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happy jack wrote:See theres alot of greedy people selling them on eBay now starting at $3.98 what a rip
Ya and then charging $6 for shipping. I have been known to send the bidders a note letting them in on the Wally World price.
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Walmart only had 3 models left of the Cat Mini's when I was there.
I purchased the 315C L excavator for use in N scale. I think it looks good enough.
The other two models were too big for N scale,though. I told my wife I got a
screamin' deal at only $1.97 !
I looked at two other Walmarts, but all I could find were some 1/144 tanks,
so I bought an M4 Sherman tank to put in my downtown park.
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some people can be mean when it comes to these cars. I heard that a million times at the LHS, but they were looking at the 442's and the true exclusive cars the owner however said Look at it tell me have you ever seen the same cars like this at your walmart like the 442 the f150 etc he said no and he said thats cause they are model powers only, if you want them by them then dont. Personally I think he handled it nicely because th guy did accuse him of being a thief when I know the guy isnt.
As for the Malibu International cars being on ebay its true I have seen some sellers selling them at 4.95 or even more.
I am sad to say but my Walmart is sold out of the original single packs and last time I checked is out of the 5 packs and had the camper sets but only a few of them
No Semi's but the Walmart in the close city does have them so I go there. As for the nascars last time i checked my Wally world had them but I only picked up a Dale Earnhardt Jr car only driver I like.
As for the semi size I put them next to my Athearn macks and its pretty much the same size what makes them look larger are the sleepers, and top airdams or what ever they are called (brain feeze right now).
So thats my posting.Lucky huh lol.
Yep that is good advice from Jim. I've used nail polish remover before to remove tampos from Hot Wheels diecast I wanted to customize...works great.
In fact I finally found some of those HO scale Dodge and Ford vans at Wal-Mart and could not wait to get those graphics off. Could not find the wife's nail polish remover though!
About those greedy folks on eBay selling the Model Power cars, those are NOT the cars from Wal-Mart. The MSRP on those cars is 4.49....so while some of those prices (like a lot of them on eBay) are a lot higher than other places you could buy them, it's not like they bought them for 1.67 at Wal-Mart and jacked the price up.
And on a humorous side note, I did have a customer come in the other day, picked up one of the new Model Power vehicles in the black box with the word "Exclusive" on the front, marched up to the counter, literally stuck it in my face and said "I can kill you on this price, Wal-Mart has these for a dollar."
Now with my brand new positive attitude, instead of saying something smart-alecky like usual, I just replied with an "OK."
JimPeters wrote:Hey, Those of you who have purchased any of the new "Street Whipz" Dodge and Ford vans - If you are like me, you like the vans but don't care for the graphics on the sides. Well, I found a very easy way to remove the graphics and not harm the paint. My wife has some acetone-free nail polish remover pads she purchased at Wal-Mart under the brand name "Sally Hansen." Its great stuff for removing the graphics and does not harm the paint. Be careful not to get it on the clear plastic windows, it will fog them. Use the pad to wipe off the graphics then wipe the nail polish remover with a Kleenex tissue. It really works great and looking at the vans, you could never believe anything was on the sides. I'm sure there must be other solvents that will do the same thing but this one works well for me so thought I would share it. Jim
Jim, good advice. I have 4 of them and I don't care for the graphics. I was thinking of removing them but didn't know how. Thanks for the advice.
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I can't believe this thread is still going, I think I started it this time last year, not sure. I managed to deplete the stock of these cars at my local Wal-Mart (Tulsa area). I did manage to get enough to populate my automobile distribution center I am building. They look great next to the autoracks with the walthers loading ramps!
I am glad it was a worthwhile thread. Good luck to those still searching, sounds like Wally World may have a new deal with the 5 packs. I have not seen those in the Tulsa area yet.
Went to Wal-mart the other night and picked up three vans (2 Dodge's and 1 Ford) and two semi-trucks, 1 Ford and 1 peterbilt.
I was wondering the same thing.
Ever since seeing this post I've been looking to no avail.
I'm in Ontario Canada though.
Eric
I picked up Ricko's 2007 Dodge Caliber from one of my LHS's. Talk about a beautiful car. Painted interior. Amber lights up front and back up lights on the rear. Painted side mirrors, rear window defroster. Painted gear shift selector and center console. Rearview mirror. Vinyl tires and chrome alloy wheels. The car is made of plastice and set me back 11.98
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This is pretty much the selection at the Wal-mart's in Leesville and DeRidder, Louisiana.
