Kyosho 1:18 scale model

http://www.tomotorsports.com/i...7_85&product_id=3289


Looks pretty nice!

Ron

I like the color! seems a bit expensive though. are they plastic or metal?

No Yellow?

On the other hand, it may be the only way I'll ever have a black Pantera . . . .

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seems a bit expensive though. are they plastic or metal?

Having owned and seeing some of the Kyosho model line its most likely going to have a metal body with plastic parts.Detail will probably be good to excellent. Check out this link to look at the great detail on their 1/18 Miura Miura
As far a a group buy, my only concern is they will probably offer it in several colors. Which is typical with Kyosho. I would want to wait to see if they offer it in my color. But no matter what, if your a Pantera owner, how can you NOT have this? So I'm in. One of the reasons I own my car was because I built a model of it as a kid.

Doesn't look like an "L" to me ...

More like an early car or Pre-L based on the bumpers.

Checking the model companies website, I found that the Pantera model is also going to be available in red. You can see both versions here:

http://www.tomotorsports.com/i...el&order=DESC&page=3

Did Panteras ever come with an antenna there just above the inside mirror? Never seen it...

mine did ..if from factory ?

Sorry, another topic, what's that on the front lid, just in front of the windshield?

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Did Panteras ever come with an antenna there just above the inside mirror? Never seen it...

The early panteras for the european market had it too

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Originally posted by No Quarter:
Sorry, another topic, what's that on the front lid, just in front of the windshield?

a heritage from a former owner....it is the same unit as the third brakelight on the back lid.Has no function as far as i can see.Still want to remove it , when i have time...expect 2 mounting holes to repair or mask with plastic bolts...and hope for the paint..? or maybay a damage underneath ??

In regard to the antenna question - mine pictured back in the early 70's



Still have that very same antenna, though I plan to get rid of it if I rebuild the cat.

Regarding the antenna, i have one on my pre-L 72' and always thought it was aftermarket. Now im not so sure.

The vendor that was linked in this thread (Toronto Motorsports) is about 10 minutes from where I live, so I dropped by and asked about a group buy discount. There is a little more he can do beyond the $119.99 on his website, but it isn't huge. He gave me a number, but said that I can't publish it on the web as that doesn't go over well with the manufacturer.
Anyone wanting to know what the price would be, send me a PM and I can respond via e-mail.

What I can tell you here are his shipping prices (in Canadian dollars - which is very close to the U.S. $ just now) ...

Within Canada $12.99
To the U.S.A. $17.99
Rest of the World $40.00

He can set up a discount code for us so anyone ordering can enter the code on his website for the special price - we wouldn't need a single person taking all the orders that way.

... He also updated his website to reflect that it is a Pre-L car, although now that I look more closely at the detail it has a chin spoiler (more obvious on the red car image), would that make it a mid '70s euro GTS? He's happy to update the website to reflect the model name that is closest to accurate.

Kid, I have a matchbox of your car. NICE!

Good News! I visited Toronto Motorsports again yesterday to get an update on timing and price, and the owner was able to work out an even better deal for us than he had in December.
As mentioned before, we cannot publish the price online, however, if you visit his website and start an order, when you apply the discount code, you'll see the price and can make your decision on whether to proceed.

The discount code is PANTERAPRO and is now active. It will be available for a while, but it will definitely be gone when the cars start shipping from the manufacturer.

Here is the link for Toronto Motorsports ...
www.tomotorsports.com

Steps:
Enter Pantera in the search bar
Add the car(s) you want to your shopping cart,
Click - Checkout
Estimate your Shipping (Canada $12.99 for Expedited, U.S. 17.99 Expedited, and for the rest of the world, he recommends his WorldWide Flat Rate of $39.99 (he uses insured Airmail, so it's much faster than surface - other shipping options are available and listed)
Click - Apply Discount Code
Enter - PANTERAPRO
Click - Apply Coupon
Your total will be updated to show the Group-Buy price for each Pantera model you've ordered. Then go through the rest of the checkout process to tally up shipping and taxes where applicable and you're all set.

NOTE 1: He said the estimated release is now in the March/April timeframe, not February as originally expected.
NOTE 2: He'll take PayPal or Credit Cards, but if you use PayPal you're charged right away, with credit cards, he waits until the order is ready to ship.

That link will take you to the website, but says "The page you requested cannot be found".

Type "Pantera" in the search box, and select the color from the drop-down list.

John

Thanks for catching that John, The original link worked when I created the post, I've edited my post to point to the Toronto Motorsports main page and to use Pantera as the search.

An Update - I was speaking with a friend who deals in model cars on a smaller scale than Toronto Motorsports (he has a loyal following of collectors who turn to him when they're looking for something hard-to-get). Anyway, I spoke to him about the Pantera model to find out what he's hearing in the market ...

1) Release still looks like early to mid-March.
2) He's having trouble getting supply (he's only being alloted a handful of cars and they're spoken for already). Toronto Motorsports doesn't seem to be having any supply concerns so far, they had a significant number of cars put aside early on (to cover our group buy and their regular customers), so it looks like they're still able to take our orders!
3) For you 'yellow' fans out there, the rumour (rumor*) is there might be 2-tone cars coming out late in the year - red/black and yellow/black (don't ask me whether that's a top/bottom scheme or a body/hood-trunk (bonnet-boot*) scheme) - whatever it turns out to be, I'll probably break down and buy one of those too. No word on 'Green' yet - Sorry Adams



* just trying to be multi-lingual within the English language so all y'all feel loved - with apologies to the Scots in the crowd, but I'm pretty shuir ye cannae legally get in an oot a Pantera wi a kilt onyway ... but a havnae tried that cheana Hoots Mon!