1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[Spacegoat]

Holy:censored:, that looks so incredible Harry. 👍

 

[VspecZR1GT2RS89]

After reading your post, I decided to open it, but mine was in an medium(parcel) paper envelope, car still inside the box, rolled up really thick in bubblewrap.

Everything's good, and although it came from China, packaging is Japanese, which is cool. 👍 They just had their domestic info labeled with a small sticker in Chinese.

Edit - Pics:

R1600 and A6!!!!! I want dat GT86 NAO!!!!! Hand it over .

Grrrrr!!! JELLY JELLY JELLY!!!! (How much was the import tax?)

Makes me want to bid on this, but not sure about it...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-tomica-33-toyota-supra-silver-tomy-w-collector-box-1-60-scale-/320932968564?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item4ab9187874
Well...I would bid on it, if I had a way of buying stuff online.

Edit: Never heard of "Selling my stuff, United States"

Dude, you and me both want that 86. We must find a way to get one of these. Start that bid on the black one ASAP!!!!!

There was talk of shelving and displaying a few pages back, so I'll show you some examples here -

This little cameo of cars . . .

. . . comes from this section . . :

. . . which is part of this section:

👍

My eyes are trying to pop out of my sockets.

I'm thinking of doing a shelf for mines as well, but with a plastic glass covering. Or something like that.

 

[Takumi Fujiwara]

On import taxes, as far as I'm aware we don't have any in the US for relatively small personal purchases at all. I've had orders of over $1000 from Asia and never had to pay anything. I think you have to order things in commercial quantities before you'll pay customs duties on them.

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

Ah,very cool. If I could, every single wall would look like that. Heck, mayve I'd even let some on their blister cards to fill the upper parts.

My rooms walls look like that , its a pain in the But to clean .
another thing you can do is build glass cases , no cleaning ETC

 

[commodoreben]

A big lot of old matchbox cars arrived in the mail from ebay toay. PIcs to come over the weekend.

 

[Robin]

My rooms walls look like that , its a pain in the But to clean .
another thing you can do is build glass cases , no cleaning ETC

Yeah its quite a pain to keep clean which is why all my various display cases around the room are sealed types with glass or acrylic windows so no model is out in the open.

 

[Antonisbob]

Two more photo's of the upcoming (July release date) Monster Jam Then & Now 2-packs.

These aren't my pictures FYI.

Excaliber in it's original paint scheme, and, of course - the new truck.

& King Krunch!

For those who didn't see the other picture I poster few pages back, here's Samson I & the new truck respectively.

Can't wait for these! Normally I don't buy the Monster Jam trucks, but since I'm a huge fan of the oldschool trucks these are must haves for myself.

 

[AOS-]

Mine rarely get dusty, because I keep swapping them weekly so it's never going to build up enough dust that I'd have to really spend some time dusting off.

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

Can any one tell me what the Famed "poop cars" are ive seen are? there a pile of metal with wheels at the bottom, they look like painted turds.. the thing is there's a whole bunch of em!

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

OK i cant even touch the box =O ZOMG I made a small fourtune!

HOLY ****!!!! WHAT! by frogmanlego, on Flickr
i found it along side a few other cars at a yard sale i gave the guy 7$ for five cars and RAN back home haha!
Edit: no the price on texas dicast isint a typo , i bought the car in a heart beat since i had seen teh price on the hw collectors guide from 1980 and up five years ago,

 

[CodeRedR51]

What blister is it on?

And I'm wondering if the value for that one South Texas Diecast is a typo. No way there's that big of a difference in value between the loose and blister car...

 

[photonrider]

Mine rarely get dusty, because I keep swapping them weekly so it's never going to build up enough dust that I'd have to really spend some time dusting off.

Same here. My open cars never sit long enough to gather dust. The unused open ones are stored in drawers to prevent not only dust but the oxidization that comes with exposure to light.

I love having my cars touchable at any given moment. I grab and go when I want to.

 

[AOS-]

...the oxidization that comes with exposure to light.

Thanks. Now I'm paranoid.

 

[Cano]

What blister is it on?

And I'm wondering if the value for that one South Texas Diecast is a typo. No way there's that big of a difference in value between the loose and blister car...

I'd also say it's a typo. Not even in the earlier blistercards is nearly that expensive.

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

I'd also say it's a typo. Not even in the earlier blistercards is nearly that expensive.

its not a typo guys =P the official hot wheels price guide at my library priced it at the EXACT same value
I just found the rarest car evar!!!!!
*ps i didn't know about south Texas since last month and i didn't look the whole website up, i did know about the oficial HW price guide at my library tho =p
Official recorded top vallues nd average prices... i found woodie ive been looking for over 5 years hahaha
and again the price of a redline in its box*baggie* it like 1-2k while outa the box its what 10-200$
and yes i saw a guy bid 2 grand for a pair of redlines in there bags..

