Thursday, April 28, 2016

Desert Island Cars Vol. 9: Ramanujan's Top Ten


desert island

Ramanujan from Netherlands


Konami signature model Honda S2000

1) Konami signature model Honda S2000 (With road and guardrail.)

This one has cost me years to get. Hunting ebay, looking on auction sites. Until i finally found it with a seller who had almost the complete series available in an obscure online shop. I took the gamble and everything was well.


Aoshima Spoon S2000

2) Aoshima Spoon S2000 in Blue/Yellow.

Very nice little car which fortunately only got expensive after i got it.


 Champion Honda F1

3) Champion Honda F1. These model cars are very well made for the time they came on the market.  I picked the nicest i have.


Cm's lancia stratos dirt

4) Cm's lancia stratos with dirt. Just great they made the effort to get their 1/64 cars even more realistic.


Cm's Lancia Delta Repsol

5) Cm's Lancia Delta with the great Repsol livery. Just great colors on a rally car.


Joyride (ertl) Formula Drift S2000

6) Joyride (ertl) Formula Drift S2000. Got one after searching for a long time, it got a bit messed up in transport, but still a nice addition to the collection.


Trackstars Alfa Romeo 155

7) Trackstars Alfa Romeo 155. These came in nice metal containers and are very colorfull. I picked one with a nice color combo.


Tamiya Honda S2000

8) Tamiya Honda S2000. I like this one just better than the autoart, the wheels are very nice, and the doors open as a bonus.


Crazy Wheels Zylmex Honda F1

9) Crazy Wheels Zylmex Honda F1. Old model car with a funny twist, i think it is great and silly all in one.


cm's lancia super delta secret chase

10) Cm's special color edition of the Lancia Delta in yellow. Who doens't like a nice road like version of the old Grale?



Hope you like the list.

As you probably can tell, there is some theming going on in my collection. :D

Minicar Pics 1/64:  There are some cars in here I've never seen, or even heard of before.  On this loaded list, one casting that really stands out for me is the Crazy Wheels Honda F1.  Wacky in a really awesome way.  Very special. 

While the list is dominated by Lancias & Hondas, it's the farthest list from being boring, or predictable.  Great work!

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Dream Tomica Initial D FC3S RX-7

  Tomica Initial D FC3S RX-7

  Tomica Initial D mazda RX-7

I love Tomica, and this is my favorite gen Mazda RX-7....

Dream Tomica Initial D FC3S RX-7

These rims, neither.  lol

  Tomica mazda RX-7

 Initial D FC3S RX-7

 Tomica mazda RX-7

Dream Tomica Initial D FC3S RX-7

It's priced I think around $5?(plus shipping)... meh.

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Auto World 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Auto World 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

$5 at your local Walmart.  Good quality, right price.  :)

Auto World 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Excuse the crap on the front grille.  I did not notice it when taking these pics.  :p

AutoWorld 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Auto World  Plymouth Barracuda

Auto World Barracuda

Auto World 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Auto World Plymouth Barracuda

What a interesting looking car.

Auto World Plymouth Barracuda

Tomica Limited Vintage NEO LV-N119a Nissan Leopard Ultima V30 Twin Cam Turbo(1988)

Tomica Limited Vintage NEO LV-N119a Nissan Leopard

So TLV's back with this thing again, which you have to glue onto the car yourself.  I first saw it on the Supra, and while I didn't really mind it at the time, after seeing how little effect it has on the look of the car(check out the Supra link), I am now bit annoyed.  It seem like something they could just design into the casting?  I don't know, maybe I'm wrong.  Pics:

 LV-N119a

Tomica Limited Vintage NEO LV-N119a Nissan Leopard
 Very cool casting, and I hate to whine again, but this car has MSRP approaching $25.  Almost $25!!!  Do these rims look worthy to you for that?  Again, I love the casting.  Wheels on the other hand, in my opinion, barely acceptable on cars costing half that.

tlv Nissan Leopard

Tomica Limited Vintage NEO LV-N119a Nissan Leopard

tlv Nissan Leopard



Thursday, April 21, 2016

Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche 911 GT1-98


Let us get this shot out of the way.

Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche 911 GT1-98

Very popular casting from a very popular series.   It wasn't very flattering shot though.
 You don't want to know how much I paid for this car(loose), because I paid so much below market value.  :D

Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche 911 GT1-98

Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche

hot wheels speed machines porsche gt1


Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche

Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche 911 GT1-98

Hot Wheels Speed Machines Porsche 911 GT1-98

Not a big fan of the casting, but them wheels.  :)

Monday, April 18, 2016

Hot Wheels RLC "Back to the Future" Time Machine aka DeLorean

Hot Wheels RLC "Back to the Future" Time Machine DeLorean

Sorry guys, I'm not opening this one.  Fairly low number production, and popular RLC release trend's been upward as far as collectible/secondary market value go.  

Hot Wheels RLC bttf back to the future Time Machine  DeLorean

Hot Wheels RLC bttf time machine

Hot Wheels RLC "Back to the Future" time machine

Hot Wheels RLC "Back to the Future" Time Machine  DeLorean

Hot Wheels RLC "Back to the Future" Time Machine  DeLorean

I paid roughly $41(shipped).  It was going cheap on eBay so I sniped it.  :D  sorry other guy...

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer: 308 GTS Quattrovalvole

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer 308 GTS Quattrovalvole

I've always been impressed with this casting.  When I saw the Ferrari Racer version on Lamley Blog, I really wanted one...... Them rims!  Unfortunately, they fetch pretty penny in the secondary market.  Many months after I first discovered its existence, I saw one come up on TTP for just below $13 shipped, and it also came with the Ferrari Racer Daytona!

They were loose, but I didn't care.  I jumped on it immediately.

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer 308

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer 308 GTS Quattrovalvole

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer 308 GTS Quattrovalvole

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer 308

As cool as I imagined it'd be.

Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer 308 GTS Quattrovalvole