SHOW OFF YOUR TOYS/Latest Purchases/Finds!

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Looking to do the R/T.................It could be a convertable..............Another kit to do that though.....don't want to screw up this one...............

[Matt70]

Nice! It looks familiar though.......       

[Super Blue 72]

Aha, gotcha!  Now I see what's your motivation! 

[Chryco Psycho]

I have found 4 of the HOT WHEEL  Hemi Darts  on Chevy Nova cards 

[ViperMan]

Alright, gotta show these off.  I've always enjoyed collecting 1/18th scale cars.  My collection pales to many here I'm sure, but I just acquired a handful recently, and wanted to show them off.

Sorry for how big the pics are - I set my camera to the lowest setting!

First, picked up these for $12 each at Sam's Club - 2 models I've been wanting for a while...



And now my piece d'elegance!  The AUTOART 2006 Viper SRT10 GTS!



I've been wanting one of these for a while, but they go for $100 dollars!!  I got this one on Ebay for $70 and within an hour they had bumped the price to $98.  Must have realized their mistake!




Check out that detail - spark plug wires, carpeted floor, 2-tone dash with remarkable detail.  Side windows, even set belts with metal buckles.

And that started a brief addiction, so with my first paycheck from my part-time evening job, I bought this:



A Koenigsegg CCX, also from Auto Art, for $175...  Crazy, yes, I know, but it's the only way to get one - no one else has the license to produce the diecast.

Check it out though - the roof comes off and stores in the "bonnet," as does the real car, and the trunk and hood have stabilizer struts.  Plus, the dihedral synchro-helix doors work and look just as the real car does.  Very, very awesome.



And now to resume saving money... 

[brads70]

Nice Jeff! I have a few Autoart 1/18's too great detail! The Viper looks sweet! 

[ViperMan]

Thanks Brad!  I actually bought it on Ebay from my cell phone while sitting under the tent at Carlisle.    There was one for sale at the big diecast vendor under the grand stands, but he wanted $100 for it.  They only made like, 2,000 or so of these.

I didn't realize how dusty it was until I looked at these photos...  lol.  It needs a wash-and-wax!

[brads70]

Thanks Brad!  I actually bought it on Ebay from my cell phone while sitting under the tent at Carlisle.    There was one for sale at the big diecast vendor under the grand stands, but he wanted $100 for it.  They only made like, 2,000 or so of these.

I didn't realize how dusty it was until I looked at these photos...  lol.  It needs a wash-and-wax!

I may have to go internet hunting for one myself!    I did a quick check and they say 6000 were produced?

[Super Blue 72]

Nice score, Jeff! 

Autoart makes pretty nice stuff but I can't afford that kind of quality.    I try to stay under $20 or so for each diecast. 

I've found some nice stuff off craigslist, best one is an Exoto 1/18 #5 1964 Daytona Cobra driven by Dan Gurney. 

I paid $10 for it.  The Exoto site has 1 left in stock, selling for $1,298.95     

I wonder if her ex-husband misses it? 

http://www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductDetails.aspx?Language=en&CategoryId=158&ProductId=1260

If I could afford an Autoart, this one would be in my 1/18 scale garage...

[brads70]

Nice score, Jeff! 

Autoart makes pretty nice stuff but I can't afford that kind of quality.    I try to stay under $20 or so for each diecast. 

I've found some nice stuff off craigslist, best one is an Exoto 1/18 #5 1964 Daytona Cobra driven by Dan Gurney. 

I paid $10 for it.  The Exoto site has 1 left in stock, selling for $1,298.95     

I wonder if her ex-husband misses it? 

http://www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductDetails.aspx?Language=en&CategoryId=158&ProductId=1260

If I could afford an Autoart, this one would be in my 1/18 scale garage...

Sweet! I have #15 and #56 of the daytona shelby coupes from exoto. Love the detail! I used to buy lots of diecasts. I have over 150 of the 1/18 and about the same of 1/24 over about a 20 year period of collecting . I totalled up the cost of them one day and it scared me! I thought man are you ever dumb, so I quit and put the money into parts for the 1:1 diecast!    Mind you every now and then another sneeks in to the collection!

[Super Blue 72]

Wow!  You have 2 of the Daytonas?  Nice!  The lady said when her ex bought it years ago he may have bought it for $150 or so.

Yeah, getting diecast can be addicting and after a while your house turns into a toy store if you aren't careful.  I "try" to save some money/avoid buying diecaast by finding deals or limiting how much I spend on them, thus the $20 limit...

Oh yeah, was at Costco last night....    Had to get it as I saw a replica of John Milner's car at Universal Orlando a few weeks ago... $12.99! 

[torredcuda]

That`s why I tend to stick to the 1/64 scale Hot Wheels and such, a lot cheaper.I do have a decent and always growing HO slot car collection worth a few bucks. 

[Super Blue 72]

   Yeah, gotta agree with you on the 1/64 scale stuff.  You can stash a whole bunch in a decent sized drawer.  There is nice selection too. 

The small size is convenient.  I just attached a '69 Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible in Grabber Blue to my car keys by the roll bar.

[brads70]

I agree the 1/64 makes good scence! I have a bunch of those too from over the years. My problem is I ran out of room to display all my diecast's and have a bunch still in boxes! That's another reason I stopped, I thought..." how dumb is that?" 

[Super Blue 72]

TIme to open our own toy store....