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For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:20 pm
by SoupOrMan
A channel of a hobbyist who restores and repaints old Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars. This is pretty fun to watch, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3pYwSA ... IiGTFFNFxr

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:34 pm
by Weetabix
That makes me unreasonably happy. :D

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:47 pm
by MarkD
I think I had that station wagon, and it was about that beat up too.

Had a whole case full of matchbox cars. Gave them to a church flea market decades ago. Part of me wishes I still had them.

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:06 pm
by Weetabix
I've kept boxes of them against the advent of grandchildren. I've busted them out to play with my daughters' friends' kids when they come over.

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:54 am
by evan price
I made my own junkyard out of the carcasses of cars i found mowing lawns. Had tubs full of the cars and my son does too.

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:35 am
by Netpackrat
Why does that not surprise me? :lol:

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 2:39 am
by SoupOrMan
If I still have mine somewhere I'd try restorations on the Hot Wheels I got with the old Thundershift 500 Set. The paint on those chipped terribly since I ran the snot out of those cars.

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 2:56 am
by Weetabix
I dug around in my desk drawer. These are ready for when the grandson doesn't put everything into his mouth. There's another box somewhere with more than this. :?

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:18 am
by Steamforger
relevant and entertaining

Personally, if I'm squinting at tiny toys and painting them for hours, I'm painting Angry Marines :twisted:

Re: For those who may have collected die-cast cars as a child...

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:43 am
by Cybrludite
You know why Hot Wheels makes so many toy Mustangs? So kids grow up used to having to push them. :twisted: