cody6268 wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 4:39 am
[All at less of a price than the ERTL.
I haven't priced out new Ertl pieces, probably because I suspect they'd hugely disappoint me. But I do feel the Bruders are a good value at regular price, and an absolute steal at the price you mentioned. It's also nice to find spare parts without major legwork. Picking up an extra pair of seatbelts for the Gator might be a good idea.
Here are a couple of pictures of the Gator; I paid a little extra to get one with the driver figure.
Just Plain Dave wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:07 am
The Roadrunner needs something done in the wheel department.
A set of mags and rubber tires would work nicely.
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Just Plain Dave wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 7:05 pm
I do have a silver sharpie....
That would work just as well.
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cody6268 wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 4:39 am
[All at less of a price than the ERTL.
I haven't priced out new Ertl pieces, probably because I suspect they'd hugely disappoint me. But I do feel the Bruders are a good value at regular price, and an absolute steal at the price you mentioned. It's also nice to find spare parts without major legwork. Picking up an extra pair of seatbelts for the Gator might be a good idea.
Here are a couple of pictures of the Gator; I paid a little extra to get one with the driver figure.
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Just Plain Dave wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:07 am
The Roadrunner needs something done in the wheel department.
A set of mags and rubber tires would work nicely.
Nice! I've owned a few smaller scale UTVs, but that Gator is really tempting.
The good thing about Bruder is that they are pretty compatible with 3 3/4 to 4 inch action figures. The Bruder figures alone are like $15, a little expensive. I mostly own various ones here and there picked up at discount prices--a few secondhand older GI Joes, some $5 Star Wars Elite Jyn Erso (Walmart was still trying to get rid of them two years after the movie), and a bunch of Lanard The Corps! when I could get them at $4 for a two-pack. The steering wheels, controls, door handles, and grab rails are sturdy enough to easily snap a hand onto them without possibly breaking the lever or rail.
Here are a couple I picked up today at an estate sale.Wanted to buy the brand new never fired .50 caliber Desert Eagle but didn't have $2500 on me!
I have a couple versions of the Merc wagon but this is the first time I've seen this one.Really decent shape except for a couple of the stickers.Eight bux for all of them.The NASCAR racers are N scale.
knife7knut wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 am
Here are a couple I picked up today at an estate sale.Wanted to buy the brand new never fired .50 caliber Desert Eagle but didn't have $2500 on me!
I have a couple versions of the Merc wagon but this is the first time I've seen this one.Really decent shape except for a couple of the stickers.Eight bux for all of them.The NASCAR racers are N scale.
That's the first Mercury wagon I have seen that was not a fire chief's ride. Most of the Superkings I saw were fire units.
I really like those little Racing Champions cars. I have the Mark Martin car. It's amazing that they managed to pack the same amount of detail, interiors, and clear windows as in a 1/64 car into something so small; when Micro Machines never has. Maybe some N scale cars have interiors, but I haven't seen any. Most are far simpler than the fine 1/87 cars and trucks.
Dave, the Road Runner looks much better with silver wheels!
Cody, that crane was a good score. They definitely don't make miniature vehicles like they used to. The John Deere Gators I recently picked up illustrate that pretty well. While the Bruder reminds me of a slightly simplified and highly strengthened model kit, the modern Ertl Gators make no bones about being toys and nothing more.
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Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
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That's the first Mercury wagon I have seen that was not a fire chief's ride. Most of the Superkings I saw were fire units.
I have several police cars(no fire chief's though)and a couple civilian versions and a couple by other manufacturers. The yellow one is by Play Air and the blue one with the woodgrain is by Yat Ming
Just Plain Dave wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 5:32 pm
Got a Maisto 5 pack at DG for this.
Maisto Volkswagon Bus cr Volswagon 2020 China.jpg
Nice! Yours has them?!! Mine has had the sticker on the peg for Maisto 5-packs for more than two years now, but their own off-brand stays there because it sells slowly. I'm not wasting time or money picking up the 5-6 on the pegs just to see 5-6 more, and not Maisto restocked in their place. Normally, I do this to ditch a few slow-movers, but I swear they've got dozens in the back.
Maisto may have no windows, but they're one of my favorite brands.
Just Plain Dave wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 5:32 pm
Got a Maisto 5 pack at DG for this.
Maisto Volkswagon Bus cr Volswagon 2020 China.jpg
Noice mate!
Clean, tinted windows , great wheel/paint combo. It's a T1, what's not to love!
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Just Plain Dave wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 5:32 pm
Got a Maisto 5 pack at DG for this.
Maisto Volkswagon Bus cr Volswagon 2020 China.jpg
Nice! Yours has them?!! Mine has had the sticker on the peg for Maisto 5-packs for more than two years now, but their own off-brand stays there because it sells slowly. I'm not wasting time or money picking up the 5-6 on the pegs just to see 5-6 more, and not Maisto restocked in their place. Normally, I do this to ditch a few slow-movers, but I swear they've got dozens in the back.
Maisto may have no windows, but they're one of my favorite brands.
Yup mate, I hear ya!
Out here, it's the exact opposite.
The higher end ones cleaned out, and the 5-packs get snatched up by parents.
A sic new hauler set ('55 Chevy/C-30) dropped, have to pick it up.
Now if they would only drop a Camaro again, i'd be pumped!
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Tried to do the Impala in Red, but silver goes on so well...
Had to put bigger wheels on the front but thet are the same color
Hotwheels 1964 Chevy Impala tmGM cr 2003 Mattel Malaysia.jpg
And a 67 GTO
Hotwheels 1967 Pontiac GTO cr 1996 Thailand.jpg
Dave. You are the “Rattle Can King”
John
Not all who wander are lost!!
Of all the paths you take in life,
Make sure some of them are Dirt!!!
Tried to do the Impala in Red, but silver goes on so well...
Had to put bigger wheels on the front but thet are the same color
Hotwheels 1964 Chevy Impala tmGM cr 2003 Mattel Malaysia.jpg
And a 67 GTO
Hotwheels 1967 Pontiac GTO cr 1996 Thailand.jpg
Dave. You are the “Rattle Can King”
John
Yup mate, he certanly is.
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
jmh58 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 7:20 pm
Willy. 🏎
John
Thank you John, I really do need to take better pics...
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
And what I got the pack for
71
Olds Vista Cruiser
Matchbox 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (Wagons 5 pack) tmGM cr 2009, 2017 Mattel Thailand.jpg
And a MB 70 Ford Capri
Matchbox 1970 Ford Capri (Ford) cr 2020 Mattel Thailand.jpg
Man mate, that tis an absolute killer pack.
Great pickup!
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
, great wheel/paint combo. It's a T1, what's not to love!
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