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Nice scores on the Vette and Cobra!  I don't even like newer Vettes really, but that looks like a nice model.  

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Once again temptation overcame restrain and I just received the Greenlight BRE 1970 Datsun 240Z as raced by Pete Brock and driven by John Morton.  Back in the day this was a very popular and successful, C Production Champion, race car and went a long way to promote the 240Z here in the states.

Revell made this as a 1/25 plastic kit and I should have keep my build as it was a well done kit.  The Greenlight diecast looks good to me with the 2 exceptions being the tires look too narrow and the windshield trim too wide.  See the 1:1 photo below.  Both could be fixed if you choose too.

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Sweet! I always liked those things. I'm beginning to wish I'd bought the cheap M2 one at Walmart last month. Oh well, I'm sure I'll run across another one sooner or later. 

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I built the plastic as a kid (glue bomb).   Then again as an adult.  It can be fiddly to build but can make a nice replica.  Same as the 510.  I sold my plastic kit and this one is exciting to look at, just doen't fit my collection right now.   Love the BRE racers in general.  What a guy he was!  My favorite era of racing.

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I have always liked the Datsun 240Z since the 1970's and that is a nicely turned out diecast model. I picked up these two models in 1:43 recently..... one is the diecast Bedford OB Coach by IXO/ Hatchette, and the other is a resin Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Hooper Empress by BoS ( Best of Show ).

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Picked up this 1:43 scale diecast Ford Thames ET6 lorry, which has a load of Calor Gas butane bottles. The lettering will be changed to ' Watson Fuels ' for my diorama, so the spelling mistake on the front of the cab roof does not matter.

David

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Yes Gary, you are correct.... this Ford lorry was produced from 1947 to around 1958, so it fits in nicely with the Bedford coach from 1939 to 1951.

David

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Thanks to the perpetual road construction between home and Indianapolis, I was late for the open house at Greenlights corporate office.  Managed to grab these for $20/each.  The Yenko Camaro is missing a wiper......don't see anything damaged on the Trans am.

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I didn't get all of this today. The Cobra is the most recent addition. The Mustangs have been have all been acquired since my son was born late December. I'm hoping to make him a Mustang fan like me. 

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5 hours ago, randyc said:

yep. NICE!  I especially like that striped Mustang.

I think that's the same one I bought last year at Hobby Lobby. They have them in white with blue stripes, too. 

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Yes, I got the GT 350 from Hobby Lobby. It's made by New Ray. The three 2018 GTs  are MotorMax. I'm sure the Cobra is recognizable as a Welly commonly found at Rite Aid. They are all inexpensive but still rather nice.

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Was in a town about 40 miles away today and spotted a Rite Aid. They had several gold '65 Rivieras, which I hadn't seen before, and the VERY nice 427 Cobra in dark blue with white stripes (I already have the red one), but I walked out with another '72 Trans Am in white (as you'll read soon, I was VERY impressed with the blue one I just finished), a red '63 Corvette (I already have at least 3 diecast '63 Vettes, but I realized I didn't have a Welly--and it looked VERY nice), and some kind of high-zoot BMW sports car (Z4, maybe?) to keep my Porsches and RX-7 company on the sport car shelf. Oh, they also had the blue '68 4-4-2. Already have one, but gave serious though to grabbing another just for swap fodder. 

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4 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Now that is my kind of Rite Aid Snake.  I can't figure out why some are a total waste land and some are a gold mine.

Not so much a matter of location, as of timing. I've seen really good stuff in my home store, and then dregs for weeks at a time. I guess it depends on how much they sell and how much they need restocked. 

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Hmmm, Magnum 500s on a Cobra?  Or are those Pontaic Rallye IIs?  Unusual.  LOL.   But I like it.  

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