Mildly OT: collecting tiny Porsches
 

I can't have the ones I want. I'll settle for tiny ones strewn all over my office (looks like my bedroom did at 12 at the moment).
I'm looking at a place
www.littlecar.com
They have lots of very small diecast cars, but I just don't know anything about the make or quality of some of these. I'm just shooting this out there in case anyone knows. Frankly, i'd rather find a local store, but it appears as though the older ones will have to be gotten over the 'net.

Oh, and I'm looking for 914s, 916s too...can't find any.

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1984 Rockin' Cab
www.geocities.com/carrera_cabriolet

[This message has been edited by Kurt B (edited 10-12-2001).]

Hi Kurt
If you are going to collect model Porsches, you first have to decide on a scale. Most serious collectors go for the 1:43 scale (small, but with very good detail). 1:18 and 1:24 scale will fill up your room very quickly, and 1:87 is simply too small.
Regarding the quality of the models (1:43 scale):
Minichamps (Paul's Model Art) : the king, way best of all, big selection of Porsches
Vitesse : nearly as good as Minichamps
Schuco: reasonable, scale sometimes slightly too large
Schuco junior line : nearly reasonable, but cheap
Quartzo : reasonable
Brumm : reasonable-ish, expensive, some interesting older Porsches
NZG : reasonable-ish, fine detail too crude
Bburago : rubbish

914's are hard to come by and trade for good money. Minichamps have recently re-released a 1:43 model of the 2.0 914. Ask a dealer to order you one. Bidding for models on e-bay is not always the cheapest way, especially when you are a novice and have add in the postage on top. Beware, once the bug bites, it can become an expensive hobby. Last thing, keep your models behind glass, otherwise they collect dust pretty quick and generally deteriorate.
Cheers
Stef


[This message has been edited by 911racer (edited 10-12-2001).]

AutoArt makes a few incredible 1:24 Porsche (race) models. I have the 917K 1970 Daytona 24 winning model on my desk here. Fantastic.

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'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
The Blue Bomber's Website
"If it ain't broke...we'll help you fix it 'til it is!"

kurt, let me know if you ever find a die cast carrera like ours. i've been looking for one for about a year. i can't believe i can't find a metal model of a 3.2.

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Adam Nitti
ajnitti@mindspring.com
www.adamnitti.com
'85 911 Carrera Coupe
'72 BMW 2002tii
'97 Grand Cherokee Limited
Peachstate PCA member

Thanks Stef, that's the kind of information I was looking for. Will do Adam. I'll let you know what I find. I can see from looking around that this could get expensive, so I'm going to buy carefully!

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1984 Rockin' Cab
www.geocities.com/carrera_cabriolet

Kurt,
Check out www.exoto.com. They have super detailed models including RSRs etc..The best in my opinion.

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Dan S.
1974 911 Targa

I would love to find a model of a 85 911 Carrera. Anyone know where that is possible??
Please email me!
Thanks!

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Mully 911