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| Bert Finds the Matchbox; A Nostalgia Trip | |
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| juantoo3 | Aug 6 2016, 09:29 PM Post #476 |
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For the record, how long has our good officer been staking out that sidewalk?
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| guy64 | Aug 8 2016, 02:46 AM Post #477 |
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Well, now, that's a complicated issue. These were all shot in "sessions", usually a couple hours per session. There have been 7 or 8 sessions over a period of about 13 or 14 years. As far as Bert's part is concerned, that's a pretty cushy schedule. Not that he would see it that way, of course. But Bert is a cop, and this "Scale Reference Coordinator" gig is an unpaid sideline for him (though I think the Chief of Bert's precinct gives Bert some encouragement). Nevertheless, things have been "busy" lately for Cops everywhere, and L.A. is no different. Bert's had no time for posing up to now. It may take a "special assignment" from the Captain to get Bert to stand around with cars for a few more hours. I certainly have the cars. Since the last shoot--three cases of new ones, at least! Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 10:46 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 8 2016, 06:37 PM Post #478 |
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Perhaps the most abundant version of this casting...![]() ... or so it seemed to me. This white Holden Ute SSV was seen on the local pegs for weeks. All of the other colors seemed to get snapped up right away. Maybe it had something to do with the absence of grill and light tamping on this one. I think the others (without side graphics) all had end detail tamping (or printing, or whatever it was). The casting is nice, but it's another one that really needs those end details. I would have traded the graphics on this one for a plain white Ute with end detailing. How about you, Officer? "In a heart beat, kid. A heart beat." Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 10:47 PM.
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| Mark F. | Aug 8 2016, 07:04 PM Post #479 |
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Ha. I don't think I ever saw that version. |
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| guy64 | Aug 9 2016, 08:17 PM Post #480 |
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This is the only other version of the 21st Century Ute we've seen...![]() ... and we saw it only once. The other colors got away! But this example is enough to show what a huge difference the front tamps make. Muuuuuch better! "Kid, I understand that this vehicle was also issued in a couple different shades of blue." It was, Officer, but I never was able to find those on the peg. "Well now, in the future I expect a bit more effort from you in the acquisition-of-new-stuff department." Officer, that will coincide with a bit more "effort" from you in the standing-around-next-to-new-stuff department. Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 10:49 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 10 2016, 08:12 PM Post #481 |
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Is it an ice cream truck or an ice cream van?![]() It's been listed both ways. It's also a generic design (a very plausible one) so the scale is ambiguous. This is the earliest color scheme, and unfortunately--since the other side was against the card--I couldn't see how badly the right side tampoes are skewed. This side is fine, obviously. Not sure, but I think this is the only version to have tamped headlights. "So why didn't you get another copy, kid?" Never saw this version again, Officer. This FE was snapped up that fast. Oh well. It's a very good generic and there are many other versions. I think they're all carrying ice cream. No pizza or taco trucks that I know of. No burger trucks, either. "Maybe it's the ice cream cones cast onto the roof." They do define the casting pretty narrowly, Officer. Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 10:52 PM.
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| Mark F. | Aug 11 2016, 06:52 AM Post #482 |
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The base plate should say ICE CREAM VAN. No doubt inspired by a Bedford CA ice cream van:
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| guy64 | Aug 11 2016, 07:32 PM Post #483 |
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We missed the initial version of this one...![]() ... but black is always a good color for a pick up. Mixed feelings about this one. I was very glad that MB would do a '57 GMC Stepside pick up (or a Chevy), but they undershot the scale. 1/66 is still usable for us, but at 1/64 the wheels wouldn't have looked so over-sized. Then there's the front bed wall issue (it's plastic, and one piece with the interior). "Come on, kid, kwichur bellyachin'. They did give you an open bed!" Yes they did, Officer, and that is very much appreciated. Maybe we should do a Squashed-Up Lincoln test on it, hm? "Don't have the calibrated Squashed-Up Lincoln handy, kid.You musta left it in one of 'the cases'." Oooohhhh... that's right...
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| Milton Fox Racing | Aug 11 2016, 10:15 PM Post #484 |
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As I was reading Officer Berts report on the Mura - I was thinking that would make a nice looking UTE- and low and behold the next inspection vehicle by Officer Bert is a Holden. Coincidence, no? Thought provoking, yes! |
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| microbuss | Aug 11 2016, 11:04 PM Post #485 |
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I kinda wondered why the van was a RHD now I knows why
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| guy64 | Aug 12 2016, 05:18 PM Post #486 |
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The whutta? You lost me!
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| guy64 | Aug 12 2016, 05:27 PM Post #487 |
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How things have changed for "pick-ups"...![]() ... if you could call the VW Saviero a pick-up. It's another vehicle that seems to be a crossover looking for a market niche. Sort of. But at 1/62, it's at least close to our ideal scale. I love the color (deep yellow again!!), but like the red one seen earlier the tamp/print budget went for side graphics, not end detailing. "Another blank front end, kid. Does this guy expect to pass a safety inspection?" No more so than the guy with the red one, Officer. Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 10:59 PM.
