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Went to a store to find the MB600 Pullman but (un)fortunately wasnt available , but then experts says its cheaper elsewhere. Found a good deal on another model I had seen last time and hence bought it!!.

A 1960 LOTUS ELITE by YatMing - Road Signature collection for ~1500 INR.

I am not an expert on scale models, but I love the ones with good detailing and finish. Loved this model for just the reasons.

But did not get any certificate like the one I got from FM collection

I too have a model from Sun Star (china product), the quality is better than maisto and Burago but not as Auto Art.

Yes things are lot cheaper in India.


I bought the same Lotus model yellow color for 1300 Indian bucks and the same model was available @ 2600 Indian bucks (after conversion) in lyon france :Shockked:.

And yes the fin ish and detaling of the Lotus is quite good.

Yeah Sun Star!

Yes detailing was not great but on flipside you can have one at 2800 versus 8k.

@naushad - 8k was the price few months back. I think Khanak bought it for that price?
But Autoart has increased their price by 1500. So models costing 3000 are now costing whopping 4500! So im assuming the price of 600 has also gone up! If so, the price is almost same as UK then its better to buy from there.

@ manishalive:
Here are the pics of my 1:32 Willys Jeep scale model from "GATE".:)
Its a jeep from famous cartoon series - Laurel & Hardy.
I have bought it almost a year back for Rs.350/-.
If you want one, please PM me; I will give you the contact details.

Hey i have the exact same model though it was from Maisto bought couple of years back for Rs149.

@ Spitfire,
The detailing of Maisto was ridiculous. This has a working steering as well along with a removable spare tyre & also a soft top.

I sent a personal email to modell-lichtsysteme,he sent this price list.
I can not make the sense of this pricelist.I know I am a stupid,no doubt,but the pricelist :Frustrati is insane man,that too excluding the price of the model,shipping cost!
So,BMW E92 will cost 17000 EUR+100$ for the model?=(17000x68.71)+(100x49)=1168070+4900=11,72,9 70 INR(without shipping)
Nearly 12 Lakh Rupees!
I think the "," are separators,not decimal,please comment.

Most of Europian languages uses "," as decimal unlike English. I am sure about French & in this case German language.

Hence it's not 17000 EUR but 170 EUR.

Many thanks for the information.It seems that you are right,also look the shipping cost at left lower area of the sheet.700 Euro is too much as a shipping cost.So,its 7 Euro.

Hey guys, i am planning to make a new show case for my 1:18 scale models, have aound 20 of them. I need suggestions for the design, also i was thinking of having an LED light over each model, instead of one focus light.. guys please help me out! Also i am attaching couple of images i clicked in Malaysia where the car was illuminated by an LED..

You can get more design Display Cabinets & Glass Showcases for Trophies here.
You can get some idea from Diecast car models collectors forum - Portal Navigate to Diecast scale models>Display cases or show cases.

Isnt any display cases with lighting available in IKEA ?.

About IKEA,read it here:
IKEA drops investment plans in India worth $1bn - India Business - Business - NEWS - The Times of India

Here's an unusual and interesting model from Czech Republic.
This is a 1:18 1966 Jawa 350 from Abrex.