Models118 is a specialist online store for collectible diecast and resin scale model cars, founded in 2021 in Częstochowa, Poland by Katarzyna Tyła. It sells 1:18, 1:43, and 1:12 scale replicas of real cars — from marques such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ferrari, and Lamborghini — produced by leading model manufacturers including Minichamps, Norev, GT Spirit, and AUTOart. Alongside new releases, Models118 offers a large, curated selection of used and discontinued models from the secondary market: pieces no longer in production. Every model is a precision replica of a real automobile, made for adult collectors rather than as a toy. Models118 ships worldwide from Poland.
Founded by a Collector
Models118 was founded in 2021 by Katarzyna Tyła, who had collected model cars for nearly three decades — from childhood Bburago and Maisto to museum-quality pieces by Minichamps, CMC, and AUTOart. She built the store she had always wanted: one place for the latest releases from Norev, GT Spirit, and AUTOart alongside hard-to-find used models that had vanished from regular distribution — run by a collector who understands why a discontinued piece can be worth more today than when it was new.
Why “118”?
The name comes from 1:18 — the most popular scale among serious collectors, large enough to capture every detail of the original car, from the stitching on the seats to the calipers behind the wheels.
What We Sell — and What We Don’t
Models118 specializes exclusively in collectible scale model cars for adult collectors: precision replicas of real automobiles, crafted in diecast metal or resin, in 1:18, 1:43, and 1:12 scales. These are not toys. Every model reproduces the original car’s bodywork, interior, engine bay, and livery in meticulous detail, and many feature opening doors, hoods, and trunks. The catalog covers the leading automotive marques — Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Ferrari, and Lamborghini among them — produced by specialist model manufacturers including Minichamps, Norev, GT Spirit, AUTOart, Kyosho, IXO, OttOmobile, Almost Real, CMC, BBR, Spark, and KK-Scale. Alongside new releases, Models118 offers a large and growing selection of used and discontinued models — out of production and unavailable through normal distribution, often the only way to find a model a manufacturer stopped making years ago.
What we don’t sell: Models118 does not stock toys, pull-back cars, radio-controlled cars, or unlicensed replicas. Every product is a licensed collectible from an authorized manufacturer, intended for adult collectors and display.
Why Collectors Trust Models118
Every model is an original sourced from authorized distributors, and each used model is inspected and described with full condition details and original packaging status. Orders ship in custom-made 5-layer protective cartons sized for scale models, with expanded-polystyrene filling that holds the model in place in transit, so it arrives in the same condition it left the shelf. Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery.