[2012 - 20XX] Minichamps (Paul's Model Art) News

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Post by Gavin » Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:17 am

love this Wurth livery...want!

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Post by Gavin » Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:30 am

KRAFTIG...this is calling your name!! :okay:

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1 of 500, 1983 Showcar Frankfurt IAA, exclusively for Modelissimo.

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Post by StratosWRC » Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:23 pm

Haha yes it is

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Post by [KRAFTIG] » Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:23 pm

Yup! :D

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Post by StratosWRC » Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:28 pm

all jokes aside, that is a very good looking model. Reminds me of the plain bodied Exoto 917 works prototype

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The purity of it is very attractive.

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Post by [KRAFTIG] » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:25 pm

It looks toyish in the photo, no?

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Post by [KRAFTIG] » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:22 pm

Not sure if MInichamps or Norev, a whopping $550CND! :wow:

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S IAA Frankfurt Promo Edition 2015 green / black 1:18

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Post by slartibartfast229 » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:18 pm

[KRAFTIG] wrote:It looks toyish in the photo, no?
Is it one of cases of a smaller scale model being used as a 'teaser'? In this case I would guess at 1/87th scale.....

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Post by slartibartfast229 » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:27 pm

[KRAFTIG] wrote:ord Capri Turbo Gr. 5 #2 DRM Champion 1981 Klaus Ludwig 1:18

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I will be investing in one of these. Minichamps look to have made the effort to replicate the differences between the different years represented by the various colour schemes on offer. This car had a full ground effect underside and this is on the model, which the other released versions (so far) didn't have. The bonnet on the Halb und Halb Heyer car is wrong though.......

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Post by [KRAFTIG] » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:36 pm

To me it sounds like they got lazy or should I say $$ before collectors :)

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Post by slartibartfast229 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:03 am

[KRAFTIG] wrote:To me it sounds like they got lazy or should I say $$ before collectors :)
My guess is they were too lazy, and didn't have enough reference material to do the job properly. Since the bonnet is removable, the changes would have been minimal. I should also point out that I am relying on their on-line publicity photos - they may have corrected the problem..... As regards pricing, costs are rising and getting the most out of the investment for the tooling is sensible. However - Minichamps were a well respected manufacturer of diecast cars in the past. They have fallen behind though, and made some very odd decisions. The introduction of the 1/64th scale stuff made me scratch my head!

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Post by [KRAFTIG] » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:55 pm

Minichamps were a well respected manufacturer of diecast cars in the past. They have fallen behind though, and made some very odd decisions. The introduction of the 1/64th scale stuff made me scratch my head!
YOU can say that again. They were my all-time favorite once upon a time... Now a mere image of what they once were :shame:

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Post by renelllo » Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:05 am

I heard that the Lotus 79 is being re-released

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Post by [KRAFTIG] » Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:01 am

Yum!

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Post by Gavin » Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:48 pm

finally some colors! White on red for me...thought the black one looks great too.

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