REALCollector: It's a Ferrari alright, albeit an older one. How can it be a 599XX when it's ot out yet?

Anyway, your version of the Bernd Schneider's 2007 DTM Merc is directly from Minichamps. They have a different baseplate than the one from the dealer edition. I believe the sticker on top of the perspec box has a Merc logo unlike the normal Minichamps one.










hokuan: Wah... F430 Scuderia? Just got it? Elite or normal version? Don't know when I'll be able to join the Scuderia bandwagon...

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Yeah, saw that. I asked for a real photo of the model and did not get a reply... I guess it can be real since it's comng from a reputable seller.

Jasonist: It's not a Kyosho but it's a Ferrari alright What can it be?

Actually, price wise the CMC is similar to BBR. But quality wise they are not similar ! The CMC is more solid and more convincing. BBR does not put leather in the car interior but CMC does. CMC uses real metal parts unlike BBR.

How we wish CMC did the current crop of Ferraris ! Their Ferrari 250 GT SWB with 1,141 parts is superb though.




kabuto rider: There are actually 3 BBR owners if I'm not wrong.


hokuan: The IXUS is not a bad camera.


myke: Sure do. I have other "secret" models coming. As they say, akan datang / next change. I had always wanted the white F430 but it was quite expensive. More expensive than the other BBR F430s. Love the gun metal rims with white body.

Anyway, as mentioned above, the package is not Kyosho but it's a Ferrari. It's not the F40. Not that old. It's a racing car and its the Ferratri model that replaced the F355. Yeah, the package is from US and very nicely packed. Very satisfied with it.

Wah... Baronzemo almost got it correct but aurion tembak almost all the options and should get it correct. Yeah, it's the 360 GTC in racing livery meant for 2003 FIA N-GT class.


gye325: If I'm not mistaken, aurion reported that his AA Reventon also had the Lamb instead of Lamborghini word. Is this a common problem or do they do it all like this?


hokuan: Good question. How much does SG usually sell?

Hi guys, have been busy of late with work. Just realised that I had not even taken the 1/43 scale 360 N-GT out of the secure tape together with the casing. What to do... Have to work hard to fund this money sucking hobby.

Anyway, I did pop in here from time to time only to see Jasonist poisoning with M3 photos !*@$^^%R So poisoned was I that I end up getting the Melbourne Red. Thinking of getting the Interlagos Blue but my funds already dried up. Alpine white is so difficult to come by.

Realcollector: Tell me about it. My pocket lobang already. The 599 XX is tempting. But now, I think I need to tell myself that I will not get a 1/43 scale BBR for more than USD 100. I need to stick to this rule. If not, my pocket koyak man.

kianwee: Congrats on the Scuderia. Price is not bad. I actually chanced upon a Super Elite Scuderia at a "good" price. Don't know if it's worth it or not. Anxiously waiting for it to come.

Just got a note in the postbox at 4pm today to pick up something from the GPO. So I went there straight and this is what was waiting for me...



Any guess to what car is this?

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Jasonist: Wahlau... You very hebat ! Just the tip of the box and you already know what it is ! Will try and post some pics of the red Carrera GT. Trying to get the DE in silver colour but cannot find anywhere. Tried also to find a white but it's only made by Autoart which is slightly inferior to Minichamps for this model. All I can say that the weight of the car is worth the money. One of the heaviest models I have. Very solid metal all around. Just like the Minichamps BMW M3 E46 that I have.


REALCollector: I think we have to enrol in Diecast Anonymous already. Eh, what you said about 2009 Super GT cars earlier on is correct. EBBRO is slowly trickling in their 2009 lineup.


subaru22b: Congrats. The packaging looks very good and professional. If I think is what it is, it's a nice catch. Which one? 1 set, 2 set and the 3 set one?


hokuan: Congrats on the white beamer. Kyosho?


leroy87: No idea on local pricing of Elites. From what I can see, if it's anything like prices down south, the Elites will cost something like Autoart's which is like RM 400 range. The Super Elites? Wah, got a shock that they cost around early RM 1000++. Might as well get BBR / CMC if that's the case.

mirage-rs: Which E30 DTM you looking at?

Jasonist: Both the Autoart and Minichamps version includes the roof. However, the Autoart version is a little better in this aspect as the roofing attaches with the help of little magnets. The Minichamps version attached via small pins.


mirage-rs: Wah... You very smart eh? Choose the most expensive and most rare one !

