1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[AOS-]

Finally ran into one at a decent price on a ruined card.

Well, running into cardboard tends to damage them.... (avatar)

Love the Range Rover

It's all about the Land Rovers.

Mustang Loose

It's loose! Doesn't the weight feel weird to you!?

2014 Fast & Furious. Skyline with the metal wingz!

 

[a6m5]

Well, running into cardboard tends to damage them.... (avatar)

I don't get it.

It's all about the Land Rovers.

RANGE ROVERS!

It's loose! Doesn't the weight feel weird to you!?

I don't get it. Again.

2014 Fast & Furious. Skyline with the metal wingz!

As usual, great work. 👍

 

[AOS-]

I don't get it.

Ah never mind. It was a stretch.[/quote]

RANGE ROVERS!

I'm going to burn down your town of Oreo.

I don't get it. Again.

Does the oh-so-special hot wheels feel weird to you? You've got a $uper Treasure Hunt. Don't you feel the weight of it doesn't feel as special as some other special line of Hot Wheels?

As usual, great work. 👍

Thanks, brah. Have another one:

Updated photo. 2010 Tomica Limited #0125 Toyota 2000GT

 

[a6m5]

I'm going to burn down your town of Oreo.

Not with the army you guys have.

Does the oh-so-special hot wheels feel weird to you? You've got a $uper Treasure Hunt. Don't you feel the weight of it doesn't feel as special as some other special line of Hot Wheels?

$upers are always too light, because of plastic base......... unless you are talking some kind of metaphor.

Thanks, brah. Have another one:

I had that one. I sold it!

 

[jtl46]

Yeah, my bad. Too distracted by the Mazda lol. Cool colour scheme, really like the base yellow with the orange and blue stripes.

Lamley is awesome!

 

[AOS-]

Not with the army you guys have.

It's only going to be an army of two. Me and a flamthrower.

$upers are always too light, because of plastic base......... unless you are talking some kind of metaphor.

Taku! Never mind! lol

I had that one. I sold it!

*Lights flamethrower*

AOS is awesome!

Fixed it for you.

 

[a6m5]

It's only going to be an army of two. Me and a flamthrower.

Oh.... That won't do, that won't do at all. You'll want a bit more range. Maybe an attack chopper.

*Lights flamethrower*

Here's the pic that sold it.



Classy.......

 

[AOS-]

Crappy Kyosho inbound:

250 GTO - Ferrari Minicar Collection 2. Worse batch of Kyoshos ever. I'm amazed I fought some poopstick up to $20 for this.


edit: Let me tell you why. For those who never had an opportunity to mingle with a Kyosho, think of Johnny Lightnings, Greenlights or M2s where the axle does not travel through the entire wheel unlike Hot Wheels or Matchbox. The Kyoshos from Ferrari Minicar Collections 1 and 2 have something like this once you've assembled the entire thing.

Unlike the Kyoshos, all the other mentioned brands use an adequate amount of plastic for each wheel so it can have a rigid grip on the axle. You ever try to twist those wheels off the axle? Yeah, they're not going anywhere.

Kyoshos however, assemble a little differently. The rims aren't attached to the axles, the tires are. The very thin tires. So during assembly, you've got an axle with two tires that can slide around on the axle. Each tire has a slot for you to tuck in the rims (like a wheel cover lol), and that is what holds the tires in their proper position, but there's nothing that prevents the entire wheel from its looseness on the axle. You'll notice in the photos, the wheels look like they got some wild camber on it. That's the reason.

 

[CodeRedR51]

The Hot Wheels casting is better on that one.

 

[AOS-]

Totally. I may just try at the Neo release of the 250 GTO to make a comparison if a good opportunity arises. This is one piece of evidence that shows Kyosho minicars didn't do so good when they first started. They have made drastic improvements now though.








Oh ho ho. 2014 Holiday Hot Rods:

http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/news/news.aspx?news_id=wp4653#.VGeDyYeH9Eb

Nothing good except for the Civic and Golf. It'd be swell if we got it here. Maybe Toys Toys Toys will have it by 2016. Can't imagine finding the Golf or Civic for a decent price online.

 

[DonZonda]

I randomly found this Matchbox Humvee in my basement

 

[AOS-]

Give that Humvee some mud. Humvees like mud.




not my photo:

#onedollarcar

 

[CodeRedR51]

Oh ho ho. 2014 Holiday Hot Rods:

http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/news/news.aspx?news_id=wp4653#.VGeDyYeH9Eb

Nothing good except for the Civic and Golf. It'd be swell if we got it here. Maybe Toys Toys Toys will have it by 2016. Can't imagine finding the Golf or Civic for a decent price online.

