1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[Firehound427]

Lol, Car Town cars. I play that game & heard they where going to be making toy versions of some of the cars in the game. Cool.

Yep. That's right. They got the Ford Pinto, Plymouth Superbird, Bel Air, Camaro ZL1, Pizza Truck and Taco Truck. And I think they come with codes that will allow you to unlock those cars in Car Town. Collect all six, as the game hands you a $75,000 bonus, a wall plaque and a 1967 Shelby GT500.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

I'm choosing to spend my money at flea market tomorrow vs KDays today. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[Antonisbob]

Yep. That's right. They got the Ford Pinto, Plymouth Superbird, Bel Air, Camaro ZL1, Pizza Truck and Taco Truck. And I think they come with codes that will allow you to unlock those cars in Car Town. Collect all six, as the game hands you a $75,000 bonus, a wall plaque and a 1967 Shelby GT500.

Nice! Too bad I'm poor.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Haul from Kdays:

- Regular TH Lincoln
- Red Mini Countryman WRC
- Blue WRX w/yellow 10sp
- Pikes Peak Tacoma (2011 release)
- Retro Batman (only Retro they had)

 

[a6m5]

Haul from Kdays:

- Regular TH Lincoln
- Red Mini Countryman WRC
- Blue WRX w/yellow 10sp
- Pikes Peak Tacoma (2011 release)
- Retro Batman (only Retro they had)

At least you got good work out of it.

Was it competitive like the last one? Did people get to open fresh cases, taking turns, etc? I wonder how wyvern will do at the flea market.....

Yep. That's right. They got the Ford Pinto, Plymouth Superbird, Bel Air, Camaro ZL1, Pizza Truck and Taco Truck. And I think they come with codes that will allow you to unlock those cars in Car Town. Collect all six, as the game hands you a $75,000 bonus, a wall plaque and a 1967 Shelby GT500.

If I see the Bel Air, I think I'd buy that, too. I did see something about facebook & games or something, but I don't do facebook or games, so I had no idea.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Well, I got plenty of good purchases this week!

Here are my brother's purchases from last week I meant to post:

Ford Stake Bed Truck. Yeehaw!

Final Run series Lamborghini Diablo.

Chevy 1500. My brother got this to replace his old, scratched-up one. His old one is so beat up, there is very little evidence it ever had graphics in the 1st place.

Ford F-150. Never seen this one before! My brother has an obsession for trucks, anything like this or the Dodge Ram, he gets every version he finds. He always has loved them.

Here is what I got on Valentine's day:

Tri and Stop Me.

Tarmac Attack.

Here is what I picked up yesterday:

2001 Dodge Intrepid. This was one of them Richard Petty diecast vehicles that they used to have with General Mills cereals back in like 2003 or 2004. I used to collect these like crazy back then, I still have a bunch of mines I got back in the days, some are still perfectly mint. I wish Hot Wheels would do this again. Seen this one at Kit Kringle last week, didn't see it until I was leaving and I wanted it so badly, so my dad went out and got it for me. This is one of the many vehicles I wish I had gotten back when they came out. Now I got it.

Edit: Reuploaded since I no longer need Photobucket.

 

[CodeRedR51]

At least you got good work out of it.

Was it competitive like the last one? Did people get to open fresh cases, taking turns, etc? I wonder how wyvern will do at the flea market.....

The one I go to is very organized, they do a great job. 👍 When you walk in you get a ticket from the customer service desk with a number on it, and then they throw all the duplicate tickets into a plastic bin. They call them out 4 at a time and you get 5 minutes to go through a fresh case if your number is called and grab 5 cars.

Once all the fresh cases have been looked through, they continue calling numbers and those people get to go through the leftovers until all the numbers have been called. Then they dump what's left on the tables and it's a free-for-all.

 

[photonrider]

Nice score, a6m5 - damn, I may have to start that dangerous game of shopping online again. You can't find that sort of stuff at stores.

Also - I don't think DW got the compliment about his artsyfartsy photo, heh heh.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

Two eBay purchases arrived today. I'll take pictures and post them in the other thread.

 

[a6m5]

Nice score, a6m5 - damn, I may have to start that dangerous game of shopping online again. You can't find that sort of stuff at stores.

Also - I don't think DW got the compliment about his artsyfartsy photo, heh heh.

Thanks Harry. Yeah, my comment was vague on the wyvern's photo.

P.S. If you look online, you can find stuff like the car below:

There she is. Purple Karmann Ghia. Next pic contains the red VW Transporter Bus wyvern posted a week or two ago:

Finally, another Caddie Ambulance + the $TH 2000GT:

Harry's right though. Once you get online, you are also looking at this cool car, also that one, oh I've been after that one for awhile! I honestly thought I was done week or so ago, but I'm still after couple more cars...... just like I was then.

