1/64 Model Collectors Thread

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Do you take your cars out of the blisters?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 323 51.1%
  • Kinda, I open most of them.

    Votes: 129 20.4%
  • Nope.

    Votes: 93 14.7%
  • Yes and no. I buy a second for opening/customizing.

    Votes: 125 19.8%

  • Total voters
    632
You know you guys don't have to show us your whole collection. :lol:

@ R1600- If I posted my WHOLE collection...this thread would never load properly. Plus I post groups of cars not wanna at a time very often like ...cough... Cano. ;)

Then what would the point beeeeeeeeee

Besides, I only do one-car shots to stuff that's somewhat rare and uncommon. You can notice that the supermarket stuff, for instance, is always featured in one single shot showing several cars, because come on, you can always go grab yours and stare at it. Like this Ferrari 5-pack:

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But few people here have the Lesneys I just posted or the blue first edition Cobra Wyvern pulled in the previous page, and so on. Some people don't even know them. And it's always sweet to show off a very good/minty condition car you just grabbed at the flea market for pennys, specially if it's really rare and valuable.

Having said that, I'll now finish the Lesney post and I'll also show you some flea market tidbits.

Horse truck... without horses. Come on, it's very hard to find it with them. At least it's got the side door. They always show up without it, too.
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A 4-axle cement mixer which has a system that rotates the container as you roill the car... asumming it rolls, because these Lesney cars weren't very good at rolling.
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An earlier Pipe Truck with two of it's six pipes still in there. Yes, the rubber band is also original.
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The Dodge tow truck, a very common Lesney casting; there is an hyper-rare, hyper-expensive version of this with inverted colors, green cabin, yellow rear.
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This trash truck always appears without the rear articulated piece. It's difficult to find complete.
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At FREAKING LAST the Alvis Stalwart. You cannot imagine for how long had I been chasing this thing. It is very common, but very difficult to find in good shape and with it's six tires intact. This one has all six of them, all original, and the BP tampos are decent. It's missing the canvas top but I'm planning on reproducing that one, too.
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The famous Hoveringham Tipper, a very early Lesney model with no interior or glass. The tampos are still holding up!
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And it has the rear gate. It's always missing on these.
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The foam airport fire truck, I have ALLLLWAYS loved this model because of how absolutely odd it is and because the foam cannon is actually metal.
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Also, it's complete! See those white letters on the sides? Those are plastic pieces. Yes, you guessed it, they are always missing.
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Another very common Lesney casting, the 8-wheel Crane, in very good condition. This was actually an upgrade for another one I prevously had, and which has found a new home since.
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The Hut truck in very good shape, but the hut is missing it's roof. I also hope to be able to reproduce these accesories, as they are always, always missing.
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And lastly, this Model of Yesteryear never showed up in any group picture, so I'll just throw it here. It's a 1911 Maxwell. It's mostly complete, but it's missing the grille mesh. I'm already trying to find something to replace it.
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This post is long enough already, so I'll just leave this pic of a few fleamarket trashies I found.
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The Jada 240Z will of course see restoration, and it makes me happy to know I'll be able to repop the two Watanabe wheels it's missing; The gold sand buggie was bought as a wheel donor; the Audi, Mercedes and Porshe are all Wellys, and the black Shadow F1 is a France-made Majorette, and the only really worthy piece of the bunch of a single-car shot:
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And more supermarket stuff, including the Willys TH:
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Moar, much moar, later on.
 
Flea Market stuff tomorrow. I spent the sunny hours after work taking the pictures and finishing what I put up in the Customizing thread. Whew...glad to have the first one done. Well almost done. My coworker is very crafty and she bringing me some paint pens and if my test cars looks alright, I'm filling in the lights on the Flash.
 
And Frosty, do you have this 1953 Matchbox, or were you just wondering if anybody had one?
I dont have it. I found someone at my school with chrome and gold versions of some of the first 16 hot wheels
 
This is going to be another long post first is the Hot Wheels Hot Rods 5 Pack


P6230181 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In this pack there is a Deuce Roadster, 52 Chevy Truck, Metrorail Nash Metropolitan, Mid Mill and a So Fine next is a Hot Wheels 20 Pack


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The cars that I can identify in this pack are a Viper GTS-R, Viper ACR, 3 Mustangs, BMW 2002, Aston One-77, Custom 53 Cadillac, 64 Impala, Buick GSX, Ford GTX-1, Volkswagen GTI, Formul8r, Beetle Cup Car, H3T Hummer and a 1940’s Ford if any of you can help with the cars I missed I would appreciate it


