Minichamps Race Touareg Dakar '05

[Chris Sweetman]

The real vehicle was placed 3rd in the 2005 Dakar rally driven by Kleinschmidt and Pons.

This Minichamps model is 1:43rd scale and is number 436 055310. I used a Nikon D200 with a Nikon 105mm VR macro lens mounted on a tripod to gain sufficient depth of field. The location selected was the great outdoors using natural light.













Cheers Chris

[JSB33]

Gorgeous pics, Chris.

[chr15b]

hah - i bought that one yesterday

[guitardave_1]

Top notch stuff Chris. These Dakar vehicles are pretty cool, and the photos work brilliantly. Very jealous of your 105 macro too!

[Chris Sweetman]

Top notch stuff Chris. These Dakar vehicles are pretty cool, and the photos work brilliantly. Very jealous of your 105 macro too!

Thanks guitardave_1 - I had to save long and hard for that macro lens. I feel the cost has been with it given the results obtained.

Cheers Chris

hah - i bought that one yesterday

I have this one for a few months now chr15. I bought it at TKMaxx for the princely sum of £4.99. Great model at a great price.

Cheers Chris

Gorgeous pics, Chris.

Thank you JSB33. This one is from my holiday collection!

Cheers Chris

[guitardave_1]

I have this one for a few months now chr15. I bought it at TKMaxx for the princely sum of £4.99. Great model at a great price.

Cheers Chris

Got to love the TKMaxx deals. That's very little money for that model. Anyone would have been tempted!

[Chris Sweetman]

I have this one for a few months now chr15. I bought it at TKMaxx for the princely sum of £4.99. Great model at a great price.

Cheers Chris

Got to love the TKMaxx deals. That's very little money for that model. Anyone would have been tempted!

It was the price that caught my eye guitardave_1 and that led me into temptation!

BTW when next in TKmaxx check out their book department. I have got some real bargain car related books their at prices cheaper than Amazon. But it doesn't happen every time one goes.

Cheers Chris

[CraigyGT]

I find myself checking out Tackymaxx every two weeks or so after they had the HPI's and Minichamps Dealer cars.

Great add , i nearly bought the plain blue one from there but resisted.

[Chris Sweetman]

Thanks CraigyGT and I did very well when they had the HPI's - got two of the resin ones! I saw these in a model shop for £149.99! Got them for £39.99 each!

Cheers Chris

[klauzephoto]

i have this one, with a different racing number, but i believe is the same car, really nice details in your pics.

[Chris Sweetman]

i have this one, with a different racing number, but i believe is the same car, really nice details in your pics.

Thanks klauzephoto for your positive comments regarding my photos. Minichamps have produced a range of this model with different numbers and also one in plain finish.

Cheers Chris

[chr15b]

Mines arrived, it's no. 204 - think i prefer the VW livery of yours

[Chris Sweetman]

Mines arrived, it's no. 204 - think i prefer the VW livery of yours

What livery is your model chr15b? I am still deciding whether to get the plain blue version.

Cheers Chris

[chr15b]

Sorry have been in Norway.. it's got the RedBull logo but not the big wrap around vw logo which i think looks good

still a nice model though

[dbonser]

Before I say anything else, beautiful photos Chris!

One thing I never noticed about my own Minichamps Touareg until I saw your pictures is that they do not have the 'Euromilhões' and 'Total' text on the car number placards. My Norev and Atlas versions do so I wonder why Minichamps' doesn't? It sounds silly but the more I look at that the more it just bugs me.

[69Stang]

Boy, am I sorry that I missed this thread, what a great truck! But even better photographs! Thanks for the shots.

[Chris Sweetman]

Before I say anything else, beautiful photos Chris!

One thing I never noticed about my own Minichamps Touareg until I saw your pictures is that they do not have the 'Euromilhões' and 'Total' text on the car number placards. My Norev and Atlas versions do so I wonder why Minichamps' doesn't? It sounds silly but the more I look at that the more it just bugs me.

Thanks Douglas appreciate your comments.

Yeah it bugs me too when a company with Minichamps reputation drops clangers like the ones you have mentioned!

Cheers Chris

[Chris Sweetman]

Boy, am I sorry that I missed this thread, what a great truck! But even better photographs! Thanks for the shots.

Hi 69Stang

Glad you finally saw this thread!

Thanks for the nice comments about my snaps!

Cheers Chris

AKA UKChris