So, after many years of not caring about diecast due to mostly collecting ugly Buragos in my teens, and losing interest once I reaIized how generic they were, I randomly discovered the more high end stuff and the interest awakened anew.
I literally started a month ago or so, so not that much to show yet.
But considering how much time I spend on ebay looking at models (and reading about them here) I am sure I will have several soon. And no money left.Anyway, here is what I have bought so far (all 1:18, nothing else is interesting) + a tiny comment on each car. Excuse the photos, I am useless at photography.
(Destroyed) Autoart Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Yokohama: I am a huge Porsche whore, so obviously had to start with that. A bit disappointed with this one, though. The stance looks wrong, and the rear wheels are much further inside the body than the front wheels. Other than that its great, although my first ebay purchase resulted in getting it in the box for a Nissan(!), and the seller saying they did that if the boxes were not perfect, offering a 5$ discount. Odd. It also came with a marginally bent rear wheel and one of the exhaust rattling around in the box. Not a good start.
The rest of the car was mint though, and had the metall wires holding parts down.
(Dont know where it is, lol)Minichamps Porsche 997 GT3 R GDL Racing: This one I actually like better than the Autoart one, despite being cheaper and a sealed model. It just looks right. Also it came mint in the correct box.
(Destroyed)Hot Wheels Elite Ferrari F430 Challenge: Not really a Ferrari fan, but I always liked this one. This car was a surprise to me, I didnt expect it to be this nice at 40 euros. Definetely the best bang for buck so far. Gonna get the 458 Hankook because of this.
(Sold)Autoart BMW 635 CSi (Spa 1986 winner): This car is what I call ugly-cool, and I love me some BMW`s. A very good model, although once again I was not super happy with the purchase. The car was loosely attached to the base, so it squeeked away as I was carring iy out of the post office. Tense moments until I got it out of the box, and luckily its perfect. Probably been out for pictures only, because it looked brand new. Still annoying, as it also lacked the wires sealing it. That said, its one of my favourites, just a totally badass model, great job by Autoart.
PS: This model is super heavy, easily the heaviest of my cars. Lots of metal, even the bottom/undertray.
(Sold)Autoart BMW E30 DTM Fina: Not gonna be the last E30 DTM I get, love these boxes of fun. Excellent purchase, while its not cheap, its just worth it. Great model with lots of detail.
Other than this I have an old Pauls Model Art Williams FW19 and a Spark 997 Falken on the way with the mail. Looking forward to my first Spark! After that I plan on getting the Autoart Alfa Romeo 155 DTM (first signature model
) and ... probably some BMW`s. And some more Porsches. And some ... My watch list on ebay is depressing, hence my username, hehe.
