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Posted by LS.
I really don't understand why people would have several of the same season's cars just with some track specific thingies different, like three mclaren mp4-22's (Hamilton's First, Second or Third Victory Edition)...
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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...
THE SIG
Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.
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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...
THE SIG
Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.
They dont make different models with track specific 'things' except when they make extra models for that year for example hamiltons 1st win which will have the extra wing over the nose. Otherwise they would just be 1 version of the car made. 
DJSKYLINE schreef:
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> They dont make different models with track
> specific 'things' except when they make extra
> models for that year for example hamiltons 1st win
> which will have the extra wing over the nose.
> Otherwise they would just be 1 version of the car
> made.
Hehe ok, so you have three the same mp4-22's than, as i saw on you pictures?
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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...
THE SIG
Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.
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> They dont make different models with track
> specific 'things' except when they make extra
> models for that year for example hamiltons 1st win
> which will have the extra wing over the nose.
> Otherwise they would just be 1 version of the car
> made.
Hehe ok, so you have three the same mp4-22's than, as i saw on you pictures?
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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...
THE SIG
Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.
yes, one for me, and 2 for ebay when they start increasing in value abit more
iCeMaN pAuL Wrote:
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> I've taken the decision to cancel my order for it.
> Sure it would have been a nice model to have and
> it would have been worth a lot in the future but
> financially I don't want to be wondering ooo I
> wonder wen £60 will be taken out
i don't understand what you're concerned about. when the money leaves your account, you'll know the model is on its way to you and you'll have it in a few days. it's not like they'll take your money 6 months before they send the model, or that they'll take your money and never send you the model.
do you have a credit card? if you do, you should use that to pay for things like this, because they will only charge it when they have the model in stock and it's ready to be sent to you, and you still have a whole month to find the money to put into your bank account to pay the credit card bill (pay it before you get charged interest, obviously)
if the model was available in a local shop, you'd go in and buy it, yes? i don't see how buying from GPL is any different, they're only going to take the money when they have a model to send to you. sure you don't know when that will be, but you just have to make sure you have at least £60 in your account to make sure your account doesn't go overdrawn (unless you have an overdraft).
why miss out on the opportunity to own a much sought after model which will no doubt rise in value, just because you don't know when you'll get it?
then you complain about people like me who buy 5 models to sell on ebay... well you've got your chance to buy one at the original low price so you don't have to pay silly money on ebay, and you're backing out of it.
and forget Hamilton for a minute, what's happened to the Button 1st Win models? it shouldn't take Minichamps this long to get that into shops.
and I got the monthly email from GPL today, basically it says nothing new, they don't know when the models will arrive in the UK, so they can't say when we'll get them. they say the cost of raw materials has risen in China, plus many workers are leaving the industry for better paid, easier jobs, so model prices are bound to go higher in the future, and will take longer to be manufactured. great.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2008 04:57PM by Muks_C.
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> I've taken the decision to cancel my order for it.
> Sure it would have been a nice model to have and
> it would have been worth a lot in the future but
> financially I don't want to be wondering ooo I
> wonder wen £60 will be taken out
i don't understand what you're concerned about. when the money leaves your account, you'll know the model is on its way to you and you'll have it in a few days. it's not like they'll take your money 6 months before they send the model, or that they'll take your money and never send you the model.
do you have a credit card? if you do, you should use that to pay for things like this, because they will only charge it when they have the model in stock and it's ready to be sent to you, and you still have a whole month to find the money to put into your bank account to pay the credit card bill (pay it before you get charged interest, obviously)
if the model was available in a local shop, you'd go in and buy it, yes? i don't see how buying from GPL is any different, they're only going to take the money when they have a model to send to you. sure you don't know when that will be, but you just have to make sure you have at least £60 in your account to make sure your account doesn't go overdrawn (unless you have an overdraft).
why miss out on the opportunity to own a much sought after model which will no doubt rise in value, just because you don't know when you'll get it?
