Hotwheels Oversea Trade - 09/01/2009

i received a parcel yesterday. my first ever hw trade from oversea hw collector!



the goodies? hehe.


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3 regular TH which i didn't manage to get locally. the rockster didn't even make it into our local market in year 2008.

TH$ GMC Motorhome and Custom 53 Chevy.

this is a free gift from the sender!

and this is all the cars.


many thanks to Nick from Chile that traded these item to me. I only got to know him when he registered in one of our local hw collector forum. we barely just know each other like 1 weeks and the next thing i know is he already send the item to me! i'm really grateful that he really trusted me and hopefully the item that i send to him will arrive safely too.

Hotwheels 2007 TH$ - Nissan Skyline

i got this TH$ not too long ago through a trade from one of the forummer in LYN - Retrocruise. a very special thanks to him that allow me to be the new and proud owner of this TH$ Skyline!



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i've been looking for this TH$ skyline for quite sometime. this car is a very popular and a chase car among the hw collector in malaysia (or maybe asia) often fetching crazy price. That is also IF you can find a person want to sell it. lol. I was once asking a seller the price of this TH$ skyline and the answer is RM150!










another 2007 TH$ chapter close in my book. and one more to go to close my quest of 2007 TH$ - Enzo Ferrari

the score:

1. Design : 18
- not really my favourite casting, but it's japanese car. hehe.
2. Colour/Tampo: 20
- perfect!
3. Weight : 15
- plastic base....
4. Popularity : 20
- take a wild guess? :p
5. Rarity : 20
- you must be joking. lol

Total Score: 93%

Hotwheels 7E Promotion - The End (27/12/2009)

today marks the end of hotwheels and matchbox promotion in 7E. thanks to 7E, this promo really make hotwheels and matchbox worth the purchase. hopefully 7E will keep this same price, or even lower than this for their future promo.

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also thanks to mattel which introduce the fire-eater and bone shaker wave during this 7E promo, allowing everybody to have the chance to get the cars that they want abundantly (sort of).

i always like the 7E promo. it's the time where everybody can have a chance to get the TH car and also other cars that usually hard to find in department store or hypermarket restock. i still remember it was last year around this time i score my first ever TH car - Hotbird, on the rack in 7E after 4 days the promotion started. hehe.

and this is my ultimate haul in the 7E promo this time around:



one of the fire-eater have gone for a trade with another TH$, and another fire-eater is going to be traded soon too...

Transfomers RPMs - Optimus Prime

first of all, i would like to wish everybody a merry christmas and a happy holiday! for those that will be on the road during these holiday, please drive carefully ya. :)

there's a new 'truck' on the block: Transformers Robot Powered Machines (RPMs) - Optimus Prime!



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got this truck not too long ago from Toy'R Us. produce by hasbro, the whole truck is made by plastic. however, i must say the design, colour and build quality of this optimus prime truck is totally awesome! i didn't even think twice to buy it even though the price is RM14.90. Infact, i'm still looking for another one! :D









i would rather not show the bottom part of the truck. lol.

on 'carded' form.


comparison between hotwheels highway hauler, both look almost the same size.

my favourite posing. lol.


i would say this truck is well worth the money even tough it's made from plastic. a little bit of touch up to the plastic part will certainly made it look even more gorgeous! howabout a wheels swap with hw real rider rubber wheels? hehehe.

there are a couple of other cars/truck that came together with this, from my memory they are bumblebee, ironhide, sideway and long haul. however only this optimus prime catches my eye at the moment. perhaps i'll get the other one later.

imagine if this where to be produced by mattel in howtwheels diecast, it will be even more hotter that the dairy delivery!

Hotwheels Speed Machines - Corvette C6R (Yellow)

i found it in the TRU today when i was on my routine walk after lunch. the new Hotwheels Speed Machines is in town!



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i know i know it's an error card, but i only notice it when brought it back to the office. so now i'm in delima whether want to uncard it or not. i have no problem uncard this car cause i'm not really a error card/car collector. but i know out there there are people that collect this kind of error so i thought might be a good idea to keep it carded so that later i can do a 1 to 1 swap with people that need this error card more than me.

the back of the card.


did i see enzo ferarri? yay!

there are total of 11 cars that release is this wave but i only bought this C6R. yes just this one car. hehe. it's not that i'm not interested on the other cars in this series, but i have learn my lesson on the ferrari racers series not to buy all the new release cars at one go. lol. i believe this wave will hit most of the stores later and who knows might even get it with discounted price? or maybe in next 7E promo? :p

oh, btw below are the 11 cars that release in this wave and the price is RM14.90 each.

- Corvette C6R
- Mitsubishi 2008 Lancer Evolution
- '06 Dodge Viper SRT10
- Ferrari California
- Porsche 911 GT-1 98
- Ferrari 599 GTB
- Audi R8
- '01 Acura NSX
- '09 Audi TTS
- Cadillac LMP
- Lamborghini Reventon

Hotwheels 2009 Ford GT LM (Zamac), Corvette Stingray Concept (Zamac)?

did you manage to find these 2 variant zamac cars in recent 7E hw restock? it was said to be even more rare than TH$!



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gotcha!! hehehe.

yes these 2 cars are one of my first ever hw custom project. just did the paint
strip and wheels swap, and it's still far from complete. but the car turn out nicely in zamac colour, so i thought take a few pic and share with you all. :)





i like this pic very much - face off!


i started some hw car custom project recently which is also my first hw car custom. all of the car is still under construction and hopefully the finish product will turn out nicely.

i'll share the pic once i completed the custom. stay tune!

Hotwheels 2008 56 Chevy Nomad (2008 Hotwheels KMART Mail In)

sorry for lack of update in my blog recently cause i've been busy with work, family and most importantly, with life. :)

today feature car is 2008 hotwheels kmart mail in - 56 chevy nomad.


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just like the shelby cobra that i bought the other day, again i bought the car without knowing what series it came from. lol. later only i found out this car is suppose to be 2008 hotwheels KMART mail in car.











you can read more about this kmart mail in promo from here -http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/news/news.aspx?news_id=758

notice that i use the word 'suppose to be' 2008 hotwheels KMART mail in car earlier? because from the information i found on the internet, kmart mail in car is suppose to be in red line RR wheels but mine is not.


anyway, whether it's kmart mail in or not, it's still a great car added into my collection.

the score:

1. Design : 18
- not really my favourite casting.
2. Colour/Tampo: 20
- Perfect.
Weight : 19
- metal body with metal base. but does't really feel that heavy.
4. Popularity : 20
- take a wild guess? :D
5. Rarity : 20
- certainly not from the rack. hehe.

Total Score: 97%