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#1 doohanOK

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 09:59

Does anyone know the best place on the internet to look at, and to purchase:

1) F1 remote control cars?
2) Tamiya build-yourself F1 kits?
3) 1:18/1:8/1:12 scale F1 Models (Minichamps, etc), particularly older cars?

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doohanOK.

p.s. apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

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#2 Jackmancer

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 10:03

1) F1 remote control cars?


:rotfl:

#3 Don_Humpador

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 10:12

Oh, I thought this was Max's latest plan for driver safety : no drivers!

#4 EthanM

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 10:20

:rotfl:



Hamilton's is better :)


Starts around the 1:50 mark

#5 Chicken McNuggets

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 10:23

Erm, well, on the 1:18 Minichamps front, these are places I've used before for 1:43s. I'm only a young collector so have no idea how well known these sites are...

http://www.alpimodel.com
http://www.modelcars.com.au/
http://www.model-car.com
http://www.biante.com.au

There's the http://www.minichamps.de shop as well of course, which I haven't used but which still existed the last time I looked. I don't know much about online stockists of Tamiya sets or remote control F1 cars (even though I have one or two of the former) other than the websites of local modellers/hobby shops.

#6 dank

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 10:26

I used to buy 1:43 Minichamps models from Clevelands. Bought several at a time and kept one for me and sold the rest on eBay.

They used to offer a decent rate for bulk buys, but I gave up last year when the prices of them jumped up to a silly amount due to zinc (or was it copper?) prices going up in China. Ridiculously expensive now.

#7 ees2009a

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 14:55

I used to buy 1:43 Minichamps models from Clevelands. Bought several at a time and kept one for me and sold the rest on eBay.

They used to offer a decent rate for bulk buys, but I gave up last year when the prices of them jumped up to a silly amount due to zinc (or was it copper?) prices going up in China. Ridiculously expensive now.


I used to be into RC cars. It got so expensive for me though! :(

#8 Colinmcc

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 17:41

If your after rc cars simply buy a base kit f1 shells are easy to come by online if you want some online advice the model shop Belfast has a facebook site they specialise in rc kits hope this helps