It's common among car enthusiasts to collect diecast model cars, I have way too many to mention...
But do any of you enjoy building plastic or resin model kits?

I do. It's a hobby that started when I was a kid, but I continue to enjoy as an adult. This is my latest work, built during the pandemic lockdown. It's the 1/24th scale Mustang GT4 by Tamiya, which I painted to match the livery of my own Shelby GT350.


Another kit from several yeas ago is this 1/24th Porsche GT3R by Fujimi. I was going to paint it metallic black to match my own car, however that seemed a little boring. So I used the Racing Livery that was supplied with the kit. Those decals were a real challenge to work with! But I think it turned out pretty good.


The actual race car.


If there are others who are into this hobby, please post!

 

I've built a few of the Tamiya RC cars before. This is one I did with my kids during the first UK lockdown.

 

WW! Yes sir! Passion for Cars, Watches & to Model Cars particulary 1/18 White Sports Cars

I have a few but mostly I collect 1/18 White Toyotas & Hondas There are a few exceptions, like the AutoArt TS020 GT-One driven to Le Mans by the Drift King himself and Alonso’s #8 TS050, the Three-peat Le Man’s Winner

Here is a sample of my TopMarques 1/18 Celica GT4 ST185 driven by WRC Rally legends, Sainz, Auriol & Kankkunen with my WRC Corollas on the background

 

probably the “Sexiest Japanese Car of All Time”
Toyota 2000GT - Japan’s 1st Super Car


***this is a 1:18 model, dropped with wide lip plus size Watanabe (banana) wheels
**** pic not mine

 

The 1:8 is a big one sir @Albert-AMG ! I’d love to have one model in that ratio also I’d still probably choose a Toyota 2000GT

 

My favourite Toyota in front a Land Rover, both in 1:43 scale.

Earlier I had collected endurance racing cars of the late sixties. Not so much
detailed dürfte to 1:43. But at that time they were toys instead of collectors items.

 

RC Cars! That's a whole category in itself, I've built so many over the years. Here's a few...




I even have @Albert-AMG 's favorite!

 

I nearly bought that silver 911 instead of the Lancia, but I wanted something 4WD and a little more ground clearance. Have built others in the past, notably Subaru Imprezza rally, Calsonic Skyline, and a couple of the buggy style Tamiyas.

To be honest, I find all the fun in the building. Don't enjoy putting on the decals which despite good intentions I always manage to mess up, and then actually racing them, although fun, they tend to sit on a shelf more.

 

Tamiya 1/10 RC. (All my RC cars are 1/10th scale.)

 

Same for me. Except I enjoy detailing the bodies more than building the chassis. I have many different bodies which I've bought separately from the kits.

 

Love this thread! You guys have amazing stuff! I'm not a model car builder but I have a small stash of miniature cars.
waiting for the new Minichamps 911 that should have come out in november.

 

Displayed are the more famous “Fujiwara’s” AE86s, in 3 stage development Initial D all by AutoArt 1:18


Takumi Fujiwara, a teenage boy who delivered TOFU through the Mt. Akina mountain pass, turned street racer-drifter, using his panda Toyota Corolla AE86 Sprinter Trueno
(Legends, Project D, Final Version)

 

As Mspeedster I have built so many as a kid, and I have started again, most of them Motorcycles:




My next project is on my desk,
in pale blue with red leather

 

I have that drift dvd somewhere, need to dig it out again.

 

I'm also a big fan of AutoArt. Have you gotten your Civic Type-R model yet?

 

Yes sir! Really nice quality and finish

Just on the spot phone pix together with a souped-up version of the 86. The JDM only TRD 14R-60 86