[imported_sbw]

Wow, this is quite the collection! Where do you keep them all?

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by c4r_dr1v3r

What manufacturers do you buy? Which is your favorite brand for non-race models?

Great collection!! :w00t:

I started collecting in 02 and stopped in 04. Most of the 1:18 scale cars of good quality range from 39 to 200 depending on the brand. For example UT models were 34-39 dollars and had amazing detail for the price. Those 993 porsches and E36 bimmers that I posted are UT and UT is no longer in business as they were bought out by Minichamps ( And yes....they are worth a MINT right now in collector street value) Minichamps, Kyosho, and Autoart start at 49 and go to about 75 dollars. On these cars the paint is a little smoother and the detail is more furious. At the top of the Food Chain is Exoto, These cars are priced from 100-250 dollars and the detail shows. The Jackie Stewart Ford, the yellow Renault F1, and the Red 1990 Standox Ferrari F1 are Exoto Pieces and the quality is out of this world but you pay for it.

The M3 GTR's in my collection are Minichamps but are very high quality and HEAVY by Minichamps standards. Looking at these models you'd swear these were EXOTO Pieces. Minichamps REALLY stepped it up with these pieces.

The Benetton F1 BMW and the Nelson Piquet F1 Models are minichamps also but the detail is furious and you'd mistake it for an Exoto also.

The BASF and BMW Motorsport ///M1's are simply out of this world with the quality and these are also very heavy by 1:18 standards.

And one of my Absolute best pieces (And there are alot) is the Dealer Edition Roberto Ravalglia E30 ///M3 by Minichamps. But I'm an absolute sucker for E30 ///M's

Right now UT Models sell for rediculous prices on ebay because they've been discontinued. Certain models (once discontinued) incur huge price spikes because they're not easily available anymore.

Also if you buy a Dealer Edition of any car it is worth considerably more even if it's the same as a non dealer edition model.

Dealer Editions usually come in a plain black box but is encased in styrofoam. A non dealer edition model comes in a flimsy box that can easily be damaged.

I'll start collecting some E46 Touring Cars and E90 cars and some E60's sometime next year. I've probably paid close to 7 grand on my collection but the street value now on some of these pieces I could easily double that if I decided to sell.

I didn't realize I had all these cars in my collection because I just put them away in storage. I will take a group photo soon...........More to come

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by sbw

Wow, this is quite the collection! Where do you keep them all?

I used to keep them in storage but now I keep them in the basement of my new home.

[JustFord0099]

nice collection you have there, i have some of the same ones. My favorites are the AutoArts and the UT's as well as GMP. This is only half of my collection because I dont have enough space to fit the rest (for now)

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by JustFord0099

nice collection you have there, i have some of the same ones. My favorites are the AutoArts and the UT's as well as GMP. This is only half of my collection because I dont have enough space to fit the rest (for now)

Nice, I'm looking to build a glass curio to put all my models in.

[NJKSC27]

thats so cool!!!

whats the current estimated worth?

[Dave]

GREAT OCOLLECTION!

any of them for sale?
heh

great pics too

[slipkmaggot]

Dude those are sweet!

[mikeo]

Unbelievable!! How many cars in your collection?

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by mikeo

Unbelievable!! How many cars in your collection?

I've sold most of these.

[squishy]

What a boss update, almost 7 years later haha.

[E92TTKING]

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by squishy

What a boss update, almost 7 years later haha.

Originally Posted by E92TTKING

[V1.47fan]

Amazing collection! Those models look expensive.

[MYovichZ4]

Those models have more detail than my DD does.

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Amazing collection! Those models look expensive.

Yes some were limited or out of production pieces that cost a good bit of money.

Originally Posted by MYovichZ4

Those models have more detail than my DD does.

Yes some of the detail was amazing.

[V1.47fan]

Aircraft models is what i collect...

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Aircraft models is what i collect...

dang those are nice

[V1.47fan]

Originally Posted by phrozen06

dang those are nice

Thanks!

I want to collect cars too but they're too expensive, a nice JC wings go for less than $50.

My E30 M3

[Kwando]

Some of my 1:18s

[phrozen06]

Originally Posted by Kwando

Some of my 1:18s

Those are killer displays my friend. Did you make those?

[Kwando]

Originally Posted by phrozen06

Those are killer displays my friend. Did you make those?

Nah, they're discontinued Ikea Bertby display cases. They were discontinued because it was unsafe and falling off the wall so I had to make sure it was secure. It's a shame because they're great looking versatile displays. Very hard to find these days but I managed to find five of them locally. I had to repaint them in white though. I wish I had enough room on the wall for the fifth one so the other is just sitting in my basement until I can figure out where to put it.