28/02/2023 @ 22:37:08: Baube: Model Cars......who else collects them?
that sounds like those Hachette Collection offers we have sometimes here , buy the 1st for next to nothing and pay about twice for the same thing once the collection is complete..
what scale it is ?
i think news stand ( in one or two words ? not sure ) would be a better term
01/03/2023 @ 11:23:34: antp: Model Cars......who else collects them?
Yes, it is the same style as Hachette, here it is from Altaya (one of the most known here for such collections).
It is 1:43 scale
Usually for model cars even for the next issues it stays interesting: the same kind of model cars are always more expensive in regular stores (even online), but sometimes with better detailing (that's how they lower the price).
10/03/2023 @ 13:38:44: Exiv96: Model Cars......who else collects them?
It's quite incredible that newsstand models (or partwork models as they're called in the UK) have gone, in the space of twenty years, from decontented models of mundane subjects, to well-detailed and very niche. And more often than not, they're exclusive to these collections.
In a world where die-cast models have become supremely expensive, if not cast in resin instead of metal, to me, newsstand models have become a breath of fresh air. Sure, not every model is perfect, and a few corners are sometimes cut, but there are a lot of stunning results out there.
11/03/2023 @ 19:32:00: antp: Model Cars......who else collects them?
Indeed. A large part of my collection comes from these models, which are a good price-quality compromise to me.
12/03/2023 @ 01:37:09: dsl: Model Cars......who else collects them?
And mine these days. Part of the fascination is connecting things released under different names in other parts of the world, especially if they don't exist in the home territory. For instance no-one's ever done a Chrysler Avenger Estate, but the Argentine Dodge 1500 Rural is a doppelganger. Ditto 1950s Thames ET7 trucks, but there's a superb and imaginative series of Ebro B35 and B45 from Spain; BMC etc J4s and FGs as Sava built clones, and so on. The problem in UK is these rarely officially arrive here, so we have to pay customs and high shipping costs.
15/03/2023 @ 21:40:15: UKboy205: Model Cars......who else collects them?
My mom came home from Iraq & brought me this
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C by Kinsmart
18/03/2023 @ 11:18:29: antp: Model Cars......who else collects them?
Next one:
30/03/2023 @ 13:48:48: rjluna2: Model Cars......who else collects them?
One of the members from Lighting-Gallery.net site made a Lego truck with streetlight maintenance. You can find this at
Time to replace the lego street light 
30/03/2023 @ 18:42:05: antp: Model Cars......who else collects them?
And this week the next model from fast & furious :
31/03/2023 @ 01:20:02: Exiv96: Model Cars......who else collects them?
I saw it today. Definitely not my thing. Luckily there's still the "American Cars" series from the same publisher.
31/03/2023 @ 02:18:05: night cub: Model Cars......who else collects them?
NBC has an upcoming summer show about Hot Wheels cars.
HOT WHEELS: ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
"New series Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge revs up to give passionate car lovers and superfans of Mattel’s Hot Wheels® the opportunity of a lifetime – turning a nostalgic car from their past into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams. Hosted by car afficionado Rutledge Wood, each episode will invite two superfans into the Chrome Zone, where they will face off in transforming an ordinary vehicle into an extraordinary Hot Wheels showstopper, inspired by personal stories and pop culture touchstones. Working alongside a team of automotive magicians known as “The Car Pool,” the two superfans will create their designs in high-tech, decked-out garages. The winner of each episode will take home $25,000 and the chance to get into the finale where three lucky finalists will transform another car in hopes of winning a legendary prize – an additional $50,000 and the honor of having their design made into an official Hot Wheels die-cast car.'
It premieres on Tuesday, May 30
31/03/2023 @ 03:31:43: Baube: Model Cars......who else collects them?
why do i have the feeling we'll end up with either a lowrider or a car modified beyond recognition ?
( or worse, a lowrider modified beyond recognition .. )
12/04/2023 @ 18:19:38: antp: Model Cars......who else collects them?
This week's model:
Probably the last one for me, as I find the other models are less iconic from the films, and I already have too many model cars
03/05/2023 @ 21:02:16: Gamer: Model Cars......who else collects them?
I unironically want that Fresh Cherries Tempo. I'm a sucker for not usually cast toy cars
Bought a ultra-cheap no-name Nissan Skyline with a missing rear axle from the flea market just for that
(somewhere between Prince and C10/C110, it's so detail-less I can't even tell which generation it is exactly)
Reply from waaay back but I finally found it again last weekend after clearing out some of my toy cars!
It is in fact a Skyline 2000 GT (so a C10). No maker's name on the bottom. The orange stain on the bumper is from a weird phase I had as a kid where I painted the headlights, grilles, license plates and tail lights on my cars...
04/05/2023 @ 02:41:10: Baube: Model Cars......who else collects them?
The orange stain on the bumper is from a weird phase I had as a kid where I painted the headlights, grilles, license plates and tail lights on my cars...
wait , is that suppose to be a weird phase ? i did it to a few of my cars too but only headlights/tail lights ( ok, mostly on plastic models cars like the ones from Revell/Monogram/AMT but i have somewhere a Ford Galaxy that i tried to turn into a 1st gen Odyssey.. )
08/05/2023 @ 18:00:04: Baube: Model Cars......who else collects them?
I got really close to buy the Impala but it was a blue one with white top, now that i know it is of the lowrider series it will stay there . I also wanted a metallic green 1967 Chevelle but i was already having more than i should buy in my hands ( including a
1984 Dodge Caravan , they are supposed to have its Plymouth twin around this summer )
26/05/2023 @ 06:31:36: QueenMDX: Model Cars......who else collects them?
These are awesome, Baube!
26/05/2023 @ 07:56:38: antp: Model Cars......who else collects them?
Nice indeed
I'm always hesitating when I see these matchbox models (or majorette also here), but as I mostly collect 1:43, onlytthese are displayed, the smaller scales are stored in boxes so buying more of theses make no sense.
