1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[Johnny1996]

@R1600Turbo: Thanks for the hidden tip on the F cases. 👍

@Spacegoat: I absolutely love the hauler. I'll be hogging it for customs and probably one or two for my collection.

 

[photonrider]

Whatever.

See . . . this is the kind of attitude that gets you into trouble. Before you know it you'll be having so much fun that you won't stop . . . and then . . . then you'll begin to notice the guys in the white coats hanging around you.

I know you a busy guy Cano but you can't proclaim something like that and then not provide us with any pictures. . 👍

Cano is not busy (not like me anyway - I'm busy). Cano is just lazy lethargic lackadaisical ; he hangs around looking at everybody's cars going: Yawn, yes, yes, I have all those . . . whatever . . . GT40 hm, okay got to get that . . etc.

Unless a picture of 'Most Valuable car in my Collection' is seen post haste I'll be visiting the Ludicrous Claims Court soon.

Not that that would make him budge from that permanent siesta he seems to be in.

Good to hear from you Harry 👍, been awhile since your last post here.

Sorry for the absence - I was hoping no one would notice. Fact is I have been spending every moment of my spare time with GT5/6, most of it online. Made a ton of friends, got heavily involved in hosting rooms, and had so many sleepless nights that I have been a bit of a zombie at work. As for purchasing anything new for my collection - almost nada - I say 'almost' because I have been rushing around and had not a minute to spare for the HW aisles, but managed to pick up some of the Cool Classics SPECTRAFROST models a few days ago when I had to take my son out to purchase some new Pokemon decks (X and Y) which of course had me standing around in the toy aisle . . . so what else is there to do but go look at the model cars?
And if he gets decks - well, hey, then I get cars. Right?

In related news - I found another silver Huayra, so don't feel too bad about losing the last one. On the other hand . . . I was looking through my cars last night, and I seem to be missing some 'Vettes. This means a huge search through many boxes, which is annoying me. I swear I had more - I'm definitely missing some variations I was familiar with. I need to tidy up my collection a bit, but domestic and business busyness keeps stealing my time . . .

Hope to see you guys again more often sooner than later.



@a6m5 - yes, the Mercury is a real beauty - and I often wonder why people don't compare the upper line HWs to the 'other brand' cars they compare with. Most times one sees a premium JL or Tomica being compared with a Mainline.
The HW upper lines are where the real quality is.

Good Luck all. Happy camping, and joyous collecting and so on. May you have the 'Thrill of the Find' !


Harry.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I never even received any emails! I wasn't worried about it, but now that you've received your confirmation & I haven't, now I'm bit nervous.

It shows in transit now, should have it tomorrow. :tup:

 

[Johnny1996]

Had a bit of a scare at Kmart yesterday. Found a Boulevard Series teal Honda Civic. I already have one. I saw another at Kmart, but it had no treads on the tires. I didn't get it. I just now checked my Civic, and found out that the treadless wheels are not an error or variation. No need to go back and get the other Civic.

 

[AOS-]

Andy probably know this

Andy actually didn't know. And because he didn't he missed out on an E-Type that's harder to find! On top of that he ended up buying 4 other cars he didn't need out of impulse... again!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Had a bit of a scare at Kmart yesterday. Found a Boulevard Series teal Honda Civic. I already have one. I saw another at Kmart, but it had no treads on the tires. I didn't get it. I just now checked my Civic, and found out that the treadless wheels are not an error or variation. No need to go back and get the other Civic.

Or you could and send them to me.

 

[Johnny1996]

Or you could and send them to me.

Keeping one, the other is still at the store, so no can do.

 

[Cano]

Cano is not busy (not like me anyway - I'm busy). Cano is just lazy lethargic lackadaisical ; he hangs around looking at everybody's cars going: Yawn, yes, yes, I have all those . . . whatever . . . GT40 hm, okay got to get that . . etc.

Unless a picture of 'Most Valuable car in my Collection' is seen post haste I'll be visiting the Ludicrous Claims Court soon.

Not that that would make him budge from that permanent siesta he seems to be in.

Hey, I'm a busy guy! I just happen to work at home, but all the magazine stuff I do is mostly done at home. Which is cool (:

Ok, I'll post pics of the damned Cipsa today.

It shows in transit now, should have it tomorrow. :tup:

Mine should arrive it's destination tomorrow too 👍

 

[AOS-]

Have you got my stuff yet?

