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Yum do you have the models displayed in a room or something? Pics would be cool.
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Yup, it's a very nicely done model and I'm lucky to have scored one a few weeks back. Their Zonda renditions are also top-notch too.
I recently received the nutbar Veneno because it's just so over-the-top, I had to have it...it's also fantastically done. AutoArt has really grown as a model maker over the years and IMO can rival some of the established shops. Given the favorable exchange rate to the Yen, I have been buying my models from Japan lately. If you folks are after some, let me know and I can supply the vendor site I use.
I recently received the nutbar Veneno because it's just so over-the-top, I had to have it...it's also fantastically done. AutoArt has really grown as a model maker over the years and IMO can rival some of the established shops. Given the favorable exchange rate to the Yen, I have been buying my models from Japan lately. If you folks are after some, let me know and I can supply the vendor site I use.
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Good article about the Japanese auto industry IMO..
http://www.topgear.com/uk/jeremy-cla...pan-2015-01-05
http://www.topgear.com/uk/jeremy-cla...pan-2015-01-05
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And as for the vendor, I use AmiAmi (their selection is only of current stuff and they don't retain too much past released products but the prices are great). You'll notice the pricing for the Zonda Revolucion (Carbon Black/White) which usually goes for $360 on most NA sites...this place has it for 28,000JPY which is ~$280. With shipping, which is around $30-$50 depending on what you pick, you're still ahead.
Here's their AutoArt selection: AmiAmi [Character & Hobby Shop]
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Why don't you have a display room with all those beauties? Like why stash them?
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I prefer not to half-@$$ it and try to cram some display shelves in my current home just to display the cars because well, it doesn't go with the current furniture/modern look and would kinda clutter up the place. So, for now, all of it goes into storage.
That's kinda the gist of it.
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outside storage unit? let me know where.
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I do not have a dedicated display room/area currently. I'll be buying a new house within the next couple of years and in that new home, there will be a furnished basement which will be converted into a mancave/nerdroom where much of my collection will be displayed.
I prefer not to half-@$$ it and try to cram some display shelves in my current home just to display the cars because well, it doesn't go with the current furniture/modern look and would kinda clutter up the place. So, for now, all of it goes into storage.
That's kinda the gist of it.
I prefer not to half-@$$ it and try to cram some display shelves in my current home just to display the cars because well, it doesn't go with the current furniture/modern look and would kinda clutter up the place. So, for now, all of it goes into storage.
That's kinda the gist of it.
I'll come by and take some pictures.
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Good deal Yum. I was worried you were one of these hoarders that has to have it to have it.
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Dang I was looking at those too but they were a fortune.
my wife tried to throw out all my car models i've had since i was a kid when we moved into our new house... Had to argue my way into getting them into storage.. The kid can have them in his room when he gets old enough to not chuck them on the floor like his other toys
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Very cool. Wonder how much it'll cost though?
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