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The cars in this pick are all 2012 premiere’s, there is a Aventador, 2 Laguna Seca Mustangs, Lil Red Express Pickup, a black 2011 Indy Car, a black GT2 M3 and a Imparable


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These are all 2012 Faster Than Ever cars, there are a 510 Datsun, Ford GTX-1, Shelby GT-500 Super Snake, 2010 Chevy Impala and a Aston Martin DBS


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All these are 2012 Track Stars cars, there are a Retro-Active, Nitro Doorslammer and a Open Roadster


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In this pic there are a 68 Nova from the 2012 HW Racing series and the other 3 cars are from the 2012 Code Car series there are a Semi-psycho, Tread Air and a Sandblaster


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All the cars in this pic are from the 2012 Thrill Racers series, there are a Cadillac Cien from the Space series, Prototype H-24 from the Race Course series, 2009 Stingray Corvette from the City Stunt series and a Shell Shock from the Prehistoric series


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The cars in this pic are all 2012 Muscle Mania series cars, there are a 70 Pontiac GTO, 72 Ford Gran Torino Sport, Custom 64 Galaxie 500, Plymouth Superbird and a 67 Chevelle SS 396


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In this pic there are a Bad Bagger from the 2012 HW City Works series, and a 64 Lincoln Continental and 2011 Corvette Grand Sport from the 2012 HW Main Street series


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Here we have a 70 Monte Carlo from the 2012 Muscle Mania series and from Matchbox we have a MBX 5400 forklift and a pair of Chevy K-1500 Pickups up next are a pair of Hot Ones 6 car packs


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First is the Weekend Machines pack, in it there are a Sunagon, Spoiler Sport, 1980 Chevrolet El Camino, 70’s Van, Combat Medic and a Baja Breaker


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The second Hot One’s pack is the Classic Machines pack, in it there are a Fat Fendered 40, Street Rodder, 34 Ford 3 Window Coupe, Volkswagen Beetle, 65 Mustang and a 40’s Woodie
 
SVX
While I can't answer your first question, I do know that Siku make a SLS AMG. I'm pretty sure Apokalipse only bought one a few weeks ago and posted it in this thread.

Indeed I did and I haven't bought anything since.
See guys, not buying cars is not as hard as you all make it out to be, you just need to live in a place where stores are indecently expensive and never restock. :p

Well, unless you actually have a PayPal account and are able to buy on eBay. Then there's no hope.
 
HW's have been slow this year. I've only found about 8 cars this year I was interested in due to the shops flooded still with 2011 cars. Am at the point where I will just buy my cars online from now on. On the upside found my first 2012 hunt for the year. The '69 corvette. Also just culled my collection. I started buying too many outside of what I was originally wanting to collect. So 328 cars are going.
 
ok thank you for photobucket. I got all my pics uploaded. That means it's time for.

The die-cast I got from around the world. also It'll make you jelly in some way.

I don't know some names, so I put up a load of pics and some text!

Lets start with some matchbox.
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Now time for Tonka! But first letters of authenticity.
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now tonka
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Now just some diecast and models.
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From Phoenix, Arizona
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cool old models
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The fabled London Bus
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Now some not as old models
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A free piece of plastic car
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questionnaire. What is your favorite from this loot I got?
 
Boy on this page, I'm diggin:

Cano's Airport Crash Tender. 👍

Ben's Chevy Pickup from the Hot Rod pack + GTO Judge

Frosty, all your car's very unique in this thread, but I think I especially like that Pink Cadillac(?).

I'm still looking around(in stores), but I haven't found anything I want. :crazy: I have two new cars since I've posted, but I'll wait until I buy couple more before I'll post them. :)
 
Frosty, all your car's very unique in this thread, but I think I especially like that Pink Cadillac(?).
yes and if you look at the bottom of the page at "ppl viewing this thread" you see cano's name.
I need to see reactions of my haul.
 
People visit the page and take off(physically) without leaving the page. He might not even be there. I've gone to work with some gtplanet page on display before. :lol:

Edit: And he's gone. Probably getting yelled at for some "honey-do". :lol:
 
People visit the page and take off(physically) without leaving the page. He might not even be there. I've gone to work with some gtplanet page on display before. :lol:

Edit: And he's gone. Probably getting yelled at for some "honey-do". :lol:
damn. Also I might open some of the cars I got starting off with that Cadillac.
And already opened the London bus.
 
Kick ass combo with the London bus & taxi. I wish they were consistent in scale. That would've been so money!
 
