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03/01/2026 3:14 pm
"Was there a reason you didn't get in to the 1:24 scale?"
Good question.
A: I deemed then, as I do now, 1/18's to be the better "value." Generally speaking, the same models were produced in 1/18 but at lower price points and with greater detail.
When many 1/24 "MINTS" were "3 payments of $39.99" or "4 payments of $29.99" 1/18 HW61 models, for example, were $39.99 - $49.99
They were larger, heavier, and everything opened on correct aspect hinges (no "dog legs" ) driveshafts rotated rear wheels - sometimes even the fan blades, gas doors & glove boxes opened, antennas were posable, etc., etc.
😎 😎 😎
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03/01/2026 3:18 pm
I need to get to my storage to check for sure. Offhand I know I've the '69 Camaro convertible in white with orange interior and Studebaker Golden Hawk. As soon as I get there and start going through stuff I'll take some pictures and post them.
Steve
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03/01/2026 3:47 pm
@100ford2003 Like Geno, what do you have left?
Hello Bob, please see my reply to Geno. Thank you, Steve
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03/01/2026 5:22 pm
good post George. I have a few 'exact' repaints, kinda restricted by display space. What I do have, and very eagerly strive to acquire is pairs, or 3s of body styles, of the same car. Commonly hardtops and convertibles and a few with the wagon also included. Closer to repaints in my collection are subtle design features in cars from year to year, I have all C1 Corvettes and multiple squarebird T'Birds as just a couple of examples.I have all of them except 3 are different colors
I remember some years back here on the Forum a discussion about different colors of the same models. Some folks only bought one of the colors available, and some didn't buy a model because it wasn't the color they would have preferred it to be. Both interesting scenarios to me. I never waited or hoped for a particular color, if I liked the car, I bought any and all colors it became available in.
I remember once that a fellow Forum member questioned my rational for that, to which I replied that back in the day, all cars came in serval colors, so I'm interested in having them in my collection.
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03/01/2026 6:15 pm
"Was there a reason you didn't get in to the 1:24 scale?"
Good question.
A: I deemed then, as I do now, 1/18's to be the better "value." Generally speaking, the same models were produced in 1/18 but at lower price points and with greater detail.
When many 1/24 "MINTS" were "3 payments of $39.99" or "4 payments of $29.99" 1/18 HW61 models, for example, were $39.99 - $49.99
They were larger, heavier, and everything opened on correct aspect hinges (no "dog legs" ) driveshafts rotated rear wheels - sometimes even the fan blades, gas doors & glove boxes opened, antennas were posable, etc., etc.
😎 😎 😎
Thanks for the response. Our opinions differ on the size factor, but I understand your point about the cost. For me, it's a space thing, as 1:18's take up far more space than 1:24's.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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Topic starter
03/01/2026 6:16 pm
good post George. I have a few 'exact' repaints, kinda restricted by display space. What I do have, and very eagerly strive to acquire is pairs, or 3s of body styles, of the same car. Commonly hardtops and convertibles and a few with the wagon also included. Closer to repaints in my collection are subtle design features in cars from year to year, I have all C1 Corvettes and multiple squarebird T'Birds as just a couple of examples.I have all of them except 3 are different colors
I remember some years back here on the Forum a discussion about different colors of the same models. Some folks only bought one of the colors available, and some didn't buy a model because it wasn't the color they would have preferred it to be. Both interesting scenarios to me. I never waited or hoped for a particular color, if I liked the car, I bought any and all colors it became available in.
I remember once that a fellow Forum member questioned my rational for that, to which I replied that back in the day, all cars came in serval colors, so I'm interested in having them in my collection.
I appreciate your response. THANKS!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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