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Free Diecast Magazine Download - Diecast Collector Jan & Feb 2015

2015-03-10T00:11:00.003-07:00

For you who might interested in reading some Diecast magazine, here's what I found on the Internet..

UK's Diecast Collector Magazine - January 2015

Download link: http://goo.gl/vteKuN

UK's Diecast CollectorMagazine - February 2015

Download Link: http://goo.gl/ElJRLT

RIP Paul Walker

2013-12-01T02:44:00.000-08:00

A devastating news, Paul Walker the main character (Brian O'Connor) on the hit movie saga Fast and Furious has just passed away due to a tragic car accident. As a Fast and Furious long time fan I would like to send my sincerest condolences & prayers are with his entire family.

RIP Paul Walker, Gone too Fast...

More about the tragic accident:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/paul-walker-dies-crash-report-article-1.1533786

Blog Partner: TheCollectionary.com

2013-11-15T23:28:00.001-08:00

Hi guys, I would like to introduce you to our new blog partner The Collectionary! It's one the best place to go on the internet, a website which brings together collectors and offers a great place to buy and sell Hot Wheels and also other collectibles.

The front page of TheCollectionary.com

What inspired The Collectionary into existence?

The Collectionary was created because we wanted to create a Dictionary of everything in the world that people collect. There are hundreds of e-commerce sites, but there is no dedicated place where you can learn about different items. Whether it's the history, facts, or unique attributes regarding a particular collectible or item, we want to give people a place to learn about the collectibles they love.

What made you coin it The Collectionary?

Collectionary comes from combining the words Collection and Dictionary. A fun play on words that explains what we are working on with our site and brand.

Why is your site devoted solely to Hot Wheels?

No, the Hot Wheels Collectionary is one out of hundreds of different Collectionaries to join. We have expert collectors we call moderators that help us with each Collectionary to add new and cool items to the site. In fact, we would love to have more Hot Wheels moderators willing to help out :).

TheCollectionary's Hot Wheels section

What's the takeaway for potential customers? What can they hope to gain from perusing your site?

We hope anyone checking out our site will enjoy looking at all the amazing collectibles ever created. Looking at the older, nostalgic items we want them to bring back many fond memories as a child or another time in your life. We also want people to learn about Collectibles as we point to where those items are for sale anywhere on the internet.

Anything unusual worth noting about your site? Hot Wheels?

Our site would love to have more moderators helping us out. I'm sure you will find many unusual and never before seen Hot Wheels items here.

http://thecollectionary.com/club/hot-wheels

To see all the amazing Collectionaries please visit our homepage:

http://thecollectionary.com/

Preview: Hot Wheels Datsun Bluebird 510 BRE Red Line Club (RLC) Exclusive

2013-11-09T03:00:00.001-08:00

One of the most highly anticipated item this year, the Datsun Bluebird 510 BRE Red Line Club (RLC) Exclusive. Only 3000 will be produced and only can be obtain exclusively from the RLC webstore, the car will be going through a new chrome paint process to be paired with red spectraflame paint.

I personally doubt my self will ever manage to get one hiks hiks :( :(

The first batch which is exclusively for RLC members already sold out within 2 hour...

Holy Grail: HW $uper Treasure Hunt 2011 Datsun 240z

2013-11-02T11:13:00.002-07:00

It's no secret that I'm a Devil-Z fan, since my first post about the 2011 Devil-Z Treasure Hunt I'm still on the look for my holy grail, the $uper Treasure Hunt.

I almost giving up searching due to the market price keep raising, but luckily a few days ago I found one on the net, its in loose condition but still in mint-like condition. The price was good, it was something that I could not pass by.

2011 Datsun 240z Treasure Hunt Set

Front viewpoint

Rear viewpoint

Simple comparison the Reg TH and the TH$

The Legends

Hot Wheels Wolfman Volkswagen T1 Panel Bus Universal (Monsters Nostalgia Series 2013)

2013-11-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

The story about Wolf-Man or Werewolf appears since the early folklore. Hollywood then bring this iconic monster figure to the movie screen in 1941 Universal horror classic “The Wolf Man”.

1941 Universal horror classic “The Wolf Man”

I my self a huge Wolf-Man or Werewolf movie fan, so when I knew Hot Wheels were releasing his Wolfman Volkswagen T1 Panel Bus Universal from Monsters Nostalgia Series, I MUST get my hand on one. And its a BEAUTY !!! The art work on the card + the detailed tampo simply amazing. I do recommend that you guys should definitely find one fast while its still full moon outside...

Madworks Kustoms' John Morton BRE Datsun 240z (Dirty version / Chase Car)

2013-09-21T20:34:00.000-07:00

Ever since the HW Vintage Racing John Morton's Datsun 510 BRE being released in 2011 it become an instant collector's favorite. I my self have to wait for 2 years to get one.

John Morton was a legendary SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) racer, which he won SCCA C Production with the 240Z (National Championships in 1970-71) and the 2.5 Trans-Am with the 510 (Championships in 1971-72).

In 2011 Hot Wheels released their Vintage Racing lineup, which one of the is Morton's Datsun 510 in honor of his achievement.

Hot Wheels never made the 240z (also known as the Devil-Z) version but I was lucky enough to find one. This is a custom art work by Mr. Hadi Rochmansyah of Madwork Kustom Diecast. I was a very well detailed custom, the car it self use the 2013 HW Showroom - Asphalt Assault regular mainline.

To be honest this is one of the best custom diecast I ever had.. Well built, highly detailed paint job and also well presented. This is a 1 of 1 car from a 4 variants 240z. (2 John Morton's and 2 John McComb's).

Picture taken from Madwork Kustoms Facebook Page

The display box

Custom interior with hand made 4 points safety belt

Highly detailed paint job... definitely a piece of art

Custom made windscreen wiper and wiper line effecr

If you want to see more of Madworks Kustoms custom diecast or maybe interested on getting the other 3 version of this BRE Datsun 240z please visit Mr Hadi's Madworks Kustoms Page:

Madworks Kustom Diecast FB Page

Todays Haul: Datsun Bluebird 510 (Black)

2013-09-21T10:16:00.002-07:00

Finally got this black beauty in the blister, got it for a real bargain price.. the seller was kind enough to offer me 2 of these and made me an offer I cannot refuse

This is a black version of the 2009 Datsun Bluebird 510 by Jun Imai, the others were the blue and the brown one. This black version only available in the US market, not available here in the Indonesia / International market. Thats why it has a high market value here in Asia.

2009 HW

Loose TH$ Collection

2013-09-20T10:33:00.001-07:00

Here's some of my loose HW $uper Treasure Hunt and $uperized cars

HW All Stars 2013 $uperized Toyota 2000GT

2013 HW Corvette 60th Anniversary $uperized '62 Corvette

2013 HW Performance $uperized '72 Ford Gran Torino Sport

2013 HW Heat Fleet $uperized '71 Dodge Demon

2003 HW Treasure Hunt$ '56 Ford Panel

Hot Wheels RLC 2008 Club Exclusive Boss Hoss

2013-09-20T09:51:00.002-07:00

Another new addition for my collection, a Hot Wheels RLC 2008 Club Exclusive Boss Hoss (with no number hologram sticker)

Part of a 4 variants car, this Spectraflame Aqua variant produced up to 6000 units (the lowest number of production is the Chrome variant - 4000)

Upcoming Indonesia's McDonalds Happy Meals - Sept 2013

2013-08-28T06:47:00.001-07:00

The word just in !! Upcoming Indonesia's McDonalds Happy Meals toy for September 2013 is Hot Wheels and Barbies !! There will be 4 basic cars available to collect

1. Baja Truck
2. Bad to The Blade
3. Drift King (yeaaaahh !!!)
4. Canyon Carver

pic taken from Happy Meal Kolektor Indonesia FB Fan Page

Update (09/09/2013):

Drift King is not available, being replaced by Twinduction

July 2013 Hauls - Hot Ones

2013-08-28T06:33:00.000-07:00

Here's some new addition to my collection.. I just simply love the Hot Ones series !! The old BW tire looks great with HW original race / hot rod themes tampos

Lesney Matchbox King-Size No.K-23 Mercury Commuter Police Car

2013-08-26T01:32:00.002-07:00

Taken from Frank's Matchbox Lesney Page (http://www.fcarnahan.com)

