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| Car of the Day : May 14, 2013; Minichamps '05 Porsche 911 Carrera S Convertible | |
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| Dean-o-mite | May 14 2013, 12:07 AM Post #1 |
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Muscle Car
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![]() Today's car of the day is Minichamps' 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S Convertible. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Porsche 911 (997) ![]() This Porsche was part of the short-lived series of collector models in 1/64 scale by Minichamps. Minichamps has long been a respected name in larger scales of model cars, and their small scale models are exquisite. The level of detail came at a price, however, and the small-scale collecting community showed they were not willing to pay the higher prices, and this line was cancelled after about a year. ![]()
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| craftymore | May 14 2013, 09:13 AM Post #2 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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That's one dandy of a Porsche model. Headlights look like they should work! |
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| ivantt | May 14 2013, 12:02 PM Post #3 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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The wheels certainly got my attention, Verrrrry nice!! |
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| mentalpower | May 14 2013, 12:03 PM Post #4 |
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Compact
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It is such a pity the story of the Minichamps 64 line... it was the comeback of Paul's Model Art to the 1:64 scale after their first attemp (Microchamps) back in the 90's... and the models were so amazing... The photos above do not show one of the distinctive features of these miniatures from others (including Kyosho)... and it is the details in the interior, including the dashboard. Only recent Kyoshos (such as the Pagani Huayra that was featured in CotD some weeks ago) are starting to get some interior detailing.... It is unclear the exact combination of reasons that made the line stop, but some sources make their legal issues with AUTOart as one of the reasons that placed the nail in the coffin... Edited by mentalpower, May 14 2013, 12:04 PM.
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| mentalpower | May 14 2013, 12:07 PM Post #5 |
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Compact
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The wheels are indeed nice, but check the last photo... see all these detailing in the dashboard, steering wheel, door internal handles... those are things you rarely see in a 1:64 car... |
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| pjedsel | May 14 2013, 12:30 PM Post #6 |
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Muscle Car
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It is an impressive looking model with all of the extra details such as the interior and the awesome wheels. it is to bad Mini Champs seems to be gone from small scale. |
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| mbx64 | May 14 2013, 06:49 PM Post #7 |
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Matchbox Collector
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Ooh la la! I love me a good ol' Porsche! This minichamp version of the 911 Carrera Cabriolet is stellar! |
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| Stampede | May 14 2013, 09:10 PM Post #8 |
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Team Canada
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Looks amazing! I really like it! |
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| 69Stang | May 14 2013, 10:41 PM Post #9 |
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Station Wagon
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Yep, I have several of the second wave Minichamps (well, of the first wave as well) and the detail is simply amazing! This is a particularly nice example! |
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| daniel60 | May 15 2013, 06:56 AM Post #10 |
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Personal Luxury Car
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That is so righteous. |
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| jedimario | May 28 2013, 10:08 PM Post #11 |
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RAWR
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You wouldn't happen to have a Bentley Brooklands that you could let go of, would you? I only just received my first Minichamps 64 cars earlier this month. High price or not, there are easily 10 basic line HW or MB cars worth of detail in these things They are stellar. The 100% Hot Wheels line was my gold standard for true 1/64 cars, and these absolutely blow them out of the water (to be fair, they're several years newer as well). I guess you just have to have your line half full of American muscle cars to succeed in small scale. |
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