1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[mustang fanatic]

I like your avatar, but it's not like it has any nudity.

Don't tempt me.

 

[a6m5]

@Spacegoat - I forgot to tell you. My AmiAmi order + Japan Booster order from eBay, they both passed thru the U.S. Customs just couple minutes apart. Don't make any Hawaii jokes.

Yup, so I am limiting myself to buy certain models I like and not go crazy on everything...because all these aint cheap. And gas in real world aint cheap, one toy car could pay for my gas! lolx.

I was joking. I am totally addicted.

Don't tempt me.

Don't do it. Not worth it!

 

[mustang fanatic]

Don't do it. Not worth it!

I won't. I was joking.

Besides, I like my avatar anyway.

 

[Spacegoat]

@Spacegoat - I forgot to tell you. My AmiAmi order + Japan Booster order from eBay, they both passed thru the U.S. Customs just couple minutes apart.

Cool beans, looking forward to your pics. 👍 The Bellett is so worth the wait.

Don't make any Hawaii jokes.

Buzzkill....

 

[RCKakashi14]

I had no idea. 👍

With Mattel ending its partnership with Ferrari, it is more likely that Kyosho will sell assembled 1:64 Ferraris.

I say, Mattel should keep it (I love their 1:43 HW Elite Ferraris).

Assembling 1:64 Kyoshos can be fun. In fact, Kyosho should sell ALL 1:64 models in unassembled form.

 

[Cano]

Assembling 1:64 Kyoshos can be fun. In fact, Kyosho should sell ALL 1:64 models in unassembled form.

Dude, this. ALL OF THIS. It would be awesome not having to drill Kyoshos appart to be able to reproduce their wheels.

 

[AOS-]

I would agree in that prices go down dramatically. This is where handy people triumph over lazy people.

Screw everyone.

You suck.

If makes you feel better, I have yet to acquire a Kyosho car.

You also suck.

It's not like the 787B, I predict no more than $15.

I predict at least $20.

Anyone interested in selling a Kyosho Nissan R92CP to me?

PM me?

 

[ScottPuss20]

I have a 1:64 scale 458 Italia GT3. Post some pics tomorrow

Just admit you jelly as doughnuts.

That 787B is ballin'.

But so is this:

Beads Collection Autobacs Super GT 2007
Posted that Kyosho 2 weeks later as promised.

^ They're 1680x1050 if you want wallpapers. Just adjust the image URL accordingly.

I have that car too

They aren't sold in stores in the States. Same where I live, so the only place to get them for me is eBay.

The Kyosho 1:64's are exclusive to the Japanese market

 

[ranhammerR34]

I have yet to get one Kyosho...


Till then...here is Tomica again....lolx

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I have that bad boy. Got it from Ami Ami from last year.

 

[Daniel008]

@Spacegoat - I forgot to tell you. My AmiAmi order + Japan Booster order from eBay, they both passed thru the U.S. Customs just couple minutes apart. Don't make any Hawaii jokes.

I was joking. I am totally addicted.

Don't do it. Not worth it!

Lolx, you got me...

 

[Cano]

Pics because I'm finally uploading trash to my Flickr:

 

[Robin]

They design them to a specific size so they will fit on the standard blister card.

Yeah that made sense in the 60's due to production limitations but there is no excuse now. With manufacturing the way it is today it is extremely easy to vary the size of the blisters (as can be seen currently with all the different HW blister shapes). True 1:64 car's would likely be even smaller then they are right now so most would fit on the card.

I think it all comes down to the fact that Hot Wheels is a Toy first and a Model second. I wish they went the collector route so they would be like the more like the Kyosho's for example. Personally I would prefer them more like Herpa doing 1:87.

I was going to say they size them in relation to the standardized wheels.. but that wouldn't be true due to some cars having those very same wheels be too big for their body.

If Auto World has been labeled to deliver "true" 1:64, does that mean Kyosho and high-end Tomicas weren't accurate then?

I'm not sure how accurate the scaling is across the brand's but it can't be too far out. Maybe it means Auto World take it that little bit further to ensure it can live up to the claim of 'true'.

 

[CodeRedR51]

The point is to get them all to fit on the "same size" card. Would be weird and slightly annoying if there were like 30 different size cards for just the $1 mainline. Which also brings up the fact we're talking about $1 toys.

 

[Robin]

The point is to get them all to fit on the "same size" card. Would be weird and slightly annoying if there were like 30 different size cards for just the $1 mainline. Which also brings up the fact we're talking about $1 toys.

I reckon nearly all the cars would still fit on the card as it is now. Whether it's manufactured to a set scale or not the cost would still be the same and so would the price. I guess it's just too far gone now to start standardising them.

 

[Nessy]

I reckon nearly all the cars would still fit on the card as it is now. Whether it's manufactured to a set scale or not the cost would still be the same and so would the price. I guess it's just too far gone now to start standardising them.

This, though with the exception of truck rigs and the more unusual models (ie: U.S.S Enterprise etc).
I'd even settle for them just printing the scale on the chassis, whether it's 1/64 or 1/56 etc etc. Matchbox, Realtoy, and others manage to do this, why not Hot wheels?...

