jchue73: wah u tempting me with mclaren GTR F1 ... im actually close in getting one soon..keke

myke: I didn't really spend a whole lot of time there coz was on holiday and had to quickly move on to see other places but roughly I was in that shop for about 1 hour. I wasn't in Japan for diecast only hehehe...by the way I want an orange papaya too....

lkwanz : Oh really AA producing Mclarens? cool....

This post has been edited by khsj: Jan 13 2010, 11:01 PM

jchue73! How do you know that it arrived at the Kyosho shop in BTS?? If you're confirm its there...i'll go tomorow itself....coz I went there on Monday & the guy told me its sold out....

Anyway I'm can Of collecting Ferrari models anf this 599GTB is one of the models I want to add.....

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Added on January 13, 2010, 11:16 pmHere is a list my current collection after 1 1/2 year of collecting:-

Brand/Model Name
MAISTO
1968 Chevy Camaro z/28
Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
Lamborghini Galardo Superleggra
Porsche 911 GT1
Ferrari F50

KYOSHO
AUDI R8 DTM Safety Car
Ferrari F40 Light Weight Black
Ferrari 575 GTC Evoluzion
Ferrari 512 TR
BMW M3 Coupe Silverstone

AUTOART
Bugatti Veyron
Porsche Carrera GT3

Burrago
Lamborghini Reventon

HOTWHEELS
Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari FXX
Ferrari 430 coupe
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Ferrari 575 GTZ Zagato
Ferrari F12007

Like they say.. Its a Passion

This post has been edited by v26davk: Jan 13 2010, 11:16 PM

wah...veyron......
All ur HW is elite version?

Nope Only the Zagato

myke: No doubt the Minichamps or the Autoart version would be superior than the UT / PMA versions. But the thing is would it be affordable? Secondly, I heard that only limited versions of the McLaren F1 cars would be reproduced. Don't think the Papaya Orange would be one of them. You still need to rely on UT for some of the Le Mans liveries that would not be produced by Minichamps / Autoart.

khsj: Only 1 hour in the diecast shop? You have lots of self control.

Say am I tempting you again with the recent item received?



v26davk: Nice list of cars you have there. Whoa... A Veyron? What colour? Production version or showcar?

Heheh, let's say I have eyes lah. Stock just arrived today if I'm not wrong. Go and call them to book it.

The Veyron is Silver & Grey...I think it the Showcar model...On of the 6000 produced... Guess what I got that for RM500.00...hehehe well it was my B'day gift from my Wife lo....

jchue73,

Do you have their Phone number??? can PM me pls......

call who to get that papaya mclaren? i also want!

v26davk: You can try 03-21434810.

leroy87: It's easy to find Papaya Orange. It's only a matter of $$$,

Ok, some photos to spam...

jchue73: Awesome, another Sauber C9 on this forum

jchue73: yeah had to control myself if not will come back with crates of diecast + a big hole will be burned in my wallet...

Anyway here is my haul from Japan a subaru Impreza WRC plain version...





My haul from Taiwan and my first American muscle car...the Viper





And here are my other hauls in the last Q of 2009







More Mclaren F1 GTR West pics as promised ....





Plus this just came in today...was so suprised this came in so quick



This post has been edited by khsj: Jan 15 2010, 10:14 AM

khsj: : Great job....nice and excellent haul...you know lar i'm a Subaru freak....
You should get the blue one too...i got it but not yet post hehehheeee...
By the way...great haul too to your others collections...

subaru22b: yup actually was thinking of getting the sunstar subaru WRC with full livery but at the end decided on the AA subaru plain white version. Later in the year will get the sunstar version. But one factor that made me decide on the AA is the nicer rims compared to the sunstar version. One of the sunstar versions has nice rims but is the night version which wasn't really my taste with the big head lamps at the front. Here are the pics of the subaru models for comparison.

With smaller rims....


