My new Corgi Wheels VWs

Finally got these VW Corgi Wheels.... enjoy the Pics :)

Anticipation of Unexpected Events

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DCPH May 20, 2006 Swapmeet

Last May 20, 2006, I attended my first ever DCPH swapmeet. It was held in Jollibee Pioneer Pasig... At first, I'm very hesitant to attend because I'm really not a "People" person, who can easily befriend anyone even thought it is their first time to meet. But since I closed some transactions with some of the members, I was forced to attend...

Initially, I thought that the venue will be a jollibee branch in the new Robinsons Pioneer Mall, since it is Jollibee Pioneer.... hehehehe.... I looked around and noticed that there's no jollibee in sight.... So I asked the guard and was puzzled to hear that there is no jollibee in the mall....

Knowing that I immediately contact some of the members..... Thanks to ToyWizard (that's his handle) cause he gave me the right venue place and he is so kind to call just to verify if I got it right... Also thanks for the Chrome Nissan Silvia...


To cut the story short, it was one heck of a ride for me... Arriving in the Pioneer center without a decent parking slot... hahahaha.... Anyways... the swapmeet is one nice experience for me... I learned that there are a lot of people that are into my hobby... So I'm not alone... hehehe, and there are a lot of members that are older than me.... heheheheh...

There are a lot of toys for sale there... And it is quite a bunch for my money... I just bought some since I already bought some in the DCPH website... Thanks to Tridagger for the 11 beautiful 2002 FE Hotwheels, 2 variants of HW Asphalt assault, and a fully stickered(wait is there ever a word like that in the dictionary??? hehe) tomica evo.. Also thanks to Blown69 for the yellow Realtoy Lancer Evo, to stharscream (I don't know if I spelled it right) for the Tomy Toyota Trueno Drift Car, to van007 for the HW Dropstar Nissan Skyline and a TL Nissan 240X, to theArchitect for the red loose HW muscle tone, and lastly to Alek for the plastic casing of my loose cars...


Anyways, I'll post some pictures of my new cars some other time.... Thanks for reading.....

Collection Item Focus #12: SEMA Las Vegas Edition 2006 Hotwheels Honda Civic Si

I'm planning to trade one of my SEMA Civics... but I still don't know what I want.......

I'm also planning to use the lanyard, but something keeps me on using it... I want it to be mint and I don't want it to look old and used.... :)

Collection Item Focus #11: ERTL Fast and the Furious Corvette C5 Convertible

Traded this item to Efren of DCPH to a yellow RealToy Mitsubishi Lancer. Although the the realtoy car is not a good 1 to 1 correspondence to the ERTL Fast & d furious corvette, I still pursued to have the trade. Y? Because I love Lancers so much, and this corvette is larger than my usual cars...

DARN!!!! @##%^#^% what a reason!!!!!


This car has good body as well as machine details. The paint is in fact very shiny..... Can't believe I traded such a beauty..... hayyyyy....

Collection Item Focus #10: Norev Subaru Impresa Tuners

This is very mint as well as the box. This car came all the way from Netherlands..... Smells nice... heheheheh

Anyways, I traded this car to 2 Johnny Lightning Lancer Evos...... Once again.... What am I thinking???? I'm really out of my mind.....

Collection Item Focus #9: Tomica Mitsubishi Lancer Box Type

This is one of my favorite cars and die-cast. It was a dream car for me when I was in my elementary (grade school) days. I always dreamed of having this car...


I got this car from a chinese ebayer (Hongkong). Would you believe this, that car cost me $10 dollars on SHIPPING alone, while my US purchases range from $5 to $10 shipping fees... hahaha... so funny taking into consideration that Philippines is just an hour away from Hongkong...

Collection Pack Focus # 1 - Mitsubishi Lancers

Here are pics of my Lancers Evolutions.... I also have a lancer box type which also participated in world rallies. Still have lots of pics to share, I'll post it one by one sometime!!!! :)

Collection Item Focus #8: Silver Norev Volkswagen Eos Concept Car

This Norev car is simply amazing. I also bought the cars from my Dutch favorite seller... I'm planning to sell or trade one car....

Collection Item Focus #7: Norev silver Volkswagen Golf 5 Gti

Norev cars are slightly bigger than ordinary 1:64 scale die-casts (matchbox, hotwheels). Very detailed and classy, the only thing I don't like is its rubber wheels. the cars cannot run fast especially on a hotwheels track/ramp. Norev cars only creates european cars (since Norev is a european die-cast manufacturer) such as peugoet, volkswagen, bmw, subaru, etc.

I purchased this beautiful Volkswagen Golf in ebay and the seller's id is "nsx1nsx_nl". He has a wide variety of norev cars to choose from. By the way he is from Netherlands, some taxes do apply.. :(

Collection Item Focus #6: ERTL Batmobile

When I was a child, I always want to collect cars. Whenever we go shopping, I always ask my mom to buy me a toy, sometimes I cry out loud whenever my mom refuses to buy me one. Then as I grew up, my die-cast collection disappeared one by one (some were stolen, misplaced, taken by force). Then last month I tried to free some space in our "bodega". All of the sudden I saw this bat mobile covered with ash and dust. I tried to clean it up but that's all I can do..

This ERTL batmobile has some paint cracks all over its body, but still negligible. It runs smooth and looks good. The only problem is that I’m not anymore into “batmobile” stuff and it will be far beyond my collection (I collect replicas of actual manufactured/market cars). If interested to buy this car don’t hesitate to place a comment in this post.