VW Beattle VW Bus VW Karmann Ghia Ford Thunderbird Shelby Cobra Porsche Cabrio Porsche Carrerra GT Porsche Cayenne Chevy Camaro Chevy Belair Pontiac Firebird BMW 5 Series Dodge Viper Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
I think it's pretty much the same across the country.
One Track Mind wrote:Hey Bill (and/or others): I went to Wal-Mart yesterday to see these "HO" Dodge and Ford vans for myself....all I saw were 1/64th scale vans...are we talking about real HO scale vans (in which our 'hood Wal-Mart didn't have any) or are they only available as 1/64th? Anyone know for sure?
The Dodge and Ford vans are sold under the name of Street Whipz. If you would like, I can get you a couple. just e-mail me your info. The Fords come in black or red while the Dodge in tan only
jbaakko wrote: I can get you more in depth, just look at the following page:http://www.modelrailroadtips.com/index.php?op=Articles;article=7
Checked your site - one correction: the trailer is a European travel trailer. It was originally produced by High Speed for Schuco.
I just got back from the Wally Worlds in my city and one had just gotten a Shipment of Street Whipz models. The models are HO one is a 74 Ford E100 custom van and the other is a 75 Dodge D100 custom van. The Ford comes in either Red w/black graphics or Black w/gold graphics. The Dodge comes in dark tan w/gold and black graphics. The models are 1.97 each. The other Wally World had the Porsche Cayenne Turbos on clearance for 1.00 ea
Don't forget Norscots Construction Minis. I have picked up 4 models of three construction pieces @ 199 apiece
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bcawthon wrote: mondotrains wrote: Hi Guys, I went to Wal-Mart today and picked up a set of 5 cars for $7.98. They are as follows: Volkswagen Bus, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswageb Karmenn Ghia, Mercedes 300 SL Wing Door and a Porshe 356B 1959. Unfortunately, the box only mentions the "year" on the Porshe so I don't know if the other cars are Pre-1960, which is the era of my layout. Anybody out there who has bought these cars know the years the other cars were produced? Thanks, Mondo The Mercedes Gullwing is a 1954-1955 model. The Beetle, Samba and Karmann-Ghia models are actually based on 1960s prototypes but you're probably good to go unless you run across a VW purist. The first VW Beetle hit the U.S. in 1949 and the Samba bus was introduced in 1951 but VWs did not appear in any quantity in the U.S. until 1955, when Volkswagen set up its own distribution network. The Karmann-Ghia first appeared in the U.S. a year later. Bill C.
mondotrains wrote: Hi Guys, I went to Wal-Mart today and picked up a set of 5 cars for $7.98. They are as follows: Volkswagen Bus, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswageb Karmenn Ghia, Mercedes 300 SL Wing Door and a Porshe 356B 1959. Unfortunately, the box only mentions the "year" on the Porshe so I don't know if the other cars are Pre-1960, which is the era of my layout. Anybody out there who has bought these cars know the years the other cars were produced? Thanks, Mondo
Hi Guys,
I went to Wal-Mart today and picked up a set of 5 cars for $7.98. They are as follows:
Volkswagen Bus, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswageb Karmenn Ghia, Mercedes 300 SL Wing Door and a Porshe 356B 1959.
Unfortunately, the box only mentions the "year" on the Porshe so I don't know if the other cars are Pre-1960, which is the era of my layout.
Anybody out there who has bought these cars know the years the other cars were produced?
Thanks,
Mondo
The Mercedes Gullwing is a 1954-1955 model. The Beetle, Samba and Karmann-Ghia models are actually based on 1960s prototypes but you're probably good to go unless you run across a VW purist. The first VW Beetle hit the U.S. in 1949 and the Samba bus was introduced in 1951 but VWs did not appear in any quantity in the U.S. until 1955, when Volkswagen set up its own distribution network. The Karmann-Ghia first appeared in the U.S. a year later.
Bill C.
Interestingly the old style beetles were still being produced in Volkswagen's Mexico assembly plant as late as November 2003
Walmart now has, atleast in Mankato, MN, HO scale semis. Theyre made by Malibu which must not have gotten liscensing for them becuase they all have a hint of generic to them. But they all look familiar. There are 4 of them out now and are as follows,
White Peterbilt
Brown Kenworth W900
Blue Freightliner Columbia
Red Kenworth T600
They all have full sleepers, mirrors, crossover platforms on the chassis, individual rubber tires, and have metalic automotive finish paint.