With bigger and nicer rims but with the huge headlights

btw guys, so Kyosho BTS is now the place for diecast in KL? since Nikko shops are no more, i wonder if we can get not only Kyosho models, but aa, hotwheels and other diecast models in BTS then?

tomato sauce pls

jchue73: i can see ur collection is gigantic!!! im interested to know how u display ur models?

khsj: crispy sharp photos u got there... nice nice!


anyway guys, juz return to malaysia liao... i would like to share my experience of transporting 6 DIECAST CAR MODELS from Melbourne to Kuching. I had a transit in Singapore though.

I divided the 6 cars into 2 packages. 3 in a handcarry plastic bag, another 3 in a check in luggage. With check in luggage, i wrapped the boxes with bubble wraps, then cover them with clothes. As for my handcarry, i wrapped them with bubble wraps as well, and put them into a huge plastic bag...

customs did ask what was in the bag and i told them they're diecasts, managed to avoid any taxes which have been discussed earlier. for hand carry luggage, it should not exceed 7kg (sing airlines policy), my 3 diecasts for the hand carry weigh around 5.75kg.

some info if u guys are to purchase diecasts overseas... pack smart and there shouldnt be any problem!

also... back to kuching means photoshoot begins! teaser first... something zooms by fast...

jasonist, welcome home...

anyway, good tips! i'll be travelling next week... so i can follow your advice on how to bring back the diecast...

jchue: Wow, awesome C9!!! Blaze_dragon, when you want to show yours?

khsj: I think AA will have a better details than Sunstar, I'm also planing to get one Impreza form AA soon..

royjepun: I've showed mine already, you can check it out on Page 58 of this forum . But don't expect 1st grade pictures though, because I used a camera-phone

T.R.U.E.N.O
still looking 4 Initial-D version....

This post has been edited by tkt: Jan 15 2010, 06:30 PM

khsj:MMMmmmmm......comparison?For my choice of course AA,not really like Sunstar.Design looks huge and not so detail like AA and not sharp too.But Sunstar have lots of choice like never seen in AA.Still stuck with AA.... I got the night version 2006 from AA,you will really admirer and no regret when you own one... compare with the photo you post..why the rim and tyre is small?
tkt:T.R.U.E.N.O Good Luck in your hunt...you should try in ebay or else is very very hard to find one...unless i let go...

This post has been edited by subaru22b: Jan 16 2010, 12:34 AM

jchue73: another mclaren?! Pls leave some for us I'm saving for 1

khsj: your white Subaru does look sharp in photos. Awesome new hauls too.

Jasonist: welcome back. Hope to see more from you. Cool speed trap photo tofu car

tkt: there are few in eBay.. Only money matters

Hachi-roku!! One of my favourite drift machines!

Blaze Dragon_89: Thanks. My Group C collection is no where compared to yours. Anyway, I believe Howard Tan also got a C9 test car in 1/43 scale by HPI. My plan now is to find a 1/43 scale of the 1988 AEG car by HPI.



Not quite the exact car but close enough...


khsj: Great collection there. The silver Z4 looks good. Wah, the all white Subaru also looks chun.

What's in the package from Holland? Oh, nice Canon 450D BTW.


Jasonist: Welcome back. You've come from a place that was relatively easy to get diecast to a place where it is quite impossible to get diecast. So yeah, you're quite limited to BTS at the moment.

Great tips and sharing with regards to ferrying your diecast. One thing I did not do was to bubble wrap my stuff when I hand carried it on board the plane. Because of that, one of the boxes was a little dented.


royjepun: Thanks. The Exoto really gives a lot of satisfaction but it's currently one of the more expensive ones in my current collection.


myke: Leave one for you? Hell no ! I'm a McLaren nut. Muahahaha...

Those curious on which McLaren F1 GTR that Minichamps is going to reproduce, here they are...

McLaren F1 GTR (Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing - #001R chassis) - 1st Le Mans 1995 - #59 1:18
McLaren F1 GTR (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren - #020R chassis) - 2nd Le Mans 1997 - #41 1:18
McLaren F1 GTR (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren - #025R chassis) - Le Mans 1997 - #39 1:18
McLaren F1 GTR (Team Lark McLaren - #027R chassis) - Le Mans 1997 (Lark) - #44 1:18