Peter1

The second heaviest car in 2009 after DD! An article from Internet: Taildragger” is an early custom car, smooth and kind of sinister, shown motoring on a dusty road, nose up and tail down. Customs were a uniquely American art form. From about 1940 to the late 50’s, talented metal workers changed production automobiles to sleek visions. Everything was smoothed down. The top was chopped, some in the front and usually more in the rear. Door handles, name plates, all kinds of chrome trim were removed and the holes filled. All body seems were filled and smoothed, rear fenders skirted, and the whole car lowered. The result was the custom - sleek, smooth, solid, kind of sinister. With the nose up and tail down, they gave a kind of a fast motorboat effect. “TailDragger” is an investment cast bronze sculpture of an early custom - a 1940 Ford Coupe with a chopped top, skirted rear fenders, and a LaSalle Grille, shown motoring on a dusty road. “TailDragger” was created as the participants award for the Custom class at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Surprised to find a maroon body with grey top Jeep Wrangler Sahara and of course, now I am the proud owner. The casting is great! Anyone got this model?

How about Tail dragger? I like this year's tampo "California Collectors Club". Just bought a blue one yesterday. It is real heavy with metal base. Is this a popular one among collectors?

Sorry that photo is from the Internet and I should thank the owner for allowing me to put it here. Yes, it is a very nice photo.

I saw a few of the 2010 Vipers, all have tampo not properly placed. So, I did not grab one.

Last night I compared the model car with the real one in a car magazine. Wah! it is really accurately made. Even the tiny keyholes on the doors were there at the right place. Thanks to Majorette for such a great product. I love it! There is a pearl white version but I think the dark blue one is nicer.

Value of your collection If you have 1000 cars, the current value is RM 6.50 x 1000 = RM 6500.00. Assuming you bought at RM 4.90 each, the cost is RM 4.90 x 1000 = RM 4900.00 RM 6500 - RM 4900 = RM 1600 (increase) RM 1600 / RM 6.50 per car = 246 cars approx. freeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Not 2010 yet but cars already out. 2009 almost finished but many cars not seen yet! Good things always come late or do not come!

RM 6.50 x 18 = RM 117.00 RM 4.90 x 18 = RM 88.20 Difference = RM 28.80 RM 28.80 / RM 4.90 = 5.8 cars

This year's Custom Ford Bronco is nice, so I grabbed one. Very nice tampo - Human skull + bones.

Kangoo is very similar to VW Caddy. Both I like very much.

Hi RGsukan Do you have Mini Cooper Treasure Hunt car?

OK but wait .... Sincerely.

Is the second one a Kangoo also? Nice.

If u really on to the DD...jus like me... u should not care bout the tempo r nice or not!! And i personally think that this year's DD r nice..green or yellow! For me...when i started collecting this casting....i also try looking for the back year's DD!! LIke Larry Garage and other series DD! U collect a lot of DD? Glad if u can share the pic with us!! Thanks! I was lucky to own 2 pieces of Treasure Hunt DD and that's all.

With good tampo, DD is a must buy item. To me, this year's DD is not very nice.

Agreed.

Nice van and nice tampo marked "Developing Technology in Competition". I just got this one, hesitated at first bec. of the less than mint condition blister.

I like the black Dodge Charger SRT8 (2009 Faster Than Ever series). Its tampo is a great attraction.

The new cards are more expensive to produce, so with the new cards HW has incur higher production cost and therefore, HW has to increase the price to shift the cost to the consumers. This is what business all about. HW thought that with the better looking cards, their cars could sell better. I do not think it is going to work that way bec. people are buying the cars not the beautiful cards.

Better if they do away the new cards, so HW cars can be cheaper, back to RM 4.90 (?).

Thanks for the best joker. I like jokers bec. they make us laugh and laugh means happy. Only when you are happy, you enjoy collecting the HW cars and this forum.

Better if some new cars are being released here and there every month. I really do not like the current situation. It is like starving us and then give us a lot of food.

Metal Pros Heavy so not easily blown away by winds Like most real cars have metal bodies. ...

Totally new look, why 86?