"Diecast Collecting"

[Just Plain Dave]

A Hotwheels 5 pack of "Hot Trucks" followed me home.

1962 Custom Chevy
My Dad had a 63 Short Bed Step Side in this body style.
I had a 64 with a 250 six and three on the tree.

2017 F-150 Raptor

2017 Jeep Wrangler

Something that just says DHP18 on the bottom

And "Off Track"

[WillyCamaro]

A Hotwheels 5 pack of "Hot Trucks" followed me home.

1962 Custom Chevy
My Dad had a 63 Short Bed Step Side in this body style.
I had a 64 with a 250 six and three on the tree.
Hotwheels 1962 Custom Chevy Truck cr2015 Mattel GMtm Indonesia.jpg

2017 F-150 Raptor
Hotwheels 2017 F-150 Raptor cr2015 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

2017 Jeep Wrangler
Hotwheels 2017 Jeep Wrangler cr2017 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

Something that just says DHP18 on the bottom
Hotwheels DHP18 cr2015 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

And "Off Track"
Hotwheels Off Track cr2014 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

Very nice Dave,
5 packs up here, are cheaper for me to buy then the mainlines, so I think I'm going to be buying many from now forward.
Oh, "Off Track" is a Baja racer, just like what Bryce Menzies and the such drive.

[Just Plain Dave]

I should NEVER go to Wal-Mart.
One double but this one is purple.
I am going to get where I can drill out and tap the rivets.

The flames on many Hotwheels drive me crazy!

67 Camaro

1985 Camaro Police

2010 Impala

Dodge Charger 500

"Factory Fresh" Kia Stinger GT

[Just Plain Dave]

And two more

Lamborghini Aventador Police LP700-4

And the double 68 Shelby GT 500

[Just Plain Dave]

I saw some GREAT colors of paint at Wal-mart some nice greens and blues satin and glossy.

I WILL repaint a few of the flamed cars mark my words.

[Just Plain Dave]

Well part of this was easy but some of it will be HARD.

[cudgee]

A Hotwheels 5 pack of "Hot Trucks" followed me home.

1962 Custom Chevy
My Dad had a 63 Short Bed Step Side in this body style.
I had a 64 with a 250 six and three on the tree.
Hotwheels 1962 Custom Chevy Truck cr2015 Mattel GMtm Indonesia.jpg

2017 F-150 Raptor
Hotwheels 2017 F-150 Raptor cr2015 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

2017 Jeep Wrangler
Hotwheels 2017 Jeep Wrangler cr2017 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

Something that just says DHP18 on the bottom
Hotwheels DHP18 cr2015 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

And "Off Track"
Hotwheels Off Track cr2014 Mattel Indonesia.jpg

I can see why they followed you home, love the 62 Chevy.

[WillyCamaro]

Well part of this was easy but some of it will be HARD.

57 Plymouth in pieces.jpg

Good for you Dave, can't wait to see how things progress...

[knife7knut]

Some great stuff being posted here. Dave:are you duplicating the flames?I've done a couple of 1/64th scale cars and they are NOT easy to do.
Here is some more stuff from the vault:
An N scale set of cars
HO scale vehicles that are actually wristwatches.The readout is in the windshield.Unfortunately the batteries are dead and I haven't figured out how to replace them.
An N scale NASCAR 50th Anniversary set
A group of Wiking HO scale cars.These were sets sold at Mercedes-Benz dealers.I was the parts manager at one of them and bought several of these.
One of the strangest little Mercurys I've ever seen.
A bunch of model aircraft I had as a kid.
Several more display cabinets.

[WillyCamaro]

Some great stuff being posted here. Dave:are you duplicating the flames?I've done a couple of 1/64th scale cars and they are NOT easy to do.
Here is some more stuff from the vault:
An N scale set of cars
HO scale vehicles that are actually wristwatches.The readout is in the windshield.Unfortunately the batteries are dead and I haven't figured out how to replace them.
An N scale NASCAR 50th Anniversary set
A group of Wiking HO scale cars.These were sets sold at Mercedes-Benz dealers.I was the parts manager at one of them and bought several of these.
One of the strangest little Mercurys I've ever seen.
A bunch of model aircraft I had as a kid.
Several more display cabinets.

Man alive Ray, it just keeps coming and coming. Those planes from your childhood... Who would of thought of keeping them all those years.

