Does anyone know if theres a 1:18 scale model of the 3rd gen available anywhere? Thanks.

 

saw one on ebay once

 

yes. i have two 3rd gen die cast dealer models. one is black, the other is silver. i keep one of them on my office window sill.

i purchased them on ebay. check in there time to time. the suppliers for the models are in the netherlands for some reason. i have the receipts somewhere around here, but i cannot find them right now. so check ebay.

 

Wow, thanks guys.

 

'pleasure.

 

I thought they were smaller, like 1:24 scale?

Hey Bonz, aren't they the UK model, too (no spoiler, UK grille)?

 

They are smaller than 1:18, I forget the exact size, but the car is only about 6" long or so.

It is the european model (LHD though so not UK).

I got mine on ebay.

 

I have mine sitting right behind me on my entertainment center. Ebay is the place to get them.

 

oh yes. thanks for the correction. they're 1:24. the detail is so-so, but overall it is a nice collectible. and rare. well worth it for the 3rd gen geek, like me.

the car must be UK because it is RHD like a GTR. it does have a boot spoiler. it would be the 92-94 version as well, per the rear tail design. mine has red (backup?) lights inset into the rear bumper fascia. i've never seen that on any maxima. and, of course, it has the sidemarkers. but---> no UK grille. (??). the model is unusual in this regard. and it is a 5spd manual. so by default it must be the VE. and it has no sunroof. it'd be a cool 1:1 scale car, actually!

by the way, on the bottom, the make and model is "Doorkey EPE Holland." then under that it reads "Nissan Maxima 1994 NR.0-140."

i could zap a pic of it later today.

 

Does anyone make a plastic put together model??

 

never seen or heard of one of those for a 3rd gen, but that would be really cool

the one I have is just a small diecast metal one

 

does anyone have pics of their's?

 

I posted pics a while back but dont have them right now since I'm at work. I can post them tonight when I get home though.

 

i've been looking for a plastic kit for years. they don't exist.

 

make yer own!

 

Any mechanical or design engineers, i bet one of them could do it.

 

 

heres a site but none in stock and out of production but got a few pics of some
http://www.ewa1.com/w/htmmod.htm
http://www.ewa1.com/md/ahc114m.jpg
http://www.ewa1.com/md/ahc114b.jpg
http://www.ewa1.com/md/ahc114s.jpg
http://www.ewa1.com/md/ahc402.jpg

 

i just realized that my black one has a USspec grille. the silver one, as pictured, has the UKspec grille.

 

they make a glue-together kit of the J30.

 

wow, they do (did) exist. i need one.

lol, one can only have so many machines until he's rich. sometimes i wish i had an injection molder though. i could go to my old high school and try to use theirs but i think after 5 years, i wore out my welcome graduated though! too much slacking off sophomore year.

 

Ha ha! That's too funny. Do you drive around like that too?

That reminds me of when I was 6 years old. I made a plastic model of KITT, and put it on the parcel shelf of my dad's car... In the summer... After we came out to the car, the plastic melted... KITT had a weird-*** frown...

 

It's mounted there permanently. I can only see my speed from 45-105 but that's why I added my HUD.

 

me thinks they did a bad job.... looks like an old Ford Tempo....

Brian

 

Oh the things you can say to remind us to be jealous...

I think the HUD was not necessary because all you had to do was to make sure you drive either 45 or 105 all the time... Don't tell me you drive less than 105MPH...

 

i have to ask..why do you have the cardboard display (box) there also?

 

That was just for the photoshoot, I didn't really mount it there. You knew this, right?

pyrophilus - I have to mention it anytime I get the chance

 

heh, i wasn't quite sure if you were serious or not. man, i gotta get me a model for my rear deck.

 

I think we are about 40% serious before, but read my previous post about putting model kits on parcel shelf...

In summer, plastic parts will melt from heat.

As for plastic kits, I did see one while ago on ebay. I think it was made by Tamiya and it was a euroupean spec but I do believe it was 1:24 or 1:18.

The dude wanted some ridiculous amount though...

 

Hahahaha! Thats a good one Craig.

 

Craig... I didn't know you shrunk Shawn's car down and put it in that itty-bitty box!

 

probably runs about as well

 

that one looks like 1:32 scale. that i know of there was never a plastic 1:24/25 scale kit and i've been building models for 12 yrs. unless it was something offered way back in the day and discontinued, its just big foot.

 

I can't believe this.. I looked all over and can't find a 1:18 scale model of the third gen. I wonder if it ever existed.. Guess I'll just have to make my own.

 

Pretty much...