What diecast did you get today?

[kilrathy10]

14 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

I got out the silver Sharpie and now I am much more pleased with my new Corvette but then I am a certified "old man".

Now, that's what I'm talking about...I'm loving it... Guess I'm not "Hip" any more, either... LOL!!

 I haven't done my white one, yet... I like how you traced them with that Sharpie...Gonna have to use that on one of mine... Awesome!!! Way better!!!

Edited September 6, 2020 by kilrathy10

[kilrathy10]

23 hours ago, cobraman said:

Nothing special . Just a little HW Cobra I did not have . 

Oh, that does look nice... Does it seem to be close enough to 1/64 scale or is it bigger or smaller?

[THarrison351]

So I ran to my local Sam's Club to see what they had after what the others posted.

Two mostly empty pallets of diecast and nothing that interested me. Fortunately, we have three Sam's clubs and I had to go near where another one is so I and popped in there. No pallets to be seen at all?. I asked a worker and they showed me where someone had emptied the pallets and stacked all the cars left under the shelf. So here I go plowing through about eighty cars on a lower shelf three cars wide by six tall and five rows deep. I wanted the yellow Corvette because it was exclusive to Sam's Club. Someone had already taken them all ?. So, I got a red one and a decent looking 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet. I'll get them out of the boxes and take a closer look soon. If I'm on the other side of Wichita, I'll take a look at that Sam's Club, but I'm fairly certain all the yellow Corvettes are gone. 70 plus listings on eBay right now for the yellow Corvette. Some as low as $24 starting bid plus shipping with a high of $70 plus shipping. All are in the Sam's club box. These have been out since June. Ah, entrepreneurship! 

Edited September 6, 2020 by THarrison351

[Gramps46]

Does Sam's Club only stock 1/18th scale diecast?

[THarrison351]

They have 1/32 or 1/43 (?) and maybe 1/64 but I was looking at those and didn't pay attention to brand, quality or anything.

Edited September 6, 2020 by THarrison351

[Geno]

Picked this one up at Wally World for $10. pretty nice for the price.

 

[Snake45]

44 minutes ago, Geno said:

Picked this one up at Wally World for $10. pretty nice for the price.

 

That looks familiar. Here's mine after some minor Snake-Fu: 

 

[Geno]

Looks good Rich, I need to do mine as well, I gotta get me a new C8 Vette next lol.

[payson]

My first BMW.I bought it  off Ali Express for 6.99 dlvd . I was just browsing and saw this . I didn’t expect much but it’s quite nice and it’s not even branded. It comes in about 6 different liveries I may have to grab another one . 1/43 scale 

[randyc]

Nice. 

 

[kilrathy10]

That is a nice looking car... Good detail for the scale, for sure...

[slusher]

9 hours ago, kilrathy10 said:

That is a nice looking car... Good detail for the scale, for sure...

I totally agree!

[Snake45]

Got an announcement from diecastmodelswholsale this morning with new 1/25 diecasts from First Gear (which has a good reputation): '56 Ford F-100, '40 Ford truck, 427 Cobra, '63 Vette coupe, '70 Challenger R/T. Price isn't bad at $27.95. Some of these might be worth checking out. 

[kilrathy10]

26 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Got an announcement from diecastmodelswholsale this morning with new 1/25 diecasts from First Gear (which has a good reputation): '56 Ford F-100, '40 Ford truck, 427 Cobra, '63 Vette coupe, '70 Challenger R/T. Price isn't bad at $27.95. Some of these might be worth checking out. 

Yeah, I saw that, too... Looking for that '70 Challenger...As a matter of fact, I just added it to my Wish List...

Edited September 19, 2020 by kilrathy10

[Tom Geiger]

On 9/4/2020 at 12:21 PM, Snake45 said:

, it was thought that "chrome" wheels are now an "old man thing" and the "youthful look" is all-black wheels. 

We are friggin old men and we want silver wheels dammit!  ?

