1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[Spacegoat]

On the Expo yesterday.

Very nice of @GTP Lamley to loan out a small part of his collection for the expo.

 

[a6m5]

Very nice of @GTP Lamley to loan out a small part of his collection for the expo.

I wish! I still do have carded BRE 240Z, but only 510 I have is loose. Thanks to RLC always holding sale on a Tuesday at 9am, like when people are working, I had to pay scalper something like $50~$55 for the one I do have. In hindsight, that's a really good price.

 

[GTboyz]

I wish! I still do have carded BRE 240Z, but only 510 I have is loose. Thanks to RLC always holding sale on a Tuesday at 9am, like when people are working, I had to pay scalper something like $50~$55 for the one I do have. In hindsight, that's a really good price.

Dude, that's tame compared to the price we got here. 510s are around $300 - $500, 240Z is $100 - $200.

 

[a6m5]

Dude, that's tame compared to the price we got here. 510s are around $300 - $500, 240Z is $100 - $200.

Like I said, in hindsight, it wasn't bad at all. Could've been better, but not bad. It's so long ago now, but I seem to recall 510s going for $60 ~ $80 at first, and I remember scoring the lowest price on eBay, which was just under$50(according to my blog ). 240Z I believe couldn't even fetch that the first few months.

 

[Spacegoat]

I had to pay scalper something like $50~$55 for the one I do have. In hindsight, that's a really good price.

Not as good of a price as a certain other 510 though, right? 👍

 

[a6m5]

Not as good of a price as a certain other 510 though, right? 👍

We should be in jail for stealing those Vintage Racing BRE 510s. :tup:

 

[Spacegoat]

We should be in jail for stealing those Vintage Racing BRE 510s. :tup:

You should be on death row for paying under $10 for yours.

 

[a6m5]

Saw something interesting at Toys R Us.

Also, this Toys R Us is keeping a Delorean somewhere(I'm still looking) to keep re-filling their Hot Wheels section with the same crap from last summer, over & over & over.....

Finally a good news. I finally found this today:

A minor victory, but I'll take it.

You should be on death row for paying under $10 for yours.

Man, I was so bitter about it, too. $8-something(shipped) for $3 car!!

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

That damn Porsche is the last one I’m missing. I got the 190E and M3 on Sunday.

 

[shellac10]

Guess what I just bought? Black TLV 911S Porsche!

 

[a6m5]

That damn Porsche is the last one I’m missing. I got the 190E and M3 on Sunday.

It wasn't a must have for me, but I was hoping to run into one. Took me a couple of weeks!

Guess what I just bought? Black TLV 911S Porsche!

Do I need to go home, and check to see if mine's still there?

 

[shellac10]

It wasn't a must have for me, but I was hoping to run into one. Took me a couple of weeks!

Do I need to go home, and check to see if mine's still there?

Ha! Got it for $75 total. Just need the grey 911s and red 912. Don't car for the police version. Gotta sell off some more cars to afford those.

 

[shellac10]

I wonder if that Greenlight Datsun 510 is going to be as ugly as the Greenlight 240z prototype that's been made available...

 

[Aerocoupe]

Just a heads up: K-Day is this Saturday. From previews I've seen on YouTube, it's a mix of A and B case stuff, with a couple C case cars mixed in. The exclusives are a blue Civic EF, yellow Baja Hauler, and green Surf Crate. Rumor has it the STH will be the purple Nova from the B case.

 

[Cano]

Bad cellphone pics of last couple of week's haul:

Playart Opel GT

Yatming Toyota Celica:

Tomica Honda Beat:

Tomica Mitsu Pajero "big foot":

Kyosho Calsonic Skyline, courtesy of Ahmed:

Polistil Citroën funny car:

Playart Chevy van project:

Siku Maserati Boomerang:

Some modern stuff at a local flea market, including some sweet wheels:

Yesterday at a yard sale, Corgi Corgitronics Chevy van and Polistil Alfasud, got both for like 2 bucks:

And lastly, at yet another flea market, a japanese Choro Q from the 80s. How did this thing end up here is a real mistery.

 

[a6m5]

I finally got my money back for the $180 Preorder that fell through! So two preorders were fully refunded, and one I wanted to cancel(it was easily over month late) I couldn't, but at least the cars showed up. Again guys, use caution on private seller preorders, or in my case(probably isolated case), also with 1stopdiecast.

I wonder if that Greenlight Datsun 510 is going to be as ugly as the Greenlight 240z prototype that's been made available...

lmao I received the R34 like this one today in the mail:



Yes, still in the blister, but it looks DAMN GOOD. I noticed this is a Tarmac Works release? My GreenLight Advan R35 GT-R was the same way. Detailed neater than Non-Tarmac Works GreenLight cars. Is this a deal where GreenLight supply the base casting & packaging, but they are painted & detailed by Tarmac Works? If so, they need to become the full-time detailer for GreenLight.

Just a heads up: K-Day is this Saturday. From previews I've seen on YouTube, it's a mix of A and B case stuff, with a couple C case cars mixed in. The exclusives are a blue Civic EF, yellow Baja Hauler, and green Surf Crate. Rumor has it the STH will be the purple Nova from the B case.