I would suggest looking through places like ebay lor for good deals that sometimes comes along...

hokuan: The 3 series looks good in white. That's why I mati mati want to find the DE M3 Coupe Alpine white. Small scale 1/43 got lah. There's also the DE M3 Cabriolet in Alpine white. Might have to settle for that one instead...


mirage-rs: I'm actually don't follow the DTM series. A bit here and there. Just know that particular car is very rare and sought after.


leroy87: You want to tumpang buy or you want to sell your Elite Scuderia?

leroy87: Thanks for the offer. I've actually seen people converting their Elite Scuderias to GT versions using transkits. Has anybody thought about doing it? Perhaps then you would want to own more than 1 Scuderia.

REALCollector: I'm not taiko lar... If I was, I would be owning a diecast shop !

Don't worry. This one just one or two only. When you decide to flood the forum, I'll probably would have some ammunition too.


myke: I'm current looking at Evilbay for the transkits. I'm particularly interested in the Hamann F430. Well, I'm also looking for a transkit to convert a F50 to F50 GT ! But I don't think you can find any. However, looking at the prices they go for, you can almost actually buy a new Elite.

Anyway, this time it''s just 1/43 scale. Will try and shoot the Carrera GT and post them up. Very busy lar...


hokuan: I'm new to this transkit too. But apparently, they reassure that it's easy to do. Just paint the parts and fit it on. No first hand experience though. I don't think you need to take off the current bumper... At least based on Hamann's F430 transkit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-18-APM-Hamann-Ferrar...id=p3286.c0.m14


subaru22b: Thank you. No sneak peak. Nah, will give you the real pics.



I actually already have the McLaren. Got it because they were going for relatively good price.



As usual, packing from the US is 1st class.



Guess in which box this single 1/43 came from...

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Jasonist: Red one? What you talking about?


wei6048866: Wah ! How come you got the same car as mine? (j/k) Congrats on the X6. You must be the 1st one to get. Got mine about 1 month ago. Wanted to post this as the pics are sitting in my laptop.

Here's some quick grab shots.















Well, Kyosho is the only way to go if you want the X6. The shut line gaps at certain angles is quite big and obvious.

Wahlau... Great sharing Howard. That XJ13 is a real gem !

Anyway, looks like you kept the model for some time? Quite a bit of dust. Just give it some TLC it deserves.

Jasonist: Thanks. X6 M? I dig that one. Especially after it was mentioned that it would be used as a safety car for 2009 season of MotoGP.





Anyway, I personally like old cars. Especially racing ones in late 80's and 90's era. Well, one things for sure that they don't use to those models like they do last time. Exoto quality for not so much money.


Baronzemo: Thanks. Wah, 009 come out already? Is that from IXO or Spark? Looks like the Spark version. I nearly won the boxed version just a few weeks back...




wei6048866: I wish I was driving the real 1:1. Incidently, there is one parking in my workplace and it's white ! I've only seen red ones on the road but this has got to be the first white in the country. With 20" VIP rims some more.



Anyway, got mine roughtly after conversion for RM 286 including shipping.

Howard, it makes me drool everytime I see a F430. Not everyday we can see a BBR version LE to 1302 pieces. So this one should be a real treat.

I prefer this version with the darker interior to match the red exterior than the earlier one with the tan interior.

Anyway, speaking about F430, this one just came in today.

I think hokuan is right. The normal F430 tyres don't have the same tyre bunga as the Scuderia.

But having said that, I think ericmaxman made a very good observation about the tyres. Most high end tyres can only be used on one side and single rotation. On this instance, I believe they are on the wrong side. I've checked on my Super Elite Scuderia and the "arrows" pattern on the tyres are the other way around.


Howard Tan: Wah ! 1:1 F430? Would love to see shots of that one.


REALCollector: Sometimes BBR 1/43 scale can buy 2 BBR 1/18 scale !

Yeah, I've always liked the MC12. Sometimes I find it more sexy than the Enzo brother. I believe the DBR9 also has somewhat similar livery as the one you posted for the MC12?




JtuneD: Great catch. I've not come across white ones on the road and never knew there was so many already. The number plate on the one at my office is NAD 1.


Meanwhile, I'll post these few images from my phone that I took last night. Will try and do proper ones and a short write up to compare the Super Elite Scuderia with normal Elite F430 and the BBR F430.



I noticed that the box came wrapped with a clear plastic sealing intact and unopened. You can see the shiny reflection on the box itself on te 2nd picture.







Some first impressions... When finally opened the box, there was one kind of smell. More like the smell of glue used. Overall, from what I can see, the quality is quite impressive with carbon fibre bits here and there. The car sits on a base made of a material (plastic??) that looks like leather but it's not. On the base there is a tag plate with the serial number. The car is a #^#@ to take out from the base. There were 5 screws mounted on the bottom to the base. After taking the car off the base, the car feels very light compared to say a BBR. So you can tell that quite a bit of plastics were used to construct this Super Elite instead of metal.

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