Tuesday, February 26, 2019

From amiami: <<< link

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

These beauties are by HobbyJAPAN(still don't know anything about them).  Clean looking casting, they are available for preorder.  

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan

1/64 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (FD2) hobbyjapan



1/64 ホンダ CIVIC TYPE R (FD2)  HobbyJAPAN

1/64 ホンダ CIVIC TYPE R (FD2)  HobbyJAPAN


Walmart Haul... With Some Help.

hot wheels 300zx twin turbo zamac skyline gt-r r33 volkswagen kafer racer

Got lucky today.  Stopped by Walmart on the way home to pickup few things.  As I'm passing by the toy section, I hear someone going through the dump bin, so I know they got some new stuff.  

Collector's name was David & he was super friendly.  Immediately asks which cars I was after.  Since I don't actively collect anymore, I barely remembered it was some kind of Japanese car.  "Uhh.... JDM?"  As soon as I said it, he hands me the 300ZX(this was the car I was looking for lol).  

As I'm thanking him, I noticed that he had set aside ZAMAC R33 Skyline.  He says he's on the fence if he should get it or not, so I start looking for one of my own & fails.  By then, he had decided to keep the ZAMAC(after another collector showed up & he wanted it, too), but when he saw I couldn't find one, he just gave it to me.  Nice guy.  Thanks David!

First, pic of the 300ZX from my childhood.  Same color as the first one I ever saw.

hot wheels 300zx twin turbo

hot wheels 300zx twin turbo

Rear tampo's cheap looking, like some newer Matchbox cars.  Cartoony amirite.

hot wheels 300zx twin turbo

I still love the hot rods, especially Fords.  "Steve Caballero" signature, skater & hot rod enthusiast.  Must be his car.

  These pops up in my head.  Check them out if you like Ford hot rods.  :)

hot wheels 32 ford 2019  steve caballero

I've loved this Escort since Fast & the Furious 6(RIP Paul Walker).  Nice livery.

hot wheels ford escort rs1600 gum ball 3000

Here are the ZAMACs.  David also found the VW for me.  Both are keepers.  :)

hot wheels zamac raw volkswagen kafer racer nissan skyline gt-r bcnr33 r33

hot wheels zamac raw volkswagen kafer racer

hot wheels zamac raw   nissan skyline gt-r bcnr33 r33

Sweet tampos, perfectly placed.  It was a good day.[/icecube]

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Schuco Preorders

Wow.  More interesting preorders from amiami.  This time: Schuco.  

As usual, it's the tiny microscopic pictures from amiami website(srsly).  These aren't the 1/64 diecasts you see everyday....  Check out the link.  Amiami had bunch other cars on there.

schuco 1/64 mercedes benz police car polizei

schuco 1/64 mercedes benz police car polizei

schuco 1/64 vw t3 bus vanagon

schuco 1/64 vw t3 bus vanagon

schuco 1/64 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U406 Fire Truck

schuco 1/64 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U406 Fire Truck

schuco 1/64 bmw isetta

schuco 1/64 bmw isetta

schuco 1/64 land rover defender

schuco 1/64 vw golf

Unfortunately, this white Mercedes police car was already sold out when I found the preorder.  These cars were generally in $16~$18 range & if I was still actively building my collection, I definite would have preordered some of this stuff, starting with the Mercedes at the top of the page!

Edit: Based on measurement & little bit of math by collector Apok on GTPlanet, they might be fairly accurate 1/64 scale models.

schuco 1/64 mercedes benz police car polizei

Monday, February 11, 2019

AmiAmi Preorder Alert!
kyosho initial d 1/64 set

On the preorder is the Initial D 4-car set.  Only downside is the "Hachiroku" with the white hood(don't watch the anime, don't know the significance....).  Still, for $63 USD + shipping, probably a decent deal for 1/64 collectors.  Kyosho releases are kind of rare anymore, even if my buddy Andy on GTPlanet's not that impressed with the R32 Skyline. :D

kyosho initial d 4-car set rx-7 mazda nissan skyline gt-r r32 hachiroku toyota ae86 trueno 1/64

Reminds me of their Yoroshiku Mechadoc set.  :)

kyosho yoroshiku mechadoc set crx 1/64

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Mini GT Toyota Supra + Few Toys from AmiAmi

Just saw this on preorder at amiami.  For just over $10(USD) + shipping, this Supra fanboy says it looks pretty good.  :D

mini gt toyota supra jza80

mini gt toyota supra jza80

mini gt toyota supra jza80 1/64

Link is for the left-hand drive, but I saw right-hand drive on preorder also.

While I'm at it, here are few toys that arrived from amiami about week ago:

mini gt zero fighter liberty works walks nissan gt-r r35

I was definitely interested in this Zero Fighter livery GT-R.  Happy to have it.  Also, I had a mild crush on the black RX-7 from TLV + personal attachment to 80's Toyota Crown(my relative had one).  

tomica limited vintage toyota crown


On the Way Home: A Mini Haul

Swung by Walmart on the way home today.  No new Hot Wheels, they had some cool Car Culture series transporters, but I'm no longer actively collecting, so pass....  Then I saw these new Matchbox cars:

'65 land rover gen ii 2 matchbox  ford mooneyes '56 ford f-100 pickup

Bought the vintage Rover as a gift.  "Mooneyes" Ford F-100 is all mine.  I'm going to hang it at my workstation.  :)

 matchbox  ford mooneyes '56 ford f-100 pickup

 matchbox  ford mooneyes '56 ford f-100 pickup

 matchbox  ford mooneyes '56 ford f-100 pickup

'65 land rover gen ii 2 matchbox

'65 land rover gen ii 2 matchbox

'65 land rover gen ii 2 matchbox

Rover's crazy detailed.  While I don't think these two castings are super sharp looking or anything, I say I quite like both, because I can be pretty critical of the latest Matchbox cars, especially this one.

Anywho, on the way out of the aisle, I catch this from the corner of my eye:

hot wheels 5-pack multipack datsun 510 bluebird wagon

All gray *cough* minus the wheels *cough* Datsun 510/Bluebird wagon!  I might keep it, or I might gift this one, too.  

hot wheels 5-pack multipack datsun 510 bluebird wagon

hot wheels 5-pack multipack datsun 510 bluebird stationwagon

hot wheels 5-pack multipack gray datsun 510 bluebird wagon

Neat looking 5-pack!