[knife7knut]

Some great stuff being posted here. Dave:are you duplicating the flames?I've done a couple of 1/64th scale cars and they are NOT easy to do.
Here is some more stuff from the vault:
An N scale set of cars
HO scale vehicles that are actually wristwatches.The readout is in the windshield.Unfortunately the batteries are dead and I haven't figured out how to replace them.
An N scale NASCAR 50th Anniversary set
A group of Wiking HO scale cars.These were sets sold at Mercedes-Benz dealers.I was the parts manager at one of them and bought several of these.
One of the strangest little Mercurys I've ever seen.
A bunch of model aircraft I had as a kid.
Several more display cabinets.

Man alive Ray, it just keeps coming and coming. Those planes from your childhood... Who would of thought of keeping them all those years.

Actually I came across these while cleaning out my mother's apartment after she had passed away in 1987.She had a bunch of stuff from my childhood such as toys.Glad she held onto them;most of them I had forgotten about.

[Just Plain Dave]

Just to be clear. I am going to paint this 57 Fury to get rid of the flames.
If this works out some other cars will get a solid color as well.

[Just Plain Dave]

The post that held the body on sure are skinny....

[Just Plain Dave]

Approx numbers....

28 GM
27 Ford
17 Dodge Chrysler Jeep

Lots of one offs and many foreign cars.

[knife7knut]

Just to be clear. I am going to paint this 57 Fury to get rid of the flames.
If this works out some other cars will get a solid color as well.

Are you using a spray can,brush or airbrush? I've found that metallic colors don't work well on smaller cars as the size of the flakes in the paint is too large.Even 1/25th scale vehicles look a little disproportionate with metallic colors unless the flakes are really fine.For a good metallic base(gold or silver)you might try getting some bronze powder.I used to get it for making base coats for transparent paints and mixing with clear for striping. I think you can still buy it at Michael's or other art supply stores.
You usually have to apply it with an airbrush or small door jamb spray gun rather than brushing as it goes out of suspension pretty readily and streaks if you use a brush.Mixing it can be a trial and error thing but usually it works out to be about 5 parts clear to 1 part pigment.
I used to do a lot of making my own colors when I was actively spray painting motorcycles and the like.

[WillyCamaro]

Some great stuff being posted here. Dave:are you duplicating the flames?I've done a couple of 1/64th scale cars and they are NOT easy to do.
Here is some more stuff from the vault:
An N scale set of cars
HO scale vehicles that are actually wristwatches.The readout is in the windshield.Unfortunately the batteries are dead and I haven't figured out how to replace them.
An N scale NASCAR 50th Anniversary set
A group of Wiking HO scale cars.These were sets sold at Mercedes-Benz dealers.I was the parts manager at one of them and bought several of these.
One of the strangest little Mercurys I've ever seen.
A bunch of model aircraft I had as a kid.
Several more display cabinets.

Man alive Ray, it just keeps coming and coming. Those planes from your childhood... Who would of thought of keeping them all those years.

Actually I came across these while cleaning out my mother's apartment after she had passed away in 1987.She had a bunch of stuff from my childhood such as toys. Glad she held onto them; most of them I had forgotten about.

[Just Plain Dave]

Got to finish a box of pennies but have drill bits, taps screws, washers paint and paint remover to work with probably tomorrow.
Found a couple of vehicles in an unlikely place. Will try to get pics and post in a bit.

[Just Plain Dave]

Matchbox Humvee

Matchbox Pipe Truck #10

Got other stuff today but dinner soon.

[Just Plain Dave]

I really should be in bed....

62 Plymouth Savoy

62 Mercedes 220 SE Superfast

69 Sedan DeVille

75 Elderado Conv

07 Audi R8

18 Jeep Rubicon

[Just Plain Dave]

Matchbox Models for the Most part are better looking than Hotwheels

Hence this

[Just Plain Dave]

Gotta grab a wire brush for a Dremel when we are out later.
Need to find the vise we supposedly brought when we moved because those skinny posts are going to be fun to drill and tap.

[Just Plain Dave]

More from Yesterday.
No wire brush as of yet.

Toned 69 Chevelle

Tokyo 2020 10 Toyota Tundra

Hotwheels Muscle Mania 86 Monte Carlo SS

Hotwheels Factory Fresh Aston Martin Vulcan

Maybe dupe maybe different color 49 Ford F1 Rod Squad

[WillyCamaro]

Awesome stuff you've been picking Dave, especially those caddies. Suh-weet!

Good luck on the mods man, hope re-mounting the bodies won't be to difficult.


Lucky snags from doctor trip today.
Earlier Baja Truck that I had a bad hankerin' for.
New Lambo Urus.
And finally, a Miata for my growing imports collection.

[Just Plain Dave]

There was NO WAY I was leaving without those Caddies believe me!

[WillyCamaro]

Same here mate; couldn't walk away from the Savoy myself, seeing as I was chomping for it.