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I've been exceptionally well behaved on the duplicate buying recently hence my lack of uploads recently. I'm trying to wean myself away from the relentless Hot Wheels and Matchbox treadmill and go back to collecting a variety of different brands like I used to. That is very difficult of course when you live in the UK as so many great 1/64 ranges are not available here unless you order online from abroad.
I'm not of course abandoning both Mattel brands but I will be buying a lot less duplicates going forward though I was more than happy to grab another one of the new HW 1973 Honda Civic Custom. I don't believe this casting is based on an actual full size car but was designed by Fraser Campbell as a tribute to the late great Ryu Asada.
Theres a lot to like about this release, plenty of intricate front and rear detailing, an eye catching lime green colour and attractive wheels.
Part of 2023 Case F found at B&M Bargains.
Mint and boxed.
Various 6 Inchish Size Star Wars R2-D2 figures
Hasbro - Black Series
BanDai - Model
Disney - Elite Diecast
Hasbro - Forces of Destiny
Diecast vehicles of the two wheeled variety rarely make my collection unless included in a multi-set where I have no choice, but i've happily made an exception for the Hot Wheels Motocompo.
Now on its second release its proved popular with collectors despite its tiny size which usually guarantees peg warming status so I can only assume the real vehicle is considered uber cool. Theres not actually much to the casting with a metal body frame encased in plastic but its diminutive size is all part of the package.
Part of 2025 Case Q found at Aldi.
Mint and boxed.
Back in the glory days, long before it became what it is now, I was very active on eBay. Early on, eBay was actually called the online garage sale, and was in its infancy. In fact, in those early days, long before membership reached its first million, Pierre was running eBay out of a garage in the Bay area.
During my time as an eBay seller...which ended quite a few years ago...I ran close to 2000 auctions, and made just over 1500 sales. I actually have a framed 'Power Seller' certificate hanging on my library wall. (o;
In those early days, eBay offered no photography function, and many / most auctions were listed without photos. That was a bad idea; people want to see what they are buying from strangers. I did all of my own photography, plus the HTML coding to write the listings and include the photos. (Incidentally, and as proof of obsession, I still have most all of the listing files I wrote back then.)
This photo was one of about a hundred different diecast colllectible cars I sold at auction. At that time I was shooting with the D100, hand held using room lighting. Everything is relative, and even average photos will trump auctions with none.
I continue to do quite a bit of tabletop photography...much higher quality now than this photo...but that type of photography is NOT popular on Flickr. That may be because the subject matter is generally uninteresting, or it may be that folks have found that tabletop photography, lighting, perspective, gear, etc., is far more difficult than pointing the camera at a sunset and snapping the picture. I wanted to share this old shot as a memory for me of both those times with eBay and an earlier time in photography.
Various Vintage Diecast Buses
Double Decker:
* Matchbox - Red BP Visco-Static Routemaster Bus (1967)
* Matchbox - Cream Esso Extra Petrol Daimler Bus (1966)
* Matchbox - Green Esso Extra Petrol Daimler Bus (1968)
* Matchbox - Superfast Berger Paints "The Londoner" (1974)
Single Deck:
* Hot Wheels - School Bus (1988)
* Matchbox - Greyhound Coach (1966)
* Husky - Duple Vista 25 Coach (1968)
* Matchbox - Setra Coach (1972)
* Matchbox - Mercedes Coach (1967)
There seems to be more new 1/64 diecast manufacturers appearing now than in my childhood of the 1980's which was probably the last decade before electronic toys became the norm. Not just the usual cheapo unlicensed stuff I normally like to collect but much more premium offerings aimed directly at the eager adult collector. Xcartoys has been around for a couple of years now with an ever expanding line up of mainly domestic vehicles. Some you'll never have heard of whilst others are far more recognisable to Western eyes such as this wonderfully crisp VW Jetta MK2. Despite its plastic baseplate this casting has a really weighty feel to it making it feel as heavy as an all metal equivalent from say Greenlight or Auto World etc... Mint and boxed.