Dear crackerjack, Firstly, on behalf of hwcm members, I would like to apologized that you have witness such a mood in our gathering. To begin with, I am not sure if any members realized what it takes to travel from one place to another just for a hobby gathering. It's like you want to appreciate and be part of it and yet when you go to the gathering, you see situations that makes you go... "huh??" Citta Mall, is quite a distance for some, although the collectors from Subang may have no clue what I am talking about but I am sure members from elsewhere would understand. So, I deeply appreciate for taking the trouble Abang Z & you for going there. I must tell you that our gathering is like a weather. Sometimes it's very hot, sometimes it's cold. It's not entirely exciting all the time, it have it's mood swings. Sometimes you get members like wildspirit showing off his collections (which is great), then we have danielh or jackdy showing off the admiring customs (which is awesome!) and sometimes, there's nothing. I used to go there every week, takes videos every week & pictures as well and sometimes I would go back home with not a single click from my camera. But of all the time I have been there, I must say 80% is satisfying Now, what is the 20% of dislike? I can't really point out exactly what others do not like but what I tell you what I don't like. Most importantly, I don't like that the gathering has become an advantage to be taken of. How so? It's okay when some collectors placed their 30-40 pieces of hard to find cars on the table. But mind you, some can go as high as RM25-40 a pop for a rm7.90 cars. I am not even talking about the Treasure Hunts. Now, what happens then? It only encourages sellers that this gathering can make sells. And missing the point of gathering for your hobby. That made me feel "are we so desperate?" But there are other collectors in the gathering that helps people that cannot afford to find those hard-to-find cars. I have come into many situations where some collectors are kind enough to sell me A-Team Vans at retail price. But to be fair, I gave him rm9 because, what is a ringgit compare to the petrol distance to Citta Mall. As I am saying this now, I am sure some members would be confused to why is that seller selling me at retailed price where he can fetched RM15 or more for a A-Team Van at mudahdotcom. That to me is what Hotwheels gathering should be all about. We should help each other. I know one collector who just joined recently has NEVER failed to bring tons of old cars, placed to all over the long table, high price tags is everywhere... and sometimes don't even order a single thing from McD. Do you think that's the purpose of going to gathering for fun? I am thinking to myself, where's the sense of courtesy? This is NOT a market. This is only a gathering and we 'borrowing' McD Citta Mall and what happens if the McD management finds out that, we are doing business there and kicks us out of McD? Do you think the sellers would take responsibilities? The fall is on hwcm.com Sikit-sikit boleh la, but it might just get worst at the next gathering, I don't know. I sometimes want to sell some of my old cars but when I witness such a thing, I feel shy want to take my cars out for sell. So, crackerjack, the answer to your question is I believe your first visit to hwcm gathering falls on the 20% situation. It's like opening up a durian, you may not find the perfect one inside but that should not stop you from eating it. Unless you cannot tahan the smell... Please, I hope you see there again and I want to thank you for writing it as that's one of the ways to improved our gathering.
This one looks like the same 'narrow' monster DD, right?
People talk north, he talk south...
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Other than the Knight Rider, here's another Hot Wheels Comic Con car. The Mystery Machine box-set
Bentley Continental Supersports '71 HEMI 'Cuda Ferrari 599XX (HW All Stars) Delivery Van (HW City Works) Dodge Viper GTS R (HW Performance) '75 Corvette Stingray
Also at Mid TRU... RM69.90!!
I wondered why the chose 50s cars for them, these are mostly 70s bands
Honda Civic SI (Heat Fleet) 65 Corvette (HW Main Street) Custom Volkswagen Beetle (HW Racing) Mad Splash
'92 BMW M3 Ford GT-40
Here we go... Honda Civic Si
A little haul from Hotwheels create your own HW cars design promo now going on at TRU. I thought this plain Twinmill is quite interesting. Buy 3 basic cars, free 1 + 1 more plain Twinmill The free car for creating design Twinmill
US card....? hmmmmmm
I wonder if the bike is in there... if it's super plastic which means no, huh?