escort 1100 estate base model (first company car - don’t blame me), unsurprisingly, nobody bothered making in 1/43, nor any other size, most likely.

So far, I’ve purchased just 10 of the 26 in total. Those in bold/italic are those that currently reside on my wIndow ledge and cause ‘dusting’ issues for SWMBO.

Simca 1100 1977
Matra-Simca Bagheera 1978
Vauxhall Magnum 1800 1979
Ford Escort 1100 Estate 1982
Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia 1984
Audi 80 1.8i (gold) 1985
Audi Quattro
VW Golf 1.6 diesel 1986
VW Golf 1.6 petrol 1987
Audi 80 1.8i (blue)1988
Renault 25 1991
Vauxhall Cavalier 1995
BMW 316 1995
BMW 318 1995
Vauxhall Omega GLS 2.0 1996
Saab 9000 Turbo 1998
Mercedes E420 1998
Jaguar S-Type 3.0 Sept - 2000
Jaguar XKR 4.2 - 2003
Jaguar S-Type R 4.2 - 2005
VE Golf 1.4S 2002
Jaguar XF SV8 4.2 - 2012
Jaguar XFR - 2014
Jaguar XFR - 2016
Maserati Granturismo S - 2018
Maserati Granturismo Sport -2019

An interesting 2021 challenge, off to do some research