For sale: huge die cast F1 collection
Posted by jucksman
Post some pics anyway. 
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> Hello Everybody
>
> Due to the birth of my second son, I'm willing to
> sell my die cast 1/18 Formula One Collection. I
> have a large collection of models from mattel,
> minichamps and Exoto. If anyone is interested,
> please ask me by pm and I can send some pictures
> and prices.
>
> Cheers
I don't get it. So when you have more than one kid you're not allowed to have such hobbies?
Please tell me, I might have to sell my computer, too.
Maybe one of your kids will become a F1 fan in the future.
You can then pass your collection to him.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
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> Hello Everybody
>
> Due to the birth of my second son, I'm willing to
> sell my die cast 1/18 Formula One Collection. I
> have a large collection of models from mattel,
> minichamps and Exoto. If anyone is interested,
> please ask me by pm and I can send some pictures
> and prices.
>
> Cheers
I don't get it. So when you have more than one kid you're not allowed to have such hobbies?
Please tell me, I might have to sell my computer, too.
Maybe one of your kids will become a F1 fan in the future.
You can then pass your collection to him.
£10 says the wife is involved in this.
Zcott Wrote:
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> £10 says the wife is involved in this.
I won't take that bet
It's only after we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything.
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> £10 says the wife is involved in this.
I won't take that bet
It's only after we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything.
Heh...actually, there's no space for the collection anymore, and I have several versions of the same cars. I decided to keep one of each for myself and zelo the variants. Ill post some pics later today.
pics plz, congrats on son!
If you think women's shoes are not display pieces, then there is something you have really misunderstood. Even without a walk-in-closet, they are display pieces.
Oh of course. They are certainly not 'functional' shoes. Most of these shoes are so bad at being shoes that they actually cause the female physical pain, just in the name of producing a good looking a shoe. As you say, a display piece. Thankfully, these are the sort of display pieces that require wearing to actually be a display piece. Similar to jewellery for example. The beauty of it is in the wearing. The good thing (and possibly the only good thing) about a females display shoes is that when they are not being worn, they take no real estate in the house. They can happily be boxed and in the bottom of the wardrobe until the next time they feel the need to cause themselves a ridiculous amount of pain in the name of beauty.
Unfortunately model cars do not have the same advantage. They take up a large amount of room at all times, because they need to be displayed at all times. You cannot wear a model car (well, I suppose you can, but then if you do, you won't have a woman to worry about anyway), and it's beauty is about displaying it on a desk, or shelf. If the room is not available it cannot really be boxed away the same as a shoe, otherwise it is pointless, and might as well be sold at that point. It is an unfortunate draw back to collectables like model cars
And why are you reacting to this? Do you feel a need to be hostile?
I see no hostility from anyone in the thread, yourself and myself included in that. It's a discussion forum and I was discussing it. My post was mainly about the severe draw back of collecting the cars compared to other items. 1/43s are more justifiable because of the reduction in space required, and the fact the boxes stack perfectly (well, Minichamps do, I don't know about other brands now days) without reducing the beauty of them. 1/18 display boxes tend to be much cheaper looking, and the cars are far more impressive without the box. In the case of Action (who make the NASCARs), the boxes can't be used because there is no plastic front to it.
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Oh of course. They are certainly not 'functional' shoes. Most of these shoes are so bad at being shoes that they actually cause the female physical pain, just in the name of producing a good looking a shoe. As you say, a display piece. Thankfully, these are the sort of display pieces that require wearing to actually be a display piece. Similar to jewellery for example. The beauty of it is in the wearing. The good thing (and possibly the only good thing) about a females display shoes is that when they are not being worn, they take no real estate in the house. They can happily be boxed and in the bottom of the wardrobe until the next time they feel the need to cause themselves a ridiculous amount of pain in the name of beauty.
Unfortunately model cars do not have the same advantage. They take up a large amount of room at all times, because they need to be displayed at all times. You cannot wear a model car (well, I suppose you can, but then if you do, you won't have a woman to worry about anyway), and it's beauty is about displaying it on a desk, or shelf. If the room is not available it cannot really be boxed away the same as a shoe, otherwise it is pointless, and might as well be sold at that point. It is an unfortunate draw back to collectables like model cars
And why are you reacting to this? Do you feel a need to be hostile?
I see no hostility from anyone in the thread, yourself and myself included in that. It's a discussion forum and I was discussing it. My post was mainly about the severe draw back of collecting the cars compared to other items. 1/43s are more justifiable because of the reduction in space required, and the fact the boxes stack perfectly (well, Minichamps do, I don't know about other brands now days) without reducing the beauty of them. 1/18 display boxes tend to be much cheaper looking, and the cars are far more impressive without the box. In the case of Action (who make the NASCARs), the boxes can't be used because there is no plastic front to it.
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Damn right they can. And that just doesn't apply to sons - it applies to daughters as well. My 6 year old rather likes my models, especially the "big blue one with engine on the top" (Merc CLK) and the "rainbow nascar" (Jeff Gordon). Unfortunately she didn't start appreciating them until she was a little older. Babies and Toddlers do not mix well with model cars, and a few ariels and wing mirrors suffered as a result.
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> pics plz, congrats on son!
+1
Also I have one 1/18 scale car (Hamilton's 07 Macca) and I am soon redoing my bedroom, so I'll have space for my models. I hope to get the Red Bull RB5 and Brawn 09 in 1/18th soon, to put them on my new work desk.
Jucksman, if you have any Senna cars or 1980's Macca's, I'm very interested
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2010 08:10PM by msater.
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> pics plz, congrats on son!
+1
Also I have one 1/18 scale car (Hamilton's 07 Macca) and I am soon redoing my bedroom, so I'll have space for my models. I hope to get the Red Bull RB5 and Brawn 09 in 1/18th soon, to put them on my new work desk.
Jucksman, if you have any Senna cars or 1980's Macca's, I'm very interested
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2010 08:10PM by msater.
pics please, i'm definitely interested.
I have about 10 1:18, most of them are displayed in their boxes, and a few just stored away in boxes. I have concentrated only on 1:43 Minichamps for the past couple of years though as they take up less room.
I've just moved into my new house and am planning on having a geek room just for the model collection (similar to LS's room if you've ever looked at the model car collection thread), so am looking into getting some sort of display case as all my 1:43 models are currently packed away in a few large boxes as i couldn't display them satisfactorily at my parents' house.
i also have a few 1:18 roadcars (KITT from Knight Rider, Merc CLK GTR roadcar, 007's Vanquish from Die Another Day) and other car collections like the James Bond Car Collection (about 20 models).
and don't get me started on my Batman collection...
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I have about 10 1:18, most of them are displayed in their boxes, and a few just stored away in boxes. I have concentrated only on 1:43 Minichamps for the past couple of years though as they take up less room.
I've just moved into my new house and am planning on having a geek room just for the model collection (similar to LS's room if you've ever looked at the model car collection thread), so am looking into getting some sort of display case as all my 1:43 models are currently packed away in a few large boxes as i couldn't display them satisfactorily at my parents' house.
i also have a few 1:18 roadcars (KITT from Knight Rider, Merc CLK GTR roadcar, 007's Vanquish from Die Another Day) and other car collections like the James Bond Car Collection (about 20 models).
and don't get me started on my Batman collection...
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
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