1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[a6m5]

Out of the cars I bought 3 of them were 240s.

You Gotluckyboy564, I get it! Seriously though, you scored today. Good job. :tup:

Annoying when one can't order these collectibles before they are made, no? The finish on the orange one has to be seen in real life to be believed - great job on it.

I was checking one out after you posted your Speed Machines yesterday. I forgot about it, but I had one loose. Nicely detailed car. 👍

 

[GTboyz]

Well 🤬 this. Tampo is fading, i didn't even hold it that much.

 

[photonrider]

I was checking one out after you posted your Speed Machines yesterday. I forgot about it, but I had one loose. Nicely detailed car. 👍

Playing with a hundred dollar toy, eh? This was a popular buy at the time the Speed Machines came out:

Some lines never come back, so appreciate in value to collectors. This might happen to the Cool Classics, too, for instance and the Boulevards - both lines were nicely detailed.

Well 🤬 this. Tampo is fading, I didn't even hold it that much.

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Must have been a cheap toy.

 

[GTboyz]

Playing with a hundred dollar toy, eh? This was a popular buy at the time the Speed Machines came out:

Some lines never come back, so appreciate in value to collectors. This might happen to the Cool Classics, too, for instance and the Boulevards - both lines were nicely detailed.



Must have been a cheap toy.

I really have to get one of those Speed Machines but with the price that doesn't say "you must be so stupid spending $XXX on this"

 

[Spacegoat]

Jeebus. I have few loose & few carded. Only Lamborghini I have is a loose/gray Countach.

Were they the Speed Machines you were hoarding at the time for, "future wheelswaps"? I was wondering what happend to them.

 

[photonrider]

I really have to get one of those Speed Machines but with the price that doesn't say "you must be so stupid spending $XXX on this"

Totally with you on that. I can't see paying that sort of money. I never would. Collecting for me is not to pay the primium price - that would be merely purchasing 'stuff at a price'. I'm just generalizing, of course, but the thrill is to get stuff that is collectible at the lowest possible price.
What is thrilling is to know what and when to buy, and what to hold on to. Lots of people lose money buying cars, and then selling them off cheaper.
But when it comes to Hot Wheels - I've always, first, bought to play. Buying as an investment is an afterthought - that's a gamble that doesn't always pay off. Many of my Speed Machines are open and played with and displayed - but I did buy multiples, too, because I instinctively felt that they would accrue in value some day (and some kid, or grandkid of mine might benefit - since age plays a factor, too, in collectibility.)
Obviously, when they get played with - they get mauled a bit - not just tampos but even wheels come off. My joke was that that 'cheap' toy could possibly be worth hundreds of dollars . . . one day.

Then again, some things we get attached to are priceless, aren't they?

O.K. To quote Cano - 'Enough talk! Moar pics!'

 

[RCKakashi14]

Remember the Kyosho Nismo GT-R raffle set in Japanese convenience stores?

It’s back, and it’s Lamborghini’s turn:

Kyosho wants to milk out money again. It’s unbullievable. I need mooooooore money.


New ones:

 

[GTboyz]

Totally with you on that. I can't see paying that sort of money. I never would. Collecting for me is not to pay the primium price - that would be merely purchasing 'stuff at a price'. I'm just generalizing, of course, but the thrill is to get stuff that is collectible at the lowest possible price.
What is thrilling is to know what and when to buy, and what to hold on to. Lots of people lose money buying cars, and then selling them off cheaper.
But when it comes to Hot Wheels - I've always, first, bought to play. Buying as an investment is an afterthought - that's a gamble that doesn't always pay off. Many of my Speed Machines are open and played with and displayed - but I did buy multiples, too, because I instinctively felt that they would accrue in value some day (and some kid, or grandkid of mine might benefit - since age plays a factor, too, in collectibility.)
Obviously, when they get played with - they get mauled a bit - not just tampos but even wheels come off. My joke was that that 'cheap' toy could possibly be worth hundreds of dollars . . . one day.

Then again, some things we get attached to are priceless, aren't they?

O.K. To quote Cano - 'Enough talk! Moar pics!'

Yeah, i also avoid buying TH$ (except for that Skyline, which is now ruined thanks to the stupid decal).

Though in my country, diecasts are expensive stuff that one could really use it as a small investment.

