Hot Wheels HWC “Spoilers” Heavy Chevy

And now for something completely different....

I'm not into vintage Hot Wheels, but there are some that catches my eye every now & then.  Not enough to spend a hundred dollars or more or anything, but I think they are cool.  Is this "Heavy Chevy" worth the $25.94 that I paid(shipped)?   Maybe, maybe not.  

Yes, I bought this one, but another one that I want, King Kuda, I will pass, because I do find them bit overpriced.  Anywho, pics:

I'll be honest, I found this car to be "okay".  I don't regret the purchase, but I'd be okay without it, too.  Meh.

Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt '17 Acura NSX

Here it is.  My lucky find from the sealed case at the Kmart K-Day last month.

I've never found a Super Treasure Hunt at a K-Day before, so I do feel pretty good about this one.  It was uncarded right away for the mail-in Datsun 510, but I'm just getting around to posting it.  It's nice, well detailed: 

Side profile's meh-ish.

Looks really slick from the front & rear though.  I like it.

Tarmac Works Honda Civic EG6(Group A Racing)

Took me a loooong time to get this one & it took pretty long time for me to post it, but here it is.  One of the four Tarmac Civics I preordered last summer.  Not really familiar with Tarmac brand, but for cars coming in at $21.38 from China(shipped), it's not cheap, it's not great, but kind of "meh".

Packaging is nice.  Box it comes in is kinda fun with shipping container artwork on the flap, and the plastic base is very tasteful.  Clear cover pops on/off very neatly.  Not one of those display case covers you have to wrestle with to pop back on.  The car:

Rear wheel's doing that weird thing, like they looked tucked in.  Wheels seems large & off-set seems off.  Maybe the real car's that way, I don't know, but I think it takes quite a bit away from the overall looks of the car.

I thought they did alright on the casting, but really, maybe average at best?  For cars in the $20+ range, you'd like to see little bit better than that.  There is no confusing these Civics for the TLV Civics.  If Tarmac did these Civics using TLV Civic castings, that would've been amazing.

Overall, no major gripe, but it's not exactly a $10 car either.  I'd like something little more refined from a car in the $20 range.  At least the parts quality wasn't horrible & build quality seems excellent.  Casting mold could be better.  I'm very interested in what they do with their next model.  Somebody showed me  which car too, but I forget.  I think it was maybe Lancer Evo.

Again, I have four of these Civics & the next one on here will be my favorite: The Idemitsu Civic.

A Horror Show: F-Toys 日本名車倶楽部(Japanese Classic Car Selection)

Old old old old photos I ran into today:

With the line-up featuring Hakosuka Skyline, Toyota 2000GT & Isuzu Bellett, I had to give this one a shot.  They come in blind boxes, which means you don't know which model's inside the box.  Like with some Kyoshos.  That white thing in the bag is a chewing gum.

Best thing to do on this for me was to buy the whole case from Amiami.  This way, you do get ten models, but at least one of each.  This cost roughly $59(shipped).  Not bad.

While the stock photos online looked wonderful, actual cars were..... very rough looking.  I have to retract my statement on GreenLight having the worst quality control, because even they don't touch the F-Toys.  lmao

F-Toys cars feature plastic bodies.  Not diecast.

You know what's scary?  Even with horrid detailing & quality, I think their wheels look better than some TLVs put on theirs at much higher MSRP.

Matchbox Ford GT-40

My new display model at work....  From my haul during lunch break:

I've been having tough time finding cool Matchbox models, but now the sole basic MBX I'm still on the lookout for is the Toyota Tacoma.  So far, the only real disappointment's been the Skyline.  I haven't opened the Impala wagon(red) or the Hudson police car, but they couldn't possibly top Hakosuka Skyline as the *UCoY...  Back to GT-40: 

Very nice, Matchbox.  Vintage cool.

*Ugliest Car of the Year