 

[Cano]

Have you got my stuff yet?

No, haven't had the time to go with my friend to pick up the stuff. As I said, way busy right now. I'd like to go get them next week at most.

 

[AOS-]

I see. I just wanted confirmation that the parcel has arrived at its destination, because like... it's been over a month now! That's all.

 

[CodeRedR51]

@R1600Turbo: Thanks for the hidden tip on the F cases. 👍

Word is F Cases are hitting Walmarts right now. So keep an eye out.

 

[Johnny1996]

Word is F Cases are hitting Walmarts right now. So keep an eye out.

Going to Walmart this weekend then. I hope. 👍

 

[MedigoFlame]

Came across this Realtoy Ford Focus (WRC) at the Goodwill factory. They have a store where they bring out large carts full of donated items that people can come in and pick up and pay by the pound. Mostly items they don't bother sending out to the stores.

Not my picture...but it is the same color and wheels. Much more beat up as well.

 

[Spacegoat]

Haven't seen one of those before. Nice find. 👍

See . . . this is the kind of attitude that gets you into trouble. Before you know it you'll be having so much fun that you won't stop . . . and then . . . then you'll begin to notice the guys in the white coats hanging around you.

Is that why there's a white van parked across the street?

he hangs around looking at everybody's cars going: Yawn, yes, yes, I have all those . . . whatever . . . GT40 hm, okay got to get that . . etc.

👍

Ok, I'll post pics of the damned Cipsa today.

Cool beans, looking forward to it. 👍

 

[Cano]

@Spacegoat @photonrider, and well, everyone else.

So, as promised, here it is my new hyper-top-tier car, a 1970 Hot Wheels Cockney Cab redline made in Mexico by Cipsa. An extremely rare car, only about ten are known in this color, making it one of the most "common" Cipsas around, but about half of them are in such a good condition, and as you know, in the redline world, condition is only second in value to rarity, and this thing excels in both:

A peek of the white interior, a Cipsa-only characteristic:

The base, showing the typical bad-quality Cipsa rivet:

You're looking at about 600 bucks worth of car here. Cost me $3.

 

[Johnny1996]

You've been caught posting car porn, and we've been caught looking at it.

 

[Spacegoat]

That is awesome. Can't believe you snagged something that rare for only $3. Congrats and thank you for the pictures. 👍

 

[a6m5]

It's cool. I'll take up the slack.

Well, look at you go!

Fast Bed Hauler?

Nice find. 👍 Looks good stock, but so much promise for customizing indeed!

I agree, some of them look pretty darn ordinary now a days. Namely the Prototype H24. Some are just not as decorative as they used to be in my opinion.

Hopefully it's passing trend.

Made a ton of friends, got heavily involved in hosting rooms, and had so many sleepless nights that I have been a bit of a zombie at work.

How do you do that? Last time I went thru this was with the Call of Duty 4. Shooters are addicting & keeps you awake. I play racing game & I'm dozing off after 75909@#%Q# lap, running straight into some wall. In fact, nights I can't sleep, I should start playing Gran Turismo.

The HW upper lines are where the real quality is.

I used to think they were kind of funny looking. Funky. They grew on me, big time. 👍

It shows in transit now, should have it tomorrow. :tup:

No email, no nothing.

Had a bit of a scare at Kmart yesterday. Found a Boulevard Series teal Honda Civic. I already have one. I saw another at Kmart, but it had no treads on the tires. I didn't get it. I just now checked my Civic, and found out that the treadless wheels are not an error or variation. No need to go back and get the other Civic.

I hope I run into that someday. I passed on it a hundred times. Now I'm like "I wish I had one of them!".

Andy actually didn't know. And because he didn't he missed out on an E-Type that's harder to find! On top of that he ended up buying 4 other cars he didn't need out of impulse... again!

Good prices, amirite? I did pick up one E-Type.

Came across this Realtoy Ford Focus (WRC) at the Goodwill factory.

I like this Focus, but I often pass on the Matchbox ones you see, because I don't think the detail's that great. Yours look sweet! You should touch it up little bit, and set it up with real riders!

So, as promised, here it is my new hyper-top-tier car, a 1970 Hot Wheels Cockney Cab redline made in Mexico by Cipsa.

Did you remember how to use a digital camera, or did you have to have your wife show you?



On a serious note, that is a looker! You know I'm not a huge fan of the Red Lines, but that is one sweet casting. Also, were you being serious about how just "ten" in that color makes it the most common color? Amazing job buying it so cheap!