To me there is no contrast between a black wheel and the tire.. reminds me of cars with no wheel covers, just the old steel wheel showing 

[keyser]

Black wheels ok, I’ve had some. Red line on rim makes them pop too. Or a dark grey rim. Body color between spokes cool too. 
Now get off our lawns ??

Edited September 19, 2020 by keyser

[Snake45]

3 hours ago, kilrathy10 said:

Yeah, I saw that, too... Looking for that '70 Challenger...As a matter of fact, I just added it to my Wish List...

It will be hard to beat the Welly '70 Challenger, which is one of my alltime favorite diecasts. 

[madhorseman]

4 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Got an announcement from diecastmodelswholsale this morning with new 1/25 diecasts from First Gear (which has a good reputation): '56 Ford F-100, '40 Ford truck, 427 Cobra, '63 Vette coupe, '70 Challenger R/T. Price isn't bad at $27.95. Some of these might be worth checking out. 

Hey Snake, i checked that site for the Cobra. It's the same as the Welly. And I was not a fan of that one

[kilrathy10]

3 hours ago, keyser said:

Black wheels ok, I’ve had some. Red line on rim makes them pop too. Or a dark grey rim. Body color between spokes cool too. 
Now get off our lawns ??

LOL!!! Yep... Any kind of surround or accent makes them attractive... But, for the most part it screams to me, "I don't like to wash my car...These black rims will do the trick"...

Not all of them look cheap....The black BBS rims on the old Trans Am GTA's of the '80's comes to mind...

Same as this Camaro by Jada, I did...

 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2020 by kilrathy10

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, madhorseman said:

Hey Snake, i checked that site for the Cobra. It's the same as the Welly. And I was not a fan of that one

Interesting. Also interesting that Welly also makes a '63 Vette coupe and a '70 Challenger. Coincidence? 

[randyc]

On 9/19/2020 at 2:28 PM, Snake45 said:

Got an announcement from diecastmodelswholsale this morning with new 1/25 diecasts from First Gear (which has a good reputation): '56 Ford F-100, '40 Ford truck, 427 Cobra, '63 Vette coupe, '70 Challenger R/T. Price isn't bad at $27.95. Some of these might be worth checking out. 

I saw some of these on Ebay on Friday?  I have the Wix Challenger, so I'm covered on a Challenger.   I have 2 63 Vettes.  2 Wix Cobras.   Don't need a 40 Ford Truck - sold the last one I had.   And I just posted my NAPA 56 F-100 from First gear a few days ago on here.  I wondered if they would be reissues of the Welly models as referenced.  

The 56 is pretty nice piece.  I have a busted knuckle sign in my work building, so I was kinda interested in the idea.  

Rear of Challenger looks a bit heavy and trunk doesn't open - not sure if that confirms the Welly connection or not.

The 40 Ford pickup is "marked down" to $47.45 at this moment.  Seriously?   Front axle looks kinda clunky in the one photo where you can see it peeking out.  The others are marked at $28.45, down from $29.95 from Wholesale diecast models.  

None of these are nicer than what I already have so I'll be passing on them, as much as I like First Gear stuff.  

[cobraman]

Got this Cobra by First Gear today . 

[Snake45]

29 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Got this Cobra by First Gear today . 

 

It's been said this is the Welly. Do you have a Welly to compare it to and confirm? I'd hate to pay $28 for the same thing I got for $10 at Rite-Aid. 

[vamach1]

1 hour ago, Snake45 said:

It's been said this is the Welly. Do you have a Welly to compare it to and confirm? I'd hate to pay $28 for the same thing I got for $10 at Rite-Aid. 

The Federated one looks decent.  Is that an older issue?

[cobraman]

Box is printed 2017 . Snake is correct it is a Welly . Sure some can be purchased cheaper but as a Cobra collector it is decorated different than others so for me worth more to put it in my collection . As long as they do not affect my gun budget I don’t care about cost within reason . ?