Alongside Matchbox Speed Kings K-49 Ambulance

2006 Hot Wheels Japan Convention Custom Car Show: Mighty Mavericks

2013-08-13T23:31:00.002-07:00

Here's another of my collection Hot Wheels' Mighty Mavericks from Japan Convention Custom Car Show in Osaka Japan - November 18, 2006

There are two version of this car, one with Japan Convention Custom Car Show tampo on top and one without the tampo

The tampo version is the one that you ~~can obtain from the event directly~~ The one with the logo sold at the fifth official Hot Wheels® Custom Car Show, the non-tampo version is being sold on HotWheelsCollector.com

The one with the tampo is produced up to 1000, while thw non tampo is produced up to 2000 cars

JCCCS Tampo Version
Pic belongs to darthvaderr.blogspot.com

Mine was the non tampo version and also anothe non-hologram version.. again I assume this happen to be the same with my previous Convention Car the Olds 442

2006 Convention Charity Car: Olds 442

2013-08-13T09:21:00.001-07:00

The 2006 Annual Hot Wheels Convention was held in Atalanta, Georgia from March 29th - April 2nd. Mattel issued several event cars such as

2006 Nationals: '63 Split Window, '68 Nova, '50 Buick Woodie and W-Oozie
2006 Nationals Ticket Car: '56 Flashrider
2006 Nationals Dinner Car: The Demon
2006 Convention Charity Car: Olds 442
2006 HWC Convention Car: Purple Passion
2006 HWC Real Riders Convention Car: Bone Shaker

All of the cars were produced in limited numbers. you should be able to see their number of production in the special hologram behind the card (mine was not numbered). The reason it was not numbered I assume that this is a production surplus which is supposed to be scraped after they hit the number (supposed to be limited to 3000 cars released) in some way the car manage to escape from the death row and find its way to the open market

The car come with this spesification:
Gold Chrome Spectraflame with Black Interior
Dual Black Stripes on Sides of Hood with '442' in Black on Hood.
Clear Windows.
Black Rear Spoiler.
Chrome Deep Dish Centerline Wheels with Real Riders Rubber BW Tires.
Chrome Front Grill, Both Bumpers and Base

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Vintage Hot Wheels Ad

2013-08-12T01:47:00.001-07:00

Some vintage Hot Wheels ad that I found on the Net, love to make a poster out of it and put it on my HW room

Random Diecast Photo

2013-08-06T09:25:00.002-07:00

A few weeks ago my wife have to stay in the hospital due to Dengue disease for a couple of days. My son and I stayed with her in the room. On the last day I decided to take my camera and play around a little bit with the window light and some toys that my son brought along to keep him accompanied. My London Routemaster Bus and 2 Tomica Dream Mario Kart.

To be honest I kinda like the outcome

Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment Series - Assortment A

2013-04-15T09:34:00.000-07:00

Just got my Assortment A - HW Retro Entertainment Series (Minus the '32 Ford). To be honest I'm a little bit disappointed, especially with the Classic Batman and Ecto-1 which is nothing more than an slightly upgraded version of the regular mainline. Just change the wheels with a Real Riders wheels and add more details and walla'.. there you have it.. a premium HW collectibles for adult collector...

While The Mystery Machine and K.I.T.T were more captivating, using the similar wheels as the SDCC 2012 Exclusive Hot Wheels only without the SDCC presentation box (Googled: SDCC K.I.T.T and Mystery Machine). Now I cant wait for the next assortment to hit the market, I have my eyes on Smokey' 77 Pontiac Firebird, A Team Van, Miami Vice's Ferrari F512 and last but not least Smokey's Kenworth W900 whohooo !!