Kick ass combo with the London bus & taxi. I wish they were consistent in scale. That would've been so money!
yeah I'm keeping that bus.
I now use it for when I set up intersetions and let the bus ram through all of them

also with the matchbox highway set, I came close to opening it and thought that someone would freak out about it and offer me something.

Also that Pick Cadillac has a base holder, but the screw was screwed in through the plastic. I got it out, but it left a mark in the bottom:indiff:

Edit: Cano, can I see the place that you take pics of your cars(white background) from a far?

EDIT 2: also the London bus had a price tag on it. 9.50 pounds wow! that's like 14 or 15 dollars?
 
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I just started collecting again. I used to collect but after my son got old enough I gave them all to him. I didn't have any Treasure Hunts or anything so I figured go ahead and give them to him. Anyway, the family and I were at Wal-Mart and I got some more Hot Wheels for my son and decided to go ahead and get some for myself.

This is what I got to start my collection again:

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This Group:
Porche 911 GT2 (#124/247)
'86 Monte Carlo SS (#149/247)
'70 Dodge Hemi Challenger (#174/247)
'72 Ford Gran Torino Sport (#117/247)
Nissan 350Z (#112/244) <-- 2010 or 2011 Model (not sure which)
'11 Corvette Grand Sport (#162/247)
Lamborghini Reventon (#121/247)
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera (#126/247)
BMW Z4 M (#018/247)

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I got this because down in East Texas Dale Jr. is really hard to come by and I liked how it looked.

Let me know how I did starting my collection again. I seem to gravitate more to the real model cars than the wild looking ones. Also, should I keep them in the packages or take them out and display them another way?
 
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up next are a pair of Hot Ones 6 car packs

Those are cool. I didn't even know they came in 6-packs.

yes and if you look at the bottom of the page at "ppl viewing this thread" you see cano's name.
I need to see reactions of my haul.

People visit the page and take off(physically) without leaving the page. He might not even be there.

Edit: And he's gone. Probably getting yelled at for some "honey-do". :lol:

Hey! No, I was playing GT5. Pretty good online action 👍 Anyway, I really lik the 1:24 scale models of the Cords, they are all pretty accurate, and I was pretty surprised to see scale models of such cars. Of the 812 it's plenty common, but the L30? AWESOME.

Edit: Cano, can I see the place that you take pics of your cars(white background) from a far?

Dude, put up a white sheet of paper against anything, then CLOSELY light the car with a desktop lamp, put your camera on Macro, and that's it. I've said this before, my setup is very simple. What might not be as simple is that the camera I use has manual ISO so I can put it up all the way to 400 and don't need to use the flash. If you can't bump the ISO in your camera, maybe it'll ask for flash.
 
I seem to gravitate more to the real model cars than the wild looking ones.
Check out the previous pages and you'll see that most of the collectors in here are the same way. Personally, I particularly am attracted to '60's ~ '80's models, especially the Japanese & Americans.

Also, should I keep them in the packages or take them out and display them another way?
Not really a heated debate, but take a look at the poll at the top(thanks to SVX), and it should give you an idea. When the poll started, most collectors seemed to have kept it in package, one way or another, but if you look at it now, more people seem to be opening them. Noobs. j/k

I fall into the bottom category: Yes and no. I buy a second for opening/customizing.
 
NEW PAAAAAGE

That means MORE SHOWOFFFFFFFFFF

First a bunch of cars I bought at a local die cast store; I always thought the cars would be expensive, but it seems the ony cars he overprices are the carded ones, the loose stuff is plenty cheap, or at least reasonable. Look:

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First the truck of course, an amazing, late-80s or early 90s telescopic ladder Peterbilt from Matchbox, complete and freaking mint, and only about us$5.
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The rear cabin in the trailer is articulated, the cabin comes off and of course, the ladder extends and is complete, and very, very long:
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Then this Dodge Daytona Turbo Z from Matchbox, made in Macau, an upgrade, the one I had already has a new home. This car is awesome.
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And omnomnomnom
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And the DTM Alfa in white, I haven't been able to find the red one in good shape.
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Chevelles. The orange ragtop is a Matchbbox Lesney Edition, those are not sold here so I scooped it up.
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The yellow El Camino is a 100% Hot Wheels, which also opens the hood:
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This awesome 57 T-Bird dates from 1986 and is almost mint, a steal for a buck.
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And lastly, this Johny Lightning T-Bucket that's lacking it's windshield, I'll have to add one but it was also a buck, I could not leave it behind. I'll show you when it's got a new windshield.
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Another bunch of axles I traded for a Hot Wheels truck:
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And finally, moar supermaket stuff, including the Tyrrell TH:
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more, moooore to come.
 
