Matchbox 1997 Chevy Tahoe Custom

I'm trying to finish up the insane amount of customs I have sitting on my workbench haha. Like, it's getting bad. So many projects!
But here's a nice Matchbox Tahoe that got a repaint and a wheel swap. I've always liked this casting for some reason.

Hot Wheels 1969 Chevy Chevelle Custom

This one has been around for quite a while now, but I was just going through the archive on my blog and realized that I never posted it!

I like HW muscle car castings, but they're generally a bit too hot-rodded for my taste. So I like to go back and change that occasionally. This is a 1969 Chevelle that I think came out very nice.

Mailbox Finds - April 4th 2015

This Lesney lot arrived from ebay-land today. A bit lot of beaters and a few very nice pieces too! Price was about $17 shipped, which I think is a pretty good deal. Here's the beaters.. You'll be seeing quite a few of these again soon! I've got 4 or 5 already taken apart and in the paint stripper..

And here are the minters:

I think $17 would be worth it for the 4 nice cars, so the beaters are a bonus! They absolutely reek of cigarette smoke unfortunately, but I'm still happy with my little lot. 

New Diecast Finds April 3rd, 2015

Found some great stuff over the last couple of days, finally. This has been a real slow spell for me, absolutely nothing new in stores for what seems like ages now. The first set of pics was found at Walmart yesterday.

And these next pictures were ebay finds that arrived today. First is a cool vintage Lesney Matchbox puzzle.. Not sure of the history behind it, but it was too cool to pass up! And the rest of the cars were bought in one big lot, and came in at less than $1 each shipped. 

Chevy Camaro Z28 Police - Model of the Day

Today's Model of the Day is a 4th generation Camaro police car, from the wonderful old Matchbox Premiere series. The 1999 Premiere Police Collection, to be exact. While there were many great cars from the long-running Premiere line, the police cars always stood out to me. The Camaro was included in all the police series I believe. Other models included the old Ford LTD police car, the Crown Victoria, and the Chevy Tahoe. I only have a handful of these, but am alway on the lookout for more. 

I found this picture online. Looks like Matchbox did a fairly decent job of replicating the Wyoming Highway Patrol livery on the Camaro. Those Premiere-specific wheels don't look good on everything, but I think they suit the Camaro pretty well. 

"Postflight Breifing" - Finds for the Week January 17th, 2015

Man oh man what a week it's been! So many great cars have been added to the collection this week. Check it out below...

First up is the latest Hot Wheels batch. Lots of cool stuff here, but the winner is the 599XX. No Super to be found, but I actually think the mainline car is better looking than the TH for once!

Next up is a little package from Japan... What could be inside??

A Kyosho Ferrari! A first for my collection, I'm pumped about it. 

These Ferraris come packaged as "kits" due to a weird loophole in Ferrari's copyright contract. But they're very easy to assemble and look amazing once they are. The 456 is one of my favorite modern Ferraris, and the dark blue suits it very well. 

Next up is a package I received from a seller on one of the diecast forums. I bought it for the Volvo, as I own a C70 coupe, and that car in diecast form is a tough one to find. A police version is just too cool! And the other cars in the set are nice too. 

This was also in the box with the police car set. Missing a car, yes, but it was only $5! Let's take a look at the 8 cars individually.. (The BMW and Merc are my favorites, obviously)

Next up, an error...

Found this little guy lurking at Big Lots, a tampo error. I'm not a big error collector, but I'll grab it if it's a casting I like, just because it's something different. I never saw the point of paying a premium for something that came broken/messed up from the factory. 

Next is a small lot of 7 or 8 cars from ebay. Most were complete beaters, but these 3 are worthy of being displayed as is. Look at that Fiat, it's nearly mint!! Hopefully you'll be seeing the beaters reborn soon...

Next up, the latest batch of Matchbox made its appearance at my local Dollar General.. Some nice stuff! It's nice to see the Checker in the lineup again. Once I find some of my old ones, I'll do a comparison between the old one and the new revised casting. The Subaru is ok, and the Runway Wrangler is pretty cool. Not very realistic, but I like it. 

And last but not least, this interesting box of cars came today..

A lot of very nice premium diecast, just sans wheels... Look at these babies! Matchbox Premiere, Hot Wheels Garage and Vintage Racing.. Awesome stuff! And for only 50 cents each. I'll be honest, I never liked the Premiere wheels, so I think some well thought-out wheel swaps will make these things look better than new.. (I've already done one, you'll be seeing it soon enough!)

Till next week, happy hunting!