From amiami: <<< link

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

Looks like Civics, too. <<< link

Walmart Haul... With Some Help.

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.

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

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.  :)

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

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

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

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.

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.

AmiAmi Preorder Alert!

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

Reminds me of their Yoroshiku Mechadoc set.  :)

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

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:

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).  

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:

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

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:

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

Neat looking 5-pack!