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'd venture to guess that they just don't care.

 

[a6m5]

Interesting discussion on the Hot Wheels scaling. I also wish they were accurately scaled, but I also realize that's not really their approach to the game. I think Jason/R1600Turbo does make good point about them being, or at least being based on a one dollar toy car. Like Nessy suggested, if they bothered to print the scaling on the packaging, or on the base, it would make us collectors happy.

Buzzkill....

They are still in L.A. At least it hasn't left the continent.

Assembling 1:64 Kyoshos can be fun. In fact, Kyosho should sell ALL 1:64 models in unassembled form.

When I read this, I was like I could go either way on that......

Then I read this:

Dude, this. ALL OF THIS. It would be awesome not having to drill Kyoshos appart to be able to reproduce their wheels.

I'll buy that. 👍

Pics because I'm finally uploading trash to my Flickr:

I like it, I think it's fun, but those wheels.

 

[Johnny1996]

My take on the scaling of Hot Wheels is that its not going to stop me from being a collector. I've been one too long to care that much. I do care, just not all that much.

 

[Nessy]

Interesting discussion on the Hot Wheels scaling. I also wish they were accurately scaled, but I realize that's not really their approach to the game. I think Jason/R1600Turbo does make good point about them being, or at least being based on a one dollar toy car. Like Nessy suggested, if they bothered to print the scaling on the packaging, or on the base, it would make us collectors happy.

I see what you're getting at (bolded), and I can appreciate it would be pretty pointless to put scale to a fantasy car (a big chunk of what HW's do), but for me, the one dollar toy car excuse is fairly weak, as other diecast manufacturers are priced the same or cheaper (with the obvious exception of Tomica, Kyosho, etc etc) and still manage to do this.

 

[a6m5]

I see what you're getting at (bolded), and I can appreciate it would be pretty pointless to put scale to a fantasy car (a big chunk of what HW's do), but for me, the one dollar toy car excuse is fairly weak, as other diecast manufacturers are priced the same or cheaper (with the obvious exception of Tomica, Kyosho, etc etc) and still manage to do this.

I don't think I clarified it very well. When I mentioned scales, I was referring to the physical size of the castings themselves.

So as for that comment about Mattel's "approach to the game", what I meant was that they don't go "Big fire engine casting should be 3.5 inches in length, these tiny Civics should be 2.(no jokes plz lol)" They make them all similarly sized, regardless of how big, or small the vehicle may be in real life.

As for the "$1 car" point, at least to me, it makes total sense that they can't afford to make various sizes of cards, blisters, and especially castings if they want to stay in business(ie healthy profit). According to Jason & Cano, they could barely do enough to keep the correct wheels on these things.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Unloaded some HotWheels and matchbox cases at work today didn't know if the HotWheels were new cases, didn't have time to look at the case codes.

 

[Johnny1996]

Auto World Mustang SVO. The rest of my money went to customizing gear.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I see what you're getting at (bolded), and I can appreciate it would be pretty pointless to put scale to a fantasy car (a big chunk of what HW's do), but for me, the one dollar toy car excuse is fairly weak, as other diecast manufacturers are priced the same or cheaper (with the obvious exception of Tomica, Kyosho, etc etc) and still manage to do this.

I honestly don't see why it matters really. Why is it so important to know the scale?

Mattel is always cost cutting, especially lately. Putting money into things to make their scale "correct" is probably the last thing on their mind.

 

[a6m5]

Auto World Mustang SVO. The rest of my money went to customizing gear.

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While I wish they had done a standard Fox Body Mustang instead, I'm not gonna lie, I'd pick that in a heartbeat.

 

[Johnny1996]

While I wish they had done a standard Fox Body Mustang instead, I'm not gonna lie, I'd pick that in a heartbeat.

This was a product of a tough choice. It was either an '80s Z/28, this car, or an AW premium '69 Firebird.

 

[Robin]

I honestly don't see why it matters really. Why is it so important to know the scale?

Because scale is something that differentiates a toy from a model. You get tiny cars that end up huge and huge car's ending up tiny just so they all fit into a blister, it's 2014 and manufacturing costs for packaging something this small and high volume is negligible and easily varied.

I agree that if they at least printed the scale on the card you could keep all similar scales together and it would look better when displaying your collection. I think people let it slide because HW has history and longevity on it's side so it's too far gone but making everything one scale would not change anything in terms of costs or prices.

 

[mustang fanatic]

This was a product of a tough choice. It was either an '80s Z/28, this car, or an AW premium '69 Firebird.

Even though I love Mustangs, I'd have picked the Firebird, but that's just me.

Nice Mustang though. 👍

 

[mustang fanatic]

Double post

 

[Johnny1996]

Site went derp, @mustang fanatic.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Tomica makes it a point to mention the scale of their models. You can easily see them printed on their boxes. And they vary, like 1/59, 1/61, 1/64, something like that.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Because scale is something that differentiates a toy from a model.

Umm news flash, Hot Wheels are meant to be childs toys.