On the other hand, i also could sell the red Tesla Roadster using Evilbay to US since in my country it's only $3 (around peg price here) everywhere lol

 

[photonrider]

Yeah, i also avoid buying TH$ (except for that Skyline, which is now ruined thanks to the stupid decal).

Though in my country, diecasts are expensive stuff that one could really use it as a small investment.

On the other hand, i also could sell the red Tesla Roadster using Evilbay to US since in my country it's only $3 (around peg price here) everywhere lol

There is a market, if one were to work at it.
As a sideline, or hobby, if you spend enough time doing the research there are cars one will look for, or dump lots that people buy, and then sell individually; a collector like that may even keep some cars for themselves as their own private collection.
You can make some money like that - though not enough to live on unless one were a retailer selling them new.
But collecting for the fun of it is also . . . well, fun. Nothing like coming upon a new variation of some variation one is collecting, for instance. Especially if you are just strolling through some shop and you see it hanging on a peg for pennies.
None of my 1:64's have cost me more than CDN $5.00 - though the Speed Machines, Boulevards, Cool Classics, Hot Ones, etc. come close to that price. Even the AWs or premium Maistos I have cost me less than $5.00 a pop - I wait for a sale and then grab the cars I want.

These cost me CDN$ 0.99 a piece:

Got them out of a 'clearance' dump bin at a hardware store. That's the thrill of the find.

 

[Spacegoat]

New ones:

That Silver Huracan is a winner for me. Very nice.

 

[CodeRedR51]

These cost me CDN$ 0.99 a piece:

For some reason lately, any photo you post is broken for me unless I quote your post, then I can see it.

 

[RCKakashi14]

That Silver Huracan is a winner for me. Very nice.

The complete prize list is here.


And this one looks good too:

 

[Spacegoat]

And this one looks good too:

Definitely, both Miura's look great. 👍

 

[ScottPuss20]

I got a refund of USD8.80 on that trash of a car from Asian Greenlight.

I'll take that as a no then.

Remember the Kyosho Nismo GT-R raffle set in Japanese convenience stores?

It’s back, and it’s Lamborghini’s turn:

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Kyosho wants to milk out money again. It’s unbullievable. I need mooooooore money.


New ones:


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I'm down. For the SV especially.

 

[GTboyz]

There is a market, if one were to work at it.
As a sideline, or hobby, if you spend enough time doing the research there are cars one will look for, or dump lots that people buy, and then sell individually; a collector like that may even keep some cars for themselves as their own private collection.
You can make some money like that - though not enough to live on unless one were a retailer selling them new.
But collecting for the fun of it is also . . . well, fun. Nothing like coming upon a new variation of some variation one is collecting, for instance. Especially if you are just strolling through some shop and you see it hanging on a peg for pennies.
None of my 1:64's have cost me more than CDN $5.00 - though the Speed Machines, Boulevards, Cool Classics, Hot Ones, etc. come close to that price. Even the AWs or premium Maistos I have cost me less than $5.00 a pop - I wait for a sale and then grab the cars I want.

These cost me CDN$ 0.99 a piece:

Got them out of a 'clearance' dump bin at a hardware store. That's the thrill of the find.

Must be nice man, in my country, the cars are hard to find and it's a lot more expensive.

Japan Historics 2 costs around IDR 120k ($9-$10ish) on the pegs while i assume you guys get around $5 ?

 

[photonrider]

For some reason lately, any photo you post is broken for me unless I quote your post, then I can see it.

Oh! dear.
It's not me, it's you.

Then again, it could be my outdated version of Safari on my ancient Mac giving your modern tech a hiccup.
With GTPlanet helping you see when you quote.
I have to get a 99 hz 10K RAM. Bear with me till then. 👍

Definitely, both Miura's look great. 👍

I'm a sucker for any Miura. This has probably got to be my most favourite car in the whole damn wide world. O.K. the Jota gets my juices flowing, but if all the cars in the world turned into Miuras I wouldn't blink. Different colours, of course; can't get into a fight in the parking lot.

The Miura drives even better than it looks.
Which is saying a lot for a car - especially one that looks like the most beautiful car (period) Planet Earth ever came up with.

Must be nice man, in my country, the cars are hard to find and it's a lot more expensive.

