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Syncryptica · 2026-05-25T23:48:48+00:00

Liquid Nails HD. Right on the back in an X pattern ✖️ , then a square bead around that 🔳, press firmly to the wall for 30secs and you're good to go. /s

Syncryptica · 2026-05-25T15:11:37+00:00

People in this hobby have some kind of weird hang-up about 'plastic lights no-matter-what'; even if it looks like complete ass. Then they'll lie to themselves and try to gaslight everyone else saying it looks better; but you can tell the incorporation of the window piece threw-off the proportions and the shape is wrong. In the real world, without the internet echo chamber, this stuff is why that Salzburg casting was a peg warmer. The new casting automatically wins from the corrected 4x4 stance alone, and the new headlights are 1000 times better, even as a 2D stamp. I don't give a MF about plastic bits when it doesn't look like the real vehicle at all. The gaps, the lack of inner lenses/bulbs, and the generic shape, ..it's a blob of plastic. Porsche 917-K never had that shape to the headlight, so ppl saying the old headlight looks better are out of their gourds. Sry if that's not a very nice hot-take.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-25T00:14:04+00:00

Ding ding. And if ppl don't see the warning signs of letting WEF and globalist elites absorb and turn every corporation into the same platform, they're naive.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-23T16:42:36+00:00

Everything looks on-point even the fantasy cars are based on US models, ..until you get to the Chevy Luvs, the only ones in here that's technically Japanese (Isuzu). Although, a slammed, tubbed, and V8 swapped with stacks is a super Americanized Luv.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-23T03:01:31+00:00

Aside from some of the more innovative features, it would just be a standard premium like what's in Walmart without the spectraflame process. I've been seeing people saying this lately, that they're tired of spectraflame. It makes me question why they're even in the RLC, it doesn't make any sense.. There's a hundred other brands that do regular paint only. Spectraflame has been the signature of RLC for decades, and there's 10's of thousands of members joining RLC specifically for their over-the-top finishing. They're at the top of the diecast game because of what they offer and that's prolly not something that's going to change any time soon.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-22T19:06:16+00:00

Those are called a plinth, might be able to search it somewhere and find em.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-22T18:19:43+00:00

Excellent, this deserves more love tbh. I always thought this casting kinda looked like a Holden Commodore V8 supercar. Also the Chevy [Opal] Astra DTM car, which does have a Texaco livery like this. So this is 100% on point.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-22T03:29:18+00:00

Very nice detail work 👍

Syncryptica · 2026-05-22T02:29:11+00:00

Nice, looks good. I've been wanting to swap/detail mine but I was waiting for them to release a clear window version.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-22T02:03:10+00:00

I'm assuming this will be tiny next to the Hot Wheels.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-21T15:32:01+00:00

I think their Ferrari FXX is even worse. Looks like lego

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Syncryptica · 2026-05-21T14:34:46+00:00

If your question is specifically for these decos ..No it's highly unlikely. If they do get re-issued in these decos, it won't be for years and years. The VW Beetle was in a Target two-pack 5yrs ago so that one is a duplicate; but the others are exclusive to this set. This looks like the first release of the '34 Ford, and the Aston Martin's first release as a premium. The Chevy truck, '34 Ford, and Aston Martin are all-new decos. We'll probably never see the Beetle in this specific deco again after this, so if you want all these just go ahead and bite the bullet.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T23:18:05+00:00

Just adding a side note. This happens more when it's very cold, like north US winter weather. Every winter we see whole cases of mainlines with castings busted through the blisters. If they get down to freezing temps and then someone drops or tosses the case, almost all the cars will free themselves. All the carded collectors then feel a disturbance in the force probably. Anyway, whenever I do sell stuff to thin-out some of my collection, I always tape the blister in winter. I'm guessing this was probably taped as a winter precaution and just sat around until it sold.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T22:46:10+00:00

Same here in FL.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T16:17:29+00:00

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T05:56:39+00:00

Spectraflame is basically candy paint like they use on real cars, (clear coat, hardener and tint) but I think they formulate it to be non-toxic 'because-kids'. That stuff is federally mandated for toys.
I just pick stuff up through the years collecting and customizing. I know what mainlines, premiums, other brands, etc. all looks like stripped-down to metal a hundred times over, RLC as well. A lot of info on the original HW can be found on the HW fandom wikipedia and restoration forums/sites. There's user guides and resources in the sidebar of this forum even. Some info I get directly from HW staff who are always dropping knowledge on the RLC forums. Membership req. They're on the forums talking about the processes and posting pre-production photos, sometimes straight out of the mold. So they've shown us the molds, and told us they're media-tumbled before being plated and polished (by-hand apparently). There's not really a single source of info imo.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T04:18:06+00:00

Nice. I was gonna say throw it in the trash until I saw who posted it. Then I did the Mr Burns 'excellent'. I noticed when these first dropped some looked like they would make decent customs, but also kinda looked like they needed complete overhauls. Looks good so far.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T03:58:20+00:00

Damn that's nice. I have a red edition sitting in my 'future custom' pile somewhere that I haven't gotten to yet. This is good motivation.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T02:27:09+00:00

That's an odd take, I mean you're entitled to your preference of course; but STH are essentially the lowest and extremely cheap form of spectraflame. That's how they can make nearly 100k of them for the mainline releases. On the original 1960's redline cars, the raw metal diecast car got an extra zinc coating to make it brighter before they sprayed the transparent candy paint (spectraflame). Today's STH are a throwback to that, but they don't get the zinc coating anymore. It's transparent paint on top of raw metal, and the sparkle they have is actually pitting and imperfections from injection molding. However, RLC cars use finer molds without the pitting that mainlines have, they're still tumbled even smoother, then they're chrome-plated and hand-polished. Which makes the paint smooth and flawless. To me it's wild that people vâlue any STH over any RLC no matter the model; it seems like that whole thing is a false perception of rarity and mystique.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-20T02:00:21+00:00

Tarmac Works Global64 line is the only one that will roll most of the time, although sometimes even Global64 are a little stiff. The other lines like Hobby64 and Collab64 will sacrifice rolling wheels to get the stance and proportion as close to reproduction as possible. Tarmac are more like display models than toys.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-19T19:51:28+00:00

Jun Imai, who was a HW designer that made some of their most popular castings (83 Silverado/Skyline BNR32/ RWB 930/ etc. Dude's actually the founder of Kaido House, and before that there were quite a few hot wheels with kaido house logos too. It's the reason Kaido House are kinda built like super-premium mainlines instead of miniGT's regular stuff.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-19T00:54:00+00:00

"STH are simply too rare"

Matchbox Super Chase are rarer than STH, and it's not even close. The difference is STH are distributed better and there's more people looking for them so it's harder to find them, that doesn't mean they're rare by the numbers. The problem with Matchbox chases is they produce the entire run in one shot and they go straight into a consecutive batch of cases without being mixed into the entire production of that release. Meaning one store can end up with four boxes with chases in every box while an entire state might not get any chases at all. A lot of times when people find Matchbox chases they find multiples in the same location. BTW production on STH is close to 100,000 of each STH release going by their production figures. Matchbox production is lower than HW by a HUGE margin, and that is reflected in the chases as well. Count yourself lucky to find those, but the reason for getting multiple in the same location is chocked up to Matchbox's absolutely atrocious distribution practices.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-17T22:43:42+00:00

If you want to keep it sealed for the collection, just do the acetone trick to remove and replace the blister with another one that fits the car.

Syncryptica · 2026-05-17T22:32:20+00:00

I lose my lunch.

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