Re: Andy's additions in 1/18

[scalainj]

Capris always made great racers. Love it.

They certainly did that Tom. Cheers

RS200 looks great.......looking forward to getting mine.

Capri is very appealing too.....great period colour too.

Both excellent models mate however the RS200 is a lot better. You'll love it

A Mark 1 Capri from the track - put me down as a fan.

Duly noted Martin

[scalainj]

The Porsche 911R was first shown at the 2016 Geneva motor show and is very similar to the GT3 RS but without the roll cage and rear wing. Consequently it is 50kg lighter and due to it's lower drag has a higher top speed at just north of 200mph. Also it only comes with a 6 speed manual, re-introduced to the 911 after feedback about lack of a manual option. Production was limited to 991 examples prior to the introduction of the revised 991.2

Spark DE - Porsche 911R

[Tom]

What a cool car and model. Would be nice to have in 43.

[GBOAC002]

Those yellow highlights certainly offset the otherwise dull grey. I agree with Tom that it would work well in 1:43.

[Simon]

Will you stop posting such fantastic 1:18 DE models please!

Like this a lot......grey looks great....would prefer with black wheels though. Not sure I'd have the parking restriction stripes over the top, but a lovely looking model nonetheless.

[LUW]

VERY nice. Shame it's too big

[zimbo]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! That looks awesome, numbered plinth as well....

[URQRR20V]

Superb pictures Andy - glad we got our orders in early. Did you ever get the Otto GT 047 Porsche 911 (997) Sport Classic 2014. Would make a fantastic picture.

[GBOAC002]

Good to see you are still with us Paul.

[scalainj]

What a cool car and model. Would be nice to have in 43.

Thanks Tom. Not sure if this colour combination has been released in 43rd but there have been quite a few others

Those yellow highlights certainly offset the otherwise dull grey. I agree with Tom that it would work well in 1:43.

I'm not sure if I would prefer it with or without the yellow. I looked at the variations and this was the second best but my first choice had sold out

Will you stop posting such fantastic 1:18 DE models please!

Like this a lot......grey looks great....would prefer with black wheels though. Not sure I'd have the parking restriction stripes over the top, but a lovely looking model nonetheless.

OK, i will for now

I like the grey a lot and likewise i'm not 100% sure about the double yellows either

VERY nice. Shame it's too big

Thanks. The size would depend on your point of view

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! That looks awesome, numbered plinth as well....

It's pretty cool mate i have to agree. Yes all individually numbered

Superb pictures Andy - glad we got our orders in early. Did you ever get the Otto GT 047 Porsche 911 (997) Sport Classic 2014. Would make a fantastic picture.

Thanks Paul.
I didn't get the GTS version but i do have the Spark DE. At some point i'l shoot them together with the DE GT3 RS i have as well

[scalainj]

The fifth round of the 1976 ETCC was held at the Nurburgring and was run over 4 hours. It consisted of 4 divisions based on engine size, with division 4 being for cars of 3 litres and above which for this race was three BMW 3.0 CSls, one from Juma Racing and two from Luigi racing.
The Luigi Racing pair were driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jean Xhenceval & Pierre Dieudonné who qualified on pole and Hughes de Fierlant, Gunnar Nilsson & Claude de Wael who qualified second 18 seconds back. The race would see the two Luigi cars dominate until the Stuck car had to stop with no oil pressure handing the lead to their team mates who would go on to win by a margin of 2 laps

Minichamps - BMW 3.0 CSL - 1976 ETCC Nurburgring 4H - C.de Wael, H.de Fierlant & G.Nilsson - 1st

[Tom]

That looks beyond fantastic, one of the best looking racers ever IMO.

[LUW]

Fantastic! Pity it's out of scale

[Serafa]

This model looks fantastic, Andy. The BBS wheels fit this car in particular very well.

Fantastic! Pity it's out of scale

There is a 1/43 version released by Raceland a while ago, I believe.