Collection Item Focus #5: D1 Drift Toyota Corolla/Trueno

This is one of my 4 D1 Drift cars that I bought in e-bay. This car has very interesting paint job and one thing that separates this 1:64 car to the rest of my collection is the "steer able" wheels.

This car is for display only because you won't like the car's paint to be ruined.... right?? besides that this car is very very rare here in the Philippines... I don't know who owns the same car.... but one thing is for sure I have 4 D1 Drift cars in my collection.... hahahah...

Collection Item Focus #4: AutoArt Subaru Impresa WRC

One of my best Autoart cars, this definitely stands out. With its beautiful blue color and print designs and detailed mag wheels, this toy car simulates the true essense of a World Rally Car.

I bought this car in Theater mall (Greenhills). Autoart WRC cars are more expensive than the ordinary Autoarts. Maybe because of the print and the paint of this good looking cars. They are very detailed, and looks very similar to the actual cars. This car is even faster than hotwheel cars in a hotwheels ramp. hmm..

I will not definitely trade this car... This will always be kept in my cabinet....

Collection Item Focus #3: AutoArt Lamborghini Gallardo (Black)

Collection Focus for the day is the very beautiful AutoArt Lamborghini Gallardo!!!!! (Black)

Autoart always captures my eye. I love the detail and the paint jobs of each AutoArt cars. (For the next weeks to come, I'll feature all my Autoart collection.). I purchased this item in Theater Mall (Greenhills). That store is the only Collection store around Greenhill's Shopping Center where you can find 1:64 scale AutoArts (I hope there's more... can u tell me where plzzz... ).

They have a wide variety of Collection items that you might find rare in other collection shops. The time I purchased this car, there's a number of 1:64 scale Autoarts available. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to buy all (not even a pair!). So I had a hard time choosing what's the best car to buy. Besides the black colored gallardo, there's the light orange and the yelow verion. There is also a number of Porsche cars (coupe, 911 Turbo, etc), Beetles, and Honda Type R. Fortunately I fell in-love with this Black Beauty along her lustrous shine and aura...

My Second choice is still the gallardo (light orange version), but I really have to choose 1 since they don't accept credit cards! (and most of collection stores). I hope they accept credit cards in the future!.. Back to the story, so I told myself thatI will come back and buy the orange one.... and I did.... hahaha.. I really love Autoart cars, so if you know stores that sells Autoart cars, please tell me.....

Collection Item Focus #2: Matchbox Mitsubishi Eclipse (#37)

Collection for the day is the very beautiful Matchbox's Mitsubishi Eclipse. I never thought that Matchbox can release or produce such a beauty (although Matchbox and Howheels are both Mattel Products).

I usually play with this car together with its hotwheels version, but I guess this one is prettier.

I'm very lucky since this is the last piece hanging when I went treasure hunting that day. I grabbed it immediately and stamped it “THIS IS MINE”. That day I also bought Matchbox’ Mercedes SL45 version…

Watch out for the next feature item…. For request don’t hesitate to post a comment here or message me using shoutbox :).

Collection Item Focus #1: Carisma Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Zero Fighter

"RalliArt Lancer Evo Zero Fighter is a Japanese concept developed by RalliArt, the tuning and race specialists, for Mitsubishi. It has been applied to cars throughout their range. This styling owes much to Group 'N' rally motorsport in the UK. In the case of the Evo VI, Zero Fighter styling includes upgraded power from the engine's usual 280 to 380 bhp combined with uprated suspension, damping and braking components. All combined with an angular and aggressive body kit. This aspect of the design theme is reinforced by the use of an 'arrow flash' side decal, common to all Zero Fighter Styles".

I got this cute and very detailed car last October 2005 from an e-bayer named WIMW.com. This car was sold for $23.50 including shipping cost. Very expensive for a toy car, but worth the beauty....

SEMA Show

"The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry's brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, marine and RV markets. SEMA Show 2005 drew over 50,000 domestic and international buyers through two million square feet of exhibits. The displays are segmented into 11 sections, and a New Products Showcase features more than 1,400 newly introduced parts, tools and components. In addition, the SEMA show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and more. 2006 Show dates: Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, 2006."

Last Year it was the year of Honda. Honda was the first japanese car manufacturer named "Vehicle Manufacturer of the year" in this annual event. 2005 SEMA featured 20 customized Civics briliantly enhanced by well known Tuning houses

About Civic Si........

The Civic Si is the car that delivered the modern sport-compact era. It inspires creative modification with every generation. And for 2006, the Si is all new and loaded with tech, making it worthy to once again lay claim as the king of sport compacts.

Welcome

Hello!!! welcome to my die-cast blog!! Please feel free to contact me about my collection. Anyways I have a lot of die-cast, usually i order it in the net (e-bay). I really love looking at them especially if they are very detailed! 1:64 is my collection, and I would like to know yours too. Maybe we can trade stocks!! :)

At this time I have 4 extra short card Hotwheels 2006 Honda Civic Si #28/38. I bought the cars sa E-bay. I'm selling each for $$$ bucks. If interested comment on this post. (Best offer wins).

By this week I'll show/feature some of my collections (pics, how i got, and ahy i like to have it).

My all time favaorite car is the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. That's why I always buy every 1:64 scale evo car.. I really love that car. Second on my list is the new Honda Civic Si. I dream to have that car... Hope so... :(

What's your favorite car?....