1:87 scale automobiles at Wal-Mart for $1.67

[Anonymous]

Are there any HO miniature companies that consistently mention the dates of their vehicles? Cars are pretty easy to research online, but things like tractors, trucks, and stuff like that are a pain in the .... You'd think they would print the date on the package to make it easier for us to buy.

[icmr]

I went and got 4 more to add to my layout.



ICMR

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[waltersrails]

oh one walmarts smartest moves. i m glad they have some HO scale items now.

[Soo Line fan]

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

[trainchris]

At last I was able to find some cars 3 1955 Chevy Bel Air’s 2 yellow and white,1 black and white, also 1 dark green 1959 Porsche. Still have not seen any tractors.

[MisterBeasley]

I visited a Wal-Mart in Maine on Saturday. The Deere tractors were the only 1:87 models I saw. Lots of 1:64 stuff, though.

[Anonymous]

My Walmart doesn't have any of the tractors, but there are some more cars. These were previously listed:

VW Beettle (58-59?)
VW Bus ('63 21-window)
VW Karmann Ghia (looks like a '56?)
Ford Thunderbird (new version)
Shelby Cobra (1965)
Porsche Cabrio
Porsche Carrerra GT
Porsche Cayenne
Chevy Camaro (1969 with SS striping and badges -- very nice)
Chevy Belair (1955)
Pontiac Firebird (late 90's-early '00's)
BMW 5 Series (2004-2005 530i)
Dodge Viper

In addition, I got:
(1954?) Mercedes Gullwing 300SL (silver & red)
1959 Porsche 356B (red) maybe the cabrio listed above?)

Every time they get a new shipment, it seems the colors change. I've gotten 4 or 5 different colors of the Bel-Aire. Car load and dealership material. I really want some pre-1965 tractors. Anyone want to trade?[?]

They all have great detail, clear headlights, and rubber tires. The detail is so good, as a matter of fact, that each different type of car has a different license number. The badging is also extremely detailed. I can make out the bow-tie on the Bel-Aire's hood, the checkerboard circle on the BMW, and the VW on the Ghia! Some are missing some detailing, like the Gullwing's taillights are not painted red (I plan on fixing that anyway).

[GAPPLEG]

Build a used car lot, I did.[(-D]

[Anonymous]

ok so i went to my super wal mart yesterday and found what all the hype was about and fell in love i bought 2 john deer tractors and 1 of each type i could find of cars (came to 45 some odd cars), my town now has 3 houses a store a train depot and 50+ cars i think i need more residential what do u think hahaha

[GAPPLEG]

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?

Good question[:D] I didn't ask as I was in a hurry.[:I]

[cwclark]

well folks..i don't know about the wal-marts in ya'lls areas, but I think I got the last 8 cars in the store yesterday...I made three trips this past week and got about 30 cars but now the 1:87 scale is being replaced with cars in the 1:74 scale...a bit too big for HO gauge...guess it was fun while it lasted...something else happened at the walmart yesterday too...some jerk was in there lifting people's wallets out of their purses and pants pockets...three people came up to me looking for their wallets, two ladies and a man...the man found his laying on the floor in the back of the store and they got all his cash...I notified security, but don't know if they caught the guy..i mean, how would you catch someone like that unless they searched everyone in the store?...hopefully the security cameras got him...chuck

[Anonymous]

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?

[bcawthon]

The Wal-Mart 1:87 scale cars are made by High Speed of China and sold exclusively to Wal-Mart through Malibu International, which seems to be a sort of diecast liquidator run by 21st Century Toys out of California.

Model Power terminated their contract with High Speed after discovering the Chinese company was selling their models to others in violation of their contract. Not all of the models produced by High Speed were for Model Power. The European cars were produced under a contract with Schuco of Germany. Over there, they are the Schuco Edition 1:87.

The new models from Model Power, like the 1955 Ford F-100, 1963 Thunderbird and 1965 Mustang, will be exclusive to Model Power. The pickup is pretty nice.

The diecast Dodge cars are 1:72 which is too large for HO, but definitely better than 1:64 or larger.

Right now, the only 1:87 Dodge licenses are held by Ricko Ltd., which will introduce two modern Dodges, the Charger SSP Police and the new Caliber, next year.

Ricko will also introduce the Chrysler 300C SRT8, Chrysler Crossfire, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Ford Mustang GT, Ford Mustang GT Convertible, Ford GT, Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac CTS-V and Cadillac Sixteen.

There will also be some older cars like the 1931 Lincoln Model K, 1934 Cadillac Aerodynamic Coupe and 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible.

The Ricko models will be available beginning in February with additional introductions continuing through the spring and early summer. Suggested retail prices range from $11.98 to $15.98. These are injection-molded ABS plastic, not diecast.

[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]

[Soo Line fan]

I found more cars today at the Mart. They are in different colors than before. This is the first time I have seen the red Cobra. My layout is looking like a Cobra convention / cruise event. I also bought a Bigfoot Ford truck in an orange box that was marked as 1/64 size but was actually 1/87. The other vehicles in this line were in fact 1/64. Did not see any John Deeres. I have found 4 different tractors so far, but the Athearn site lists seven.

Jim

[loathar]

I was looking at al my Malibus last night and decided to make a Hot Rod car delership scene out of them.(that way I don't have to ruin their paint by weathering them.)

[warhammerdriver]

Picked up the JD GP Tractor, the '55 Chevy, and the VW Kafer. Goin' back for more!