[Alfaholic]

Glad I don’t collect 1:18 as this one would have to be on the list!

[Serafa]

Glad I don’t collect 1:18 as this one would have to be on the list!

Then you will have to add this one:
BMW 3.0 CSL

[Alfaholic]

Glad I don’t collect 1:18 as this one would have to be on the list!

Then you will have to add this one:
BMW 3.0 CSL

Must........ concentrate........ on........ Alfa Romeos.............

[LUW]

Must........ concentrate........ on........ Alfa Romeos.............

Come on Martin, you're a nice guy: you deserve to get from one place to another without fretting about carbs flooding or the exhaust pipe banging under the car because it's loose again.

[GarageOnAWall]

This just might be my first 1:18 Minichamps - indeed, one of the greatest looking racers of all time

[Simon]

Simply stunning and even better in the hand!

Knew I should have got one myself!

[scalainj]

That looks beyond fantastic, one of the best looking racers ever IMO.

It's a cracking model.
It's sealed but the price is good, it captures the original just so and it looks excellent on the shelf.

Fantastic! Pity it's out of scale

Yes and no

This model looks fantastic, Andy. The BBS wheels fit this car in particular very well.

Fantastic! Pity it's out of scale

There is a 1/43 version released by Raceland a while ago, I believe.

It's an excellent model Bruno thanks. Well modelled in all aspects but the wheels are worthy of a particular mention
There is indeed a 43rd version of this as well

Glad I don’t collect 1:18 as this one would have to be on the list!

Glad I don’t collect 1:18 as this one would have to be on the list!

Then you will have to add this one:
BMW 3.0 CSL

Glad I don’t collect 1:18 as this one would have to be on the list!

Then you will have to add this one:
BMW 3.0 CSL

Must........ concentrate........ on........ Alfa Romeos.............

Oh dear you are in trouble Martin. As Bruno advises it comes in 43rd. Here's mine
I find a nice selection of CSLs compliments my Alfas nicely

Must........ concentrate........ on........ Alfa Romeos.............

Come on Martin, you're a nice guy: you deserve to get from one place to another without fretting about carbs flooding or the exhaust pipe banging under the car because it's loose again.

I don't recognise this at all. You would have more credibility if you had said without fretting about the rear suspension collapsing, the air conditioning deciding 33 Celsius is the right temperature on a sunny day or the headlamps auto adjusting themselves to light up either the moon or the road 3 cm in front of the car. As you didn't i can't take your comments seriously

This just might be my first 1:18 Minichamps - indeed, one of the greatest looking racers of all time

Highly recommend this mate - or any of the ten of so variants they are realising in the next 3 weeks!

Simply stunning and even better in the hand!

Knew I should have got one myself!

What can i say but yes, yes and yes.

Picked up a third variant this week as well

[LUW]

I don't recognise this at all. You would have more credibility if you had said without fretting about the rear suspension collapsing, the air conditioning deciding 33 Celsius is the right temperature on a sunny day or the headlamps auto adjusting themselves to light up either the moon or the road 3 cm in front of the car. As you didn't i can't take your comments seriously

And it wasn't me that said it

[scalainj]

The eighth round of the 1978 ETCC was held at the Masaryk-Ring in Brno and was run over 3.5 hours. It consisted of 5 divisions based on engine size, with division 5 being for cars of 3 litres and above which for this race was three BMW 3.0 CSls, one from Jolly Club Milano Racing and two from Luigi racing.
The Luigi Racing pair were driven by Eddy Joosen & Raymond Van Hove who qualified third and Umberto Grano & Jean Xhenceval who qualified second with the Jolly Club car on pole. The race would see the two Luigi cars finish in qualifying position a lap behind the Jolly Club car.

Minichamps - BMW 3.0 CSL - 1978 Brno GP - U.Grano & J.Xhenceval - 2nd

[zimbo]

That looks SO good!!