I understand why they're not included, but the Marlboro branding (and other tob/alc brands on other cars) are part of the look and history of the liveries and definitely a needed addition to make these complete! Got some in the mail to add to mine. The indy cars with Player's and KOOL also being iconic.
Looking to do the tobacco conversion myself on this exact hot wheels model, do you by chance remember where you got the decals? They have a great finish. Any tips?
It was a long long time ago, but I either got it off Ebay or one of the sites that sells diecast models. You're best bet is to look on ebay. As for tips. I used a Non-Acetone nail polish remover to get rid of the white paint on the engine cover. Use micro-sol or micro-set to soften the decals, this helps a lot.
I understand why they're not included, but the Marlboro branding (and other tob/alc brands on other cars) are part of the look and history of the liveries and definitely a needed addition to make these complete! Got some in the mail to add to mine. The indy cars with Player's and KOOL also being iconic.
100% agree.
Do you know what was the original issue/cost price of these 1/18 cars?
Looking to do the tobacco conversion myself on this exact hot wheels model, do you by chance remember where you got the decals? They have a great finish. Any tips?
It was a long long time ago, but I either got it off Ebay or one of the sites that sells diecast models. You're best bet is to look on ebay. As for tips. I used a Non-Acetone nail polish remover to get rid of the white paint on the engine cover. Use micro-sol or micro-set to soften the decals, this helps a lot.
I was wondering what the are the dimensions.
of the actual car or the 1/18 scale model?
SS454LS6 yes
@@Ambutakam29 typically the 1/18 F1 cars measure around 10.5x4 inches.
Hello, it's great!! How did you put Malboro's publicity on it? I bought the same one on ebay but it doesn't have Malboro advertising
the tobacco liveries are privately applied. I did the F2003-GA myself. You can purchase the decals online and apply them.
Awesome video, where did yoy get the malboro stickers? Cab u send the link? Or something about the size of those stickers? Cheers!
Typically ebay. Search for the year/car and scale you want. In this case it would be 2003 1/18
My I ask where did you get it ?
That specific car I got off Ebay. Ebay is a good source as there are a lot of diecast stores that advertise on ebay, far more than private sellers.
If I want to know about the real car specs I’ll go to Wiki, talk about the model itself and maybe a little talk about the decals.