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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited May 24 Posts: 18,553
    That's very clever.

    I love that Jag, the only thing is I'm not sure they've quite got the colour right in all the pics I've seen. Looks a bit too orangey, but it's probably a very tricky one to match.
  • MartinBondMartinBond Trying not to muck it up again
    edited May 27 Posts: 870
    The thing I really want to know is how much of a fight the plastic packaging puts up when opening?

    I'm slowly considering getting these as they do look quite handsome, but I don't have the space to display them with the posters in the back, and don't like the look of closed plastic packagings. So as horrifying as it may sound to some, I'd want to keep them with just the silver cardboard box to keep them in, and throw everything else away. Just need to know if they can be opened without too much of a hassle and if there's a way to keep them "secure" inside the silver box, or is it just hollow inside?

    Also @imranbecks is yours a special/pre production edition, or did they just run out of paint when they came to the wing mirrors?
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,553
    The card box has a plastic moulding inside that keeps them securely held, yes. But the blister pack is not the easiest to open, and I haven't found a way of doing it without destroying the plastic yet! :)
  • imranbecksimranbecks Singapore
    edited May 30 Posts: 1,001
    MartinBond wrote: »
    The thing I really want to know is how much of a fight the plastic packaging puts up when opening?

    I'm slowly considering getting these as they do look quite handsome, but I don't have the space to display them with the posters in the back, and don't like the look of closed plastic packagings. So as horrifying as it may sound to some, I'd want to keep them with just the silver cardboard box to keep them in, and throw everything else away. Just need to know if they can be opened without too much of a hassle and if there's a way to keep them "secure" inside the silver box, or is it just hollow inside?

    Also @imranbecks is yours a special/pre production edition, or did they just run out of paint when they came to the wing mirrors?
    mtm wrote: »
    The card box has a plastic moulding inside that keeps them securely held, yes. But the blister pack is not the easiest to open, and I haven't found a way of doing it without destroying the plastic yet! :)

    There's a way to open this kind of packaging without causing any damage and you can put the diecast back in the box afterwards and it'll look like it looks mint on display. Use a penknife to cut from behind to remove the vehicle. Greenlight uses this same packaging as well and that's how I open them up. YouTube has various videos showing how it's done.

    And no lol mine isn't a preproduction item. It's the final release just as everyone else will receive. I guess they didn't put too much thought into painting the side mirrors. Honestly didn't notice it till you mentioned it.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 9 Posts: 18,553
    I completely forgot to check, and the BMW Z8 and FYEO white Lotus Esprit have gone on pre-sale. Luckily both seem to still be available to order; I must have the Lotus, so I've ordered that!

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 15,248
    The white Lotus turbo is probably my Bond dream car, over any Aston, believe it or not. Most recent purchase would be the Corgi 1:36 DB10 with opening side doors and rubber tyres. No rear machine guns in sight, sadly.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,553
    It's achingly cool isn't it. MiniGT have done as all other model car makers and given it the gold wheels the other copper-coloured Lotus has in the film, whereas I think the white Lotus doesn't have wheels quite as golden; they may even be gunmetal, it's hard to tell. But it's not a dealbreaker at all.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 15,248
    Yeah, don't know how they missed that. At least the wheels are the right size.
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