then you complain about people like me who buy 5 models to sell on ebay... well you've got your chance to buy one at the original low price so you don't have to pay silly money on ebay, and you're backing out of it.
and forget Hamilton for a minute, what's happened to the Button 1st Win models? it shouldn't take Minichamps this long to get that into shops.
and I got the monthly email from GPL today, basically it says nothing new, they don't know when the models will arrive in the UK, so they can't say when we'll get them. they say the cost of raw materials has risen in China, plus many workers are leaving the industry for better paid, easier jobs, so model prices are bound to go higher in the future, and will take longer to be manufactured. great.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2008 04:57PM by Muks_C.
Muks_C Wrote:
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> iCeMaN pAuL Wrote:
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> -----
> > I've taken the decision to cancel my order for
> it.
> > Sure it would have been a nice model to have
> and
> > it would have been worth a lot in the future
> but
> > financially I don't want to be wondering ooo I
> > wonder wen £60 will be taken out
>
>
>
> i don't understand what you're concerned about.
> when the money leaves your account, you'll know
> the model is on its way to you and you'll have it
> in a few days. it's not like they'll take your
> money 6 months before they send the model, or that
> they'll take your money and never send you the
> model.
>
> do you have a credit card? if you do, you should
> use that to pay for things like this, because they
> will only charge it when they have the model in
> stock and it's ready to be sent to you, and you
> still have a whole month to find the money to put
> into your bank account to pay the credit card bill
> (pay it before you get charged interest,
> obviously)
>
> if the model was available in a local shop, you'd
> go in and buy it, yes? i don't see how buying from
> GPL is any different, they're only going to take
> the money when they have a model to send to you.
> sure you don't know when that will be, but you
> just have to make sure you have at least £60 in
> your account to make sure your account doesn't go
> overdrawn (unless you have an overdraft).
>
> why miss out on the opportunity to own a much
> sought after model which will no doubt rise in
> value, just because you don't know when you'll get
> it?
>
> then you complain about people like me who buy 5
> models to sell on ebay... well you've got your
> chance to buy one at the original low price so you
> don't have to pay silly money on ebay, and you're
> backing out of it.
I no longer regularly have £60 in my account that I can afford to go to a 28 centimeter piece or die cast and rubber, I'm unemployed and have bills.
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> iCeMaN pAuL Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've taken the decision to cancel my order for
> it.
> > Sure it would have been a nice model to have
> and
> > it would have been worth a lot in the future
> but
> > financially I don't want to be wondering ooo I
> > wonder wen £60 will be taken out
>
>
>
> i don't understand what you're concerned about.
> when the money leaves your account, you'll know
> the model is on its way to you and you'll have it
> in a few days. it's not like they'll take your
> money 6 months before they send the model, or that
> they'll take your money and never send you the
> model.
>
> do you have a credit card? if you do, you should
> use that to pay for things like this, because they
> will only charge it when they have the model in
> stock and it's ready to be sent to you, and you
> still have a whole month to find the money to put
> into your bank account to pay the credit card bill
> (pay it before you get charged interest,
> obviously)
>
> if the model was available in a local shop, you'd
> go in and buy it, yes? i don't see how buying from
> GPL is any different, they're only going to take
> the money when they have a model to send to you.
> sure you don't know when that will be, but you
> just have to make sure you have at least £60 in
> your account to make sure your account doesn't go
> overdrawn (unless you have an overdraft).
>
> why miss out on the opportunity to own a much
> sought after model which will no doubt rise in
> value, just because you don't know when you'll get
> it?
>
> then you complain about people like me who buy 5
> models to sell on ebay... well you've got your
> chance to buy one at the original low price so you
> don't have to pay silly money on ebay, and you're
> backing out of it.
I no longer regularly have £60 in my account that I can afford to go to a 28 centimeter piece or die cast and rubber, I'm unemployed and have bills.
