I'm 37, and yet...

[yeti]

I was excited about getting this in the post this morning. The colour is pretty close to my DB9, it's just a bit lumpier

[AMDBSNick]

Which reminds me. Should I have bought the DBS mouse when I was at the dealers the other day

[George H]

What size is it? 1:43?

You need to get a 1:18 scale one, much better

[yeti]

George H said:

What size is it? 1:43?

I'm not entirely sure, just a standard matchbox car like when I were a lad. It was only a fiver, Nice to have on my desk to remind me why I have to sit in the office sometimes!

I hope to pick up some 1:18 at le Mans this year.

Would like a Bentley EXP Speed 8, the Lola Aston LMP1, a DBR9 and maybe a DBR1/2. Think I should have bought at the time though, some are hard to find...

[Highrisedrifter]

I want a 1:18 V8 Vantage in silver but although I can find loads of places that 'sell' them, none of them have any in stock and can't say when new stock will be available. I've found a few on eBay but I can never win the auction. Oh well, I'll have to sell the Vantage and get a DB9 instead; plenty of models of those about.

[Mr Aston Martin]

Which proves the point that boys never grow up.

Their toys just get bigger and better but break easily.

[George H]

yeti said:

Would like a Bentley EXP Speed 8, the Lola Aston LMP1, a DBR9 and maybe a DBR1/2. Think I should have bought at the time though, some are hard to find...

You need to go to this shop that was a 200 yard walk from my dad's apartment in KL. They sold the most fantastic models of cars in 1:8 format, starting at about £2.5k. They didn't have any Astons as I asked, but they had 250 GTOs, Porsche 918s, McLaren F1 GTRs, etc etc. I suspect if enough people wanted an Aston model they would make one though. It was without doubt the ultimate big boys toys store

Was called 'Schmidt', but I can't seem to find their website

[Jockman]

Mr Aston Martin said:

Which proves the point that boys never grow up.

Their toys just get bigger and better but break easily.

+1

I actually believe it to be an addiction.

Naughty but nice.

This thread will be like 'farleys rusks from heaven' to Georgeous. I can hear him now broom-brooming away

[bob1179]

yeti said:

George H said:

What size is it? 1:43?

I'm not entirely sure, just a standard matchbox car like when I were a lad. It was only a fiver, Nice to have on my desk to remind me why I have to sit in the office sometimes!

I hope to pick up some 1:18 at le Mans this year.

Would like a Bentley EXP Speed 8, the Lola Aston LMP1, a DBR9 and maybe a DBR1/2. Think I should have bought at the time though, some are hard to find...

I didn't know you could still get Matchbox cars.

But a fiver!? I think they used to be 99p down the local papershop when I was younger. The shop had a little display thing with all the cars and trucks hanging off it and once a month my mum would let me pick one on the way home from school.

I think I need a matchbox Aston now though...

[peterr96]

Hey Yeti. You got any upgrades planned for it yet?

[3200gt]

I've always managed to get pretty much whatever I wanted direct from the UK distribution hub of Modelzone.
Free postage if it's over a tenner, probably costs that to drive to a shop only to find out they don't have it in stock!

http://www.modelzone.co.uk/

[Steve Richards]

bob1179 said:

yeti said:

George H said:

What size is it? 1:43?

I'm not entirely sure, just a standard matchbox car like when I were a lad. It was only a fiver, Nice to have on my desk to remind me why I have to sit in the office sometimes!

I hope to pick up some 1:18 at le Mans this year.

Would like a Bentley EXP Speed 8, the Lola Aston LMP1, a DBR9 and maybe a DBR1/2. Think I should have bought at the time though, some are hard to find...

I didn't know you could still get Matchbox cars.

But a fiver!? I think they used to be 99p down the local papershop when I was younger. The shop had a little display thing with all the cars and trucks hanging off it and once a month my mum would let me pick one on the way home from school.

I think I need a matchbox Aston now though...

You'm mere youngsters, when I were but a lad a matchbox car cost 2 bob (10p). If you were really rich and lived in a house Dinky or Corgi cars would cost 5 bob (25p)

[Mr Aston Martin]

George H said:

It was without doubt the ultimate big boys toys store

I always thought that was Works Service......;)

[Rex Racer]

peterr96 said:

Hey Yeti. You got any upgrades planned for it yet?

Haha, I wouldn't be surprised!

I've been trying to get my hands on a 1:18 model of the V12V for a long time. It has been "coming soon" for at least a year now!

[yeti]

peterr96 said:

Hey Yeti. You got any upgrades planned for it yet?

Might see if BR can get an electric toothbrush motor into it

Haven't opened it yet, might buy another - one to make brum-brum noises with on my desk, one to keep boxed!

[Dave Hedgehog]

you are not the only sad one

[LordBretSinclair]

I'm another paid up member of the sad club. On my study wall (on orders of Lady S)

Apologies for pants phone photo.

[brakedwell]

For some time I have been trying to buy a used 1:18 scale V8 Vantage for my son on ebay. Winning bids are reaching ridiculous levels!

Edited by brakedwell on Wednesday 28th March 07:13

[jazzyjeff]

bob1179 said:

they used to be 99p down the local papershop when I was younger. The shop had a little display thing with all the cars and trucks hanging off it and once a month my mum would let me pick one on the way home from school.

Snap!

[Rex Racer]

I have two V8V 1:18 models. One is an Auto Art (silver) and the other is a Matchbox (yellow). I don't need the yellow one anymore. Not sure if anyone would be interested in it, but I'd be willing to part with it for what I paid (around $35 I think). However, not sure what shipping fees would be to the UK and the car is left-hand drive.