73-87 hot wheels and die cast thread

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by 90\87Formula

How do you put yours back together?
When I first started doing the body swaps, I super glued them. Now I use the button head socket screws. I go through a lot of the little allen wrenches though; rounding off the ends. :<(

Honestly, I've never done one myself. The one I have was done by someone else, but it has the button head screws.

[broey]

looks like just about everyone has all the hot wheels ones by now. thought id show off some of my other square finds.

[flashed]

I have never seen any of those ,pretty nice collection.

[special-K]

Those are cool. I like off-brand stuff, even though they are more cheaply made. What I like is they are '70s square bodies and not '80s. I've been wanting one of those with the camper. Now, and off-brand that is better quality than Hot Wheels is Tomica. They made a few versions of '70s Stepsides that are killer. Rubber tires, opening doors and hood,and just very high quality. They are who make or made Johnny Lightnings for who ever brought them back. I think it was Topper Toys who made the original ones to compete with Mattel

[1badgmc]

The next Hot Wheels Silverado coming out. Unfortunately, this one is a Toys R Us exclusive. It's part of a promotion where you can send in 20 card backs to receive a special car and the stores will have special cases for the promotion containing exclusive colors of 3 different cars. This is one of those exclusives. My Toys R Us is next to worthless, so I'll probably never see this one on the pegs. I never saw last summer's exclusives. I'll have to resort to eBay I'm sure.

*Edit: I don't know why that pic is sideways. It was correct on my computer. Grrr*

[bigblock73]

Couple crappy shots of some of my junk...

[bigblock73]

Another

I have just over 100 squares, new and old, open and sealed, die cast to RC, no duplicates.

[flashed]

Very nice collection you have there .

[1badgmc]

Good stuff, man. I've just been concentrating on the contemporary Hot Wheels and Matchbox squares.

[1badgmc]

Every single Hot Wheels '83 Silverado release to date.

[special-K]

I have some serious gaps in my collection. You have none

[1badgmc]

I actually have 4 gaps in my carded collection and 5 gaps in my loose collection of these. A friend came over with his collection so we could get them all together. I'm missing the expensive ones: Military Rods, Fire Rods and the upcoming 2015 Redline Club truck (the Spectraflame brown 4x4) that actually hasn't even been released yet. I don't have the white Fram truck yet, but I have a couple coming. I have the green Redline Club truck on a card, but not loose. So, to fill in the holes in both my loose and carded collections, I'm looking at a minimum of $800. Yeah, it ain't happenin' anytime soon.

[BigMike]

Killer collection 1badgmc. I'm sure by now you have the new RLC 4x4, I have 2. I have all but the 3 spendy ones, Military, Fire & Lime Green. Military just sold for over $300 on eBay, second one in as many months. Had a chance to buy all 3 about 2 years ago for $200 but thought that was crazy...who's the crazy one now! I painted one that looked like the green one but was candy gold. I sold it a long time ago, wished I hadn't. I'll do more eventually just have to be healthy. I made up vector files of the fire, lime green and the new black 4x4. I want to do some stock color trucks with the same trim as the black one, red. yellow, blue. orange, etc...

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by BigMike

Killer collection 1badgmc. I'm sure by now you have the new RLC 4x4, I have 2. I have all but the 3 spendy ones, Military, Fire & Lime Green.

No, like I said, those aren't ALL mine. The Military, Fire, green RLC and the new RLC 4x4 (notice it's in there too) aren't mine. They belong to a friend. I have the green RLC carded, but not loose. I'll probably never have the Military or Fire Rods trucks since their already high prices are through the roof. I'm not an RLC member, so I missed out on the new RLC 4x4 and it was on eBay for $60 less than 5 minutes after selling out. It's hard to justify that price when it's honestly my least favorite of all the trucks. It's a 4x4 and I prefer the lowered trucks and I really don't like the colors on it at all.

I made up vector files of the fire, lime green and the new black 4x4. I want to do some stock color trucks with the same trim as the black one, red. yellow, blue. orange, etc...

Have you seen this? There were supposed to be more colors released of the Modern Classics truck. It's too bad the series got cancelled before they put more out because I would have LOVED to have gotten one in Spectraflame blue!

[1badgmc]

Snow day today.

[special-K]

Heh heh... Good to know I'm not the only one. How much snow did you get?

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by special-K

Heh heh... Good to know I'm not the only one. How much snow did you get?

Actually, I don't think there's any snow in that. I never saw any flakes before I went to bed last night and it doesn't feel like snow walking on it. That's sleet/frozen rain. We got 2-3" of it.

[flashed]

Im tired of all this rain we are getting but Im thankful it aint SNOW ,we just are not equipped to deal with that crap plus I have to stay at work til its gone to shovel off walkways .

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by flashed

Im tired of all this rain we are getting but Im thankful it aint SNOW ,we just are not equipped to deal with that crap plus I have to stay at work til its gone to shovel off walkways .

I can't work when everything is covered in snow, so I never left the house today. It's safer that way not having to deal with all the 'tards on our roads.

[1badgmc]

The new Hot Trucks 5-pack is out starring a nice, blue '83 Silverado at the top. It seems like Toys R Us is getting these first. That's where I found mine and that's where everyone I've read about so far has found theirs.

[silvereagle07]

That's where I found mine too. I only found one set though and a ton of the flamed 62's.

[1badgmc]

Have you found both versions of the flamed '62? There's the first variation with the separate orange surfboard in the bed and the second variation has a sunroof on the cab and the surfboard is molded into the bed floor.

[special-K]

A new 52 also

[silvereagle07]

1badgmc, I have three of each. The first version with the surfboard came from Toys R Us and I picked up the sunroof version and few first editions at Walmart. I didn't realize they were different until the other night. Also, one of my blue 83's has a flame like whisp in the white paint. It looks likes its ghosted underneath the white in between the scallop. IdK if its a variation or just a paint defect.

[90\87Formula]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

The new Hot Trucks 5-pack is out starring a nice, blue '83 Silverado at the top. It seems like Toys R Us is getting these first. That's where I found mine and that's where everyone I've read about so far has found theirs.

Has anyone found this 5-pack at Walmart? I hope it's not a TRU exclusive.