Blue Civic is interesting, but probably not enough to travel out to K-Mart on a Saturday morning.

Bad cellphone pics of last couple of week's haul:

First three are amazing. Kyosho Skyline & Choro Q 6-Series are also no-brainers, but man, the radio station Chevy van hits the spot for me, too! 👍

 

[CodeRedR51]

Blue Civic is interesting, but probably not enough to travel out to K-Mart on a Saturday morning.

Blue Civic, R30 GT-R, R33 GT-R, Ford Raptor for me...

 

[a6m5]

Edit: I'm holding off for now, but if anybody's looking for R30 Skyline, or new Datsun Pickup, etc. This seller is one of the best ever I've dealt with & he's got some now. Even the Digital Camo Land Cruiser by Matchbox.

Blue Civic, R30 GT-R, R33 GT-R, Ford Raptor for me...

Damn..... I'm gonna have to think about it now. Thanks for the info!

 

[Spacegoat]

This is the coolest thing ever. What a find! 👍

 

[CodeRedR51]

 

[AOS-]

That is a Kenmeri I can get behind.

$30+ easy.


Also, Nice R34! The wheels look quite decent. How are the rotors though? Are they slotted? Any calipers?

 

[a6m5]

That is a Kenmeri I can get behind.

$30+ easy.

Damn. eBay, here I come..... Speaking of $30+ $TH on eBay(my blog, not eBay):

Spoiler

Camo..... *drool*

Also, Nice R34! The wheels look quite decent. How are the rotors though? Are they slotted? Any calipers?

There you go Andy:

Spoiler

Not bad for GreenLight, but not as nice as I had hoped.

 

[GTboyz]

Found one on ebay going $36 carded lol, i can easily see it would get to that number and above in my country. The Boulevard Datsun Wagon is in around $100 territory right now.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Found one on ebay going $36 carded lol, i can easily see it would get to that number and above in my country. The Boulevard Datsun Wagon is in around $100 territory right now.

That case hasn't even hit stores yet. Once it does, the price should drop.

 

[AOS-]

Damn. eBay, here I come..... Speaking of $30+ $TH on eBay(my blog, not eBay):

Spoiler

Camo..... *drool*


There you go Andy:

Spoiler

Not bad for GreenLight, but not as nice as I had hoped.

Quality looks about right for GL-level, but at least it's not out of place like M2 tires. 👍

Also, That 620 looks bomb. 👍

 

[CodeRedR51]

Damn..... I'm gonna have to think about it now. Thanks for the info!

Case Report

Blue Civic, R30 Skyline, R33 GT-R, '70 Camaro, Land Rover Defender, MX-5 Miata, Custom 240Z, Charger SRT, F-150 Raptor and maybe the Challenger SRT all on my purchase list...

 

[Sonygamer455]

So, my mom decided to order some more things on Amazon again just recently and I was able add another thing to the list. I added another Tipping Lorry to the list because I did say I was going to get two. However this is what came to me instead :

Another Kenworth Truck much like the one I got recently, except it's a dump truck!



It has a tilting bed too because why wouldn't it?

Now don't think for a moment I am complaining because I am not, if anything I like this a lot better than the Tipping Lorry I was expecting. I kind of wished I had chosen something other than the Tipping Lorry afterwards, but I was in a hurry when I made the decision and plus I wanted one of these huge dump trucks anyways.

However, I have to ask you guys, if the seller doesn't ask for this thing back, would it be dishonest for me to keep it?

 

[a6m5]

Case Report

Blue Civic, R30 Skyline, R33 GT-R, '70 Camaro, Land Rover Defender, MX-5 Miata, Custom 240Z, Charger SRT, F-150 Raptor and maybe the Challenger SRT all on my purchase list...

I'm digging the Civic, Skylines & the Land Rover. I'm sleeping in though.

However, I have to ask you guys, if the seller doesn't ask for this thing back, would it be dishonest for me to keep it?

I always ask the seller? However, if I was the seller, if my screw up actually made the customer happy, I'd really happy, too. It's not like you ordered a mainline & received the $uper Treasure Hunt, so me personally, it's zero issue. Again, I'd contact the seller just in case, but that's just me.

One time, I bought a VW rally car by Johnny Lightning on eBay. When I got it, I wasn't too excited about it, it didn't look as good as it did online...... After I opened the 🤬 thing, I realized it has white tires. It's the White Lightning chase(JL equivalent of $TH).

I contacted the seller, seller's like...... "so you are okay with what you received?" Seller had no idea WTF I was talking about. It wasn't as cool as what I ordered, but it's the White Lightning, so I kept it. Seller was happy I decided to keep it, too.

 

[YoungGTPlayer]

 

[a6m5]

Did anybody come home with extra blue Civic from K-Day for sale or trade? eBay price's been insane this morning & I didn't see that coming.

I had changed my mind & was going to go, then I realized Mattel dropped the ball again & provided bad link to "participating Kmart", so I decided not to go again.

Quality looks about right for GL-level, but at least it's not out of place like M2 tires. 👍

Also, That 620 looks bomb. 👍

Sorry, I missed this. Thanks.