Japan Historics 2 costs around IDR 120k ($9-$10ish) on the pegs while i assume you guys get around $5 ?

Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other. I have never seen a Japan Historics IRL.
Probably Andy (the one and only in here) may have seen one - though he lives a few miles away from me; the market distribution is strange, as well many of the Canadian retail staff know to hold back (and acquire for themselves) the die cast lines that are obviously going to accrue in value.
Minimum wage survival.
Admittedly in the last year my HW purchases (and I'm mainly a HW/MBX collector) have fallen by the wayside and I've been too busy to go after the variations I collect - and I may have picked up less than a CDN $100.00 in cars in the last 2 years - which is nothing for me; I would normally purchase 150 - 300 cars a year, but in the last 2 years I may have bought less than 50 cars.

What bugs me most is the variations I might have missed - which are now triple the cost on the 'net.

 

[GTboyz]

Oh! dear.
It's not me, it's you.

Then again, it could be my outdated version of Safari on my ancient Mac giving your modern tech a hiccup.
With GTPlanet helping you see when you quote.
I have to get a 99 hz 10K RAM. Bear with me till then. 👍



I'm a sucker for any Miura. This has probably got to be my most favourite car in the whole damn wide world. O.K. the Jota gets my juices flowing, but if all the cars in the world turned into Miuras I wouldn't blink. Different colours, of course; can't get into a fight in the parking lot.

The Miura drives even better than it looks.
Which is saying a lot for a car - especially one that looks like the most beautiful car (period) Planet Earth ever came up with.



Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other. I have never seen a Japan Historics IRL.
Probably Andy (the one and only in here) may have seen one - though he lives a few miles away from me; the market distribution is strange, as well many of the Canadian retail staff know to hold back (and acquire for themselves) the die cast lines that are obviously going to accrue in value.
Minimum wage survival.
Admittedly in the last year my HW purchases (and I'm mainly a HW/MBX collector) have fallen by the wayside and I've been too busy to go after the variations I collect - and I may have picked up less than a CDN $100.00 in cars in the last 2 years - which is nothing for me; I would normally purchase 150 - 300 cars a year, but in the last 2 years I may have bought less than 50 cars.

What bugs me most is the variations I might have missed - which are now triple the cost on the 'net.

150-300??

Holy mother of samba bus...

 

[a6m5]

Only store in town to have the ink cartridge I need in stock was Target today. I remembered how Gotbeefyboy & Jason found their Japan Historics 2 there? I may have had a smirk on my face as I enter the toy aisle.... Found nothing. Not even one mainline worth a buy. I did see Matchbox Cuda, which was weird. It looked okay for buck, but I didn't think it had anything on the Hot Wheels, so passed on that one, too.

Playing with a hundred dollar toy, eh? This was a popular buy at the time the Speed Machines came out:

Some lines never come back, so appreciate in value to collectors. This might happen to the Cool Classics, too, for instance and the Boulevards - both lines were nicely detailed.

That F1 I still have carded, awesome car. I was a fan of the Boulevards, but Cool Classics didn't do anything for me.

Were they the Speed Machines you were hoarding at the time for, "future wheelswaps"? I was wondering what happend to them.

No, but that's the series I famously believed to have real riders...... and tires were actually plastic.

Buying as an investment is an afterthought - that's a gamble that doesn't always pay off.

I'd say "usually" wouldn't pay off. Kool Kombis, JDM, etc. might net you a buck, or two, but I'd think you'd be better off getting a part time job.

For some reason lately, any photo you post is broken for me unless I quote your post, then I can see it.

I think it's their way of protesting your gold medal win in women's hockey.

 

[domalorite]

Veloce 2018 LB-Works Nissan R35 GT-R Pearl White

Spoiler

The box has a flyer in it. Next project looks like a LB-Works Ferrari 458.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I was able to post my finds after I took a screenshot and cropped them. Don’t know why uploading photos is broken on phones. It worked fine when I posted the Greenlight heritage Ford GTs when I got those.

 

[Spacegoat]

O.K. the Jota gets my juices flowing,

Have you seen the Tomica Premium version of the Jota? Fantastic model.

Tomica Premium #05 Lamborghini Miura Jota SVR by Jarrod, on Flickr

*Please excuse the dust and the tipped over equipment beside the Corolla in the background.

but if all the cars in the world turned into Miuras I wouldn't blink.