The one I go to is very organized, they do a great job. 👍 When you walk in you get a ticket from the customer service desk with a number on it, and then they throw all the duplicate tickets into a plastic bin. They call them out 4 at a time and you get 5 minutes to go through a fresh case if your number is called and grab 5 cars.

Once all the fresh cases have been looked through, they continue calling numbers and those people get to go through the leftovers until all the numbers have been called. Then they dump what's left on the tables and it's a free-for-all.

One I attended was the same way, but wasn't it wyvern who said his event only had three other people or something? That would damnear guarantee a $TH for every attendee!

Two eBay purchases arrived today. I'll take pictures and post them in the other thread.

Only if it's artsy or are diorama display.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

- I'm stunned at how well AOS-, R1600, DW, and a6m5, 'Goat, Zach . . . among many others, are presenting their stuff - it's always a treat to dip into this thread!

👍

speaking of...

I saw.

That's why I took the negative picture. Thought it'd be a nice add to the thread. Had no idea another thread was out there for the expressions of creativity we sometimes have. I shall have a peek.

Now then, lets get down to business. Here's a group shot of the new arrivals.

 

[a6m5]

*edit - Charger Daytona looks badass. 👍

Just...WOW! Jealous over the Police Gallardos and...I didn't even know there were actual diecast models of Car Town cars. Do they have any other models for that series? (And yes, I do...or at least, used to play Car Town quite a lot. Addicting trying to collect the cars.)

You snuck on me with your ninja editing job, I missed it!

Like I said, Walmart is starting to carry these 60th Matchbox(for $2.99 vs. TRU's $3.99), so you should start seeing the Gallardos soon. 👍

As for the Car Town cars, you may have seen Firehound's post, but here it is again.:

Edit2: My local TRU sucks. I found Car Town cars, also cool 60th Matchbox cars at the TRU across town. I went to my local TRU today to return those 60th cars, and when I checked what they had, they had complete crap 60th MBX cars, and absolutely no Car Town cars. Also no Boulevards, Hot Ones, etc., etc., goes without saying. Actually, lady who issued my refund did round up my $19.95 to a $20-bill for me.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Diabolic, is that a Recycler truck is see!?!?!?!?

 

[McZachenF1138]

K-Day cars:

Two TH Continentals (could of had a third one, but I let someone else find it)
Regular and $uper TH Riviera.
Flintmobile
K-Mart exclusive colors
Girlfriend and I both got our numbers called.

They also had the Smokey, Muppets, A-Team, K.A.R.R.,and American Graffiti Edsel cars, but I figured I'd wait to see what else I'd get at the event and then get those Retro cars. I went back after and they were practically all gone. Damn other collectors.

I feel like the two of us were the most normal people there. All the other two dozen collectors were weird and mean. Some guy horded 15 Nova wagons. Some people.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I feel like the two of us were the most normal people there. All the other two dozen collectors were weird and mean. Some guy horded 15 Nova wagons. Some people.

I feel the same way at mine. Everyone wanted their 20 cars for the Camaro mail-in, I walked out with 4 + the Retro and one of the cars was already hanging on the pegs. (Pikes Peak Tacoma) There's one guy, I think he's the one that sets up the meets on Friday nights, was buying all the Ferrari F12's because he promised 50 of them to a Ferrari dealership in Texas.

 

[McZachenF1138]

I can understand that guy with the Ferraris, but just barely.

There were F12s in the cases? None at mine. The cases were FA, FC, and FJ.
There was only a single Falken Cuda that I'm aware of too.

 

[CodeRedR51]

We got no Cudas. I almost bought one last night for $2 but thought "nah, I can get one tomorrow". Wrong!

And yeah, ton of F12's. I think only a couple people got a $uper too.

 

[Spacegoat]

First, Matchbox 60th cars:

Seriously, go to hell.

 

[a6m5]

Seriously, go to hell.

Can you imagine new visitors peeking in here, seeing how we treat each other?

Way to go Cano.

 

[Spacegoat]

Can you imagine new visitors peeking in here, seeing how we treat each other?

Way to go Cano.

Yeah Cano, look at what you've started.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Well you know what they say, "Don't judge too quickly".

 

[a6m5]

Jason: My 2000GT's scuffed up a bit on the rear windshield. How does yours look? It was advertised as "mint", so I was thinking about asking for couple dollars off, but maybe it's kinda petty?

I just won one of those Hot Wheels cars I've been on a hunt for awhile. There were no bids, but I fully expected snipers, so I checked in to observe and sure enough, three snipers. Shot them all dead though. Mad skills.

Well you know what they say, "

Your video led to this:



I especially liked the last one.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Jason: My 2000GT's scuffed up a bit on the rear windshield. How does yours look? It was advertised as "mint", so I was thinking about asking for couple dollars off, but maybe it's kinda petty?

Scuffs on the windows is to be expected. After they mold them they get thrown in with a bunch of others so they rub on each other and sometimes that scratches them.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Car Town cars look cool, although...there needs to be more than just American cars... Even the Japanese and Europeans are diverse when it comes to diecast and not biased to there own cars.

