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Old 04-08-2006, 12:54 PM   #1
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I'm thinking about buying on of these. Aparetly they won't be ready till Nov 07 and it will be a limited run of 1971. All diecast

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Old 04-08-2006, 01:31 PM   #2
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thats cool, would be interested to see the finished product
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Old 04-08-2006, 01:32 PM   #3
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In the tradition of Pocher kits my arrse. I have been in the modeling game for well over 35 years and i have have build plenty of Pocher kit's. But with this one i have never see such a poor quality kit in all my life. For them to say the leave Pocher behind makes me laugh. And to what to charge that much for it, well. for my money i would want better detail on the exhaust , gearbox and engine. I have 1/25 scale kits look better than that. My advice to you. Keep your money.
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Old 04-08-2006, 01:44 PM   #4
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In the tradition of Pocher kits my arrse. I have been in the modeling game for well over 35 years and i have have build plenty of Pocher kit's. But with this one i have never see such a poor quality kit in all my life. For them to say the leave Pocher behind makes me laugh. And to what to charge that much for it, well. for my money i would want better detail on the exhaust , gearbox and engine. I have 1/25 scale kits look better than that. My advice to you. Keep your money.
Sorry to high jack the thread.

Who would you recommend in terms of high quality manufacturers of Die cast 1:18 scale?
I've mainly stuck with AutoART and minichamps.
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Old 04-08-2006, 08:57 PM   #5
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In the tradition of Pocher kits my arrse. I have been in the modeling game for well over 35 years and i have have build plenty of Pocher kit's. But with this one i have never see such a poor quality kit in all my life. For them to say the leave Pocher behind makes me laugh. And to what to charge that much for it, well. for my money i would want better detail on the exhaust , gearbox and engine. I have 1/25 scale kits look better than that. My advice to you. Keep your money.
Thats interesting I take it you have seen and handled the actual prototype.


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Old 04-08-2006, 01:34 PM   #6
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Any idea how much???

I got a hand made 1:18 model about 10 years ago. Was considered very high quality back then. Now the details coming out by some manufacturers are amazing!!!
I have a few 1:18 models now that cost around $100-$300 and have seatbelt buckles that slide up and down the seatbelt sash!!!
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Old 04-08-2006, 02:07 PM   #7
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it says $895, looks pretty cool too
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Old 06-08-2006, 11:20 PM   #8
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I'm thinking about buying on of these. Aparetly they won't be ready till Nov 07 and it will be a limited run of 1971. All diecast

http://www.iconmodels.com.au
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I have always stuck to Classic Carlectables, the detail on these cars IMO are awesome for at the most $195 each NEW for 1/18.

Then there is Biante but I dont know enough about them to comment as I dont actually own one of them.

$895 is alot of money just for one "NEW" 1/18 model
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Its 1:8 scale, not 1:18.

If you look at the cost for similar scales diecast models its quite reasonable.
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Well a 1/8th scale would just look out of place next to all my 1/18's
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Just ordered mine, don't have to pay for it until she's ready to be sent.
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