I really like the El Camino & the Daytona, but what's the blue car on the bottom left corner with a blower? I remember seeing it bunch of times, but I passed it every time. :ouch: Tyrrell TH has been one of the handful of TH's I've been able to find in store, in person.

P.S. The blue Cougar, it's the only car I purchased twice by mistake. I did open the extra on that one. :D
 
what's the blue car on the bottom left corner with a blower? I remember seeing it bunch of times, but I passed it every time.

The 65 Chevelle; it came out in metallic maroonish red first, then this one.
 
Those are cool. I didn't even know they came in 6-packs.

Me either. I'll definitely have to keep an eye for them. Especially that Classic machines pack. :drool:
Then this Dodge Daytona Turbo Z from Matchbox, made in Macau, an upgrade, the one I had already has a new home. This car is awesome.

Very nice Cano. I've got a red version with yellow/blue decals, unfortunately mine is not nearly in as good a shape as yours. :indiff:
 
@Frosty: Nice machines bro, I can't even choose which ones I like..... But I like the MB 300ZX and the London Taxi and Bus the most.

@A6: I know right? :sly: Theres a lot of goodies here that I like, espically the MB Z32 and the 18 wheeler.

@R1600: Go for that KPGC10!!!! Since I'm a proud owner of the car, I would recommend this to anyone.


Morrac32
I just started collecting again. I used to collect but after my son got old enough I gave them all to him. I didn't have any Treasure Hunts or anything so I figured go ahead and give them to him. Anyway, the family and I were at Wal-Mart and I got some more Hot Wheels for my son and decided to go ahead and get some for myself.

This is what I got to start my collection again:

This Group:
Porche 911 GT2 (#124/247)
'86 Monte Carlo SS (#149/247)
'70 Dodge Hemi Challenger (#174/247)
'72 Ford Gran Torino Sport (#117/247)
Nissan 350Z (#112/244) <-- 2010 or 2011 Model (not sure which)
'11 Corvette Grand Sport (#162/247)
Lamborghini Reventon (#121/247)
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera (#126/247)
BMW Z4 M (#018/247)

I got this because down in East Texas Dale Jr. is really hard to come by and I liked how it looked.

Let me know how I did starting my collection again. I seem to gravitate more to the real model cars than the wild looking ones. Also, should I keep them in the packages or take them out and display them another way?

Welcome to our world of HWs Morrac :D! Enjoy browsing on the pages of this excellent thread and prepare to witness many great cars and photos.

Well since everyone doesn't collect the wild looking or fantasy cars since we were kids with the racetracks back then. Mostly the cars that you'll see here everyone gets the real world cars.

And now there's so many different types of cars( the real ones) I'm guessing that Hot Wheels been playing alot of GT and FM in the office, since they made alot of JDMs, US, Aussies, Euros, Trucks, SUVs and even GT3/2/1 looking racecars and even concepts and first looks of a new car even before the actual 1:1 scale hits the real world roads and tracks (i.e. the SRT Viper GTS.)

But there's a few unique looking generics that look similar to the real cars (24/7 a lookalike to a FD3S RX7 with a RE Aemieya? and Veilside Fortune kit and Mad Magna a bozokozu car for a example.) So it's up to you on what you want.

And it's up to you if you want to keep them closed for collecting or open up to mess around with and/or customize. I usually get three or four if I like the car, have a idea to mod the car or for trading/collecting, but usually I get only two.
 
Page down, page down, page down. :crazy: :lol:

Anywho, after the DBacks game tonight I stopped at a Wal-Mart to see if they had put any boxes out. (was 11:30) Was a huge negative, BUT I did FINALLY find the mystery Copo Camaro. This car has eluded me for the last 2 months. Finally managed to track it down.

Also got a '83 Chevy Silverado & 80's Pontiac Firebird Hot Ones from a grocery store.

Photos tomorrow when I have better light.
 
I stopped at a Wal-Mart to see if they had put any boxes out. (was 11:30) Was a huge negative
I was at Walmart shopping, then this stock guy just throws this box marked "hot wheels" in the isle. I ask the guy, will that be alright if I open this? He actually opened it up for me, but it was some hot wheels that came with launchers or something, I told that guy, "yeah, that's not at all what I expected". :lol:

I actually had to google that. :crazy:
 
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