Saturday, April 26, 2014

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
Side View of Carbonator

Sunday, April 20, 2014

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
Track Stars Yellow Vandetta
Side View of Yellow Vandetta
Side View of Yellow Vandetta

Friday, April 18, 2014

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
Side View Volkswagen Beetle Herbie



Front View Volkswagen Beetle Herbie
Front View Volkswagen Beetle Herbie

Thursday, April 17, 2014

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
Front View Blister Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 2014

Tuesday, April 15, 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 Rigor Motor 2014
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 Rigor Motor 2014
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
Rear view of Rigor Motor 2014
Front View Model Rigor Motor 2014
Front View Model Rigor Motor 2014



Bottom view of 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.


Casio Exilim EX-ZS5
My Pocket Camera, Casio Exilim EX-ZS5





Datsun 620 Hot Wheels
My First Hot Wheels