I'm all over that Titan.

not my photo:

#onedollarcar

I have one like that.

 

[Spacegoat]

Variation, I assume? Jason will be all over it.

Edit: Tree'd.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Variation, I assume? Jason will be all over it.

Edit: Tree'd.

Nah I got mine by accident, didn't notice until I opened it. Had to buy another.

 

[a6m5]

Variation, I assume? Jason will be all over it.

Edit: Tree'd.

Yeah, most of them says "Nike" on top, right? Oxfords variants are worth more, because they were stepped on by the plant manager.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Crappy Kyosho inbound:

250 GTO - Ferrari Minicar Collection 2. Worse batch of Kyoshos ever. I'm amazed I fought some poopstick up to $20 for this.


edit: Let me tell you why. For those who never had an opportunity to mingle with a Kyosho, think of Johnny Lightnings, Greenlights or M2s where the axle does not travel through the entire wheel unlike Hot Wheels or Matchbox. The Kyoshos from Ferrari Minicar Collections 1 and 2 have something like this once you've assembled the entire thing.

Unlike the Kyoshos, all the other mentioned brands use an adequate amount of plastic for each wheel so it can have a rigid grip on the axle. You ever try to twist those wheels off the axle? Yeah, they're not going anywhere.

Kyoshos however, assemble a little differently. The rims aren't attached to the axles, the tires are. The very thin tires. So during assembly, you've got an axle with two tires that can slide around on the axle. Each tire has a slot for you to tuck in the rims (like a wheel cover lol), and that is what holds the tires in their proper position, but there's nothing that prevents the entire wheel from its looseness on the axle. You'll notice in the photos, the wheels look like they got some wild camber on it. That's the reason.

Dayum!
That is the worst casting I have ever seen. Looks cheap

 

[Spacegoat]

Lamley is awesome!

Yes, yes it is. Nice feature on the TLV Isuzu 117 Coupes by the way. Personally one of my favourite TLV castings, so good. 👍

 

[AOS-]

$106 just got debited from me. That's all eBay final listing + final shipping fees. That's a lot just to get rid of some cars... How much were sales? $657. That includes my made-up shipping prices. It also doesn't account for reimbursements. It really didn't feel like the sales were that tremendous.


BTW. If you use "print a shipping label via PayPal", and void a purchased print, you don't get charged for final shipping fees. I learned this accidentally.

 

[CodeRedR51]

So I was searching for Nissan Titan's I don't have on eBay and totally think that Mattel should do a "Then & Now" with the Datsun 620 and the Nissan Titan.

Yep.

 

[AOS-]

You should make your own Then & Now of those two. It'll at least look the way you'd like it to look.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'm all over it. Just as soon as the holiday rods show up I'll buy two of them. Actually, I have a couple custom ideas for the Titan, so might need to buy 3.

Edit: Just grabbed one of the toy fair 2015 Mustangs for about $40 less than they had been going for. I was all ready to let it go but nobody else bid on it.

 

[AOS-]

I see a silver SLR McLaren sitting on $13. It's tempting, but after careful examination of the listing photos, I can see it too is sitting slanted like the red one I bought some time ago. Casting's pretty but the build quality is just not there and I gave up on fixing the one I have.


The white Beads R32 GT-R shipped, and the whole package from my forwarder has also shipped. Sad to hear the GT40 is missing a packaging component, but I hope the base and blister are present at the very least. December's going to be a good month.


But you guys probably don't care about that, so here's another photo:

2007 Minicar Collection V



Ferrari 575 Barchetta Pinanfarina.



Used car. Was covered in tacky dust. But at least the casting was assembled better than the older releases.
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[Spacegoat]

Picture courtesy of Lamley blog. Back for 2015, cue dramatic music.

 

[Ken]

Awesome!

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Yay another Hot Wheels that I won't find for a long time. Still haven't found any B case cars.

 

[Ken]

Have you guys seem the new VW TH? IT'S HIDEOUS!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Have you guys seem the new VW TH? IT'S HIDEOUS!

Peace and Love MAN!

Edit:

Another '15 Mustang to go with the peace and love bug.

Also:

 

[Ken]

Don't forget:

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Thank god that p1 doesn't have blue rims. When will the next K day be?