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| Milton Fox Racing | Aug 12 2016, 07:04 PM Post #488 |
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It's okay, officer. No, I havent been drinking, I just dance to the rhythm of a different clarinet. (I even read your post where you correclty called it a Lotus - but it still looks a bit like a Miura to me!) |
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| guy64 | Aug 13 2016, 02:49 PM Post #489 |
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It's a bit warm in SoCal this afternoon, so...![]() Bert is glad to have another ice cream vendor stop by. And this time, though it's not visible in this shot, the right side tamps are straight. Many of us were disappointed with the predominance of plastic in this model, but there's a lot that's done well: Good wheels, nice graphics, an elaborate interior. And even though it's "officially" generic, it's thinly veiled; a "near-Bedford" we might say, as can be seen from the above pic by Mark F. "Careful kid. We don't want anybody hitting up MB for licensing fees. Don't blow the cover." Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 11:02 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 15 2016, 06:33 PM Post #490 |
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As we approach the Autumn months...![]() ... Autumn colors begin appearing on visiting vehicles. And orange is my favorite color! The tamp budget was used up on the sides of this one but it's ok; the headlights and grill are already represented quite well in chrome. We even got door handles on this one! "Well, orange is ok, but I prefer blue. It makes for a better uniform." Indeed, Officer. I suppose--in your vocation--an orange uniform could send the wrong message. Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 11:04 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 16 2016, 11:34 PM Post #491 |
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More orange, as MB does another take on the classic mid-'50s Ford truck...![]() ... with the '55 panel truck. MB caught the shape of the grill opening and hood more accurately than they did with the '56 pick up. The front fenders are closer to the real look as well. But... they way undershot the scale. One side effect of that is that the wheels/tires look too big. At 1/69 it's a somewhat disappointing rendering of a much anticipated model. Oh well, the color and livery are nice. This casting always seems to come with some type of business livery applied, and MB has come up with some interesting ones. So, not bad, but it could have been significantly better at 1/64. "Even with all that, kid, I'm still hoping for a paddy wagon based on it." Well, Officer, I wouldn't mind seeing that myself. (Assuming I could find a copy.) Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 11:06 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 17 2016, 08:19 PM Post #492 |
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Now, this here orange, this here is ORANGE...![]() In fact, it looks like a certain Hot Wheels flavor of orange. Not that I mind. It was just... unexpected that a HW color would find its way onto a MB casting. (I suppose it shouldn't be unexpected given MB's ownership by Mattel.) Anyway, it looks great on this 1/64 scale Lexus GS430. Black is a perfect choice for the interior, and MB wisely left the glass uncolored. (HW would have made the glass orange too, probably.) "Kid, you would hafta bring this hot color onto my lot right now, with the weather we've been having." Yeah, I know the drought isn't over, but it's not the car's fault, Officer. "Darned 'el-NEEN-yo' din't do anything!" Take a break, Officer, and I'll get you some cool blue Gatorade. Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 11:09 PM.
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| juantoo3 | Aug 17 2016, 08:47 PM Post #493 |
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| Ripa | Aug 17 2016, 11:34 PM Post #494 |
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Most likely. It would also have spoilers and maybe a race or even flames tamping. Sedans are something that should usually be left to MBX only when Mattel makes decisions. That Lexus is in my opinion one of the best MBX castings of the 2000's |
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| Milton Fox Racing | Aug 18 2016, 12:16 AM Post #495 |
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If you are into Chevys, that grill also makes a very nice diecast display! Now where did I put my 1:64 #2 phillips...
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| guy64 | Aug 18 2016, 09:36 PM Post #496 |
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Another orange Bug that's not Vinnie...![]() ... but the paint coverage is much better than the last orange Beetle posted here. The black "cloth" top is nice, too, and so is the black interior. The glass is untinted, the wheels are ok (not you-know-whats), so all-in-all, not bad. "As I recall kid, the other orange one had headlights and trim." I know, Officer. This is one more example of safety losing out to graphics where the tampo budget is concerned. "They just never learn." Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 11:12 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 19 2016, 08:49 PM Post #497 |
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Is it orange, or...![]() ... is it yellow? Whatever it is, I like it! In fact, it's not too much to say that the color is what sold this car to me. The fact that it's a wagon is a plus (not many of those around, especially Caddies), but at 1/67 scale I had made up my mind not to buy this particular casting. Too small. But this yellow-orange (or orange-yellow) edition just grabbed me, overcoming the scale issue. (Yeah, the orange-tinted wheels helped a little, too. )Now, if MB had done something stupid with the glass color, or wasted the tampo budget on goofy side graphics, it never would have come home. But as it is--grill, tail light and headlight tamps, barely tinted glass--MB did everything right. Almost. "What if it was 1/64 scale, kid?" In that case Officer, I'd have it in every color issued. Who knows; found in a 5-pack, it might even have pushed me over that edge. Edited by guy64, Jul 17 2017, 11:14 PM.
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| guy64 | Aug 20 2016, 08:58 PM Post #498 |
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Definitely not yellow...![]() Not even close. But there is the slightest hint of blue in what I first thought was silver. It's one of those subtle, nuanced colors that a car like a Bentley would carry. And what a job MB did on the Bentley Continental GT. The dark brown "leather" interior lends a realistic luxuriousness to this model, and the wheels--though generic--look like they were intended for this very car. Tampo placement is optimal. Glass color is perfect (there is no color). "Tell them the best part, kid." The best part? It's 1/64 scale (per the base). That's how you do it, MB.
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| microbuss | Aug 21 2016, 10:12 AM Post #499 |
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did you know this Chevy is 1:62? oh well close enuff Right? I found this one with Diecast Salvage Yard on it
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| guy64 | Aug 22 2016, 07:59 PM Post #500 |
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Something Bert thought he'd never see...![]() A four-door Porsche. That is not a SUV. He never imagined such a thing. Even at that, he has to imagine it as being slightly larger, since this rendering is 1/66. But it gives him the general idea. A very good model despite the smallness. MB took the "no nonsense" approach once again; great colors and tamps (just look at those tail lights!), uncolored glass and generic wheels that fit the car's style perfectly. Not bad, MB! "Yeah, MB. But in the future, let's try a little harder to hit the 1/64 bull's eye, hmm?" Thanks for the support, Officer. "No problemo, kiddo. Sometimes I get the feeling they're not listening to you." Strange. I get the same feeling. Quite often.
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