The Scale Model Thread

BEEM3R · 22nd June 2009, 13:18

@Maverick: Long time mate

Sorry I havn't posted in ages. Hows it going? I havnt taken pictures of the cars. Absolutely had no time. I might get myself an RD350 in India

So we'll have one more thing in common.

Ok guys here goes nothing. For the longest time I never wanted to reveal the collection. The mystery was always great. Anyway I havnt compiled the Madras or Cochin collection so here goes nothing. 1 Car thats not been listed is a Karun Chandhok GP2 custom model which I think is in 1:10 or 1:8 scale. Hes one of my oldest friends and they were making about 3 of these models 1 for JK, 1 for Karuns family and the last one I grabbed, as no collection of mine would be complete without it.

Dubai All 1:18
Read AA:AutoArt. DE: Dealer Edition.
There might be some discrepancies with the DE labelling as I was literally packing and jotting cars down onto my blackberry.

AA Aston Martin Vantage blue
AA BMW 328 Streamline Roadster Mille Miglia 1940
AA BMW 600 DE blue
AA BMW 2002 Baur Cabrio blue
AA BMW 2002 Ti orange
AA BMW 2002 Tii yellow
AA BMW 2000 Touring Maroon
AA BMW 3.0CSL Amon Stuck white
AA BMW 635csi parts #8 white
AA BMW 635csi jaegermeister #6 orange
AA BMW M635csi burgundy
AA BMW M635csi shadow line trim silver
AA BMW E46 M3 white
AA BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution DE red
AA BMW E28 M535i '85 white
AA BMW E28 M5 DE shadow line trim red
AA BMW 3.0csi white
AA Ford '60s Mustang GT fastback gold
AA Bugatti Veyron DE Blue Black
AA Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZO6 red
AA Chevrolet Corvette 1953 white
AA Lamborghini Gallardo Orange
AA Lamborghini Murcielago white
AA Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster gold
AA Lotus Exige orange
AA Lotus Esprit Type 79 yellow
AA Maybach 57 Lowenhart wheels black
AA Mercedes-Benz CL500 black
AA Mercedes-Benz CL63AMG silver
AA Mercedes-Benz S Class black
AA Mercedes-Benz G55 black
AA Mercedes-Benz 500SEC Grey
AA Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman DE black
AA Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 white
AA Porsche 911 Carrera S 997 silver
AA Porsche 911 GT3 997 white
AA Porsche 911 GTR RS 997 DE black/orange
AA Subaru Impreza STi facelift black
AA Subaru Impreza STi facelift white
AA Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT AE86 white
AA Toyota FJ Cruiser blue
AA Toyota FJ Cruiser baja black
AA Toyota 2000GT Coupe white
(43)
BBR Ferrari Enzo black
BBR Ferrari Enzo schumacher red
BBR Ferrari Enzo yellow
BBR Ferrari 375Plus red
BBR Ferrari F430 red
(5)
BMW Art Cars Alexander Calder 3.0csl AA
BMW Art Cars Sandra Chia M3 GTR UT
(2)
CMC Auto Union Type C Bergrenner '36
CMC Bugatti Type 35 blue
CMC Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta SWB red
CMC Mercedes-Benz '54 Renntransporter blue
CMC Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner
CMC Mercedes Targa Florio '24 maroon
(6)
Ertl Range Rover Vogue blue
(1)
Exoto 1902 Ford 999
Exoto Ford GT40 flip flop green
Exoto Porsche 934 flip flop red
(3)
Highway 61 Dodge Challenger '70 orange
(1)
Hotwheels Elite Ferrari FXX red
Hotwheels Elite Ferrari F430 Scuderia red
(2)
Kyosho Acura NSX red
Kyosho Audi Q7 silver
Kyosho Audi R8 white
Kyosho Audi A8 W12 black
Kyosho Audi A8 4.2TDi
Kyosho Austin-Healey 3000MK-II green/white
Kyosho BMW 2002 Turbo silver
Kyosho BMW E63 645ci cabrio DE blue
Kyosho BMW E93 335i Convertible DE Interlagos Blue
Kyosho BMW E46 M3 CS Interlagos Blue
Kyosho BMW E60 545i DE black
Kyosho BMW E60 M5 DE Interlagos Blue
Kyosho BMW E60 M5 DE Sepang Bronze (with M6 wheels)
Kyosho BMW E63 M6 DE Indianapolis Red
