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As the saying goes, "Variety is the spice of life." I think variety is the spice of our hobby, too. As we start the new year, I guess I'm looking to buy some cars that are DIFFERENT rather than the "same old same old." As much as I love Lamborghinis and McLarens, after awhile they all start looking too much the same to me despite the small differences in details. With that being said, I would really love to see pictures of the model cars YOU own that you consider UNIQUE -- cars that really stand out as DIFFERENT from the usual ones we see all the time. I think this would be a fun and exciting way to start 2023, so let's see what you've got! Thanks!
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My collection is full of oddities.









Odd but very interesting and unique stuff indeed, preisman. Thanks for posting those! :)
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Modified Solido Alfa GTV6, which is a very decent effort at the car in basic form.
Many of the decals are from Patto, and some are from my printer.
This has been posted elsewhere on the forum.

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Another modified Solido, again already posted elsewhere.

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A modified KK Opel Kadett 'B', raced briefly in the 1971 DRM if not exactly successfully.
I don't mind models of motorsport duds, if they are interesting...

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Hongqi H7. Unique in that this model has never been mentioned before in all of DX history (by someone other than me, that is).
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Hongqi H7. Unique in that this model has never been mentioned before in all of DX history (by someone other than me, that is).
A great and unique model indeed! Thanks for posting! 😀
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Hongqi H7. Unique in that this model has never been mentioned before in all of DX history (by someone other than me, that is).
Brandwise, that's not entirely true.

@D N'D-Land (David) posted a review of the H9 model a couple of years ago: 1/18 红旗 H9/Hongqi H9 (Dealer Edition Promotional).....By...

When in doubt if anything has been posted before on DX, rather than using the forum search (which is not very reliable), you can use Google with the "site:website.com" syntax followed by the terms to search, like this:

site:diecastxchange.com hongqi

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When in doubt if anything has been posted before on DX, rather than using the forum search (which is not very reliable), you can use Google with the "site:website.com" syntax followed by the terms to search, like this:
Outside of budget models, has anything not been posted on the xchange at any one time?? ;)

At least for me anything diecast I've ever looked for was purchased and showcased by someone here in the past 20 years.
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Brandwise, that's not entirely true.

@D N'D-Land (David) posted a review of the H9 model a couple of years ago: 1/18 红旗 H9/Hongqi H9 (Dealer Edition Promotional).....By...

When in doubt if anything has been posted before on DX, rather than using the forum search (which is not very reliable), you can use Google with the "site:website.com" syntax followed by the terms to search, like this:

site:diecastxchange.com hongqi

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I was talking about the H7 model (note I said "this model"). I've known of D N'D-Land's H9 review for some months. It's a completely different car.

Outside of budget models, has anything not been posted on the xchange at any one time?? ;)

At least for me anything diecast I've ever looked for was purchased and showcased by someone here in the past 20 years.
In this case, the way that I meant it and thought that I stated it, I think that I'm accurate in saying the H7 has actually never been posted on DX before.
Beautiful work! 😃
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If you're wondering why this is unique, it's because I replaced the rather unconvincing one piece 'plastic' engine cover which is on the original AUTOart versions.
Mine has a genuine Fiat 600D cover, held up by struts as were the cars back in period, I also re positioned the exhaust under the car as was the case back then.
Obviously the decals turn a 'street' car into a genuine race replica - I don't understand the idea of pure race models without the correct war paint.

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More nice work, slarti! 👌
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I have a thing for oddball 90's supercars, as in the non-Ferrari/Lambo/etc kind (although I do love the more mainstream supercars). I also like models of trucks, both normal and commercial. Here are a few examples of some of the oddball stuff that I honestly never thought would get made in 1/18:
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Spark Dauer Porsche 962LM Road Car:
Oh noes. I actually started looking for them the second I read this 😁 It's gorgeous. I learn a lot about cars from the models I stumble upon here so I'm not at all surprised, especially in this case. This Dauer (and its sister Koenig C62) is probably the only actual street-legal prototype race car to date.
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Not unique, but definitely oddities and I don't recall seeing any others posted in the forum.





I'm sure someone else has the Nissan as it was for sale at bargain prices at CK and Modellsimo for a while, but I know it's a divisive car.



This Skyline may be unusual because it comes with no tobacco logos, so these are all added aftermarket ones.

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