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stop drinking and/or smoking, you'll save a lot of money there for a start.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
you should have stopped going to the pub in September, you might have saved up by now 
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
These 2 are on the way to me, the upper one is the Bentley from 2002 le mans made by autoart in 1:18, and the down one is the Jaguar Le Mans from 1988 with whole blue livery made by Exoto in 1:18
cool, i have the Bentley 1:43 by Minichamps, the 2003 Le Mans winner.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
anyone interested in buying anything from GPL should do it today before midnight, because they have an offer for 1 day only, where they'll give you a 15% discount on any items they have in stock.
all you do is choose your items, add them to your basket, then enter the code "feb29" into the promotion code box underneath your item list. it'll then show you the original price, the discount, and the new price.
i've just bought these 2 items: Click and Click.
the print is now only £21.24, the model is now £63.74, so with £7.99 postage it's £93.
(the print was originally £24.99 a couple of years ago, then as soon as he announced his retirement, it went up to £99, and now it's back to its original price)
I considered all those special retirement models (Monza, Shanghai, Brazil, Anatomy of a Champion) but came to my senses and only bought 1 model. plus it's only available from GPL, the others can be found on ebay and might be even cheaper than GPL even with their discount.
of them all, i liked the Anatomy of a Champ model with it's half carbon-fibre finish and leaping driver figure and engine:
[cgi.ebay.co.uk]
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 02/29/2008 06:40PM by Muks_C.
all you do is choose your items, add them to your basket, then enter the code "feb29" into the promotion code box underneath your item list. it'll then show you the original price, the discount, and the new price.
i've just bought these 2 items: Click and Click.
the print is now only £21.24, the model is now £63.74, so with £7.99 postage it's £93.
(the print was originally £24.99 a couple of years ago, then as soon as he announced his retirement, it went up to £99, and now it's back to its original price)
I considered all those special retirement models (Monza, Shanghai, Brazil, Anatomy of a Champion) but came to my senses and only bought 1 model. plus it's only available from GPL, the others can be found on ebay and might be even cheaper than GPL even with their discount.
of them all, i liked the Anatomy of a Champ model with it's half carbon-fibre finish and leaping driver figure and engine:
[cgi.ebay.co.uk]
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 02/29/2008 06:40PM by Muks_C.
yh i just ordered a ferrari flag
cheers for that Muks, I ordered some 1:43 models yesterday, I was after getting the Hamilton McLaren so I ordered that and I just got Kovalainen's renault and the Williams of Wurz.
I recently bought a Megane scale model and sprayed it up in the style of my rFactor team :
I used stickers from CD label paper instead of waterslide ones though so they look a bit less professional. Came out better than expected though! (still a few little bits to finish)
Ric Scott
I recently bought a Megane scale model and sprayed it up in the style of my rFactor team :
I used stickers from CD label paper instead of waterslide ones though so they look a bit less professional. Came out better than expected though! (still a few little bits to finish)
Ric Scott
Got these 2 models today :D The Exoto one does REALLY looks superb
@ Enjoi, wow that Megane looks superb! you've got a lot of skill in doing things like that, the furthest i go is applying decals, i can't paint at all.
Iceman-Kimi, great looking models!
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2008 11:32PM by Muks_C.
Iceman-Kimi, great looking models!
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2008 11:32PM by Muks_C.
cheers Muks..and yeah, I like that Bentley, Iceman-Kimi. Looks great!
Ric Scott
Ric Scott
Yay! Latest addons of my little collection:
Not so big fan of Williams but this is already my 4th one..
My first Minichamps 1/18 model..
And finally car what I was trying to get for years.. :P
Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?
Not so big fan of Williams but this is already my 4th one..
My first Minichamps 1/18 model..
And finally car what I was trying to get for years.. :P
...glad i ordered minichamps!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/2008 03:06AM by danm.
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