Kyosho BMW E63 M6 DE Silverstone (with M5 wheels)
Kyosho BMW E63 M6 DE Cabrio sapphire black
Kyosho BMW E66 Hydrogen 7 Silver
Kyosho BMW E92 M3 Imola Red
Kyosho BMW E93 M3 Cabrio Alpine White
Kyosho BMW X6 xdrive50i red
Kyosho BMW Z4 M coupe Interlagos blue
Kyosho BMW Z8 red
Kyosho Ferrari 308GTB paris saloon green
Kyosho Ferrari 308GTS yellow
Kyosho Ferrari 328GTB red
Kyosho Ferrari 365GTB4 red
Kyosho Ferrari 365GTB/4 #64 comp red
Kyosho Ferrari 365GTB/4 #71 comp red
Kyosho Ferrari 575GTC yellow
Kyosho Ferrari F40LW red
Kyosho Ferrari F40 yellow
Kyosho Lancia Delta HF Integrale Tour De Corse #3 white
Kyosho Lancia Delta HF Integrale '92 Monte Carlo #4 white
Kyosho Lancia Stratos HF yellow
Kyosho Lamborghini Countach LP5000qv blue
Kyosho Mazda RX-7 red
Kyosho Mercedes-Benz CLS red
Kyosho Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG cabriolet red
Kyosho Mini Cooper '66 Bathurst winner green
Kyosho Mini Cooper S JCW red
Kyosho Mini Cooper S Clubman blue
Kyosho Shelby Cobra 427S/C Racing Screen red
(42)
Maisto Hummer H1 white
(1)
Mondo Motors Maserati Gran Turismo white
(1)
Motorbox Porsche 959 brown
(1)
PMA Audi V8 Quattro DTM '90 white
PMA Audi RS4 DE black
PMA Audi RS4 Avant DE silver
PMA Audi TT Roadster DE blue
PMA Bentley Blower 4.5 Litre 1930 DE lemans brg
PMA Bentley Blue Train Special 6.5 Litre 1930 DE brg
PMA Bentley Arnage T 2006 DE anthracite
PMA Bentley Continental GT DE grey
PMA Bentley Continental GTC DE blue
PMA Bentley Continentel FS white
PMA BMW M1 Marc surer procar white/red '79
PMA BMW 3.0csi yellow
PMA BMW M3GTR E46 green
PMA BMW 730i E24 '87 maroon
PMA Maserati Ghibli '69 blue
PMA Maserati Ghibli Spyder '70 silver
PMA Mercedes-Benz SL500 working roof '01 blue
PMA Mercedes-Benz 300sl Gullwing 1954 red
PMA Mercedes-Benz 300sel 6.8 red
PMA Porsche 911 Carrera '83 red
PMA Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2004 yellow
(21)
Road Signature Jaguar XJS 1975 white
(1)
Schuco Mercedes-Benz L322 blue with tan canvas bed cover
Schuco Mercedes-Benz Unimog Stuttgart black
Schuco Mercedes-Benz Unimog 401 blue
(3)
Shelby Collectibles '67 GT500E eleanor grey
(1)
Universal Hobbies Land Rover Series III 109 pick up red
Universal Hobbies Land Rover Series III 109 soft top green
Universal Hobbies Land Rover Defender 110 pick up with double cab black
(3)
UT BMW 318is red
UT BMW E36 M3 cabrio purple
UT BMW E36 M3 GTR black
UT BMW Z3 blue
UT Ferrari F355 black
UT Mclaren F1 silver
UT Mclaren F1 Longtail black
UT Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressor red
UT Porsche 911 Turbo 993 black
UT Porsche 911 GT2 993 red
(10)
Welly Chevrolet El Camino red
Welly Dodge 2006 Charget Daytona yellow
Welly Ford Mustang Boss 3022 red
Welly Lotus Elise 111S yellow
(4)

This entire collection has been accumulated by since about July 2007. Bought both locally as well as ebay US and ebay UK. I'll try and put up pictures but Im really bad at that so not promising. Maybe next month I'll compile the Chennai collection. But lots of those cars have been put up on T-Bhp.

Thanks for reading ! Collecting cars is my addiction. At some point I want to scale up to 1:1s

Maverick5490 · 22nd June 2009, 13:44

Dont know what to say after reading your collection mate, my jaw dropped wide open! Might pass out if I see them, well the RD is still one hell of a ride on 2 wheels in the Indian market. Look forward to your collection!!

Cyrus43 · 22nd June 2009, 14:56

WAAWAAWEEWAA!!!! What a collection!! BY FAR..The BEST i have seen!! Bravo Bravo!! Beemie, are cars cheaper in Dubai by any chance??

agspins · 22nd June 2009, 15:07

Man...i am speechless..

