Nissan Skyline GTR R34 & Ferrarfi FXX : The Royal Blues

Got my new loose Hot Wheels yesterday. I like the color so much. What a great blue color!. This post is about photo only, no review at all. Just want to share my photos.  These are about Blue Nissan Skyline GTR R34 and blue Ferrari FXX,1/64 model cars from Hot Wheels gift pack. Very suitable color for these two cars. I tried to take photo as close as possible and as focus as possible. Hope you enjoy these.

Front View Ferrari FXX and nissan Skyline GTR R34

Front View Ferrari FXX and nissan Skyline GTR R34

Side View Ferrari FXX and nissan Skyline GTR R34

Side View Ferrari FXX and nissan Skyline GTR R34

Rear View Ferrari FXX and nissan Skyline GTR R34

Rear View Ferrari FXX and nissan Skyline GTR R34

Note :

1. All Photography in this section was taken using Samsung Galaxy S3 camera.
2. All logo or Brand about Hot Wheels belong to Hot Wheels.

Writing about Nissan Skyline GTR R34, can be found here

Hot Wheels Morris Mini 2014 : Great Britain 77

Got photo from friend's collection for a morris mini car. Cute and small car. According to many sources, this car is in Hot Wheels case H. which means it is not officially circulate in Indonesia. You must do import from outside country to get this car current now. Besides doing import, you can get this item in auction, but don't be surprise if the price for this car is four times more expensive than its standard price (Last time I saw price for this car in auction is more than a hundred thousand rupiahs). Still don't know why the price is so expensive among the collectors.

okay, let take a look the item, at its side car. Red metallic car for this morris, brave color, I think. We can see there are five tampos, and the biggest one is tampo "77", Beside not to forget Hot Wheels tampo as its trademark. All tampo look match with the body color. 77 tampo may mean about racing number, thinking you are in the middle of Morris Mini racing, looks fun. the door for this model car is quality enough, we can see in door handle. Move to front side we can see another 77 tampo at the its left side printed in white. another part is metal part and another part is a black part like a button. A bit dissapointing about its lamps, very very different with blister picture, why don't Hot Wheels put a color for its lamps, Red color for lamps is very strange for me.

Side View of Morris Mini

Hot Wheels Lamborghini Sesto Elemento 2014 : Exotic White

Exotic shape and color for describing this new Lamborgini car for 2014. Pretty exotic as a Hot Wheels car. I've heard many of fans complaint about its color (White combined with green), but I think this white color make it an exotic car for this Lamborghini Sesto elemento. The model car uses Trap5 Wheel type (Trapezoid 5 spokes). In Indonesia it is a hot item right now and its price can be up to seventy thousand rupiahs (FYI : standard hot Wheels using regular card price is twenty five thousand rupiahs). Expensive isn't it? May be it because of its brand, there are so many Lamborghini lovers in Indonesia or may be because they like this exotic car or may be because the fact that this is a new model.

No Tampo at its side, just white color and Trap 5 wheels, simple but exotic. At front view it apears the brand logo, of course lamborghini logo, not clear enough for this small logo. two lamps that appear like eyes looked very strict. Near the front window you will find two tome shaping two triangle. These two triangle colored by green. looks beautiful combining white and green. A front side of this car is just like another lamborghini car, sloping end for the front side.

Side View of Lamborghini Sesto elemento

Front View of Lamborghini Sesto elemento

How To refrain Yourself Not To Buy Diecast Over And Over Again

Looking at other's diecast collection can raise your will to buy it. Moreover if the diecast you looked is your focus in your collection. At first when you look a diecast that isn't your focus, you try to buy it. After get it you will try to collect other variant related to it. I guarantee this manner will cost your money, since I experienced it. This made me to collect more and more diecast in a multiple variant( Ferrari, lamborghini, Nissan, Etc.). Now I'm trying to stop it. Buy What I like and only my focus!

These are ways that I tried to stop buying diecast that isn't my focus.

1. Pay your duty (Home rent, car installment, Another goods installment) after you get your money, at least you do your duty instead of buying a new diecast.

2. Don't look at a diecast for a long time, If it isn't your focus!

3. Be grateful for what you've collected

4. Don't bid an item, If its price isn't suitable for you ( At least you will not be blacklisted as a hit and run bidder)

5. Consider about shipping charge (Buy a diecast for thirty thousand rupiahs, and got shipping charge for fifteen thousand rupiahs. Funny, isn't it?)