See my previous post for a full Assortment list

Here a comparison between the Retro version vs the Regular Mainline

Mystery Machine

Classic TV Series Batmobile

Knight Rider K.I.T.T

Ghostbuster Ecto-1

Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment Series - Assortment A to G

2013-04-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

Here's the list, taken from hwcollectorsnews.com

Until the official release are announced these are the unofficial assortments and maybe subject to change

Assortment A (Confirmed)
Classic TV Series Batmobile
Ghostbusters ETCO-1
K.I.T.T. Knight Industries Two Thousand – Knight Rider
The Mystery Machine - Scooby-Doo
’32 Ford – American Graffiti

Assortment B (Confirmed)
Knight Rider K.A.R.R.
’77 Pontiac Firebird - Smokey & the Bandit
Custom GMC Panel Van - A-Team -
’58 Edsel - American Graffiti
School Bus – Muppets

Assortment C
Hot Bird: Rockford Files
Volkswagen Beetle: Footloose
Back to the Future Time Machine: Back to the Future
’84 Pontiac Fiero: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
’68 Chevy® Nova™: Beverly Hills Cop

Assortment D
’80s Corvette®: A-Team
Ferrari 308 GTS QV: Magnum P.I.
Ferrari F512 M: Miami Vice
’71 Plymouth Satellite: Brady Bunch
T-Bird Stocker: Stroker Ace

Assortment E
Island Hopper: Magnum P.I.
Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper: Battlestar Galactica
Morris Mini (Blue): The Italian Job
Volkswagen Sunagon: Magnum P.I.
Ferrari GTS Daytona Spyder: Miami Vice

Assortment F
Ferrari 250 California: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
’48 Ford: Grease
Morris Mini (Red): The Italian Job
1985 Chevrolet Camaro® IROC-Z: Simon & Simon
’58 Impala™: American Graffiti

Assortment G
Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider: Battlestar Galactica
’68 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible: Beverly Hills Cop
’48 Ford (Greased Lightning): Grease
Morris Mini (White): The Italian Job
Kenworth W900: Smokey & the Bandit

Hot Wheels Racing & Cibubur HW Competition

2013-03-13T09:50:00.001-07:00

There is a saying "Toys are meant to be played". For me I kinda feel guilty, keeping those cars in their blister and not played them as they are destined to be. Remember my old post about having my own race track inside the house? (Hot Wheels Track 2-Lane-V-Drop) from there I started to collect cars that are known for its speed and stability. Meet my racing team: Team Babaw HW Racing !!

Well no Gov'nor or Noddlist or other high class race cars, just a regular mainline race cars (for starters). I really like the Cadillac V16 Concept, it runs pretty good. And also the yellow Chevy Tahoe.. very good in downhill racing.

Last weekend me and my little brother decided to participate in a small Hot Wheels competition which was held by Hypermart (a local supermarket chain-store and one of the biggest HW retailer) located in Cibubur Junction Mall

Kids trying the track before the competition

It was a straight downhill followed by a loop. For this racetrack decided to enroll 2 of my cars; 2012 Eagle Massa and 2011 '69 Chevelle (X-Raycers)

Babaw Racers !!

Tested both before the race, not the best car for the race but I'll give it a shot. I think Spector will do better in the loop but mine got a bad front axle, so these two will do. The Green Eagle Massa got no 1 registered under my sons name and the Chevelle got no.2. As I predicted this ain't going to be just a walk in the park, some serious racers also attend this race.. I saw several DC Comic Universe's Two Face, Spector and even white Gov'nor

The participants

Its race time, 24 cars and my no.1 Eagle Massa step up to the track, forgot the opposition but the first run was a disappointment. It fell off the track just after the loop, 2nd run change track.. The Massa really smoked the opposition. Then it came to the 3rd run, a coin toss has to be done to chose which track to use, I won the coin toss.. easy decision.. stick with the winning track.. 2-1 my son's Eagle Massa qualified for the 2nd round

Then no.2 called to the track, 69 Chevelle.. again forgot who was the opposition.. a regular mainline car.. easy race.. a 2-0 win

The Race

Then came the 2nd Round.. 12 cars; 4 Two Face, 3 Nerve Hammer, 1 Rennen Rig, 1 Red Bird, 1 Spector, 1 Custom '69 Chevy and our cars. Unlucky both drawn to face the race favorite.. Two Face.. both got smoked good.. 0-2 loss for both..

We didn't stick to the final race, due to my son is very sleepy. So after we loose we left the race. But I have a very good feeling that Two Face will win this one.. very fast on the downhill and stable on the loop.

