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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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Awesome collection,very impressive
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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A great collection
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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Respect at the highest level for such a fantastic collection
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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thanks for sharing with us all, just FANTASTIC

love the alan man mk1 escort
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Stunning collection mate, especially the old fords.

Wouldnt mind adding a couple of cossies to my small collection
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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Wow impressive stuff,Thanks for sharing with us,love the Maserati truck
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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That's a great collection Nick! I collect diecast cars but not to that extent! I have a few of those though
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Nice collection .........
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 11:53 PM
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Thanks for all the comments.
I would have replied sooner but been at Goodwood all day, It was amazing seeing some of these models in real life. I ended up coming back with another 5 diecasts though, lol
It's to hard to pick 1 favorite. I'm also a big ford fan and i love all rally, touring and super cars the finer the detail the better, some of these cars are a work of art. If i had to pick 4 favorites off the top of my head i'd go for the 4 i can see now in my frontroom which aren't in the pics, 1/12 gt40, 1/18 Texaco rs500, 1/12 F40, 1/12 Mclaren f1.
They get dusted once a year, it takes a full day but i do enjoy it. The room has a dust extractor which helps alot. We have kept all of the boxes which are in the loft.
The rate the collection is growing isn't slowing down either and always lots of cars on backorder/preorder.
I'd hate to sit down and workout exactly how much we spent over the years, but roughly 800 x 70 i guess and yes insured separately.
Hope this answers the questions.
Ill get some better pics up soon when there are a few more and when i have arranged them and spaced them out properly, and have a better camara.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Paulo P
That's a great collection Nick! I collect diecast cars but not to that extent! I have a few of those though
Paulo if you ever want to pop over for a butchers just give me a shout.
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by nick type r
Paulo if you ever want to pop over for a butchers just give me a shout.
Thanks mate haven't seen you about for a while are you still stealthing it in the BMW?
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Paulo P
Thanks mate haven't seen you about for a while are you still stealthing it in the BMW?
Yeah for the time being. Type r is sitting in the garage having a rest. Il get it back on the road soon, it needs a bit of fb tuning tlc first though.
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by nick type r
Yeah for the time being. Type r is sitting in the garage having a rest. Il get it back on the road soon, it needs a bit of fb tuning tlc first though.
It's not the only one! Mine has been in my garage for months and I'm just getting it back together now and it'll be down to Rich for a map tweak once the new bits are all sorted Time to up the boost I hope
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 12:56 AM
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Now thats an awesome collection
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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Impressive collection!!
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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Fantastic
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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Wow great collection
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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Awesome
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Loving the Ford shelf, cossie and capris look cool
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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WOW credit to you mate fair play...fantastic collection..!!
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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Amazing collection mate
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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WOW your collection is Bloody amazing mate, I'd give my right arm to have a collection like yours. well done mate
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Brillant collection mate, some stunning models there bud
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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Thats the biggest collection I have ever seen. Awesome.

Glad they are insured!
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 09:35 AM
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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that's just amazing mate great collection you have
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Old May 7, 2016 | 01:41 PM
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Hi, Been a while since last up date. Now with well over 1000 car thought i'd get some videos up on youtube. Have a watch, Enjoy!
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Old May 8, 2016 | 10:12 AM
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Love the large green XJ220. Always wanted that one. Is it the one that was around £300 back in the day?
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Old May 8, 2016 | 11:37 AM
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I've about 15 1:18 cars, I always wanted a 22B but they command about £150-200.

Think the most I paid was around £60 for an EVO VI.

Ironically there are 3 STi's in my collection.

I regret not keeping the boxes but I don't intend on selling any of them.
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Old May 8, 2016 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
Love the large green XJ220. Always wanted that one. Is it the one that was around £300 back in the day?
Yeah they were, can pick up a 1/12 XJ220 for about £75 now.
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