TT's collection (Dec 25, F50, F40 LM, Miura)

[Mr.Vercetti]

Pretty nice model man. What is this fair that u r refering to? Perhaps a pic from the "before" stage?

[TT]

For both, we need to wait for stradale to pop up :)

[TT]

I already have too many red Ferraris for my taste :D

[gis]

Very nice model dude,the 355 sure is yummy,id love to find one at my shop :D

congrats on the new addition :D

[stradale]

New model, and this one is 100% thanks to Roland, aka stadale!! he often attend this big fair and finally I asked him if he could find something for me.. I thought it was an impossible task, especially since I didn't want to spend too much.
I asked for a dark blue/tan F355 berlinetta.. and well:

http://img149.echo.cx/img149/5511/ferrari3550011pm.th.jpg (http://img149.echo.cx/my.php?image=ferrari3550011pm.jpg) http://img149.echo.cx/img149/8461/ferrari3550027vr.th.jpg (http://img149.echo.cx/my.php?image=ferrari3550027vr.jpg)

Isn't it a sweetie! And it costed 8 €! (Detailcars BTW)

You should have seen the pics of the car before Roand's dad put his hands on it to restore it to full glory and beyond, a big thanks goes to him too!!

My favourite V8 Ferrari in my favourite color scheme :D I am definitely happy!

Thanks again Roland!

Ha, I was looking forward to seeing the F355 officially being announced as the new addition to the famous Renens automobile collection! It feels good, being in the Ferrari export business. :wink: I'm glad you are fully satisfied with it.

Here are two pictures of what it looked like when I bought it.
Before 1 (http://img20.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img20&image=dsc000505nm.jpg)
Before 2 (http://img20.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img20&image=dsc000566el.jpg)

Cleaned, polished, waxed, air intakes painted black, window openings touched up with black paint, new badges all round, new windshield wiper, exhausts bored out and then it looks like it does in Matteo's pictures.

The model fair at which I bought it is comparable to an antiques fair. It takes place six times a year and is organised by the Dutch model car club. It's still called 'swap meet', but usually the models change owners for cash, not other models.
Stands galore (I think it was more than 1 km in table length) with whatever on it that people want to sell. It ranges from Dinky toys to BBRs, from scales 1/12 to 1/87, models from trucks, cars, bikes and earth moving vehicles (but cars are the majority). The sellers are hobbyists and also model stores.
Here are some pictures I took last year. While looking them up I saw that the last picture has the man who sold the F355 to me in it! LOL
http://img190.echo.cx/img190/3010/dsc000010se.th.jpg (http://img190.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc000010se.jpg) http://img160.echo.cx/img160/8659/dsc000027oa.th.jpg (http://img160.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc000027oa.jpg) http://img160.echo.cx/img160/9104/dsc000030we.th.jpg (http://img160.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc000030we.jpg) http://img160.echo.cx/img160/6008/dsc000042uo.th.jpg (http://img160.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc000042uo.jpg)

http://img160.echo.cx/img160/954/dsc000057sx.th.jpg (http://img160.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc000057sx.jpg) http://img160.echo.cx/img160/8938/dsc0000625nf.th.jpg (http://img160.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc0000625nf.jpg)

[stradale]

BTW, it's a nice addition... I searched mine for a long time, and when I found it, I just bought it. I didn't even ask for the price... this car HAD to be in my collection. Fortunately, it was from Bang and it wasn't expensive... it costed like a Minichamps... something around 30 euros.

The F355 are pretty rare in 1:43... even if they're from BBR or other top marques. Not to mention a red Spider with beige interior... :wink:

They are indeed harder to come by these days. I bought my Minichamps (Spider and Berlinetta) when they were being produced, but now I don't see them that much anymore. I saw two Minichamps though last time at the fair, both black, one a GTS and one a Berlinetta. The GTS was priced at a very reasonable 20 euros, while the Berlinetta (not for sale at the same stand, BTW) was priced at a ridiculous 70! I saw this happening with the Minichamps McLaren F1 as well. The silver ones also cost somewhere in the region of 70 euros, whereas the blue ones (built only recently, but the exact same model) are around 30.

