1:18 release dates?

Yeah agree brian otto and even sunstar quality good value for money, auto arts are better quality but not to the tune of £200!

yeah totally agree lads, autoart prices have gone mad! dont know if any of you get the free diecast magazine from gpl, but they did a couple of lengthy articles recently about the threat to autoart from the resin makers....everyone else seems to realise what collectors want except autoart...the truth is they dont care, because not only will die-hard collectors insist on top-quality models only, but aa are guaranted sales of their endless 'dealer edition' of bland road cars, bringing in the money.....
some of it is our fault for buying them of course....i also think that on some model sites, they insist on collecting only the high-end stuff because they are more concerned about the absolute accuracy of every engine nut and bolt, and love to take high-quality pix for the forums...indeed some model forums now have turnd into a photography class rather than a model display forum!!! they will look down their noses at sunstar, uh, ut, otto, etc this is only my opinion but £200 for a nut-for-nut replica from autoart, compared to £50 for a resin model from otto, which i admit is slightly less accurate, is a no-brainer....
but it also depends on your collection....if like me your display theme requires a certain a model, you will buy it...indeed irish 1:43 guys on here have paid over £100 and more for these wee tiny models.....but it completed their collection so had to be bought....horses for course, swings and roundabouts .............

Wouldn't get me paying 200 for a model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYzcufASZhI

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flippin'eck!!!!

That woman would soon build you a few Irish code 3's lol Class work.

yep jimmy she could!! so thats why they cost so flamin' much then??!!

Aye must be Billy. I wouldn't think she need any security going home with her wages on a Friday evening though, lol. Still far to expensive.

yeah its a dear one m8!! but what do you do when your display requires one?......(yeah, i know, change your display billy lol!)

Billy I would be doing the same mate. I would be buying it lol It was Auto Art in the whole I was taking of being to expensive not just this model. I remember buying Auto Art Subarus and Mitsubishis when they were released for £45/£50.
Now no one get smart and say aye Jimmy what age are you lol

Now do we know why it is so expensive

aye jimmy my very fist aa 1:18 was burns scooby from mcgroggan models in ballymena...£49!!!!!!! approx 10 years ago iirc

gerardwrm wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYzcufASZhI

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Impressive yes, but it still dose not warrant the price they charge. Cheap labour!!!!!!!!

bmd wrote:aye jimmy my very fist aa 1:18 was burns scooby from mcgroggan models in ballymena...£49!!!!!!! approx 10 years ago iirc

Showing your age boys

listen to peter pan!!!!

Very impressive, and a high volume of work required on each model then!

yep david..................still a load of money though...............ah well!

Indeed Billy, still a load of money.

Jesus lads if only she could cook as well.

It looks a sunning model alright now ive seen it in the video. Would love one now but at the moment i dont have that kind of money to spend on one model. Id have to get rid of a few KMDs

brian wrote:Jesus lads if only she could cook as well.

brian wrote:It looks a sunning model alright now ive seen it in the video. Would love one now but at the moment i dont have that kind of money to spend on one model. Id have to get rid of a few KMDs

Those Kris Meeke Metro 6R4s should raise some funds shouldn't they Brian? Not that I'm telling you how to spend your money of course.

Nice work! Did not realise hand made but still overpriced! Bet those workers don't see a lot of the £206 quid!