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03-12-2015, 11:19 PM
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er... do you have a pic? i did not know they changed the packaging. when i got mine it was in the same as what you see here: 
it had this cardboard sleeve with the handle: 
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03-12-2015, 11:28 PM
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Yes! It looks the same as yours thumper. This is my first 1:18 Ignition model.
Oh what the heck, I took pics anyway... please excuse the quality:
Cardboard box the model comes in, note the pull out lunchbox handles lol: 
With dustcover: 
Without dustcover: 
Nice details like Takata fabric racing harness inside on the Recaro seats!: 
Small plaque at the corner of the base for a nice luxury touch:  | |
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03-12-2015, 11:44 PM
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#1953 | | Witness protection
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you do not want to just leave the sleeve on?
i can't even take the nismo one out of the box. when i bought it i did not know it was such a limited run and i thought it was just another one of their many different versions. it was at auction going for no reserve and i bid low and inexplicably won... now i see them going for as high as $300+ and i don't dare touch it 
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03-13-2015, 12:01 AM
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I guess I like the integrated windows of the AA boxes better visually...
I was going to ask what the AD00 company is, I have a Tomica NSX with that branding on the box too!
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03-13-2015, 12:08 AM
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#1955 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by thumper  wow today is full of win for me... autoart replied back to my email inquiry on how to replace my missing antenna on the black r35 gtr i posted about several weeks back... this is the email they sent back: | that's via the general AA email?
agh how come i never have such luck with them  may be i sound too demanding
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03-13-2015, 05:34 AM
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#1956 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by 68style I guess I like the integrated windows of the AA boxes better visually...
I was going to ask what the AD00 company is, I have a Tomica NSX with that branding on the box too! | it's a japanese minicar shop. there is a little bit about it in this list here: http://toyotageek.xanga.com/2007/09/25/travel-japan/
if i had the means, i would like to go to japan one day and do a tour of places like this... Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero that's via the general AA email?
agh how come i never have such luck with them may be i sound too demanding | i used the email that was posted here and sounded as pitiful as possible in my plea for help 
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03-13-2015, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by thumper autoart gdb wrx sti (pig nose?):  | Mine is being shipped as we speak! Can't wait.
Your impreza pictures are SO full of win.
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03-13-2015, 09:47 PM
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#1958 | | RS controls my life!
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Continuing the Subaru trend...
1/43 WIT'S 2015 STi and WRX  | |
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03-14-2015, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TL_99 Mine is being shipped as we speak! Can't wait.
Your impreza pictures are SO full of win. | there is another version of this that i cannot find... the s204. if anyone knows of one at a good price pls let me know?  
i want it so bad... i still remember being at wilkinsons long ago holding one in my hands and not having enough money to buy it. now they sell for close to $250-300 on ebay overseas... still stings 
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03-14-2015, 07:23 AM
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#1960 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by TL_99 Mine is being shipped as we speak! Can't wait.
Your impreza pictures are SO full of win. | thanks but still so blurry... wish i had a real camera instead of smartphone
can i borrow your camera? i promise to give it back... maybe 
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"The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
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03-14-2015, 04:57 PM
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#1961 | | Driving around in circles
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Originally Posted by thumper there is another version of this that i cannot find... the s204. if anyone knows of one pls let me know?
i want it so bad... i still remember being at wilkinsons long ago holding one in my hands and not having enough money to buy it. now they sell for close to $250-300 on ebay overseas... still stings |
Don't remind me. I saw one when I was in HK on my last trip. Was gonna go back to the shop later to buy it and it was gone. | |
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03-14-2015, 05:49 PM
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#1962 | | Witness protection
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well, if you see more than one, ditch the underwear in your suitcase and bring it back for me please?
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03-14-2015, 08:07 PM
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#1963 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by !Kodamu Don't remind me. I saw one when I was in HK on my last trip. Was gonna go back to the shop later to buy it and it was gone. |
kodamu can you remember how much the one you saw was selling for?