Who knows, maybe I come across a red/tan F355 spider by Minichamps next time... :D

[TT]

I'd really like to have such an event near me.. even twice a year would be ok!!

Anyway maybe it is better this way.. or else I would waste tons of money on new models every time!

And I don't have a skilled dad to "restore" them when not in perfect condition LOL!

[stradale]

LOL. Well, pretty much every model for sale, especially the ones that would be of interest to you are not in the state the F355 was in. Oh damn, what am I doing? All models look like crap there, TT. If you can't fix them, it's no use for you to attend such a thing. You're not missing out on anything! :mrgreen:

Some people actually travel from France, Germany and even Italy for this fair... I wouldn't do that, but some disagree apparently. from Belgium and the western part of Germany it's doable though.

[Mr.Vercetti]

Hey Stradale perhaps your father coild be our personal JW model builder? Many congrats dude. :D

[dingo]

nice model mate.....looks very nice, a 355 is a must for any collection IMO :D
Congrats to stradale and his father also of course :wink:

[TT]

Signed by Valentino Balboni today:
http://img184.echo.cx/img184/2092/miura4gk.th.jpg (http://img184.echo.cx/my.php?image=miura4gk.jpg)
:love:

[ARMAN]

:shock: Cool! Btw does it says Valentino Balboni in the signature?

[TT]

It says:

"Valentino
con piacere"

Wich means something like "with pleasure" 8but in english it sounds a bit wicked and sexual LOL

[momodels]

Congrats TT :wink:

[ARMAN]

/\/\ LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: Man thats super cool to have it signed from a Labo legend driver :P

[dingo]

Awesome....that model now shoots to the top of your collection :D

It says:

"Valentino
con piacere"

Wich means something like "with pleasure" 8but in english it sounds a bit wicked and sexual LOL

hmmm.....maybe there is something we don't know about him :P

[SilviaEvo]

Awesome....that model now shoots to the top of your collection :D

It says:

"Valentino
con piacere"

Wich means something like "with pleasure" 8but in english it sounds a bit wicked and sexual LOL

hmmm.....maybe there is something we don't know about him :P
or maybe both of them together???

[ARMAN]

C'mon guys, they gotta be strait both or we would have a board in sissy colors with lots of flowers and Lambos would look ghey and you could choose pink only :lol:

[stradale]

Wow, that's great! Did you buy it like that or did Balboni sign it for you?

[dingo]

Where have you been today stradale, you've missed the news of the day :P
Read these to catch up:

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26218&start=0
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26225

[TT]

Well, I need to buy a box for 1:18 models, but can't find them around here, so I need to look in eBay I guess or some online store, but this one has to be protected :D

[TT]

Finally a new car, a sweet Ghibli, damn sexy car! The box was badged Maserati like for a couple of other models I have, so I am 99% sure it was done by IXO like the others, but too lazy to check right now LOL

http://img154.echo.cx/img154/3761/ghibli009co.th.jpg (http://img154.echo.cx/my.php?image=ghibli009co.jpg) http://img154.echo.cx/img154/1980/ghibli025im.th.jpg (http://img154.echo.cx/my.php?image=ghibli025im.jpg)

[ViperASR]

Wow TT, that is quite the collection

[dingo]

Nice car, and a good colour for the Ghibli. :D Its good to see you back to buying models....

[TT]

It was time to add a couple more models, and I think an F40 and an MC12 will do :D both made by IXO

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/6131/ferrarif40013bx.th.jpg (http://img302.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ferrarif40013bx.jpg) http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/7205/ferrarif40022em.th.jpg (http://img302.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ferrarif40022em.jpg)

http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/8158/mc12015iv.th.jpg (http://img331.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mc12015iv.jpg) http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/338/mc12025qb.th.jpg (http://img331.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mc12025qb.jpg)

[dingo]

Yes I think these two are worthy additions - I'm also very eager to get an MC12 (once they are released in 1:18). :D

Do IXO also make the MC12 in all blue?