 

[TheeFrogmanlego]

What blister is it on?

And I'm wondering if the value for that one South Texas Diecast is a typo. No way there's that big of a difference in value between the loose and blister car...

Then normal one, the classics facing left , i saw this car on the front page of the hot wheels price guide five years ago saying what nut would pay one grand * it was the authors prized car* , well at least i was smart nuff to pay like 2$ , the old guy had no idea what he had haha , i also bough ta logitech Driving force pro next door to him for 20$ a bargain!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Multi-quote!

Anyway, I request photo of blister pack please.

 

[Morrac32]

OK i cant even touch the box =O ZOMG I made a small fourtune!

HOLY ****!!!! WHAT! by frogmanlego, on Flickr

What is that one. Please excuse my ignorance on this matter. I have not learned the rare and expensive HWs yet.

 

[photonrider]

Had a Megane Trophy all day in my pocket. Drove it over everything I could. Very valuable now. Though only to me.

 

[a6m5]

I'm really lost.

Some rare Woodie, but the blister's covered up by paper. It may, or may not be worth a lot of money. Harry's talking about car in his pocket that he drove over something.

I'll be back later. You guys better make more sense when I come back.

P.S. Nice moster trucks, Anton. They really won't come out with the Bigfoot though, huh? That was my favorite.

 

[CodeRedR51]

They really won't come out with the Bigfoot though, huh? That was my favorite.

The Hotwheels monster trucks are branded under the Monster Jam franchise. Bigfoot (the company) and the people who run the Monster Jam series had a dispute over video rights and agreed to stay away from each other. So, no Bigfoot.

Although you will hear about them shortly. They're going to attempt to re-take the distance record for longest jump in September.

 

[a6m5]

The Hotwheels monster trucks are branded under the Monster Jam franchise. Bigfoot (the company) and the people who run the Monster Jam series had a dispute over video rights and agreed to stay away from each other. So, no Bigfoot.

Although you will hear about them shortly. They're going to attempt to re-take the distance record for longest jump in September.

God, another reason to shoot the lawyers.

Thanks for the explanation. 👍

 

[Cano]

Anyway, I request photo of blister pack please.

Seconded.

 

[AOS-]

Thirdeded, only because I'm not feeling the hype whatsoever.

 

[M-POWER_FTW]

Yours has a raw metal base, but the 1990 has a black metal base. I too would like to see the card it's on. Fourthed.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Produce photo!

Anyway, stopped at a few stores on the way home. Guess what I found!

Left:

• BMW 2002 (Error - Reverse windows)
• 2010 Ford Mustang GT Black w/Police Livery
• Mazda Furai (New release)

Right:

• Hot Ones Honda CRX (x2, one to customize)
• '70 Ford Torino (Error - windows in wrong position)
• '69 Camaro (Error - window in wrong position)

Also bought another Ferrari 599XX just to have loose.

 

[a6m5]

Been looking for the CRX and Furai. Ferrari looks nice, too. 👍

Still no Supra or Brat from the Hot Ones series?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Not yet, I think those are later this year.

The best part about that CRX is that it's MID ENGINED. Freaking awesome.

For my custom, I'm just going to paint the lower chrome portion white, change the wheels and detail the interior. That should really make it pop.

 

[commodoreben]

Another long post from me with my latest ebay purchase


P6300180 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In this pic there are a Dinky Super toys Pressure Refueller that is missing all its paint some wheels and the wheels that are there are cracked, a Lesney Dodge Crane Truck that’s front axle has fallen out but it still has the hook, a pair of 7 ton Bedford trucks made by Husky it looks like they were skip trucks but the skips are long gone, a pair of Lesney Coaches one extremely rough one missing one axle I want to pull the rough one apart one day to fix the one missing the axle, a Lesney Site Hut Truck, a Corgi Juniors Fiat X1/9, a Lesney Ford Group 6, a Superfast Mercedes 350SL missing its windscreen and a pair of Jeeps one made by Corgi and the other by Matchbox


P6300181 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In this pic are a Lesney Horse Float missing its glass but it has its door but it’s not fitted to the trailer, a Superfast Police Launch that’s missing the policemen but has the horns on the roof, a Aveling Barford Dump Truck made by Husky that seems to be missing most of its parts, a Snow Trac missing its tracks, a Corgi Range Rover Police Car that looks like someone tried to paint, a Ford F350 Tow Truck made by Husky that’s missing its tow arm, a Matchbox Rola Matics Mustang Piston Popper that needs some work, a Hotwheels Neat Streeter that has a bent rear axle, a Superfast Tanzara that’s missing its bonnet and a Gruesome Twosome that’s missing its front engine and now for the better cars from the ebay lot


