"Diecast Collecting"

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 2:02 am

Mo' 1/43rd stuff.

cody6268 · Post by **cody6268** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 2:37 am

This little guy was unknown until stumbling on the maker purely by accident earlier today.

I had originally had it down as an Athearn 1:87 scale Ford F-1. Seemed big, but was still too small for 1:64.

It's by Hongwell, whose specialty scale was 1:72--a common scale for aircraft, not street cars.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:30 am

Cody: That little F-1 is gorgeous! I think I have a Mini Cooper by Hongwell . Not sure what scale it is; will check.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 4:15 am

Hongwell Mini Coopers in 1/72nd scale.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:52 am

Samoa 'cast.

cody6268 · Post by **cody6268** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:14 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:52 am Samoa 'cast.

Nice group! I really like that Lionel box truck.

I think that GAZ Chaika is an original from the Soviet era, which is made pretty well. I have an Agat RAF fire service van, but unfortunately, in transit (as a part of a big lot of fire trucks from a seller in CA) it arrived in many pieces, and the body had crumbled. It was later explained to me by a guy who collected them that the "AGAT" ones were produced after the fall of the Soviet Union, and tended to use impure zinc alloys, which meant they were really prone to metal fatigue/zinc pest.

Seems that only the AGAT models ever show up in the US, and they're often in a state of metal fatigue when you find them.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:32 am

The GAZ does date back a bit & is a pretty decent piece. I have a 1/100th scale model of a TU-144(aka the,'' CONCORDESKI'') that was made in East Germany and had assembly instructions in Russian that is nicely detailed. Also a Vostock 32 jewel wristwatch.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:04 am

Pursuant to my retirement at the end of 2013, I accumulated about a dozen New-In-Box Hubley metal vintage car kits.

As an award winning model builder in my youth, I thought I’d build some of the kits I could never afford when I was a boy.

I’ve been retired now for almost nine years and I haven’t built a single one.

Charlie Noyes

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:03 am

Mo' 'cast.

MissouriGuerrilla · Post by **MissouriGuerrilla** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:05 am

I'm seein' a General Lee in your midst!

TPK · Post by **TPK** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:24 pm

cody6268 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 2:37 am This little guy was unknown until stumbling on the maker purely by accident earlier today.

I had originally had it down as an Athearn 1:87 scale Ford F-1. Seemed big, but was still too small for 1:64.

It's by Hongwell, whose specialty scale was 1:72--a common scale for aircraft, not street cars.

Nice looking truck Cody!

TPK · Post by **TPK** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:25 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:03 am Mo' 'cast.

I like the wagon with the flames down the side of it.

Looks like a 2 door though.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:35 am

It is a 2 door from the Jesse James series. There were 2 wagons: a gold one & a blue one. They came in 1/24th & 1/64th scale. Here are some unusual Japanese concept cars by Hongwell about 1/64th scale.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:54 am

Mo' cast & a Jim Beam decanter. The Jag is 1/24th scale & the others mostly 1/43rd.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:04 am

The decanter. For some reason it dhdn't print in the previous post.

TPK · Post by **TPK** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:56 am

My newest addition. 55 Chevy Bel Air

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:48 pm

Nice one Tom! Looks nicely detailed.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:03 pm

Started putting together a display of,'' woodie''wagons; not realizing how many I actually had! Here are a few..... Scales are from 1/87th to 1/18th.

TPK · Post by **TPK** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:25 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:48 pm Nice one Tom! Looks nicely detailed.

Thanks Buddy!

Appreciate your comment.

Nice looking woodie''wagons.

We had a light blue Ford wagon like that white one you have there.

cody6268 · Post by **cody6268** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:58 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:03 am Mo' 'cast.

Who made that black van? Looks like an early piece.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:11 pm

cody6268 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:58 pm
knife7knut wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:03 am Mo' 'cast.
Who made that black van? Looks like an early piece.

If you are referring to the cabover in Ruger livery,that one is by ERTL. The old one is actually dark green and made of rubber from the 1930's. No maker's name but likely Auburn Rubber. It is a 1935-1936 Ford panel delivery & an early form of dealer promotional model.

cody6268 · Post by **cody6268** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:24 pm

knife7knut wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:11 pm
cody6268 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:58 pm
knife7knut wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:03 am Mo' 'cast.
Who made that black van? Looks like an early piece.
If you are referring to the cabover in Ruger livery,that one is by ERTL. The old one is actually dark green and made of rubber from the 1930's. No maker's name but likely Auburn Rubber. It is a 1935-1936 Ford panel delivery & an early form of dealer promotional model.

Ah, thanks for the clarification! There are quite a few rubber toys out there, and I know pretty much nothing about it. A possibility I'd give is Sun Rubber. I know they have an ambulance that looks similar.

cody6268 · Post by **cody6268** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:37 am

This version of the '22 Ford Bronco was randomly inserted in some Matchbox cases. I preordered one online as I knew my chances of finding that particular case in stores (so far, 2022 Mix C has shown up nowhere--either the case before or after in all stores) was slim. I was really surprised to see that it was in the case.

Originally, I kept it in the package but decided it needed to be set free after two months.