Scalainj's 2010 Acquistion thread

[DeadCanDanceR]

That white Gallardo looks fabulous! Great addition, Andy!

[scalainj]

That Red Bull set looks excellent Andy - just one week to go now before we start again.

Cheers Steve. Yes a week today and the first GP willbe over. I'm not excited at all

That white Gallardo looks fabulous! Great addition, Andy!

Thanks Julio

Now another two car F1 set, and an example to me that patience is required in this hobby, otherwise i wouldn't have ended up with 5 slight variations of the same car. However this is a very nice set and i can always sell the spares i've now accumulated

Minichamps - Brawn BGP 001 - 2009 Australian Grand Prix - 1-2 Finish - J.Button & R.Barichello








Andy

[RaceOddity]

I don't see nuffin I like, I don't see nuffin I like... (repeat until the urge to order goes away... )
Scott

[DeadCanDanceR]

I don't see nuffin I like, I don't see nuffin I like... (repeat until the urge to order goes away... )
Scott

LOL

[a-fordable]

SCOTT_ you know you are dazed! GO ahead, JULIO already HAS!

[scalainj]

Try this then guys

Spark - Matra MS120 - French GP 1970 - J.P.Beltoise








Andy

[RaceOddity]

As usual Andy, your taste and good judgement exceed my ability to resist.
That may end up on my list. engine detail looks fantastic...
Scott

[JSB33]

Just looking at the detail of the wing supports and the transaxle shows the kind of work that Spark is doing.
Great stuff!

[scalainj]

Cheers Gents. Detail is fantastic on this model and the etched metal wing, radiator and exhaust supports are the icing on a particularly nice cake. These 70s & 80s F1 cars from Saprk really are something special.

Next up is one I have had on the periphery of my wish list until that is the recent spate of 'offers' on some of the older AA models and it was hard to resist. As racing cars go this is fairly sizeable.

Autoart - Mercedes 500 SEC - AMG Spa 1989 - K.Ludwig, A.Cudini & Blank








Andy

[guitardave_1]

Next up is one I have had on the periphery of my wish list until that is the recent spate of 'offers' on some of the older AA models and it was hard to resist. As racing cars go this is fairly sizeable.

Autoart - Mercedes 500 SEC - AMG Spa 1989 - K.Ludwig, A.Cudini & Blank
Andy

Hans Heyer seems to be the missing name. It seems like the real car also has a blank though, so not just a licensing issue. Can anyone fill in the details?

[davylemans]

Cheers Gents. Detail is fantastic on this model and the etched metal wing, radiator and exhaust supports are the icing on a particularly nice cake. These 70s & 80s F1 cars from Saprk really are something special.

Next up is one I have had on the periphery of my wish list until that is the recent spate of 'offers' on some of the older AA models and it was hard to resist. As racing cars go this is fairly sizeable.

Autoart - Mercedes 500 SEC - AMG Spa 1989 - K.Ludwig, A.Cudini & Blank








Andy

I've had that Mercedes for a bit and you're right, it is very big for a 1/43. When I first got it, I thought that AA had screwed up and somehow made a 1/32 model. It's one my favs! Although the interior leaves a bit to be desired!
Dave

[scalainj]

Hans Heyer seems to be the missing name. It seems like the real car also has a blank though, so not just a licensing issue. Can anyone fill in the details?

Possibly a contractual issue at the race. Perhaps he was contracted to BMW or Porsche

I've had that Mercedes for a bit and you're right, it is very big for a 1/43. When I first got it, I thought that AA had screwed up and somehow made a 1/32 model. It's one my favs! Although the interior leaves a bit to be desired!
Dave

Thanks mate. Interior is pretty good on mine.Racing seat, harness, dash, instrumentation and some other control panels. Perhaps its a later batch?

Talking of big racers, heres Audi's Trans Am monster

Minichamps - Audi 200 quattro - Trans Am Weekend Cleveland 1988 - H J Stuck








Andy

[RaceOddity]

Quelle surprise Mr. Audi! nice model though!
Scott

[a-fordable]

Nice racer--ANDY!------------neal

[scalainj]

Cheers Scott

I'm a sucker for a racing Lamborghini, especially one made by Ebbro in resin

Ebbro GT Association Series - Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 Super GT 300 - 2007 - N.Furuya & M.Kurihara








Andy

[guitardave_1]

Two more that I would happily take off your hands

Is this Gallardo any cheaper or easier to obtain than the MC ones? How does it compare for quality.

Audi is a good'un. Don't know squat about Trans Am, but from what I've seen it's produced some outstanding looking cars.

[jinx]

I wonder if the JGTC is the only place a Lamborghini Gallardo competes on equal terms with a Toyota Corolla?

[scalainj]

Two more that I would happily take off your hands

Is this Gallardo any cheaper or easier to obtain than the MC ones? How does it compare for quality.

Audi is a good'un. Don't know squat about Trans Am, but from what I've seen it's produced some outstanding looking cars.

Thanks Dave

Re - Gallardo - they were all over ebay for a while at 20 quid but now its about 40 quid and i suspect that this is a Spark in an Ebbro box just like the Minichamps Evolutions and i think that this one is a little bit better finished but allof them are excellent.

I wonder if the JGTC is the only place a Lamborghini Gallardo competes on equal terms with a Toyota Corolla?

The only other possibility that comes to mind is the Adac 24 hour at Nurburgring - many different classes makes much better spectating. The Grand Prix today demonstrated that

Andy

[davylemans]

Andy, Glad to see you finally took the plunge with the 'Lambo. Think that it's one of Sparks', er.. Ebbros' best. BTW, your pictures really do the model justice. Fantastic!!
Dave

[scalainj]

Andy, Glad to see you finally took the plunge with the 'Lambo. Think that it's one of Sparks', er.. Ebbros' best. BTW, your pictures really do the model justice. Fantastic!!
Dave

Thanks Dave. Some bright spark at Ebbro made the right decision. Now i need tofind the 67 car

Cheers

Andy