Timely Pickings of Hot Wheels and Matchbox

Today, it was such a blessing as I came to one of my favourite hotspot at the kairos moment when the staff was offloading a fresh supply of diecast cars.

Here are the pickings which appealed to me while keeping an eye on my budget. Currently, there is a promotion till end October 2023 whereby buying 3 mainline Hot Wheels for S$3.90 each will allow you to get 1 Hot Wheels for free.

Thus, if you buy 4 Hot Wheels, you pay S$11.70 which translates into around S$3.00 each.

Mighty K

'57 Jeep FC

Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution

2020 Ram 1500 Rebel
(A Treasure Hunt car!)

'20 Toyota Tacoma

Datsun Bluebird Wagon [510]

Porsche 928S Safari

Porsche 935

U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

1) '70 Dodge Charger R/T
2) Toyota Supra 
3) '67 Custom Mustang
4) '70 Chevelle 55
5) Aston Martin 1963 DB5

1) Datsun 620
2) Nissan Silvia [S13]
3) Nissan Skyline HT 2000GT-X
4) Nissan Skyline GT-R [BNR32)
5) Nissan Fairlady Z 

1) Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2) 1999 Chevy Corvette ZR-1
3) 2005 Ford GT
4) '61 Jaguar E-type
5) 2008 Lotus Evora

1) Polaris Slingshot
2) Dodge Viper RT/10
3) International Scout 4x4
4) Mazda MX-5 Miata
5) 1969 Camaro SS 396

Doraemon-transformed Toyota Alphard

It was a tough photoshoot with drizzling rain and someone behind the wheel. 

Took a long shot on my mobile with zoom from the side so as not to draw a suspicious response from the driver and on dry ground under the shelter of a void deck commonly featured as part of the architecture of Housing Development Board (HDB) flat.

Car Sighting: Red Porsche 718 Cayman

This sleek machine exudes an aura of quiet sophistication when stationary which belies the roar of its powerful engine when awakened.

Real and Surreal Experience of Diecast Collecting

At best, diecast models are realistic replicas of their actual vehicles. Some of you may have seen a Nippon Express truck in real life as well as the following Tomica's rendition of it.

How about the following Japan Home truck? 

It would not be too far-fetched to have a Tomica's version of the same. 

Pickings of Hot Wheels and Matchbox Cars

Here are some pickings of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars which might pique your interest, as well.

Ford F-150 Lightning Custom

Tesla Roadster

Land Rover Defender 90

1971 MGB GT Coupe

Tesla Cybertruck

'89 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG

1986 Volvo 240

Porsche 918 Spyder

Display Container for Your Diecast Cars

If you are looking for a display container to showcase your diecast cars, you might wanna check out the following Daiso's arch container box. 

In order to keep the cars in place, you could make use of adhesive tacks which are also available from Daiso.

Suzuki's a la Jimmy-Off-The-Wall

 

Scania Transporter and Nissan 35GT-RR (LB Racing)

 

This combination from two different diecast producers, namely, Modern Art and Mini GT, has turned out our very well and I am pleased that both of their depiction of the Liberty Walk lightning livery are elaborate and spot on.

Car Spotting: Mini Cooper