1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[MedigoFlame]

Sweet, seems a bit crammed, But overall its a good start. But my question is, Why did you think your parents would get mad at you?

It is quite crammed and there is no real protection from them falling off the back...so I'll have to find something to prevent that.

I thought my parents would be mad, mainly due to the fact that I'm spending money on...toy cars. They knew I liked collecting them with my 1:24 and 1:18 scale cars. But I wasn't sure how they'd feel if I went back to collecting the smaller stuff. The "kiddy" toys as they'd call it. However, they seemed alright with it. Next up, finding a place to display my carded cars.

 

[Jonasrulez]

It is quite crammed and there is no real protection from them falling off the back...so I'll have to find something to prevent that.

I thought my parents would be mad, mainly due to the fact that I'm spending money on...toy cars. They knew I liked collecting them with my 1:24 and 1:18 scale cars. But I wasn't sure how they'd feel if I went back to collecting the smaller stuff. The "kiddy" toys as they'd call it. However, they seemed alright with it. Next up, finding a place to display my carded cars.

Do you have Ikea in the USA ?
They have some nice displayers.

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

Do you have Ikea in the USA ?
They have some nice displayers.

Ikea is pricey , although I love there furniture.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Depends on what you buy.

 

[Grayfox]

Why did you think your parents would get mad at you?

Because they are old and collecting things like this as a hobby is stupid to them a hobby is stamps or someother lame thing.

They will also see this as a waste of monies.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Because they are old and collecting things like this as a hobby is stupid to them a hobby is stamps or someother lame thing.

They will also see this as a waste of monies.

Very much true... As my mom all of a sudden pointed out. After we went out to test drive a car and get the price on it which was too much for my parents. When we got home and had dinner, out of nowhere my mom starts yelling at me telling me that my collection is stupid and how she wanted to throw them all away. Also how she wanted to throw out my scale models, despite about a year ago, she told me I could put them in one part of the TV cabinet display. I'm getting sick of her change of heart. This always happens in a matter of at most an hour or a couple minutes. I'd say her record for changing her mind would be around 30 seconds... Already she wants to take down the shelves she just let me use. 🤬

 

[diabolicwyvern]

Vintage Stock!

After buying a few dollars worth of 25 cent cars last weekend I decided to splurge today at my favorite store. I rarely go through their loose cars because it takes forever, but I was diligent today (and had a spare hour to waste) and look at what I came out with for just over 9 dollars.

In case you don't notice, loose items are 49 cents!!!

Starting with the Hotwheels
Minty Green GMC Motorhome!!!
Letter Getter
Rescue Ranger

And the Zylmex + 1 Matchbox
Vega GT
MB Rolomatics Turbo Fury
BMW 2002
Mclaren M8-A

And the Matchbox
Ford Sierra
4x4 Chevy Van
Fiat Abarth

And the Schaper Stompers (so Minty!!)

And the Kenner Fast 111s
Shooting Star
Turbo-Tram

And finally this Nomura
Not sure what it is, but its mint and made in Japan

And really finally, I did buy a blistered car.
Last week I found the Pep Boys and Autozone 2 pack and today it was the Advance Auto parts!!

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[commodoreben]

Got some more pics to share with all of you


P6150185 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In this pic are a Corgi Double Decker Bus still in its box but the ends of the box are coming away, a Hotwheels Sandblaster from the 2011 HW Performance series, a Hotwheels 2008 Lancer Evolution from the 2008 New Model series, a Welly 1970 Mustang and a Matchbox Australia Post Ford Transit the Corgi Bus and Welly Mustang came from my old job and I hadn’t taken pics of them yet the rest came from the flea market today.


P6150186 by commodoreben, on Flickr

P6150187 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A Ford 100th Anniversary Matchbox Ford Explorer with real riders that I got for a $1 from the flea market


P6150188 by commodoreben, on Flickr
Some cars I got from the guy I usually buy off at the market. There are a Viper GTS-R from the 2006 Mopar Madness series, a Hyundai Spyder Concept from the 2002 First Edition series, a 2006 Viper from the 2006 First Edition series and a Ferrari 333 SP from the 2007 Hot Wheels Stars series


P6150189 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A Jaguar XK8 from 2000, a Bugatti Veyron from 2006, a Ferrari Testarossa from 2000 and a Porsche 911 GT1-98 from 2000


P6150190 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A Pass N Gasser from the 2009 Hotwheels Racing series this has Hot Wheels Racing printed on the tyres and a pair of 2012 Harley Fat Boys in Red and Yellow


P6150191 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A California Custom Corvette Drag Car


P6150192 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A Red 2012 Faster Than Ever Datsun 510 and a 2012 HW Racing Dodge Challenger that I got on the way home from last week

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

I have a sealed master blaster fast 111 in perfect condition's XD ^^^
I think the line would have been better if they dropped the hideous bumper haha

 

[a6m5]

I got on real quick to see if R1600 had any successes, but this was unexpected. Great job guys. :tup: I'm in love with Ben's White Testarossa. 👍 Wyvern's 240Z looks like Choro Q/Penny Racers, but I don't think it is. I could be wrong. Regardless, it's very cool. 👍

Medigo, parents can drive you crazy with stuff like that. Think of it like a practice until you get married. All people have issues.