[TT]

I don't know to be honest, but all the ones they had there were blue/white (both with our without the roof)

[SilviaEvo]

that is a nice MC12 i want one. im waiting for 1:18

[gis]

Very nice additions dude.the F40 looks great,i wish i coudl get a better one than my hotwheels.lol it was either that or the £300 1:12 scale version,lol

the MC12 looks great,another one i also woudlnt mind.i havent bought a model in a long time coz i have no more room to store them,lol

[TT]

I always told you that 1:43 are better :D

[gis]

lol thats true.im thinkin of selling a certain ammount of them,mainly the cheaper ones.

[dingo]

lol thats true.....

not true!!!! BIGGER is always better..... :P

[TT]

By Herpa, everythings open.. 1:43, Ferrari Testarossa Spyder
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1643/testaspyder013kj.th.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/my.php?image=testaspyder013kj.jpg) http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4664/testaspyder026wg.th.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/my.php?image=testaspyder026wg.jpg)

[TT]

YAY, I can finally bump up this topic! Dang I really needed a new model today after months of starving!

I managed to find a Bang 250 GTO so I picked it up despite many new models floating around the store like Sparks' Pantera or DB7 Zagato which are just marvellous...

Here it is anyway, in a color I always liked ;)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9040/250gt011js.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=250gt011js.jpg) http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9678/250gt024nf.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=250gt024nf.jpg)
(crappy focus BTW, I mess up with the 350 LOL but didn't notice when taking the pics and too lazy to do it again :D)

[momodels]

Nice Ferrari, congrats :D

[TT]

It was great indeed, an early model with no wings or big bodykit! Yellow with black bonnet and details

[dingo]

Looks good, and as you say a nice colour too!

Now go and get that Pantera...... :wink:

[stradale]

Nice addition, TT. I want a GTO someday as well (both model and 1:1 if that's possible :P ), but I want a red, silver or dark blue one without decals. I always want cars to be as 'stradale' as can be. :wink: Those Bangs offer quite a lot of detailing for very small prices. Too bad they put these solid lumps of plastic in as headlights. They usually put me off buying one.

Glad to see Danny is also coming round, considering 1:43. :D Oh well, there's always someone else who needs tto become a convert... ^^^^ :wink:

[TT]

I wanted indeed a stradale version actually, but there wasn't one :(

[TT]

Didn't get many models this Xmas, but still a couple nice ones, and a gadget ;)

Now beat this paintjob!! (1:43 Bburago)
http://img253.exs.cx/img253/8576/f4010hh.th.jpg (http://img253.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img253&image=f4010hh.jpg)

And other one was just an AA 1:43 Veyron
http://img253.exs.cx/img253/6791/vey21es.th.jpg (http://img253.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img253&image=vey21es.jpg)

[momodels]

Yes Veyron looks great. I wait for production version in 1/18. 8) Paintjob looks nice but on this F40 it´s not that good IMO :?

[TT]

Well, I already have a boring red F40 and I am a sucker for "not red" Ferraris :D so when it is something wicked, it has to be mine! This one was for sale for 50 Swiss Francs instead of 100, so a bargain too :D

[dingo]

WTF? I've never seen a model with such a wild paintjob.....at least its different. :D

[tanelvali]

Also a marvellous collection, TT. Congrats. Your thread here is the ONLY one in JW where the word "FABBRI" is mentioned. Therefore may I ask for your kind help:

I have bought IXO Ferrari Models. In box which is in very nice red box itself. They cost around 30 €.

Now, I have also bought some IXO/FABBRI from eBay. The shape of the body is exactly the same, some minor detail variations exist in painting (i.e. door handle). They cost around 9€ at eBay. I saw that those models are refferred here as "newsstand" models.

So.. can you please clarify the difference between IXO and IXO/FABBRI models..

Thanks in advance!
tanelvali

[TT]

Yup, Fabbri ones are newsstand ones.. slightly lower quality, created for Fabbri by IXO, on a larger scale I guess

[Schwalbe]

The paintjob on your F40 is very original...and funny !

You have a very nice AUTOart Veyron, I'm currently waiting the production model of the Veyron in 1:18 scale by AA before buying it. :wink:

[sameerrao]

TT .. I thought I was the one that announced my retirement from collecting scale models ... what's happening with you ... where's the action mate?

