Have you seen any of the cars made by GMP
?.........some nice looking and well detailed cars for sure, but they are good bit more in cost than Ertl.

Also, just in the case you didn't know of them already; check out CMC......

......jaw dropping beauty.





All I can say is where's the key to that thing.

Chris

Graham, you have more hobbies than anyone I know! Those Exoto cars are NICE! I have one of their Formula 1 cars someplace, and there is a Mario A John Player Special car due out that I wouldn't mind having!

Awesome stuff,
Mark

Hey Chris, The GMP cars are very nice too! I have a couple of the 60's drag cards that they did.

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Mark L.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts

Chris,I was close to buying what looked like an 80's NASCAR,Valvoline Ford from I think GMP,the detail looked incredible too,but my lack of knowledge of NASCAR made me pass,

Noel,those Exoto models can be from €250 upwards,they do some cool variations too,take the Sauber Merc C9,they do or they did lots of special packs,like the 3 cars from LeMan,or the 3 chassis and the winning C9 as it crossed the line at LeMan,covered in debris and carbon dust from the brakes and other cars,even the 3 pointed star had the look of being freshly wiped clean so as people would know it was a Mercedes,they also done a 1/10 scale C9,mega money

have to say it makes me wonder when I look at my C9 which I think was €325 and compare it to my CCM McCoy cat 666 which was also €325,I think you get an awful lot more detail in the car

As some may know by now I despise Ferrari but! there are two cars I would never turn down,the Enzo and the F40

I snapped up a BBR Enzo a few years ago,this would be on a par with Exoto,in detail and price
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DyvfZechKI

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

very nice i had 2 c9 and 62 feet of track scaleletrix that is they were a beautifull car the lights worked on them as well so you could race with the room lights turned off great crack that was around 1990 ,i have a sizeable collection of 1/64 scale us muscle i use to have a 400 strong 1/43 scale european collection mainly minichamps but i sold them when i moved house however i still have a box up in the attic of 1/43 formula i cars all rare including the ferrari high wings anyone remember these.

Since gbarnewall asked, i dont really check the lounge that much so i havent noticed this topic ;) But this is it so far of 1/18s ive got. Represented are the main brands like Carousel, Exoto, Minichamps, GMP, AutoArt, Maisto, UT, ERTL, ActionPerformance, Kyosho, UniversalHobbies, Solido and iguess i forgot some?

The Indycar series shelfs, mainly Carousel


Indycars by Carousel, F1 by Quartzo, Ut, Minichamps, Exoto, ActionP, Solido


F1 by Minichamps, Maisto and UT, GT cars by UH, Maisto, UT


GT cars by Spark, Chrono, AutoArt, Kyosho, Maisto


DTM cars by Minichamps, AutoArt, IMSA cars by GM. Drag cars by GMP , Exact Detail the NASCAR n GT cars below are made by ActionP, ERTTL, AutoArt, Bburago Rallycars are made by Solido, AutoArt Kyosho, Revell


Topshelf some legends in civil unfiorms makers UT, Kyosho, Motorbox, Anson, Guiloy


Topshelf #2 Rare civilians made by Beanstock, Kyosho, Guiloy


The exppensive cabinet consits mainly of makers like Carousel, Minichamps and GMP .. the last one is an ERTL the Indy car #2 they say its rare





This is a Minichamps Porsche 917/30 CanAm


AutoArt, Minichamps GT cars


GT cars and Indycars made by UH, Minichamps, AutoArt


Top ones are Lotus 72s driven by swedens own Ronnie Peterson its both the Quartzo issue and the Exoto u can figure out wich one is the best. Under them is a Revell Volvo Amazon police car followd by GMPs Mustang highway patrol and a SunStar Camaro Z28 highway patrol


Police cars made by AutoArt and a Maisto at the end


This is the biggest ive got its a 1/12 scale Mercedes GTR from AutoArt ... i got it really really cheap at an online auction. These models are impressive to say the least but way way to expensive for me to buy


Some are rare some are dimes, I started with Maisto like most do but in the end u seek quality so u end up with the Carousels, Exoto , Minichamps, AutoArt etc bought alot at online auctions like swedish Ebay its cheaper ;) my next investment in the 1/18 scale hopefully will be the Tyrell P34 driven by Schekter at the swedish GP in anderstorp 1976 made by TSM

Thats the Gulioy Hispano Siuza HS21 GTS and the Mercedes C112 made by the same company, the hispano is great very very nice details for a guiloy
U have the BBR Enzo ... i was looking at buying that one when it came out but never got around too it and today they are all gone, is at impressive as the pics and tales show?

My Japanese collection featuring Gran Turismo cars


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the super car shelf


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the GT shelf


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the rally shelf


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more from super car/grand tourer shelf


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JGTC shelf


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Le Mans shelf


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and another dose of Le Mans and Group C cars


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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Oh man Graham, That matte black ferrari is DEAD SEXY.

This is my only model that's good.
I checked ebay, it's worth something like 400 bucks.

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-John

John thats a tasty Fina F1,wish I had snapped up a few of them,the Gulf version was the only one I found,

That Ferrari is made by Kyosho I think,Its still in its box today,just don' thave the room for naymore cars plus the ones that are on display are getting covered in dust

2 more cars I have boxed and un photo'd are two Bentleys by Minichamps,a White Flying Spur and a Dark metalic green Brooklyns

another one to get if you can is the Mazda 787B(orange and green) its an amazing model,even has little "R" clips holding the bodywork on

the only car I have valued from others on ebay is the Mitsubishi Evo VI T.M.E with stripe,I got it for about IRL£50 back in the day and I think I seen it for around €400 at its highest

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Got luv those Musclecars reminds me of MECUM with the red carpet !

Chet

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