Scuderia Rao - 10/27 - Ferrari 206SP, 340 Mexico, Hakkinen

[sameerrao]

A couple more additions in the last week and half.

Cue: TT ... hits hand on head ... Oh no he's at it again

1. Hot Wheels F399 - Michael Schumacher - the start of the glorious championship run


2. Hot Wheels Ferrari 250 TR - love the pontoon fenders. I considered the race version but dont fancy this car in white...


3. Burrago Ferrari 348 - quality-wise it is not as good as Mattel. The hood is unpainted inside


4. Hotwheels F50 Coupe


5. Hot wheels 333SP


Saved the best for the last

6. Hot wheels 288 GTO - My favorite Ferrari road car - exceptional quality for a HW car. A must have. Check out the coke bottle shape ...

[ZfrkS62]

you never cease to amaze sameer i wish i could afford to get as many models at once as you do. or do you just buy them one at a time and post them all at once?

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 you never cease to amaze sameer i wish i could afford to get as many models at once as you do. or do you just buy them one at a time and post them all at once?

LOL! Well I buy almost everything online and so with shipping the way it is I buy 3-4 models at a time - its more economical that way. Thus the posting of a bunch of them at a time.

Well I am always on the lookout for some F1 models and Ferraris (though pretty much exhausted that avenue) ... I have still 5 pending on order - hopefully that should be it ....

Except for the Exotos the rest of the models are around $25-30 so not stratospheric prices ... thank god for that! ...

It helps in not looking at the details of the credit card bill though ....

[ZfrkS62]

have you tried scalecars.com? i think you'll have a hard time exhausting that route

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 have you tried scalecars.com? i think you'll have a hard time exhausting that route

I bought my three F1 Exotos from them along with the Senna Lotus. Cool site ... Craig and Ron are great guys.... I got pretty much all the Ferrari 1:18s that they have... not into 1:43s myself ...

Currently I troll the following sites looking for a deal:

www.scalecars.com
www.replicarz.com
www.diecastmuscle.com
www.collectiblediecast.com
www.internethobbies.com
www.towerhobbies.com
www.speednation.com
www.ferraristore.com
www.warmup.it/store/models.html
www.autofanatics.com
www.autoearth.com
www.idcow.com
www.minichamps.com
www.lapassione.co.uk
www.diecastroad.com

I used to look at www.exoticar.com but don't like their service and can't recommend them

[ZfrkS62]

i dare not click those links, otherwise i'll miss rent this month

[dingo]

The new additions look great, love the 348 and 288GTO.

[gis]

That 288 GTO is fantastic for hotwheels.nice new purchases mate.

[TT]

WOW great additions once again! I think it's almost time for an update for me too (not 10 cars at a time though )

[sameerrao]

Thanks guys for your nice comments .... Its makes this obsession of mine seem worthwhile

The 288 GTO really made my day. I could not find it in US so I got it from Italy (www.warmup.it/store/models.html). I think it is available on ebay though ... but not that cheap.

As for the 348 its decent from outside but from inside it is poor to average. I dont think HW made a 348 though .... I would have snapped it up instead of Burago anyday.

I am not sure why the 348 did not get adequate attention from HW. However this mirrors reality - wrt the real cars buyers go for the 308/328 or 355/360 .. there isnt much demand for the 348 . Middle brother syndrome? Maybe ....

[sameerrao]

It is a (1:32) Fly Ferrari 512S Le Mans Car - which battled along with the Porsche 917s in the 70s. Love the Engine/driver details and Paint finish. Almost too beautiful to race

The best looking sports prototype cars IMO along with the 330 P4 and Rothmans 956....

[sameerrao]

New addition after a long time - its a Michael Schumacher Benetton F1 car from a Tamiya kit. I didn't build it myself though




Update: Went out for a drive and found these 1:32 beauties -

1957 Maserati 250F (J M Fangio) - Scaletrix Sport


1957 Vanwall (S Moss)


Hope Scaletrix come up with F1 cars from the 1930s and 1960s

[sikx5]

Wow man thats a great collection mate!

what do you think of the hotwheel quality? are they any good detail wise also?

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by sikx5 Wow man thats a great collection mate! what do you think of the hotwheel quality? are they any good detail wise also?

I think Hotwheels is pretty good considering the price - most of their models can be bought for $20-30. But the Kyosho and Autoart models are noticeably better in quality but cost about double.

If you are Ferrari fan you are pretty much stuck with Hotwheels for the most part and Kyosho for about 4 models.

For other car makes, go for Autoart if you can.

From a detail perspective, HW render the exterior pretty well but they lose out on the wheels (too shiny!) and interior finish(wrong gear stick locations, poor detailing!). Also the engine is not photo-etched so it is not as good as Kyosho or anyone else.

The best Hotwheels I have are:
- Ferrari F40
- Ferrari 288 GTO
- Ferrari 250 LM
- Ferrari Enzo
- Ferrari 166MM
- Ferrari F1 cars

[sameerrao]

Bought some more slots after nearly a month

1. 1:32 Sauber Petronas C21 - Carrera


2. 1:32 Lotus 72D - Emmo Fittipaldi - Vanquish


3. 1:32 Minardi 2002 - Mark Webber - SCX


4. 1:24 Dodge Charger Daytona 1970 - Bobby Isaac - Carrera