6. Want an item, Buy it after you look your money balance!

Diecast Photo in one of my box

Hot Wheels Corvette C6R : 2008 Mystery Car for Blue Metalic Corvette

Another Loose photo from yesterday, Got chance to take photo of Corvette C6R that is owned by my friend, not mine. According to my friend he got it as a mystery car from Hot Wheels brand, and yeah this is right according to this. At first I get interesting by this model color and after look it for a while I'm trying to search about the real one, nice car I think. The real one looks great, so is the model made by Hot Wheels.

At front view, the model has its tone at the middle and on the both side it has yellow tampo and tone too. At the front-middle we can see corvette logo, small but quality enough for a logo. What make strange for me is its lamps, looks too big for me. The color quality that fused between metalic blue and yellow doing something great in here, but not as the lamp. may be it is more suitable if Hot Wheels makes a dedicated lamp by using transparent material. the yellow window color is not great too for me, at least they should make it more serious by using a natural color.

Front View of Corvette C6R Mystery car

Another Front View of Corvette C6R Mystery car

Hot Wheels Carbonator : Get Your Drink Now

Back writing about my collection again, now I have Carbonator 2014 from case E, According to Hot Wheels Wiki, Carbonator is casting based on a glass soda bottle on wheels with a large spoiler styled as a bottle opener. It's not like normal car, just fantasy car from Hot Wheels brand. In This post I will give a loose carbonator photo, since I'm planning to make my Carbonator as a key chain. This Hot Wheels model is quite popular right now in Indonesia, I don't know why may be for racing. The price for this model is not so special, you can get it with its normal price. But for me, I find this model has a good unique color and model as a fantasy car, may be just like Yellow Vandetta.

Side View of Carbonator

Hot Wheels Vandetta : The Yellow Transparent

In this post, I will put one of my collection that has a unique color, yeah I know that Vandetta series come with transparent color, but this one is different, great yellow transparent. yellow vandetta is quite popular in Indonesia, I will guarantee that it's hard to find in a shop. If you get this Hot wheels model from another collector, you'll spend money around fifteen thousands rupiahs more that when you buy t from the shop. This model is rare in Indonesia compare with the red one (note: we have red transparent model for 2014). One of the main reason why I take photo for this model is because I love its color, great job Hot Wheels for providing a great color.

The Yellow Vandetta model has a abstract tampo on its side body and has "6" tampo on it. You can also see small "Hot Wheels: tampo" on top of  "6" tampo. Another great color is green wheels. It's always cool seeing yellow and green color combined, moreover when these two color come with the transparent element. we can see that this model has two different wheels size, the big one for rear wheels and small one for front wheels. Not to forget that this item is good for track, we can see there is a Track stars information on top-left blister. Track stars may be the main reason why this item is hunted by some collectors. I never test it on the track, so don't ask to me. You can see from the photo below

Track Stars Yellow Vandetta

Side View of Yellow Vandetta

Hot Wheels Volkswagen Beetle : Herbie 53

Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle.He can think, has his own mind and capable of driving by himself. Herbie appears in several film, starting The Love Bug (1969), he manage to Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), The Love bug TV Movies 91997) and las appearance is in Herbie : Fully Loaded (2005) (source Wikipedia).

This model is popular around Hot Wheels collector in Indonesia, at least until a month ago, the price for this item can be twice compare its standard price in Indonesia. I remember when I bought this item for my friend, I got it for forty five thousand rupiahs (more expensive about twenty thousand rupiahs compare to standard price in Indonesia). Although the price goes down by mean time, this item still targeted by collector. You are lucky enough if you find this item in a shop.

We move into the model. I can say this is a good made item by Hot Wheels brand, it is very similar to the real one. at the side or door, we can see its typical 53 number, a thick line above the 53 tampo and its small wheels with one door. At front view of this model we can see another 53 tampo two line with red and blue color, a cute lamp that fused from based and a bumper (also fused from a base). This model has two holes in its front-top structure as a lamps and has high pitched part from its based to cover the hole, make perfect for front lamps.