.That is a killer collection..

dhrishikesh · 22nd June 2009, 16:20

@ Beemer:
I am really speechless...
waiting to the pics of your collection.

RPMPKDMFF · 22nd June 2009, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEEM3R

Dubai All 1:18
Read AA:AutoArt. DE: Dealer Edition...

Thanks for reading ! Collecting cars is my addiction. At some point I want to scale up to 1:1s

Nice haul BEEM3R... happy collecting... I think we all hope to have 'em in 1:1 some day

BEEM3R · 23rd June 2009, 13:03

Thanks for the kind words guys

@Maverick: Anytime you come this side you're welcome to see the collection in the flesh. None of my friends here understand the cars so I dont ever open them out.

@Cyrus: Haha I dont think they're cheaper in Dubai Cyrus. For a new AA its about 450 -500AED. Which is close to about 120-135$ US. But having found the right stores. Their old stock I can bargain a get cheaper. Also they arrange to get me most cars I want.

@agspins: Thanks for sharing the enthusiasm

@dhrishikesh: Thanks a lot mate

@RPMPKDMFF: Definitely dude. My collection is like my dream garage in 1:18. Which is why I have so many BMW M cars. I try to ensure most of them are known for being drivers cars. The classics of course have a lot more aesthetic appeal. But even those I think the ones I have are more performance oriented. Given a choice Ive tried to pick the bigger engines. At the same time I've wanted some unique cars in the collection. I wanted a few RHDs. So some of the older Jap spec Kyoshos like my NSX and RX-7 are RHD. I bought the Kyosho A8 4.2TDi just to have a diesel sedan in the collection. Same with a Hydrogen 7. Some of the repeats are to fulfill some obnoxious side of my dream. Like wanting 3 BBR Enzos in each colour. 3 M6s, 3 M5s, 3 635csis. 3 is not some magic number. It just happened I guess. Also I wanted every single version of the BMW 2002 ever made. So though they all look the same to the average person. I have the 2002L, 2002ti, 2002tii, turbo and so on. My only mods are the M5 and M6 wheel swap. Its been hard and stressful when i couldnt get some car that I wanted or came extremely close to getting them. And even now if I start thinking about it there are some cars that stress me out. Like I dont have a new AA Ford GT. And I love that model. It looks like a million bucks. And some of my favourite model car stores shut down. Especially this one in singapore.

Im trying to step back from collecting for a while. Instead of hoarding like I was these past two years, I want to weigh my options and choose some extremely special models and just buy those. I want to put my money into 1:1s from now on. Ive acquired a tall bonnet short chassis Jeep in India. First time Jeep owner so Im studying all about it now. She's always in the shop, highly temperamental, wont fall into reverse until she feels like it but Im totally in love. Im in the process of getting an RD350 and these two will be the most auspicious start to my indian 1:1 collection.

If any of you guys ever need any advice or reviews on any model car(make, model, etc.) feel free to ask me. Ive read about them every day for the past two years, and have tried to sample almost every maker. I'll be more than willing to share what I know.

Maverick5490 · 23rd June 2009, 13:53

Wow Beem3r! thats an astonishing amount of research done on model cars, hats off to you mate! You in Chennai now? might be there for a week around 5th of July.

Dippy · 23rd June 2009, 13:56

Beemer

So good to hear from you after a long long time. Loved going through your list. My collection hasnt really increased since there are some other priorities to look into. Hope to see your awesome collection soon. The list in itself is not enough. Some pictures would be real eye candy

BEEM3R · 23rd June 2009, 14:34

@Maverick5490: Im in Dubai now. I should be back around 6th in Chennai. We should definitely meet up. You can see the collection there.

@Dippy: Long time mate. Yeah as we grow older priorities keep changing. The pace at which I was collecting will definitely change drastically. I will definitely take some pictures. But getting them all out wont be possible as I only have like 4 display cabinets. They house close to 50 cars.

f1fan · 23rd June 2009, 17:58

Thats an awesome collection beem3r.
Pls do share snaps of the same when possible.

amit V8 · 24th June 2009, 01:02

BEEM3R, WOW!!!
pictures please.

khanak · 24th June 2009, 01:59

What an awesome collection Beem3r!!! Storing them must be a pain though eh, especially with the boxes.

GTO · 24th June 2009, 13:06

Received an email regarding some handcrafted diecast models. If it helps anyone : Wizard Customz

SuperSelect · 24th June 2009, 21:18

Here she is, guys - The new Fiat Linea ! 1:43, by Norev, France.

