Pullback Action Shelby Cobra

Hi guys! I hope you're doing fine :) I know most of you are busy right now in preparing for the upcoming holidays :D well, same here hahaha.

Since this is the month for the kids like me... (What??) LOL! I'll be sharing this wonderful find I had few months back which I think is worth keeping.

Toys with pullback action is a common gift when I was a kid... well, I think until now haha.

So I have this gift to myself - a plastic Shelby Cobra 427 that has a pullback action. The scale is almost close to a 1:64 which I think is quite rare but what really caught my attention is the driver and his.... is that a dog? LOL!

I got it from an online seller. It is in played condition but still good. No broken parts, the wheels are perfectly rolling and the pullback action is still functioning.

As a Cobra collector, it's a nice piece for me because it's not common to have this model in non-diecast.

That's all for now. I hope you liked it :D

Thanks for viewing ;)

freeing the jadas

As a carded / sealed collector, it's not easy for me to decide whether to set the toy loose or not. It's feels like removing some details in the presentation and decreasing the value of the item. But there are times that I want to remove them from their blisters and take pictures of them and I thought I'd appreciate them more as loose.

So yesterday, with the help of my friend, we freed my Jada Cobras :D finally after the long wait they are now ready to be displayed as loose in my cab. It really feels great when you can touch them, feel them and smell the not so good smell of their paint hahaha!

Here are some pics I took during the session hahaha

HURRAH!!!

More beautiful as loose indeed :D

I'll post the "studio" pictures next time.

'til then :)

HW Variant Revealers fr 10-pk

The most exciting part in collecting diecast especially, those by Hot Wheels is it's always like hunting for the treasures.

Hot Wheels is fond of producing variants and sometimes you'll be surprised that there is this variant for the car they produced originally. There are also this called error variant - these cars are those that has factory defects (eg. mismatched wheels, missing parts, error on paint) or the result isn't what is expected. Sometimes it's hard to determine if it is actually a real variant or just an error. The best example of common variants that collectors have to check are base variants, paint variants and wheel variants.

As a collector, looking for these variants gives me some sort of excitement and happiness when I found one. It's like you found a treasure yourself that other collectors doesn't have. Having rare items in your collection isn't just keeping toys in your cabinet but gold and diamond in a treasure box.

I have few rare items in my collection and I'm very proud that I own them plus the fact that I got most of them for a very descent price - you don't buy treasure, you just give effort to dig and find them :D

Recently, I got these great addition to my collection of Shelby Cobra 427 or the Classic Cobra.

HW Revealers from 10-pack.

I got them sealed inside their baggie. I only need one so I decided to sell the other one. I immediately posted my extra piece online and it quickly got reserved to an online buyer. Suddenly, I received a private message from a co-cobra collector that he's also interested if the other one is painted with "pearl white". I was surprised that there is another variant of this. He said additionally that the original release is painted with flat/matte white and that he already have.

I was hesitant that these Shelby's I have are variants. The one I kept is actually pearl white and this is the rare one. So there is a higher chance that the other one is a regular release and is a flat white! The problem is, once I opened it and they're the same, I can't sell it at that price anymore plus I have to apologize to the first buyer because I promised that it's 100% sealed!

I had to take the risk for my curiosity or else, it will give me sleepless nights LOL!

And the best part is, when the treasure reveals itself :D

Pearl White paint 

Flat White paint

Compare them with each other. Left: Pearl white, Right: Flat white. (Click to enlarge the picture for closer look)

Closer. The one painted with Pearl White (left) is somewhat yellowish and glossy and the one on Flat White (right) is whiter and the texture is rough.

I'm very thankful to my co-Shelby Cobra collector, Mike. He saved these twins from being apart from each other LOL! And because of that, I owe him one Pearl White Cobra hahaha!

I know we (collectors) are weird when it comes to this part. I mean why would you buy the same item?? We'll basically, it's not the same. They have different color, texture and... value :D

'til next the post everyone :)

HW Carroll Shelby 2-pk car set

One of the recent additions to my collection is a 2 pack box set 100% Hot Wheels. This contains a Shelby Series 1 and a Cobra 427.

As of now, this is the last 100% Hot Wheels that I need for my AC Cobra collection so I'm quite happy that I finally got one from eBay. I thought it wouldn't be easy to find this locally unless there's a kind collector who would want to pass on a treasure like this to me :D

The packaging itself is captivating.The two cars look more elegant with Carroll Shelby's signature on the base.

Shelby Series 1. Its name speaks for itself, literally. As I've read, this is the first car that is a "pure" Shelby, meaning everything in it is created/designed by the late Carroll Shelby - that's pretty cool and now I have its replica. :)

And of course, the Shelby Cobra 427, one of the greatest automotive icons of all time  - and the reason why I bought this box set :D just look at that sexy little cobra hahaha.

They look good together. Father and son.. I mean son and father LOL. I just love the color scheme and the background. It makes those cars look sharp.

This is one thing I love about Hot Wheels, they know how to please the collectors. :D

And on both sides of the box, there are pictures of the anatomy of the Shelby Cobra and it's V8 engine. Really cool.

I was very excited when I opened it for the photo shoot and I'm happy about the output.


Thanks for viewing :)

What did you open today?

I managed to open some of my previous hauls last night and you can imagine how careful I was in opening each one LOL!

Meyers Manx:

My first line of Collection, the Meyers Manx. Now, after a year, they're all free (including the Thunt)! :D

Left: Gold w/ CM5. middle: Gold w/ FTE, Right: Gold w/ CM6

Left: Kmart exclusive silver w/ CM6/ Right: Gold w/ CM6

Web Trading Cars purple and green

Blue and Gold 2010 Race World.

Left: Race World blue. Right: Race World blue, Kmart exclusive w/ BF Goodrich tires

Purple w/5SP's

hot ones

Real Riders

2004 Treasure hunt

from 10 pack HW California Dreamin'

Connect Cars Hawaii

from 5 pack Wish 

Mini Cooper Hall of Fame Real Rider.

Also, my favorite JL Coca Cola Shelby Cobra is free at last! :D

It just feels great to see them outside their plastic blisters. I started opening some of them to display in my cabinet.


Thank you for viewing! :)