Side View Volkswagen Beetle Herbie

Front View Volkswagen Beetle Herbie

Hot Wheels Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 2014 : Another New Case, Another Skyline

This is my second post about taking photo my collection, Today I want to share about Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 2014, like I said in my first post, I love Nissan GT-R Skyline. This item may be a favorite item in my country right now (FYI : in Indonesia, we're getting Hot Wheels case E now days, very very late comparing with other countries). Speaking of Skyline, besides me, there are other Skyline collector in Indonesia that has amazing collections about Skyline. Skyline car is not so many in Indonesia road, but I can guarantee there are so many fans of this car.

This new model is different compare with the old one (Nissan GT-R Skyline R34 2013), same color but different in tampo around the body and of course different spoiler. I think this model's shape is good as the real one and its black color looks very suitable for this model. Red and white tampo are combined very well too, great combining color between red and white tampo and its black body. You can see the image below, this image is taken using Samsung Galaxy S3 camera.

Front View Blister Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 2014

Hot Wheels : Rigor Motor 2014

This is my first post about diecast photography. My first post will be about Rigor motor 2014 (color Metalflake-red). This model doesn't belong to the real one, just imagination model. In Indonesia, some people said that this one is good for Hot Wheels racing especially for looping race. The model itself has a unique shape and as if has a horn with gold shining color. Good color for imagination model. Besides its body has flame pattern that suitable with its dark color. The shinning colour still can be seen in photo, really good shinning color.

Top view of Rigor Motor

Look at its wheels, different size between front and rear wheel makes it better, since I can't imagine if it has same size wheel, it will be strange. Between front and rear wheels, we can see four exhausts, may reminding us about exhaust in Bone Shaker model (Another Hot Wheels model). The exhausts placement make this model more unique since you don't see side exhaust very often.

Front View Blister of Rigor Motor

Next we go into rear view of this model, nothing special from this rear side (I'm sorry for this blur photo) and its front side of this model, it has another gold shinning part that looks like good to fit out this model. And the bottom side of this model use metal base makes it has some weight altough its slim body. Can't say too much about this How Wheels model since it's not belong to any real car,so can't compare it. I taken this photo this evening (April 15, 2014)

Rear view of Rigor Motor 2014

Front View Model Rigor Motor 2014

Bottom view of Rigor Motor 2014

Imagination Model : 7.5/10

Model base : 7.5/10

Worth to be collected : 6/10

Note :
1. All Photography in this section was taken using Samsung Galaxy S3 camera.
2. All logo or Brand about Hot Wheels belong to Hot Wheels

Just Say Opening Words about myself and my Hot Wheels Collection

Hi mate, 

I'm a diecast fans, especially Hot Wheels (Don't call me a collector, since lack of funds) from Indonesia, with this blog, I want to share about Hot Wheels Photography that I have. It has been five months since I have known what is Hot Wheels. Interesting mini car model (1:64 scale) that I collect one by one with my spare money. Trying to buy the expensive one if I like the model. To be honest I like Nissan Skyline or Nissan GTR model, of course I have them but not completed yet. I'm not really interested in treasure hunt series, if the car model itself isnot my type

At the beginning I tried to collect Ferrari car model and Lamborghini car model. In Indonesia it's a lot easier to get Ferrari car model than lamborghini. It's the reason why my Ferrari model is much more than Lamborghini. Besides those two models, I like to buy what I love. Always said to myself, "Buy that I love, it's better regret to buy than leave it for the others". I get my coleection from buying online (Mostly by auction) and offline (in mall or in toys shop)

Not just to be collected, sometimes I photograph my collection and upload them to path. I'm not a professional photographer, I don't have photopgraphy skill and photography editing skill, just love to photograph my collection and enjoy them in path. For editting I only have application from my phone (not using Desktop editing at all). If you ask me about a really good photograph in this blog, I only say " I'm sorry, this is not my skill, just my loving for my collection and want to share it". 

Another word that I need to say is, All Diecast or photography in this blog may be inside blister, since I enjoy my collection inside blister rather than open them. For taking photography I will use My phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) and Pocket camera Casio Exilim EX-ZS5, once again I'm not a proffesional photographer, so forgive me for my limited camera. Last but not least any judgement in my post, is made by me and judged by me myself.

My Pocket Camera, Casio Exilim EX-ZS5

My First Hot Wheels