Smokey, those are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wife handed me a towel because I was drooling on the computer! I love that orange one.

 

Thanks Paul, They are all 1/36th scale and I picked mine up on the UK side of eBay. There are 3 currently listed and also the older version with the checkerboard roof.

Why do I see a scalextric mod in the works

Congrats!

Thanks Mike

 

Ditt - freakin' - o!

 

Jack, again repeating to himself: "I do not collect Classics, I do not collect Classics..."

Smokey, I am humbled by your collection. It should have been you in MC2 for that story.

 

I think I need to take up your chant

Last shipment arrived and I think you can see why these little buggers are so addicting; the detail is so very nice!

Hi, my name is Chris and I'm an Addict











Heading into town tonight to search for larger shelves

 

Those are sooooooooooo sweet! I was just looking at one of the red ones eBay UK today.

 

Just got my Lightning Blue Cabrio 1/18 die cast from email.
It looks great on my desk and reminds me how much I enjoy my Cooper S.

By the way, I applied for a credit card from MINIUSA Financial and the card is imprinted with a picture of your MINI car right down to the style of alloys, color, body style, color of stripes, etc. Just got it and it looks really cool.
It has 6 mo. 0% financing also. Tirerack here I come.

 

Pictures my man...........pictures!!

 

Here is the one I bought made by Welly. Paid $21.99 Click on it to make it bigger, though not quite 1/18

 

Oh crap, now I want that yellow one. :impatient

Jack

 

Arrived today I hadn't seen those on the pegs in the stores, but then I'm trying not to find anything else to start collecting

Tell him thanks for me

 

Ok Gang,

Time to hit the stores again If you think you've got the latest MatchBox Austin Mini Van, think again!

This has popped up on eBay -



Wonder if it'll be any easier to find then the Chrome Mini is?

Good Hunting

 

LOL at least we sent you something that you didn't have yet. Also Howie says if you have a walgreen's near you, they are starting to see Super Chromes now.

Bobbie

 

Thanks for the heads up!!!

 

Aren't I nice lol! even I don't have a super Chrome yet. good hunting.

 

Still no Dark Silver R56's??

Common, help a guy out who has NO MINI cars (other than the real MINI!).

Got to be one out there!! Somebody make one already!!

 

Hubby found 2 for me this morning at Walmart. so don't go to ebay yet, they are out there.

Bobbie

 

Birdman,

I think any R56 models are rare to be found since it's new. I think the only ones I've seen are the ones you can get from the dealer, but not sure if they have it in DS?

 

I sure hope so! I've looked in every Target store around for the chrome ones to no avail. But I'll be out looking for this nice green beauty!

 

Ok. Finally did some photo cropping from my trip home.
Here is the MINI/Mini stuff I brought home. Can't see the pile of classic Mini parts in this pic.



Ok...the cars I have spares of are these. The 1st group are next to a standard US Diet Coke can for size comparisons.


Here are some more details.
The little red one is from Aussie dealerships and cost me $5 each. I have 4 spares. It has a pull-back motor and the round thing on the bottom of the car is a magnet. This car will drive around on a white board or a fridge.


This one is only available at the Cadbury chocolate factory in Tasmania. I paid $20 each for them and have 4 spares. I don't think it has a motor in it.


This one is a Corgi done up as a New South Wales Police car. It is a Cooper S and a fairly accurate replica of a silver MCS that the NSW cops were using for promo purposes a couple of years ago. NSW is my home state.
I paid $15 for this and have 1 spare.


PM me if you want any of these. I'll take cash for them, but would prefer to trade for MINIs or Minis that I don't already have. Still looking for a Super Chrome from Target.

 

Actually, they do have the R56 in DS/W in 1:18 scale. Best to use the link from Motoringfile to get their discount with Morristown Mini. Those things are expensive.

 

Here's another look at the dealership version.

Oh and it's in DS too

Darmog is right they are expensive around $65 or at least that's what the JCW version I picked up a few years ago ran.

A few words of caution though, They're addicting

I bought this one from the UK back in 02.




It's what started me down the expressway to status as "that guy with all the toy cars"

BTW, that was the only place I could find a DS/B with sliding sunroof and the x-lite wheels. Which at the time matched my car

Good luck with the search

 

 

Looks to be the Hongwell Cararama in 1:43rd scale They also have 2 more sets of six (different color/configs) and then the same 3 sets in 1:72 scale.

Nicely done pieces for the money

 

yup, I think that is what they are. eBay special, ordered sunday, delivered today, I think it was less than $14 shipped for all 6

nice addition to the collection--->>