22nd June 2009, 13:18	#4456
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 21 Times	Dubai @Maverick: Long time mate Sorry I havn't posted in ages. Hows it going? I havnt taken pictures of the cars. Absolutely had no time. I might get myself an RD350 in India So we'll have one more thing in common. Ok guys here goes nothing. For the longest time I never wanted to reveal the collection. The mystery was always great. Anyway I havnt compiled the Madras or Cochin collection so here goes nothing. 1 Car thats not been listed is a Karun Chandhok GP2 custom model which I think is in 1:10 or 1:8 scale. Hes one of my oldest friends and they were making about 3 of these models 1 for JK, 1 for Karuns family and the last one I grabbed, as no collection of mine would be complete without it. Dubai All 1:18 Read AA:AutoArt. DE: Dealer Edition. There might be some discrepancies with the DE labelling as I was literally packing and jotting cars down onto my blackberry. AA Aston Martin Vantage blue AA BMW 328 Streamline Roadster Mille Miglia 1940 AA BMW 600 DE blue AA BMW 2002 Baur Cabrio blue AA BMW 2002 Ti orange AA BMW 2002 Tii yellow AA BMW 2000 Touring Maroon AA BMW 3.0CSL Amon Stuck white AA BMW 635csi parts #8 white AA BMW 635csi jaegermeister #6 orange AA BMW M635csi burgundy AA BMW M635csi shadow line trim silver AA BMW E46 M3 white AA BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution DE red AA BMW E28 M535i '85 white AA BMW E28 M5 DE shadow line trim red AA BMW 3.0csi white AA Ford '60s Mustang GT fastback gold AA Bugatti Veyron DE Blue Black AA Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZO6 red AA Chevrolet Corvette 1953 white AA Lamborghini Gallardo Orange AA Lamborghini Murcielago white AA Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster gold AA Lotus Exige orange AA Lotus Esprit Type 79 yellow AA Maybach 57 Lowenhart wheels black AA Mercedes-Benz CL500 black AA Mercedes-Benz CL63AMG silver AA Mercedes-Benz S Class black AA Mercedes-Benz G55 black AA Mercedes-Benz 500SEC Grey AA Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman DE black AA Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 white AA Porsche 911 Carrera S 997 silver AA Porsche 911 GT3 997 white AA Porsche 911 GTR RS 997 DE black/orange AA Subaru Impreza STi facelift black AA Subaru Impreza STi facelift white AA Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT AE86 white AA Toyota FJ Cruiser blue AA Toyota FJ Cruiser baja black AA Toyota 2000GT Coupe white (43) BBR Ferrari Enzo black BBR Ferrari Enzo schumacher red BBR Ferrari Enzo yellow BBR Ferrari 375Plus red BBR Ferrari F430 red (5) BMW Art Cars Alexander Calder 3.0csl AA BMW Art Cars Sandra Chia M3 GTR UT (2) CMC Auto Union Type C Bergrenner '36 CMC Bugatti Type 35 blue CMC Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta SWB red CMC Mercedes-Benz '54 Renntransporter blue CMC Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner CMC Mercedes Targa Florio '24 maroon (6) Ertl Range Rover Vogue blue (1) Exoto 1902 Ford 999 Exoto Ford GT40 flip flop green Exoto Porsche 934 flip flop red (3) Highway 61 Dodge Challenger '70 orange (1) Hotwheels Elite Ferrari FXX red Hotwheels Elite Ferrari F430 Scuderia red (2) Kyosho Acura NSX red Kyosho Audi Q7 silver Kyosho Audi R8 white Kyosho Audi A8 W12 black Kyosho Audi A8 4.2TDi Kyosho Austin-Healey 3000MK-II green/white Kyosho BMW 2002 Turbo silver Kyosho BMW E63 645ci cabrio DE blue Kyosho BMW E93 335i Convertible DE Interlagos Blue Kyosho BMW E46 M3 CS Interlagos Blue Kyosho BMW E60 545i DE black Kyosho BMW E60 M5 DE Interlagos Blue Kyosho BMW E60 M5 DE Sepang Bronze (with M6 wheels) Kyosho BMW E63 M6 DE Indianapolis Red Kyosho BMW E63 M6 DE Silverstone (with M5 wheels) Kyosho BMW E63 M6 DE Cabrio sapphire black Kyosho BMW E66 Hydrogen 7 Silver Kyosho BMW E92 M3 Imola Red Kyosho BMW E93 M3 Cabrio Alpine White Kyosho BMW X6 xdrive50i red Kyosho BMW Z4 M coupe Interlagos blue Kyosho BMW Z8 red Kyosho Ferrari 308GTB paris saloon green Kyosho Ferrari 308GTS yellow Kyosho Ferrari 328GTB red Kyosho Ferrari 365GTB4 red Kyosho Ferrari 365GTB/4 #64 comp red Kyosho Ferrari 365GTB/4 #71 comp red Kyosho Ferrari 575GTC yellow Kyosho Ferrari F40LW red Kyosho Ferrari F40 yellow Kyosho Lancia Delta HF Integrale Tour De Corse #3 white Kyosho Lancia Delta HF Integrale '92 Monte Carlo #4 white Kyosho Lancia Stratos HF yellow Kyosho Lamborghini Countach LP5000qv blue Kyosho Mazda RX-7 red Kyosho Mercedes-Benz CLS red Kyosho Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG cabriolet red Kyosho Mini Cooper '66 Bathurst winner green Kyosho Mini Cooper S JCW red Kyosho Mini Cooper S Clubman blue Kyosho Shelby Cobra 427S/C Racing Screen red (42) Maisto Hummer H1 white (1) Mondo Motors Maserati Gran Turismo white (1) Motorbox Porsche 959 brown (1) PMA Audi V8 Quattro DTM '90 white PMA Audi RS4 DE black PMA Audi RS4 Avant DE silver PMA Audi TT Roadster DE blue PMA Bentley Blower 4.5 Litre 1930 DE lemans brg PMA Bentley Blue Train Special 6.5 Litre 1930 DE brg PMA Bentley Arnage T 2006 DE anthracite PMA Bentley Continental GT DE grey PMA Bentley Continental GTC DE blue PMA Bentley Continentel FS white PMA BMW M1 Marc surer procar white/red '79 PMA BMW 3.0csi yellow PMA BMW M3GTR E46 green PMA BMW 730i E24 '87 maroon PMA Maserati Ghibli '69 blue PMA Maserati Ghibli Spyder '70 silver PMA Mercedes-Benz SL500 working roof '01 blue PMA Mercedes-Benz 300sl Gullwing 1954 red PMA Mercedes-Benz 300sel 6.8 red PMA Porsche 911 Carrera '83 red PMA Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2004 yellow (21) Road Signature Jaguar XJS 1975 white (1) Schuco Mercedes-Benz L322 blue with tan canvas bed cover Schuco Mercedes-Benz Unimog Stuttgart black Schuco Mercedes-Benz Unimog 401 blue (3) Shelby Collectibles '67 GT500E eleanor grey (1) Universal Hobbies Land Rover Series III 109 pick up red Universal Hobbies Land Rover Series III 109 soft top green Universal Hobbies Land Rover Defender 110 pick up with double cab black (3) UT BMW 318is red UT BMW E36 M3 cabrio purple UT BMW E36 M3 GTR black UT BMW Z3 blue UT Ferrari F355 black UT Mclaren F1 silver UT Mclaren F1 Longtail black UT Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressor red UT Porsche 911 Turbo 993 black UT Porsche 911 GT2 993 red (10) Welly Chevrolet El Camino red Welly Dodge 2006 Charget Daytona yellow Welly Ford Mustang Boss 3022 red Welly Lotus Elise 111S yellow (4) This entire collection has been accumulated by since about July 2007. Bought both locally as well as ebay US and ebay UK. I'll try and put up pictures but Im really bad at that so not promising. Maybe next month I'll compile the Chennai collection. But lots of those cars have been put up on T-Bhp. Thanks for reading ! Collecting cars is my addiction. At some point I want to scale up to 1:1s Last edited by BEEM3R : 22nd June 2009 at 13:20.
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22nd June 2009, 13:44	#4457
Maverick5490 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 1,497 Thanked: 1,989 Times View My Garage	Dont know what to say after reading your collection mate, my jaw dropped wide open! Might pass out if I see them, well the RD is still one hell of a ride on 2 wheels in the Indian market. Look forward to your collection!!
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22nd June 2009, 14:56	#4458
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	WAAWAAWEEWAA!!!! What a collection!! BY FAR..The BEST i have seen!! Bravo Bravo!! Beemie, are cars cheaper in Dubai by any chance??
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22nd June 2009, 15:07	#4459
agspins Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MH-31 Posts: 1,660 Thanked: 532 Times View My Garage	Man...i am speechless...That is a killer collection..
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22nd June 2009, 16:20	#4460
dhrishikesh BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mumbai / Pune B Posts: 806 Thanked: 241 Times	@ Beemer: I am really speechless... waiting to the pics of your collection.
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23rd June 2009, 13:03	#4462
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 21 Times	Thanks for the kind words guys @Maverick: Anytime you come this side you're welcome to see the collection in the flesh. None of my friends here understand the cars so I dont ever open them out. @Cyrus: Haha I dont think they're cheaper in Dubai Cyrus. For a new AA its about 450 -500AED. Which is close to about 120-135$ US. But having found the right stores. Their old stock I can bargain a get cheaper. Also they arrange to get me most cars I want. @agspins: Thanks for sharing the enthusiasm @dhrishikesh: Thanks a lot mate @RPMPKDMFF: Definitely dude. My collection is like my dream garage in 1:18. Which is why I have so many BMW M cars. I try to ensure most of them are known for being drivers cars. The classics of course have a lot more aesthetic appeal. But even those I think the ones I have are more performance oriented. Given a choice Ive tried to pick the bigger engines. At the same time I've wanted some unique cars in the collection. I wanted a few RHDs. So some of the older Jap spec Kyoshos like my NSX and RX-7 are RHD. I bought the Kyosho A8 4.2TDi just to have a diesel sedan in the collection. Same with a Hydrogen 7. Some of the repeats are to fulfill some obnoxious side of my dream. Like wanting 3 BBR Enzos in each colour. 