GTPlanet Scale model thread

[Venom800tt]

I bought the 1:43 Bburago Porsche 963 #6, not realising that it has two of the same drivers as my 1:43 Minichamps Porsche 911 'Grello' - which is signed by Kevin Estre. However, I've had a bit of a disaster ...

I took a photo of the car to read the names more easily, and the photo revealed that there's still some black dust that the car (and box) were coated with when I bought it at the Nurburgring last year - it was the display model and the last one left (as evidenced by the fact that the whole in their display was still there on the Sunday...).

So, like a total ******* idiot, I used a Thorlabs compressed air canister to try blowing off the dust which not only didn't work, but ripped the front screen 'Gran Turismo' decal to shreds, sending particles of it flying into the air. I've managed to find most of it, and would consider repairing it, but I reckon it is beyond by skill set, and the fragments that I found are very fragile and small.

I'm just glad it wasn't any worse, but I'm still gutted I'm not likely to find or buy a replacement car (though ironically I did buy a very similar one for my sister and nephew) as well. I suppose it's really the signed box that makes it particularly special though, but of all the things to bloody damage, it would have to be this one.

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Best bet would be to find a similar enough decal, or even attempting to print it yourself. IIRC there are sheets that you can print from a regular ink jet printer to make waterslide decals.

Anyway a few pics of the Alfa and Venturi:

 

[toastet]

I bought the 1:43 Bburago Porsche 963 #6, not realising that it has two of the same drivers as my 1:43 Minichamps Porsche 911 'Grello' - which is signed by Kevin Estre. However, I've had a bit of a disaster ...

I took a photo of the car to read the names more easily, and the photo revealed that there's still some black dust that the car (and box) were coated with when I bought it at the Nurburgring last year - it was the display model and the last one left (as evidenced by the fact that the whole in their display was still there on the Sunday...).

So, like a total ******* idiot, I used a Thorlabs compressed air canister to try blowing off the dust which not only didn't work, but ripped the front screen 'Gran Turismo' decal to shreds, sending particles of it flying into the air. I've managed to find most of it, and would consider repairing it, but I reckon it is beyond by skill set, and the fragments that I found are very fragile and small.

I'm just glad it wasn't any worse, but I'm still gutted I'm not likely to find or buy a replacement car (though ironically I did buy a very similar one for my sister and nephew) as well. I suppose it's really the signed box that makes it particularly special though, but of all the things to bloody damage, it would have to be this one.

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Tried to reach the manufacturer if they can provide a spare?

 

[Kedmasterz]

I'm just glad it wasn't any worse, but I'm still gutted I'm not likely to find or buy a replacement car

Well it's still available on the Manthey Racing webshop ; the exact same one.

https://www.manthey-shop.com/en/man...rgring-no911-1-43/p-9246/?u=1?kat=670&kat=670

 

[Touring Mars]

Well it's still available on the Manthey Racing webshop ; the exact same one.

https://www.manthey-shop.com/en/man...rgring-no911-1-43/p-9246/?u=1?kat=670&kat=670

Thanks, I'll see if I can fix the one I have, but I might try replacing the car completely. It would be kinda weird having 2 when there's only 300 of them; though the one I have is really quite special - it's signed by Kevin Estre and has been in the presence of the real Grello, hence why I'd like to fix it if I can.

Tried to reach the manufacturer if they can provide a spare?

It would probably be easier to just buy another one and swap the box out.

 

[Kedmasterz]

In my "collector" opinion the box is the valuable item right there with the signature and the limited run numbers on it, not on the model, so if that were to happen to me I would swap the model without thinking much of it.

These kind of Minichamps are indeed limited but they release multiple editions of it, 300 in that "de luxe" box, but they probably released another batch of similar numbers in the regular box also for Manthey, and also released it in their regular Minichamps line.