P.S. I actually found all the cars I wanted while grocery shopping today. Well, except Wheldon. I'll post pics when I get a chance!

 

[locoman88]

I just got a nova, gto judge, and cobra, el camino, bel air, and challenger

 

[a6m5]

Here's the pic of what I got today. Lamborghini Estoque, I picked up last week? I was hesitating on getting one, but when I saw the Mystery version, I had to get it. Falcon, I picked up by mistake. I already had one, and was looking for the Boulevard, or Garage, or whatever version in the past, and I got mixed up and bought the standard one again. The Copper Stopper is a really cool looking car(Boulevard Series, bottom-right). I missed it last week, I'm glad they still had it. 👍

Here's a nice pic of Copper Stopper.

 

[locoman88]

Here's the pic of what I got today. Lamborghini Estoque, I picked up last week? I was hesitating on getting one, but when I saw the Mystery version, I had to get it. Falcon, I picked up by mistake. I already had one, and was looking for the Boulevard, or Garage, or whatever version in the past, and I got mixed up and bought the standard one again. The Copper Stopper is a really cool looking car(Boulevard Series, bottom-right). I missed it last week, I'm glad they still had it. 👍

Sweet cars man! Where did you get them?

 

[$miglo]

Coming back from car boots sale
Just bought a 1/43 scale HW Volkswagen golf cabrio and
1/43 matchbox speedthings k-52 datsun 240z rally car
pic later

 

[Antonisbob]

I've got that Turbo Fury, I love how the fans on the back spin.. mine don't very well anymore sadly.

 

[a6m5]

I forgot to add, but amazing casting on that CR-X(Hot Ones). I am impressed. 👍

Sweet cars man! Where did you get them?

Thanks! They are from Walmart, which is like the only chain that stays on top of Hot Wheels where I live. Boulevard Copper Stopper I got where I grocery shop. I also picked up the '71 Cuda from Target(that green one), but I forgot to post that one.

 

[Nessy]

I forgot to add, but amazing casting on that CR-X(Hot Ones). I am impressed. 👍

I'm just jelly

 

[a6m5]

I'm just jelly

Look for it in stores! I think I paid about $2.97 at Walmart. I was going to buy just one, but now I want another to open up, and take a closer look.

Edit: Looks like R1600 completed his CR-X custom. 👍👍

Edit2: Hot Ones CR-X was $2.88. Didn't it used to be $2.47?

Edit3: I paid some attention to that Nostalgia Series Hot Wheels today at Walmart? I don't care for the artwork printed on them, but have you guys paid close attention to the detail on those cars? I think they are crazy like $5-a-pop, or something, but they just might be the best quality Hot Wheel-brand cars I've seen in stores. If they didn't have the dumb nostalgic artwork on them, I'd buy a few.

 

[Nessy]

Look for it in stores! I think I paid about $2.97 at Walmart. I was going to buy just one, but now I want another to open up, and take a closer look.

We don't have 'Hot ones' over here in the UK... or any other special kind of Hot Wheels (lucky to find the odd TH now and again.. but that's it).
Have considered getting 1 off e-bay, but can't justify paying more in shipping than the actual thing itself, i guess i could even it out by purchasing more than 1 item, but nothing else catches my eye really (no point in buying something you don't want).

 

[Takumi Fujiwara]

The stores I've checked lately are pretty far behind. Wal-Mart might be better like they are in some areas, but I can't bring myself to go in there and deal with fighting my way through the store and then waiting an hour in line.

 

[a6m5]

We don't have 'Hot ones' over here in the UK... or any other special kind of Hot Wheels (lucky to find the odd TH now and again.. but that's it).
Have considered getting 1 off e-bay, but can't justify paying more in shipping than the actual thing itself, i guess i could even it out by purchasing more than 1 item, but nothing else catches my eye really (no point in buying something you don't want).

Ah, I didn't realize that you were in UK. I've bought a boatload from these guys before: Milezone

I just did a quick freight quote, and the shipping on the CR-X alone comes to just over $11 U.S. Yeah, shipping sucks.

