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  • b.walker5
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Feb 2009
    • 1745
    • Invercargill, New Zealand

    #1

    Die Cast Models

    Does anyone know if there is a good die cast model of an xs11 out there. I found one at 1:24 but it's detail and quality doesnt look great. I'd like something in a 1:12 or 1:16.
    1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
    2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

    Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

    "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.
  • crazy steve
    XS-XJ Guru MODERATOR
    • Jan 2009
    • 7932
    • Beautiful outer Yelm, WA

    #2
    I've never seen a die-cast, but there is a plastic model of the US-version '78E. Made by 'Union Model Co Ltd' (Japanese) and out of production, but they turn up on Ebay every once in a while. Oh yeah, it's a 1:15 scale kit. Fairly nice detail, has 'chrome' parts and decals, but you'll have to do some painting to get it 'right'.

    '78E original owner
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    '82 XJ rebuild project
    '80SG restified, red SOLD
    '79F parts...
    '81H more parts...

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    • b.walker5
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Feb 2009
      • 1745
      • Invercargill, New Zealand

      #3
      Yeah I've seen those. Here's a 1:24 die cast, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978---YAMAHA-...10148001r15814 and Tamiya make a plastic kitset at 1:6, but i'm looking for something like this, http://www.minichamps.de/index.php?i...=1&a=2&b=2&c=0
      1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
      2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

      Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

      "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.

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      • 03mach1
        Truly XSive
        • May 2008
        • 114
        • Cuba, NY

        #4
        might be the same one..but here ones

        Dave
        1978 XS1100E

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