[TT]

HAHAHA, well, money beeing channeled elsewhere atm and although I keep drooling in the scale models store on a daily basis or almost, I never managed to buy a new one lately :bah:

[TT]

Well, it was time to bump this topic up, even if just for a single model and not even one I bought myself :D

It was a present the guy with the orange Diablo SV I indepthized the other week took with him for me. Even if the interior color is quite weird, I love it and it will bring back memories forever. Quality also seems pretty good for a Bburago afterall!

http://img103.imagevenue.com/loc278/th_52093_11_05_2006_002.jpg (http://img103.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc278&image=52093_11_05_2006_002.jpg) http://img107.imagevenue.com/loc137/th_52099_11_05_2006_003.jpg (http://img107.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc137&image=52099_11_05_2006_003.jpg)

[MIHALS]

before I opened this topic I thought "I see, TT made an indepth, so he had to buy Diablo" :D but the true is diferent, even better sounding :D congrats for your present Matteo, you deserve it :good:

and how about this Diablo indepth? :wink:

[TT]

Err.. will you beat me if I'll tell you I have 10 indepths coming before the Diablo in my queue? And obviously I'll still post indepth - street sightings - indepth ... with probably also a couple of meetings inbetween :shock:

[MIHALS]

wow, looking forward :D :good:

[TT]

You know, the other 10 are not so glamour I fear.. some Ford, Alfa, Mini, even Renault or Opel, Jaguar, Renault, Land Rover... :D

[momodels]

Are those wheels from 456GT? :shock: Looks great and also interior. Is there carpeting?

[TT]

They look a bit like 456 wheels indeed but nope, the car is "stock". I saw some Diablos with those wheels in r/l. not the perfect choice IMO. As for carpeting, well, the floor isn't really pastic, yet no quality carpet neither.. pretty weird

[TT]

Dang.. lately I get new models only at birthday and Xmas :bah:

So, here is my second and last update for 2006

IXO F40 LM
http://img121.imagevenue.com/loc367/th_06644_f40lm01_122_367lo.jpg (http://img121.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06644_f40lm01_122_367lo.jpg) http://img167.imagevenue.com/loc307/th_06649_f40lm04_122_307lo.jpg (http://img167.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06649_f40lm04_122_307lo.jpg)

Minichamps Lamborghini Miura
http://img170.imagevenue.com/loc594/th_06740_miura01_122_594lo.jpg (http://img170.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06740_miura01_122_594lo.jpg) http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc454/th_06740_miura05_122_454lo.jpg (http://img18.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06740_miura05_122_454lo.jpg)

Kyosho Ferrari F50
http://img131.imagevenue.com/loc453/th_06801_f5001_122_453lo.jpg (http://img131.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06801_f5001_122_453lo.jpg)http://img149.imagevenue.com/loc478/th_06806_f5003_122_478lo.jpg (http://img149.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06806_f5003_122_478lo.jpg)http://img43.imagevenue.com/loc521/th_06812_f5004_122_521lo.jpg (http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=06812_f5004_122_521lo.jpg)


that black Kyosho is super quality and it was "just" 60 €

I have already several Miuras, but that light blue was the color I badly needed!

[sameerrao]

Love the additions. The color on the Lambo is more suited to a GT40 IMO ;)

Can you post a pick of the engine and interior of the F50. I want to see the quality.

[TT]

Tomorrow ;) 2 am now

[TopGearNL]

Great additions TT!

Im in love with the F50, gorgeous model! :shock:

[momodels]

Great additions, F50 looks fantastic 8)

[MIHALS]

Congrats Matteo, those models are gorgreous :love:

love the F50 and the miura color is fantastic :D

Merry X-Mass TT :wink:

[TT]

sameer, here you are
http://img23.imagevenue.com/loc403/th_80741_24_12_2006_003_122_403lo.jpg (http://img23.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=80741_24_12_2006_003_122_403lo.jpg)
(only boot and engine bay open, not the doors)

[sameerrao]

Thanks!

[MUS911]

beautiful, i love Miura so much her color is nice :D
i wonder if its available (same color) for 1:18 :?:

[TT]

Never seen it