The stores I've checked lately are pretty far behind. Wal-Mart might be better like they are in some areas, but I can't bring myself to go in there and deal with fighting my way through the store and then waiting an hour in line.

I guess they are notorious for that. I actually don't have any Walmart nearby at the moment(they just secured a empty lot though). Due to the distance I have to travel, and to avoid traffic, I go only late in the evening, sometimes past midnight. It can still take me about 25 minutes to get to one. I rarely see unreasonably long lines at Walmart, but this is probably why. I do have a coworker who's whined about the Walmart line more than once.

 

[$miglo]

IMG_0503 by smiglo, on Flickr

 

[Nessy]

Yeah, shipping does suck.
Cheers! for that link though a6m5. 👍
Just came across the Boulevard Porsche 914-6 , that and the CR-X together may help start to justify the shipping... hmmm, very tempting indeed.

 

[a6m5]

I'm really digging the green truck. Don't know why.

Edit: No problem AT1. 👍 Yeah, I'm getting that 914 as soon as I see one locally. If you do end up looking at one big shipment, I recommend Greenlight, Johnny Lightning, and maybe M2 as well. They are the companies I'm into right now. They do really nice work, especially Greenlight. 👍 If you follow that CR-X link, that store carries a lot of the current premium models out there. I'll post an example of one that I posted awhile back.

Greenlight - '68 Mustang

Johnny Lightning - '69 Camaro SS

I'm not worthy!

 

[Nessy]

I hear what you're saying a6m5, but i'm very particular about the American muscle that i like, having said that, the detail on the cars of those 2 pics you posted are exceptional, very high detail/quality indeed. 👍

 

[a6m5]

I hear what you're saying a6m5, but i'm very particular about the American muscle that i like, having said that, the detail on the cars of those 2 pics you posted are exceptional, very high detail/quality indeed. 👍

I'm the same way. Very picky. I think I understand what you mean though. Those companies like Greenlight, they seem to focus a lot on American vehicles & muscle cars. I wish they broadened their line-up a bit. I'm Japanese, so I'd love to seem them take on vintage Japanese cars. I'd probably pay ten bucks per car, if they did that. Johnny Lightning, especially now that they seemed to be owned by Japanese TOMY. Datsun 510 by JL, I guarantee that they will be soldout from every vendor in the States!

Edit: Custom Mad Manga on eBay. Just because.

 

[Nessy]

Datsun 510 by JL, I guarantee that they will be soldout from every vendor in the States!

Same here... well, that's if they sold JL over here.

[EDIT]

I have actually seen a JL car over here (2 infact), about 10yrs ago in a comic book shop (Nostalgia Comics) in Birmingham UK, one was a white Mustang (60 something.. forget the year), and a convertible Toyota 2000GT, both had JL/James Bond packaging... didn't have enough money to buy them though at the time (bought an 'Akira' 1/12 scale bike model instead)... sadly, first and last time iv'e ever seen those JL's in the UK.

 

[a6m5]

Same here... well, that's if they sold JL over here.

[EDIT]

I have actually seen a JL car over here (2 infact), about 10yrs ago in a comic book shop (Nostalgia Comics) in Birmingham UK, one was a white Mustang (60 something.. forget the year), and a convertible Toyota 2000GT, both had JL/James Bond packaging... didn't have enough money to buy them though at the time (bought an 'Akira' 1/12 scale bike model instead)... sadly, first and last time iv'e ever seen those JL's in the UK.

Wow, I've never seen an Akira bike. 1/12 must be pretty big, too. 👍

I happen to have that Bond 2000GT by JL. I wasn't even collecting back then, but I did like 2000GT, and was a fan of James Bond. I don't even remember how, or where I got it.

 

[Nessy]

Wow, I've never seen an Akira bike. 1/12 must be pretty big, too. 👍

It was quite big, wasn't the nice 'Bandai' one though... can't remeber who made it but it had bogus tampo's on it: it had 'IMMIGRANT' instead of 'CITIZEN', 'Corrupt' instead of 'Canon' etc. had lots of nice quality detail though, ended up giving it to my dad, as he collects bike models.

I happen to have that Bond 2000GT by JL. I wasn't even collecting back then, but I did like 2000GT, and was a fan of James Bond. I don't even remember how, or where I got it.

[EDIT]
Kaneda Akira bike was made by McFarlane, and it may have actually been 1/16 scale not 1/18... i remember getting a 'Tetsuo' character with his messed up arm at the same time as well.

 

[homeforsummer]

Not a recent purchase, but a recent discovery of one I've had for years.

Made by Lledo, and it's a 1933 MG.

It's a nice little model, but unfortunately part of the exhaust has broken off at some stage, and one of the little wire wheel rims has split too.