P6300182 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A Lesney Superfast Daf Car Transporter all it needs is a new wheel on the trailers rear axle both pistons that hold up the upper deck are both there and working and a Lesney Super Kings Container Truck


P6300183 by commodoreben, on Flickr

P6300184 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In these two pics are a Lesney Volkswagen Camper that still has its plastic top, a Husky Ford Camper that still has the rear plastic door on the camper, a complete Lesney Horse Float and a Matchbox Lesney Rola Matics Range Rover that has a light that rotates when you push the car


P6300185 by commodoreben, on Flickr

P6300186 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In these pics are a Lesney Caravan, a Matchbox Lesney Superfast Seafire that still has the driver and engine, a Matchbox Lesney Swamp Rat boat that still has the fan, motor and army man all its missing is the barrel of the army man’s gun and a Tanker made by Husky


P6300187 by commodoreben, on Flickr

P6300188 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In these pics are a Corgi Juniors Healer Wheeler that still has its blue light, a Husky Ferrari Berlinetta 250 GT, a Matchbox Superfast Lesney Monteverdi Hai that still has doors that open easily and a Matchbox Superfast Lesney Mod Rod


P6300189 by commodoreben, on Flickr

P6300190 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In these pics are a Lesney Rod Roller, a Matchbox Lesney Hovercraft and a Corgi Juniors Ford Escort


P6300191 by commodoreben, on Flickr

P6300192 by commodoreben, on Flickr
And in the final pics from the ebay lot are a Matchbox Lesney Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Coupe that still has its windscreen and opening boot, a Lesney Lotus Race Car and a Husky Citroen Safari Ambulance


P6300194 by commodoreben, on Flickr
I also got this Dark Knight 5 pack

 

[a6m5]

I still can't find the Batman 5-pack. I love the cars you got though. They are so adorable. I'm especially digging the hovercraft, horse-trailer & the camper-trailer. Very cool stuff. 👍

The best part about that CRX is that it's MID ENGINED. Freaking awesome.

OK, that might change everything. Growing up during 80's, in Japan, this is the only midship CR-X I'm familiar with:

From this comic book(manga):

I love that Supra(or Celica XX where I'm from!). Before "Initial D", for our generation, there was Yoroshiku Mechadoc.

Similar looks, but definitely not identical. Hmmmm.....

Edit: According to this blog, it's not directly from the manga I read, but possibly from another manga, (IMO)inspired by the manga I read.

In 1981 Hot Wheels debuted the Hot Ones, a line of diecast cars with an articulating suspension and thin axles for a smooth, frictionless ride across your tabletop. Mattel has been busy re-launching many of the iconic cars from this series, as well as adding new models that weren’t included in the original collection but probably should have been. Case in point: the Honda CR-X, an 1980s icon of sport compacts.

However, in true Hot Wheels spirit, this is no ordinary concours-grade CR-X. It’s a Mugen-kitted mid-engine monster from the mind of Ryu Asada, Mattel’s resident Honda head from across the hall at Matchbox.

Apparently the car was loosely inspired by King, a two-volume manga by Keiichiro Shinmura about a guy who converts his CR-X from FF to MR to become “king” of the touge.

Gold SSR MkIIs may not be available on the Hot Wheels, but the diecast’s techno Mazda 626-esque rims are straight from the Ultra Hots, another 1980s Hot Wheels line that consisted of top sports cars of the era like the Ferrari 308, Porsche 928 and BMW M1. Good company for this pocket rocket. See more scans from the manga like the one below at HondaCRX.info. link

I think I link'd these guys in this thread before. They sure know a lot about Japanese cars & hot wheels!

Edit2: OK, I googled in Japanese and actually tracked down the blog by the manga author, Mr. Shinmura Keiichiro, who wrote not the "Yoroshiku Mechadoc", but "King", which according to the Japanese Nostalgic Car.com, the Hot Ones CR-X was inspired by.

In the blog, he does admit that most readers will think of the "Yoroshiku Mechadoc", when they hear CR-X Mid, but he did not copy the other manga. Instead, he claims that it was the D-Class Competition CR-X that made him fall in love with the car, then put the idea of a Mid(ship) CR-X in his head.

Video linked from his blog:



I'm sorry this turned into some kind of a obsession.