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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by Gavin » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:20 pm

Got this Friday...Mint Models had a pretty hefty discount. Its a better model than I was expecting & looks amazing in person.

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:42 pm

Not bad, not perfect. Nice addtion!

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by SPhilli911 » Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:46 pm

964 Turbo S Flachbau and 993 Turbo S
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993 Carrera 4S and 993 Carrera S
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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:43 pm

Gents, please add the manufacturer when posting TIA.

Recently traded a friend for this one from Peako 1:18 De Tomaso P72. I don't think I would ever pay retail for a static resin model, but I must say it looks fantastic in person. :okay:

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by Gavin » Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:48 pm

[KRAFTIG] wrote:
Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:43 pm
Gents, please add the manufacturer when posting TIA.

Recently traded a friend for this one from Peako 1:18 De Tomaso P72. I don't think I would ever pay retail for a static resin model, but I must say it looks fantastic in person. :okay:

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Stunning model. :drool:
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964 Turbo S Flachbau and 993 Turbo S
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993 Carrera 4S and 993 Carrera S
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Great 911's. Love the color combos on the S & 4S!. I've been VERY tempted by that Flachbau, especially at current prices, but haven't been big on GT-S models lately.

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by Gavin » Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:14 pm

This arrived over the weekend...
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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:16 pm

That is so cool! Nice addition!!

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by Gavin » Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:41 pm

Thanks...the exterior is really well done & it displays well.

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by ATEOTD » Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:20 pm

Well, this arrived in pieces today, the Frontiart One-77:

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These are really hard to come by. I am furious.

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:28 pm

That's sucks! Must have been hit hard to crack!

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by ATEOTD » Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:42 pm

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That's sucks! Must have been hit hard to crack!
Yeah, the seller put it in a good size box, surrounded it with bubble wrap and cardboard reinforcements, and packed it to the gills with packing peanuts. On closer inspection, the damage was worse than I originally thought. The display window is cracked, a hood vent came off, and the front of the car somehow got jacked up. I don't understand it. Is resin that fragile?

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:32 am

Are they fragile yes and no. And I've seen many over the years, and none have come to me in pieces. To be honest, it is likely a manufacturing issue, possible air pockets factored into the body integrity.

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by StratosWRC » Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:25 am

ATEOTD wrote:
Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:42 pm
[KRAFTIG] wrote:
Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:28 pm
That's sucks! Must have been hit hard to crack!
Yeah, the seller put it in a good size box, surrounded it with bubble wrap and cardboard reinforcements, and packed it to the gills with packing peanuts. On closer inspection, the damage was worse than I originally thought. The display window is cracked, a hood vent came off, and the front of the car somehow got jacked up. I don't understand it. Is resin that fragile?
I notice more of these damaged resin posts in the winter. Where was this shipped from? Is it cold currently where you are in the Midwest? Resin is much more brittle in the cold. And packing it super tight with peanuts is actually not that great, you want the model box to be slightly loose, otherwise all that inertia goes to the model

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:35 pm

Another BBR, thank you Bburago!

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Re: Post Your Latest DIECAST Purchase

Post by Gavin » Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:51 pm

wow...fantastic spec.

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