Definitely gonna look for a Two Face to strength my team, we lost but we definitely had a great time and meeting new friends on the way... I guess this is what its all about.. HAVING FUN

Hot Wheels Nostalgic & Pop Culture

2013-03-10T07:17:00.002-07:00

Mattel and Hot Wheels have their own way on spoiling their adult collectors. In 2011 Hot Wheels decided to give their adult collectors a trip back to memory lane by releasing their signature 6 cars per subject Nostalgic Series, which combine some child hood memoirs (cereals, chocolate snacks, tv series) from the 80s. Started with Hersheys Series to Hanna-Barbera Series (more on HW Nostalgic). In 2013 replacing the previous Nostalgic Series, HW released the Pop Culture Series which more focusing on TV series and comic subject (more on HW Pop Culture).

The card designs on this series were definitely a piece of art of its own. The cars were also marked as Metal/Metal which means metal base and metal upper body and uses Real Riders wheels

Here's some of my collection on HW Nostalgic and a Pop Culture which I manage to collect in recent years

2012 Hersheys

2011 DC Comic

2012 Hanna-Barbera and 2013 Muppets

2011 Master of The Universe (mind the NHRA Morris)

My growing Datsun 510 Collection

2013-03-09T08:54:00.003-08:00

Its been a while since i post here, some of you might remember my early post back in 2011 about HW Datsun 510 Bluebird (Hot Wheels 1:64 Datsun 510 "Bluebird") well in time I manage to collect more of this beautiful Bluebird

510 info

Since its firs appearance back in 2009 its always been a collectors favorite. The price are raising high faster than ever. The 2009 set are consist of 3 color variants: Blue, Brown and Black. The black 510 is only available in the US market and in Gift Pack if i'm not mistaken. Whats why it is more rare than the other two, luckily I manage to find one even thou not in a min in blister condition. But the price are just right and I couldn't possibly pass it out.

2009 Set

Then came the 2010 set, consist of two color variants: White and Yellow. The 2010 came with a more aggressive tampo rather than the 2009 vintage racing look.

2010 Set

In 2011 Hot Wheels decided not to include the 510 into their mainline, but they release the fenomenal HW Vintage Racing - John Morton's BRE Datsun Bluebird 510 which was an instant sell out!! Its harder to find one than a TH$, even the BRE Racing web store already sell out (www.bre2.net) the only way to find one is from ebay or the collectors store and it wont come cheap.

John Morton's BRE Datsun Bluebird 510

In 2012 Hot Wheels include the 510 in the mainline but it was highly criticized due to the FTE2 wheels design. But still a gem to collect

2012 Set

Hopefully HW and Jun Imai already have another design prepared, cant wait to add my 510 sedan collection

Reminiscing my first ever TH$ find

2013-01-24T06:36:00.001-08:00

Found it at the pegs of Metro Dept. Store - Plaza Senayan, Jakarta back in my college days (2002) it only costed me Rp.14.900 (around US$1.50) - the retail price here in Indonesia nowdays is around Rp.20.000 to Rp.24.900 (US$2.00 - 2.50). Still manage to keep it in its original condition including the price tag sticker.

2002 Treasure Hunt$ 4/12 Lotus Project M250 - Collectors #004

This Lotus Project M250 may not be a collector's favorite but for me it has a sentimental value.. you might pick one up for around $5.00 on ebay or amazon these days, but for me as the first ever TH$ I owned this one is priceless !!

(Addition) Movie Themed Collection

2013-01-23T09:07:00.003-08:00

Some new addition to my Movie Themed Collection ..

Ghostbuster's HW Ecto-1
Batman 5 Pack
Speed Racer's Mach 5
Batman's Dark Knight Rises The Bat

Birthday Message from Mike Zarnock

2013-01-07T09:26:00.002-08:00

Today is my birthday.. never thought that Mike Zarnock visiting my Facebook wall to wrote me a birthday message. For some this might be just another birthday message, but for me as a small time Hot Wheels collector from Indonesia who is happens to be a big fan of Mr.Zarnock.. this is something SPECIAL

Thanks Mike !! This really complete my birtday !!

You can also follow him on his Facebook account:
https://www.facebook.com/michael.zarnock