Miura isn't excatly my all time favourite (it's up there though) But I'd be perfectly okay with that. 👍

No, but that's the series I famously believed to have real riders...... and tires were actually plastic.

Had a feeling it was those Speed Machines!

One of your all time finest moments in this thread. 👍

 

[GTboyz]

Anyone knows which Tarmac Works model has rolling wheels?

 

[Cano]

Collecting for me is not to pay the primium price - that would be merely purchasing 'stuff at a price'. I'm just generalizing, of course, but the thrill is to get stuff that is collectible at the lowest possible price.
What is thrilling is to know what and when to buy, and what to hold on to.

Biggest, most on-point truth ever talked in this thread.

 

[AerodyManiac]

There’s a white TLV Mercedes 190 E on auction which is about to end in less than a day, and I’m still contemplating whether to bid on it or not.

Is there anyone here who has the model (the white one, specifically, although other colours would suffice as well) and can tell me how the interior (especially the colours) is like? It’d be fantastic if he could upload a few pics here as well. I really wanted to get it at first, and at less than 33 USD (with shipping combined, as I’m gonna have something shipped from Japan anyways), it seemed too precious a chance to miss, but after realizing that the wheels aren’t actually perforated, now I’m having second thoughts.

 

[AOS-]

Probably Andy (the one and only in here) may have seen one - though he lives a few miles away from me

I think I've only left the house to look for cars maybe 3 times this whole year. No Historics 2 have ever been seen... but they probably would be around $5 I imagine.

Biggest, most on-point truth ever talked in this thread.

Eat poo!

 

[ND4SPD]

Went to a local collectibles fair over the weekend and my wife and I picked up some cool stuff.

Seems like a factory error Phantom Corsair upside down in the package.

Treasure Hunt Tyrrell P34

Treasure hunt mega thrust. Anyone ever blow into one of these things? I want to know what the whistle sounds like but I don't want to take this one out of the package.

Treasure Hunt Panoz LPS

Treasure Hunt Porsche 959.

 

[a6m5]

Had a feeling it was those Speed Machines!

One of your all time finest moments in this thread. 👍

You exaggerate Jarrod.

Anyone knows which Tarmac Works model has rolling wheels?

I'm sure most of them will move, but aren't they all display models?

There’s a white TLV Mercedes 190 E on auction which is about to end in less than a day, and I’m still contemplating whether to bid on it or not.

Is there anyone here who has the model (the white one, specifically, although other colours would suffice as well) and can tell me how the interior (especially the colours) is like? It’d be fantastic if he could upload a few pics here as well. I really wanted to get it at first, and at less than 33 USD (with shipping combined, as I’m gonna have something shipped from Japan anyways), it seemed too precious a chance to miss, but after realizing that the wheels aren’t actually perforated, now I’m having second thoughts.

I have one on my blog. It's the only one I have, so I have no idea what type of color the white exterior one comes with.

Eat poo!

I don't think the answer is definitive. You pay market value on secondary market, you search for cars only on foot, or both? I think they are all collecting, but that's just me.

Went to a local collectibles fair over the weekend and my wife and I picked up some cool stuff.

Never mind the cars. Do you even remember me!?

 

[ND4SPD]

You exaggerate Jarrod.

I'm sure most of them will move, but aren't they all display models?

I have one on my blog. It's the only one I have, so I have no idea what type of color the white exterior one comes with.



I don't think the answer is definitive. You pay market value on secondary market, you search for cars only on foot, or both? I think they are all collecting, but that's just me.

Never mind the cars. Do you even remember me!?

From way back!

 

[Spacegoat]

You exaggerate Jarrod.

Are you a collector yet?

Went to a local collectibles fair over the weekend and my wife and I picked up some cool stuff.

That TH 959 looks very nice. Sweet scores. 👍

 

[a6m5]

From way back!

I know!

Treasure hunt mega thrust. Anyone ever blow into one of these things? I want to know what the whistle sounds like but I don't want to take this one out of the package.

It sure looks like the Night Burner Treasure Hunt I got awhile back. I don't remember if it made any whistling sound, but there's little fan inside that spins.

Are you a collector yet?

A casual collector maybe? I don't get it....