3 M6s, 3 M5s, 3 635csis. 3 is not some magic number. It just happened I guess. Also I wanted every single version of the BMW 2002 ever made. So though they all look the same to the average person. I have the 2002L, 2002ti, 2002tii, turbo and so on. My only mods are the M5 and M6 wheel swap. Its been hard and stressful when i couldnt get some car that I wanted or came extremely close to getting them. And even now if I start thinking about it there are some cars that stress me out. Like I dont have a new AA Ford GT. And I love that model. It looks like a million bucks. And some of my favourite model car stores shut down. Especially this one in singapore. Im trying to step back from collecting for a while. Instead of hoarding like I was these past two years, I want to weigh my options and choose some extremely special models and just buy those. I want to put my money into 1:1s from now on. Ive acquired a tall bonnet short chassis Jeep in India. First time Jeep owner so Im studying all about it now. She's always in the shop, highly temperamental, wont fall into reverse until she feels like it but Im totally in love. Im in the process of getting an RD350 and these two will be the most auspicious start to my indian 1:1 collection. If any of you guys ever need any advice or reviews on any model car(make, model, etc.) feel free to ask me. Ive read about them every day for the past two years, and have tried to sample almost every maker. I'll be more than willing to share what I know.
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23rd June 2009, 13:53	#4463
Maverick5490 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 1,497 Thanked: 1,989 Times View My Garage	Wow Beem3r! thats an astonishing amount of research done on model cars, hats off to you mate! You in Chennai now? might be there for a week around 5th of July.
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23rd June 2009, 13:56	#4464
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,738 Thanked: 4,105 Times	Beemer So good to hear from you after a long long time. Loved going through your list. My collection hasnt really increased since there are some other priorities to look into. Hope to see your awesome collection soon. The list in itself is not enough. Some pictures would be real eye candy
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23rd June 2009, 14:34	#4465
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 21 Times	@Maverick5490: Im in Dubai now. I should be back around 6th in Chennai. We should definitely meet up. You can see the collection there. @Dippy: Long time mate. Yeah as we grow older priorities keep changing. The pace at which I was collecting will definitely change drastically. I will definitely take some pictures. But getting them all out wont be possible as I only have like 4 display cabinets. They house close to 50 cars.
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23rd June 2009, 17:58	#4466
f1fan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 701 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Thats an awesome collection beem3r. Pls do share snaps of the same when possible.
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24th June 2009, 01:02	#4467
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	BEEM3R, WOW!!! pictures please.
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24th June 2009, 01:59	#4468
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,867 Thanked: 370 Times View My Garage	What an awesome collection Beem3r!!! Storing them must be a pain though eh, especially with the boxes.
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24th June 2009, 13:06	#4469
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,817 Thanked: 321,406 Times View My Garage	Received an email regarding some handcrafted diecast models. If it helps anyone : Wizard Customz
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24th June 2009, 21:18	#4470
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Linea !! Here she is, guys - The new Fiat Linea ! 1:43, by Norev, France. Attached Thumbnails
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