Would like to order one of those 2000GTs, but the scratches and stuff would drive me nuts. Although plenty of cars in my collections have them. But on something like the 2000GT, it would. If only they had inspection people look over the cars before packaging like my work place.

 

[commodoreben]

Those Commercials are amazing. Here are my purchases for the week. First are some
M2’s I got at the local Big W store.


P2170352 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A 68 Mercury Cougar and a 57 Ford Fairlane.


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A 57 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and a 66 Dodge Charger.


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A 71 Dodge Charger Super Bee and a 69 Pontiac GTO.


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A Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 and a 57 Chrysler 300C.


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I also picked up this Porsche 918 and I got another M2 Cuda to open. Now for the Siku’s.


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I got a pair of Wiesmann GT’s, a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and a pair of 911’s. One of the Wiesmann’s and the Bugatti are for Medigo. They also had more of the 911’s if you wanted some of them Medigo.


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The Camaro TH and a Red Bird that I got at a local supermarket. Now what I got at the market today.


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A Vintage Drag Experimental Racers Hotwheels twin pack.


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A Newton Lowboyz Hotwheels 3 car set.


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A Vintage Racing Richard Petty Plymouth GTX.


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A Decades Neat Streeter and 56 Bel Air as well as a Falcon Race Car. Next are some loose cars that I got from the one seller. First are some Matchbox Cars.


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There are a Sport SUV Police Car, MGF 1.8, Super GT, Lamborghini Miura P400S, Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari F40, D.A.R.E Camaro Z-28, Viper GTS and a Jaguar XK8.


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In this pic are a Scissors Truck, a pair of Model A Trucks missing their roofs, Utility Truck, Mack Auxiliary Power Truck, Ford Cargo Skip Truck, Snowmobile, Transporter Vehicle and a Emergency Rescue 4x4.


P2170365 by commodoreben, on Flickr
In this pic are a Majorette Train Carriage, Real Toy Ford F-Series Ambulance, Muscle Machines Ford Van, Maisto Ferrari Testarossa, a Tonka Red Rooster Kids Meal Road Roller and a Muscle Machines Mitsubishi Eclipse. Now the Hotwheels.


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In this pic are a Bad Mudder 2, a pair of Semi Fast’s, Custom 77 Dodge Van, Surfin School Bus, Moto Crossed, a pair of Supdogg’s and a Happy Meal Blings Hyperliner.


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A colour changers Camaro, 2010 Mustang GT, 67 Pontiac GTO, Ford GT-40, Saleen S7, Deuce Roadster, Track T and a pair of Ford Mustang Concepts.


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In this pic are a pair of Deora II’s, Newschopper in Customs livery, Overbored 454, a pair of Shadow Jet II’s, Prototype H-24, La Fasta and a Pontiac Banshee.


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In this pic are a heap of Happy Meals Hotwheels.


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A Porsche Carrera GT, Callaway C7, Escort Rally, Triumph TR6, Yur SO Fast, Sol-Aire CX-4, Ferrari F512M, Ferrari F355 Challenge and a Ferrari P4.


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A Scion XB, Shredster, Golden Arrow, Phantastique, Split Vision, Teegray, Wild Thing, Formul8r and a Fast Fuse.


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A Vandetta, Furiosity, Bassline, High Voltage, Side Draft, Zotic, Monoposto, RD-10 and I’m not sure what the last car is.


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In this pic are a Vampyra, Roll Cage, Hardnoze Dodge Neon, Seared Tuner, Hardnoze Celica, Avant Garde, Meyers Manx, Montezooma and a Nissan 370Z.


P2170377 by commodoreben, on Flickr
A Sling Shot, Maelstrom, What-4-2, Synkro, Slikt Back, Dieselboy, Sharkruiser, Nitrum, Firebird Funnycar, Tor-speedo, Crooze Wail Tale and a Mid Drift.

 

[Cano]

The M2s. I'm crying, Ben.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Nice grabs Ben! No thanks on the 911s, do you think you could grab that SLR McLaren though? Sorry if you picked up those 911s for me.

If you guys think the Super T-Hunt 2000GT that R1600 posted was worth it, I think I'd rather get this Tomica Limited one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Takara-Tomy...19?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item20c81e669b

 

[commodoreben]

The M2's only cost me around $8 each. Which is cheap for down here. I got the 911's for me but they had extra if you wanted some Medigo. Ill grab the SLR for you aswell. I remember them having some Jeeps a Hummer with a wierd name (guessing they couldnt get the licence for it)did you want any of those?

 

[MedigoFlame]

What are the prices for the Siku's? I don't want to be asking too much. Siku Audi R8 would be nice to add to the list. What's the total so far?

 

[commodoreben]

They are about $4 each. Ill grab the SLR and a R8 for you next time Im near the shop.