-Tom
JimPeters wrote:....Wal-Mart obviously got the message that WE like these little cars and if they put them in their stores, we will buy them!....
Actually, a lot of people are getting the message. HO is one of the few diecast segments left that isn't hopelessly overcrowded and modelmakers are looking for new opportunities. This is actually kind of amusing. Less than two years ago, I was at the New York International Toy Fair, the annual trade-only show. I had manufacturer after manufacturer tell me there was no market for 1:87 in the U.S. I even had the vice-president of a major diecast manufacturer tell me it was impossible to make a decent model in 1:87 diecast. At the same show, Model Power was showing me advance samples of their latest Model Power Minis. I guess no one told High Speed or Welly that what they were doing was impossible.
I picked up one of the new Malibu trucks. It's a pretty nice model, especially for four dollars, but I noticed something: Malibu apparently has done a licensing deal with International but the truck I picked up was most definitely a Freightliner Columbia.
The only new models in the car collections are the Corvette, Lamborghini and Ford Taunus. The "new to you" models are retired Schucos. There's some debate about the Taunus (NOT Taurus, the Taunus was a small German Ford); some Europeans think it was a model proposed to Schuco that Schuco turned down because it was so poor; something that's a bit unusual for High Speed.
Jim
QUOTE: Originally posted by BugBomber66 the High Speed models distributed by Schuco can be seen at www.schuco.de and are $4.50-$5.50, even for sets including a caravan and multi-car sets. also a LOTof racing cars and a lot of new models / colors being released soon. i currently have a first order of 44 cars from a new contact in Germany that can order them from a distributer, I will post his contact info when my order is completed successfully. shipping will be a killer but well worth it. they often have limited editions also. they have a big variety of tractor-trailors, emergency vehicles, even a few military tanks! There is a snow plow on page 4 of the 1:87/Cars section. not sure how much the tractor-trailors run, will ask about them for my next order (when this one is done). thought some of ya's might like to see their selection at least
QUOTE: Originally posted by GAPPLEG Just stopped at one of my local Wal-Marts, they had two cases out on the shelf, Bought a bunch. I don't know why but we have 4 Wal-Marts here in Erie. It's not that big a town. But I just hop from one to the other looking.
QUOTE: Originally posted by JimPeters A response to Bill C. Thanks for the info. I understand what you are saying about higher costs for materials and shipping, but how can Yat Ming produce 1:72 scale cars of the same or better quality and have them sell for $1.44 in the same Wal-Mart toy section as the Malibu cars? Is Wal-Mart loosing money on these little wonders? I kind of doubt it. .... .... Yat Ming makes lots of great quality scale model cars and trucks and if they can sell the 1:72 scale ones to Wal-Mart and both companies make a profit, its too bad they don't want to get into the "train" market. Jim
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QUOTE: Originally posted by PABELT does wally world have train sets?
I went to a major train show awhile back and this clown had the Malibu cars for the bargain price of $9.99! Now you can special order the same ones from Model Power for 3.99 online or at your LHS if they do not stock these. I was surprised he took the time to remove the Wal-Mart price tags. When I left he still had the same cars. Duh? Jim
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QUOTE: Originally posted by videotrains QUOTE: Originally posted by GAPPLEG WOw, [:o)] I walked into my LHS yesterday, they had the cars from Malibu for 3.99 each, back to Wal-Mart for me. My local Wal-Mart had them for 1.44. [:O] Where do you think the LHS got his?
QUOTE: Originally posted by GAPPLEG WOw, [:o)] I walked into my LHS yesterday, they had the cars from Malibu for 3.99 each, back to Wal-Mart for me. My local Wal-Mart had them for 1.44. [:O]
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QUOTE: Originally posted by GAPPLEG Stop in Wal-Mart this morning, they have really been picked over, did get the 55 chevy, the viper and the camero, man I want that Magnum bad, I have owned one for over a year now, bought the first one my local dealer sold, great car, need an HO model really bad.
QUOTE: Yep myself found some of these but i have to get back there it sounds like they might have more avi now but this is one i picked up about 3 months ago
QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan Yep myself found some of these but i have to get back there it sounds like they might have more avi now but this is one i picked up about 3 months ago Carl..
QUOTE: Originally posted by chewie8han Tom, How is your daughter the manager of the toy department yet still can't get you any of these? Doesn't she do the ordering? Or... (not to get your hopes up)... do I smell Christmas present? If not, tell her that you'l disown her for not hooking you up with these!! What's the point of an insider if they can't hook you up at all!!!! Kevin
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