P.S. Johnny & Jarrod will be by later to clean up the drool off the car.

 

[Johnny1996]

P.S. Johnny & Jarrod will be by later to clean up the drool off the car.

Do I look like a dog to you?

 

[CodeRedR51]

No email, no nothing.

Call themmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Lazy.

Did you get a confirmation email at the time you ordered it?

 

[a6m5]

Frontier DSL is the worst internet service, also Frontier have horrible customer service. Thank you.

Took me an hour + downsizing this pic to nothing before I could upload this one.

2007 Hot Wheels Fright Cars Zombot

Do I look like a dog to you?

You ain't foolin' nobody!

Call themmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Lazy.

Did you get a confirmation email at the time you ordered it?

I didn't remember, so I ran a search in my email box, it was shipped 1/31. I must have deleted it by accident.

Last scan in Vegas, so I should have it Friday.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Dummy.

 

[Johnny1996]

Nice Zombot. Even nicer that you'll be getting the Bluebird soon. 👍

I hope my 20-for-1 Chevelle doesn't become as tumultuous as the 510 if I go for it.

 

[CodeRedR51]

So I stopped by my local Walmart tonight looking for F case cars, and noticed that all of the Matchbox stuff was on clearance, including the mainline cars.

 

[AOS-]

@a6m5 OMFG THAT'S THE ONE I NEED!






















Well... I'd like to buy it off you if you don't mind.

 

[Cano]

Did you remember how to use a digital camera, or did you have to have your wife show you?



On a serious note, that is a looker! You know I'm not a huge fan of the Red Lines, but that is one sweet casting. Also, were you being serious about how just "ten" in that color makes it the most common color? Amazing job buying it so cheap!

P.S. Johnny & Jarrod will be by later to clean up the drool off the car.

Haha, silence. The defficient pics are because of the lens I was using. I took those with the DSLR.

As for the car's color, yeah, I don't think there are more than maaaaybe 15 known in that color, asuming there are (and there should be, I mean, I found one) others aside from the 10, including mine, that are known. Other colors known for it are mustard yellow, brown, and I think there's a black one (exclusive Cipsa colors, ultra big bucks) and blue, green and red, all of them Spectrametallics like mine. Oddly, the mustard yellow is the most common color for the car with several found, even if the color itself is a Cipsa-exclusive color. In contrast, the rarest one is Spectra blue, which is a common color for US and HK redlines but way rare in Cipsas. Oh, and black which is like the holy grail.

 

[a6m5]

So I stopped by my local Walmart tonight looking for F case cars, and noticed that all of the Matchbox stuff was on clearance, including the mainline cars.

I don't like them. Maybe when they start stocking those Buick police cars again(new, gray one)

@a6m5 OMFG THAT'S THE ONE I NEED!






















Well... I'd like to buy it off you if you don't mind.

You must be joking.

Haha, silence. The defficient pics are because of the lens I was using. I took those with the DSLR.

No man, the pics look great. I was just making a joke about how long it's been since you've posted pics in this thread.

As for the car's color, yeah, I don't think there are more than maaaaybe 15 known in that color, asuming there are (and there should be, I mean, I found one) others aside from the 10, including mine, that are known. Other colors known for it are mustard yellow, brown, and I think there's a black one (exclusive Cipsa colors, ultra big bucks) and blue, green and red, all of them Spectrametallics like mine. Oddly, the mustard yellow is the most common color for the car with several found, even if the color itself is a Cipsa-exclusive color. In contrast, the rarest one is Spectra blue, which is a common color for US and HK redlines but way rare in Cipsas. Oh, and black which is like the holy grail.

Now I'm confused. Was your color rare then, or more common? You may have to draw me a picture.

Dummy.

Yup. 👍

Nice Zombot. Even nicer that you'll be getting the Bluebird soon. 👍

Thanks man! I don't know why I like those, but I do. I also have the Hot Ones, chase version.

tumultuous

What did he say?[/formerESLstudent]

 

[Johnny1996]

I keep reading "Cipsa" as "Clipsal" as in the V8SC race known as the Clipsal 500.

 

[AOS-]

You must be joking.

Hot wheels is serious business. I thought we all established that lol

But no, I wasn't joking. That's the E-Type I splooged about, that is one I don't have and need to be one step closer to completing the collection. Want something more valuable in exchange?