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03-14-2015, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by thumper there is another version of this that i cannot find... the s204. if anyone knows of one pls let me know?
i want it so bad... i still remember being at wilkinsons long ago holding one in my hands and not having enough money to buy it. now they sell for close to $250-300 on ebay overseas... still stings | Autoart 1 18 Subaru Impreza WRX STI S204 Crystal Gray Metallic Retired | eBay
300 CDN including shipping. Super expensive.
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03-14-2015, 09:13 PM
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#1965 | | Witness protection
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yeah i am one of the 18 watchers who won't pull the trigger. there is another one in taiwan on ebay as well... more rare than a red nsx
there are two others for sale on other auctions. one is in hong kong and the other is in denmark but they are even more expensive 
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03-15-2015, 10:54 AM
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huh forgot i have this one. won it at the last subaru meet in north van long ago. for those of you who can remember that far back this was the same car that was always in the display case at specialty subaru. sorry it is dusty as hell. i used to keep it on my desk at every job i've worked at since until now because in surrey if it it isn't bolted down it will be gone before you know it... 
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03-15-2015, 03:46 PM
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#1967 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Picked up a Hot Wheels Elite LaFerrari 
Looks like it's time to pick up a red hard top F50...  Quote:
Originally Posted by FB6 ^
How's the quality of Hot Wheels diecast compared to Autoart? | I would say that the Hot Wheels Elite are about 7/10th as good as AutoArt. I find that the AutoArts have much better shut lines and feel more solid.
But if you want a 1:18 Ferrari you pretty much have no other choice, other than a couple Kyosho models or moving up to resin models.
It probably isn't going to be getting better any time soon since as of January Maisto and Bburago now have the exclusive rights for Ferrari diecasts.
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03-15-2015, 05:50 PM
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I don't think it's HotWheels fault... but man I think the LaFerrari looks awkward as anything in those pics... the shape is just all unbalanced... never noticed that in seeing the car on TopGear and whatnot.
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03-17-2015, 09:05 PM
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#1969 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Too much ballerness going on here. I like to collected cheap die cast so most of my fund can go towards my real cars. Hot wheel collectors I have some double up for trade. ONLY looking for japanese cars or classic European models. I have the following:
-yellow rx7
-ferrari 458 Italia
-Lamborghini sesto elemento
-black skyline 2000gtx
-blue skyline r34
-teal green ef civic x2
Will also trade for differnt color variation of the models listed. Pm me!!  | |
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03-18-2015, 05:23 PM
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#1970 | | Witness protection
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went to burnaby hobbies to buy paint.
instead i came back with this:   
brand new, but it lived in a dark corner of the front display case because it has the broken wing and no box. but note the carbon decal sheet... i have a plan
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03-18-2015, 06:55 PM
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Thumper, how much did you have to pay for it? that is rare.
Was there any other diecast worth buying?
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03-18-2015, 07:44 PM
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$60 cash... is that good? i do not pay much attention to the dc5 but i knew enough to understand what this one was. there is an undamaged one with box going for $320+ shipping on ebay right now.
on a side note, has anyone seen this unicorn for sale before?: 
the type-r was the only autoart that i noticed. most of the other stuff was domestics from ertl, greenlight, jada, etc..
something that was of interest to me was that they sold led lighting kits for various applications, from planes to cars to police and emergency vehicle setups.
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"The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
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03-18-2015, 08:49 PM
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#1973 | | Witness protection
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doh. plan b!
this is a resin copy of the mugen wing:   
12 euros +shipping... or fix what i have now?
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03-18-2015, 09:10 PM
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#1974 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by thumper $60 cash... is that good? | That's a great price, I would've bought it.
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03-18-2015, 09:12 PM
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i think u should go with plan c and sell it to me with the broken wing for a profit. LOL. i can trade too. haha.
by the way, my blue STI came in today.
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