Great tip! Thanks!

[RoyalOaker]

I took a drive over to the Wally Mart in Pontiac Michigan and sure enough, there they were.

Not too many styles, but I picked up seven or eight of them.

Thanks for the tip again. When I went a few month ago they did not have any.

[accord1959]

Checked a couple of the local Wal Marts in Ottawa Canada and no Malibu Internationals. lots of 1:64 tractors and stuff, but nothing in the 1:87.

[Rotorranch]

I've not seen any Cobras at the local Wally World. Anyone that can pick me up a few I'd appreciate it!

Rotor

[Anonymous]

I discovered the Malibu International 1:87 scale cars at Wal-Mart about a month ago and have already purchased 37 of them from four different stores in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. What a gold mine of cars for my future layout. I also picked up several John Deere tractors by Athearn. The quality of these little cars is really good and the $1.67 price is wonderful for vehicles in 1:87 scale of this quality.

When I first found them there were only a few in the local Wal-Mart, but I started looking for them in every Wal-Mart I could find in my area. My only disappointment was that there were not that many older cars. The VW's and '55 Chevy are nice but I would love to see them manufacture more cars and trucks from the '30's, '40's, & '50's. I have emailed Wal-Mart and let them know how I feel and received a phone call from the manager of the toy department of my local Wal-Mart saying he would see what he could do. I was unable to find Malibu International Toys on the internet, even though they printed there site on the car boxes, but I did find all of your comments here on Model Railroader Magazine's site.

Hey guys, since you love these little cars as much as I do, email Wal-Mart and ask them to ask Malibu to make more of them for us to buy. Wouldn't be great to get some '40 Fords, '32 Chevys, '48 Dodges, and some old '30's, '40's , & '50's pick-ups?

Jim Peters
Broadway, VA

[accord1959]

Anyone know if the Canadian Wal-Mart stores are carrying any of these?

[fiatfan]

I FINALLY got some in at the local Walmart! I picked up about 10 of them along with some John Deere tractors. They are really nice for the price.

Tom

[loathar]

WOW! I posted this info about 6 months ago and got snubbed for it.[B)] I have noticed this time around some of the cars are painted different colors so I bought 1/2 a case of the new ones today.It's gonna kill me to weather these things cause they look so nice.

[dharmon]

The Malibu cars at Walmart are 1/87, the others are 1/72. And measuring them out..they are real darn close to dead on. The story as it was told by someone in the know on Atlas, is that Model Power had some issues with it's supplier. They have changed supplies for the next run including the new issues. What Malibu has, and the the ones you see now are what you will get...no new models, and is the balance of the inventory from the old supplier. They are identical to the ones that Model Power has at the LHS for 3.98. But not all of the MP line was picked up by Malibu, so the Dodge Sprinter van and many of the others will not appear at Walmart.

MP is going with a new supplier and adding to the line so more stuff will be coming. But even at $4 a pop, they are still a pretty good deal.

Get the Malibu cars while they last. I bought an extra 20 or so that I will probably nver use, but at the price I couldn't resist.

** Johnny Lightning makes some 1/72 cars at Walmart....great looking and can be used on layouts.....just not right next to a 1/87. I got one of the 1/72 and 1/87 BMWs ...side by side it's a big difference**

Dan

[cwclark]

it was too good to be true..i was initially thinking "yeah right" "not at the walmart i shop at"..so i took a drive over there out of curiosity and sure enough..there they were...1:87 scale cars for $1.69..i picked up about twenty of them..even got the ford cobra..that was one fast car in it's day...they even had a volkswagon van that i got hold of...all of them were really nicely detailed...thanks for the tip Mike!....chuck

[Soo Line fan]

Mike Rehling, I too have seen the larger cars but have not seen the Dodges in the 1/87 scale. I saw the Epay cars as well and if you go to completed items it seems like not too many of them are actually selling. Here is something interesting although some what dated, which explains the situation a little bit: http://87thscale.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1127000025 Thanks for starting this topic.

Everyone, here is a link to the Model Power Cars: http://www.modelpower.com/site/519087/page/276435 or http://www.87thscale.info/modelpower.htm One of the reasons I wanted to know if anyone had found some different models from what I have seen are the Model Power Cars. I wanted to see if all the Model Power cars were available under the Malibu / Wal-Mart line as well. Based on what you guys are seeing this does not seem to be the case. Lately I have been buying some Model Power Cars at the LHS, which I could not find at Wal-Mart. I paid the outrageous price of 3.98. Just kidding, even at that price they are still the best bargain to come along in HO vehicles. I have found the Mini Cooper and The Ford Street Kia at the LHS. Some of the Model Power cars at the LHS are in different colors than the Wal-Mart cars also.

Jim

[GAPPLEG]

These cars at Wal-mart are nice, and for 1.44 not bad looking. I think cast metal minatures is another brand of really nice looking cars although limited in types. Some sites like www.truckstopmodels.com have listings of cars and trucks by brand, pricier than Wal-mart. Busch and Trident do have alot of American cars also. Look at Walthers for a listing buy somewhere else for price.

[railroadyoshi]

Question: Where can one find sets of average (not famous-not racing-not government) vehicles for populating a model road? It always seems to me that even the single cars are some 75% police and fire dep vehicles.

[GAPPLEG]

Well after three different Wal-Marts I found the Magnum, they are 1/72 but close enough to use on the HO layout. $1.44 at my Wal-mart here. Not bad looking for such a low price.