Rally models thread

Yeah they weren't cheap... but still couldn't resist having one :)

http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_$T2eC...38g~~60_12.jpg

I think it will fit perfectly on the parcel shelf in my car :)

http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_29631...26458153_n.jpg

nice impreza SubaruNorway! is it uprated?

Thanks! Engine is stock, just fitted a WRC replica rear wing, 22B bonnet vents, mud flaps, recaro bucket seat like the WRC had and sparco steering wheel.
More pics on FB. Tor André Børresen
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2152623&type=3

and oz racing superleggera rims :D

And here it is. Ricard Burns 1999 Monte Carlo in perfect condition :)

http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_DSC_0509_1.JPG
http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_DSC_0506_1.JPG
http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_DSC_0501.JPG
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It's been a while since I collected model cars - I have about a dozen or so Bburago kit cars that I used to buy with my pocket money was I was about ten years old - but I was thinking of getting back into the swing of things as a hobby.

But I was curious: how long does it typically take for a car to be released as a model? For instance, I'd love to get a model of Ott Tanak's 2012 Fiesta, but I can't find any indication of when such a car might be released (in fact, I can't find any Fiestas, DS3s or John Cooper Works WRC cars). Maybe I'm just limiting my searches, but the most recent models that I can find are from 2009.

You must be doing something wrong. There is plenty of Fiestas, DS3s and also a Mini JCW WRC made by IXO Models, Norev, and also Spark Model - this company actually produce all versions of Fiesta WRC from RMC 2012, including Tanak of course.
Spark 1:43 Ford Fiesta RS WRC - 2012 Monte Carlo Rally - #5 O. Tanak Diecast Model Rally

Well, I'm mostly limited to Australia and New Zealand, and I'm really looking at 1:18 (or 1:24) scale models.

I really love the CM's 1:64 cars. I have 23 of them so far. Here are some of them:

http://imageshack.us/a/img90/8674/hpim3885.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img152/4282/hpim3888a.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img849/1184/hpim3889.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img211/6985/hpim3891.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img593/4026/hpim3890y.jpg
(I think that's the only 1:18 rally car Maisto has made. I haven't seen any more, anyway. I asked them at the time and they said they had no plans to make more.)

I recently bought two more CM's; a Duval Xsara and a Loeb C4.

http://imageshack.us/a/img855/8537/hpim3910.jpg
The Ford is a cheap Burago, but it was my first rally car, so it's kinda special. The Subaru is a Transformer. :)

http://imageshack.us/a/img809/2668/hpim3882.jpg
Much, much better Buragos than the one above!

http://imageshack.us/a/img845/2569/hpim3887w.jpg
Altayas. They're decent, but I'm much more impressed with the CM's, to be honest.