OT: NASCAR Diecast Recommendations

Hi there, I live in the UK and have just started to get into NASCAR. Can anyone recommend a manufacturer and/or supplier of "smaller" scale NASCAR 2002 cars. By "smaller" I mean around 1/43 rather than the 1/24 1/18 which is all I can seem to find. I don't mend if it's a US based company as long as I can buy via the net. Cheers Lee

In article <qDLR8.100$[email hidden]>, lee.ward1 @ntlworld.com says...

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> Hi there, > > I live in the UK and have just started to get into NASCAR. Can anyone > recommend a manufacturer and/or supplier of "smaller" scale NASCAR 2002 > cars. > > By "smaller" I mean around 1/43 rather than the 1/24 1/18 which is all I can > seem to find. > > I don't mend if it's a US based company as long as I can buy via the net. > > Cheers Lee > > >

There's not too much available in the way of 1/43. If it were me, I'd check EBay. I know there's some stuff out there though. -- ========================================================= DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends http://www.paddedwall.org/demons DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 RASCAR Roster http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

John, It doesn't have to be specifically 1/43, just a small scale as with my other diecasts (F1 & Sports cars) I need the room. Looking at your web pages 1/64 seems to be a favourite scale in the US? Cheers Lee "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <qDLR8.100$[email hidden]>, lee.ward1 > @ntlworld.com says... > > Hi there, > > > > I live in the UK and have just started to get into NASCAR. Can anyone > > recommend a manufacturer and/or supplier of "smaller" scale NASCAR 2002 > > cars. > > > > By "smaller" I mean around 1/43 rather than the 1/24 1/18 which is all I

can > > seem to find. > > > > I don't mend if it's a US based company as long as I can buy via thenet.

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> > > > Cheers Lee > > > > > > > > There's not too much available in the way of 1/43. If it were me, I'd > check EBay. I know there's some stuff out there though. > > -- > ========================================================= > DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons > DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 > RASCAR Roster > http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar > Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" > http://www.paddedwall.org/john > Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) > http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast > > If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown > above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. > =========================================================

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> John, > > It doesn't have to be specifically 1/43, just a small scale as with my other > diecasts (F1 & Sports cars) I need the room. Looking at your web pages 1/64 > seems to be a favourite scale in the US? > > Cheers Lee >

Yeah, there's a lot of 1/64 stuff available. Are you looking for older diecast or just new stuff? I find that the older stuff is more fun to collect because it's harder to find. For instance, my primary goal is to have a 1/64 version of every cup championship car. I think I have everything that's ever been available in 1/64, but am still missing the following years: 1949-1956 1958-1961 1963 1965 1966 I've pretty much stopped collecting nascar diecast except for whatever the championship car is for a given year. I'd also like to find an AMC Matador stockcar in any scale (Bobby Allison's 1974 car, or something similar), but I don't know if anyone every made one. -- ========================================================= DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends http://www.paddedwall.org/demons DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 RASCAR Roster http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

>Yeah, there's a lot of 1/64 stuff available. Are you looking for older >diecast or just new stuff? Yep. Older 1:43 would be Racing Champions or better Quartzo. Newer is Winners Circle. Action has a new limited series of 1:32. As for 1:64, new old ??? Basic or detail?? On a side note... Media Alert For Immediate Release: Action Performance Merchandise Shipment Stolen Company prepares alternative measures to ensure delivery to collectors PHOENIX (June 18, 2002) – Action Performance Companies today announced that a recent shipment of die-cast collectible merchandise bound for Racing Collectables Club of America members was stolen in route from Southern California. The shipment contained the following die-cast replica vehicles: Item No. Driver Product Description 401089 Muppets Event Car 1:24-scale. Elite. The Muppet Show™ 401057 Rusty Wallace 1:24-scale. Elite. No. 2 Test Car 401080 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1:24-scale. Elite. No. 3/Oreo Test Car 401023 Terry Labonte 1:24-scale. Elite. No.5/Cheez-It 401054 Michael Waltrip 1:64-scale. Elite. No. 15/Stars & Stripes 401053 Michael Waltrip 1:24-scale. Clear Window Bank No. 15 Stars & Stars 401052 Michael Waltrip 1:24-scale. Elite. No 15/Stars & Stripes 401044 Kevin Harvick 1:64-scale. Elite. No. 29 Sonic 401135 Dale Jarrett 1:24-scale. Clear Window Bank No. 88 UPS/Muppets Action Performance remains committed to bringing these pieces to our Club collectors. As such, each product will be reproduced at lower production quantities and issued a collector sequence number with an identifying suffix to differentiate it from the stolen merchandise. Action further requests that collectors be alert for fraudulent sales of the stolen Club product. Any Club product available outside of Action’s official RCCA distribution network should be considered suspect. "Action is thoroughly prepared to remedy the situation," said Fred Wagenhals, Action’s chairman, president and CEO. "We are doing what is necessary to replace these products for our devoted collectors, so, in advance, I thank everyone for their patience. "I also hope that RCCA members and race fans who discover any of our RCCA merchandise being sold illegally will let us know," Wagenhals continued. "Again, we apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your vigilance as we rectify the situation."

I'm looking to collect new stuff, as I want to relate to the stuff I have actually seen, I would prefer high detail items. Something to compare, perhaps, with Minichamps F1, GT stuff. Cheers Lee