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 Posted - May 23 2009 : 11:34:00 AM
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At my local hobby shop, he has a bin of diecast for 50 cents. I picked up some.
The last two pics are of a 1979 Hotwheels tanker.
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 1:30:39 PM
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Unfair!!  I've been scouring the internet for some decent diecast vehicles. I live in a fairly small town, so the only hobby shop I have is small and specializes in remote control cars, but they do have some HO items. The only diecast cars they have are old fashioned and cost 4.99+ .
-Jacob
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 1:54:09 PM
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Jacob, let me know what you are looking for. This hobby shop has a laundry bin loaded with these for 50 cents each...
Mike
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 5:45:08 PM
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Thanks -I am looking for any construction equipment, or semi trucks with or without trailers, although I would prefer trailers. A few tank trucks like you have wouldn't hurt, either. If you see any that would be great! Thanks.
-Jacob
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 5:47:47 PM
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um excuse me? there is a truck forum here:
http://tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6805
neat trucks anyway Mike 
I did post a huge HO Majorette crane in there 
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 6:41:08 PM
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Thanks Micro, I could not find it..,
Mike
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 7:15:56 PM
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| np Mike It's all good stuff We loves our HW & Matchbox toys
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 8:30:24 PM
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As of today I have SEVEN official 1:87 HW cars, will have to post a pic soon...
D.J. (Yeah, I'm "that kid"... Deal.)
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Look; a new blog...
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 8:46:14 PM
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I've been looking for some HO tour buses, or something similar, just found out about these old 1965 Matchbox Coaches, #68, I LOVE the bubble canopy look, I wanted something like this for my HO scale airport and airshow dioramas ( future, anyway ). Here's what one looks like :
I'd never seen a complete one until 2 weeks ago, so I've been bidding on them on Ebay, I now have 6.5 of them ( I had one with no roof, didn't know it was this one until I bought my first one 2 weeks ago ).
Seems like there's plenty of them still out there, normal collector price is $15-20, I'm buying them for $1-5 with shipping extra. I'll probably stop at 8-10 of them. Nothing modern like them, so I'll pay the prices. :)
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Posted - July 30 2009 : 11:26:54 PM
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Visited one of my local LHS's and got these from the $0.50 bin..,
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Posted - July 31 2009 : 04:03:47 AM
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Hi All,
I just can't get enough of these little cars. My favorites are the Matchbox regular wheels, some are pictured below.
I collect any and all Matchbox vehicles and others. I have containers and boxes full of open and unopened vehicles. It's official I"M HOOKED LOL!
Thanks for looking
Mike
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Posted - July 31 2009 : 12:00:04 PM
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yo Mike I want that Shell trailer Tanker & the Ryder truck
MyTyco Do you have the 3 mistake Matchbox vehicles? Matchbox usually does 1-75 but one time they mistakingly made #76 77 & 78
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Posted - October 29 2009 : 10:42:14 PM
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I love this like I love Eggo's...
I've been packing for the move to the new house. Came across this packed deep away in my closet. No clue why I still had it, but I did. Got it for a promotional thing with Kellogg's way back in the early 90's. There were 2 trucks, the main one they gave away was a Model T. They ran out of those fast and gave out these Model A's instead. I don't even think this made it onto my family's old Christmas layout back then. Either way I'm gonna keep it as is and eventually it will find a good home when I goto build my own layout.
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Posted - October 29 2009 : 10:45:55 PM
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Hey Chris, I distinctly remember having one of those trucks as a toy when I was younger. Except instead of Eggo, mine was an awful looking orange Willy Wonka one. I remember it because it was so ugly!
    
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Posted - October 30 2009 : 10:00:49 AM
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niice Model A Truck ChrisC Would go good with these cars
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Posted - October 30 2009 : 10:34:28 AM
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Awesome stuff guys, keep 'em comin! mytyco, you wouldn't be willing to part with any of those matchbox trucks, would you? (It's always worth a try)
-Jacob
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Posted - January 01 2010 : 11:58:38 PM
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Just visited a hobby shop in town and grabbed these from the 50 cent bin... Some are projects I like to work on.
I am not an expert on trucks, but does this look like and Autocar?
And something to go with my Tyco Superman Car,
Mike
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 Posted - January 02 2010 : 07:14:18 AM
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Hi Mike,
I like the tow truck and the VW van! Will you be restoring the tow truck or turning it into something else?
Mike
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Posted - January 02 2010 : 09:16:09 AM
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Mike you are getting a FORTUNE in that 50cent bin!  yes I jealous Such as that Leyland Superman truck made by Corgi The Super Cargo is by Majorette A comic book collector would love to have that Superman truck
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