"hethoughtofcars" (hethoughtofcars)
05/01/2014 at 19:35 • Filed to: Best of, Chasing Die-Cast Cars
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"hethoughtofcars" (hethoughtofcars)
05/01/2014 at 19:35 • Filed to: Best of, Chasing Die-Cast Cars | 7
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Our blog at hwep.kinja.com is getting so popular that I've had to start splitting up the "Best of" posts to include all the incredible posts we're getting!
In this edition we have some incredible photography (and an upcoming contest), a vintage newsreel about Stirling Moss, great discussions, customs, an OFFICIAL Twitter account, Hot Wheels Exchange Program trades, and, of course, the HAWLS.
The mission statement of Live and Let Die-Cast (courtesy of LET'S JUST DRIVE IS MLKOBIAN)
We're open to all sorts of die-cast discussion no matter the brand, scale or your style of collecting, trading and possibly zipping around your living-room floor!
These are the some of the best posts from Sunday through Wednesday.
Photography has been a popular topic lately. We've even decided to run a contest! So if you've got a die-cast lying around, grab your camera and take a pic! We're taking submissions through May 14, 2014. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! If you are not yet an member of Live and Let Die-Cast! just let us know in the comments and we'll give you authorship privileges.
Here's some of the best recent photography posts.
MYCARNEVERRUNS87 posted !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . This one is definitely a favorite of mine:
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Love the Cool Classics series. The AMC Rebel looks great in that paint.
My !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is still running. Here's one I'm partial to:
And EL_ULY even !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Incredible! Look at that depth of field!
As for the Hot Wheels Exchange Program (HWEP), a few choice die-casts were exchanged over the last few days.
SN210, TYPE-S traded for a C6 Corvette, which gave him every generation (in die-cast form at least). He !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on which cars you have, or hope to have, every generation of. Most people claimed Lambos, but that's just because their aren't that many!
FROSTED scored a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . For those of us who can't obtain one, well, we will have to just make our own...
CIINUBBIN !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! one from CARNAGE717, including a sweet blue Datsun 620....and a Sandblaster
And from me he received:
In exchange, I scored a USS Enterprise and a Snoopy! My son promptly opened Snoopy and since he's detachable from his dog house, decided an upgrade in fire power was in order:
NEON - SMART STIG !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was too big for photos and posted a youtube video. The music is quite epic.
That picture was taken by RAZOE who actually works at the Mattel Archives!
WEBMONKEES !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of Stirling Moss playing with model cars with his wife! It's.....well you just have to watch it.
In a look at the darker side of collecting DIECAST PHOTOGRAPHY !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to created an error called an "unspun".
ZEONTESTPILOT reviewed a really neat !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
As far as customization goes CARNAGE717 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and is looking for ideas.
Can't wait to see what he does with the Kombi!
I saved some big news for last. We have now joined the Twitter-verse! Find us @LaLDIECAST
And, of course, thebackbone of HWEP and what keeps us searching the pegs, the HAWLS:
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.....and Doug DeMuro destroyed a Range Rover model
EL_ULY
> hethoughtofcars
05/01/2014 at 09:11 |
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Agreed, that Kombi will be possum grade awesome!
philipilihp
> EL_ULY
05/01/2014 at 09:22 |
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I think that's what I'm most excited about now on HWEP, the growing customs scene. Maybe we can do some posts for inspiration, showing off custom HW found on GIS.
case-sensitive
> hethoughtofcars
05/01/2014 at 09:30 |
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Couple pics of some of mine:
mycarneverruns87
> case-sensitive
05/01/2014 at 09:35 |
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Any more pics from your work? We would all like to see it.
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case-sensitive
> mycarneverruns87
05/01/2014 at 09:39 |
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That's about it for Hot Wheels. My son has tons that are begging for a shoot. I should be able to throw some more up within a few days. If you want to see the rest of my stuff it's at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/case_se…
Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
> hethoughtofcars
05/01/2014 at 09:40 |
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Here's my submission for the contest! If we can submit more than one I have at least one more I'd like to.
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EL_ULY
> philipilihp
05/01/2014 at 09:48 |
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Yup me too. that's a good idea. It certainly has me interested in trying something.
HWEP BUILD OFF!!!!
Frosted
> hethoughtofcars
05/01/2014 at 10:18 |
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Let it be known too that the winner of the photo contest will have their picture featured as the header of the Twitter page (possibly the Facebook page if/when I make that) as well as a Hot Wheels or Matchbox car!
Jeff, I love the inclusion of that paper folding AE86. I need to print that out ASAP.
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hethoughtofcars
> philipilihp
05/01/2014 at 11:24 |
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Perhaps the next contest?
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hethoughtofcars
> Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
05/01/2014 at 11:44 |
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It's going to be one submission per user. FROSTED will have the details later in today.
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hethoughtofcars
> Frosted
05/01/2014 at 11:47 |
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Once you post the official rules, I'll update that and link to it.
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Frosted
> hethoughtofcars
05/01/2014 at 11:56 |
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Rules are up!