"Diecast Collecting"

[WillyCamaro]

How bout another custom...
This time a '13 ZL1.

[knife7knut]

Here is a side view of the Plymouth showing the extreme mis-alignment of the axles.

[knife7knut]

Here is a side view of the Plymouth showing the extreme mis-alignment of the axles.

And this is the car as featured in Hot Rod in May of 1957

[knife7knut]

And here is the repair

[WillyCamaro]

And here is the repair

[knife7knut]

Picked this one up today for a buck.Bought it because I thought it was a modified DIVCO milk truck but it isn't.In fact I have no idea what it actually is.The only markings on the bottom are,"X8312 -2012 Mattel" and "1168 MJ,1 NL". It looks like there is an image of R2D2 from Star Wars on both sides but there is no Star Wars logo anywhere. On the rear where a license plate would normally go are the letters,"OLFL" I have no idea what this means. Has anyone ever seen one of these before?

[cudgee]

And here is the repair

WOW Sensational. And a Beast in it's Day.

[Just Plain Dave]

I've never seen anything like it but for R2D2 I'd have bought it!

[cody6268]

Cursor 478 Fendt Tool Carrier; made in Germany.


These were done as promotional models (I also have a Fendt Farmer tractor) for Fendt. Here in the US, Cursor models don't seem to be very high value, and you can get 'em for a song on eBay.

[Dan In MI]

Cursor 478 Fendt Tool Carrier; made in Germany.

Very interesting little machine...and what's the green one at left? From that angle, it looks vaguely like a VW Iltis.

[cody6268]

Cursor 478 Fendt Tool Carrier; made in Germany.

Very interesting little machine...and what's the green one at left? From that angle, it looks vaguely like a VW Iltis.

Mercedes Benz Gelandewagen. Cursor as well. The seats tilt forwards in addition to the opening doors and removable top. A guy on a diecast related forum had posted his (which was a tan/cream color); thought I'd get my own (I saw this one for $15 shipped) and I got to looking at all Cursor models I saw; and I bought many of those that were cheap by my standards, and had affordable shipping.

Cursor models are really nice, but don't really seem to have fine details that are prone to breakage. Another model that has good value for the money is the Spanish firm Joal. While there are a few valuable pieces (esp. the CAT pipelayer); they're usually $25 or so for the larger ones, and individual smaller vehicles are as low as $10.

[Dan In MI]

Mercedes Benz Gelandewagen.

I shoulda guessed that! Like the HMMWV, those are pretty cool in their military guise.

[WillyCamaro]

I've never seen anything like it but for R2D2 I'd have bought it!

Same here mate, same here.

[WillyCamaro]

How bout a Land Rover Defender 110.


Have a second one that I'm going to do a custom on; murdered out black, with red accents.

[Dan In MI]

How bout a Land Rover Defender 110.

Excellent! I like Land Rovers, but the Defenders originally sold here in the States go for crazy money. I should have some 4x4s to post herein before too long.

[bestgear]

On the rear where a license plate would normally go are the letters,"OLFL" I have no idea what this means. Has anyone ever seen one of these before?

my educated guess is that OLFL is Orlando Florida and this was from one of the Disney theme parks.

[knife7knut]

On the rear where a license plate would normally go are the letters,"OLFL" I have no idea what this means. Has anyone ever seen one of these before?

my educated guess is that OLFL is Orlando Florida and this was from one of the Disney theme parks.

Interesting thought! I went back and looked at it again and found that the O is actually an emblem of some type but it is so small I cannot make it out. I am going to try and take a picture of it under magnification and will post that.

[knife7knut]

Punched in the number on the bottom and found that it was a Star Wars issue in 2015.Strange that it doesn't have the Star Wars logo on it anywhere.

[Just Plain Dave]

Got some stuff today.
Will try to get a pic or several and post later.

[cody6268]

On the rear where a license plate would normally go are the letters,"OLFL" I have no idea what this means. Has anyone ever seen one of these before?

my educated guess is that OLFL is Orlando Florida and this was from one of the Disney theme parks.

Interesting thought! I went back and looked at it again and found that the O is actually an emblem of some type but it is so small I cannot make it out. I am going to try and take a picture of it under magnification and will post that.

That may mean "COPYRIGHT" (which is a C in a circle) LucasFilm Ltd.

[Just Plain Dave]

From oldest cr to newest.

[WillyCamaro]

From oldest cr to newest.

Hotwheels Auburn 852 cr 1978 Mattel Inc. Malaysia.jpg
Hotwheels Ford Bronco cr 1980 Mattel Inc. Malaysia.jpg
Hotwheels 1965 Impala cr 1996 Mattel Inc. China.jpg
Hotwheels Tail Dragger Fred Meyer cr 1997 M.I. Malaysia.jpg
Hotwheels 1983 T-Bird Convertible cr 1999 M.I. Malaysia.jpg
Hotwheels Swoop Coupe cr 2002 Mattel Inc. Malaysia.jpg
Hotwheels Cadillac Escalade cr 2003 Mattel Inc. China.jpg

Oh ya mate, those are good 'un's.

[Just Plain Dave]

I nearly forgot.
It is ERTL so not completely cool like an MB or HW.
A Smokey and the Bandit Trans AM

[cody6268]

I nearly forgot.
It is ERTL so not completely cool like an MB or HW.
A Smokey and the Bandit Trans AM
ERTL Pontiac Trans Am Hong Kong.jpg

Nice! ERTL seemed to do a lot of film and TV related models in the 1980s, as an attempt, in part, to branch out from farm toys.

[Just Plain Dave]

Also got an ERTL Turbo Firebird
It was very hard but I got some wheels on it.