Category: die cast
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Hot Wheels
An internet group that I once enjoyed featured die-cast model cars and planes as seen through the lenses of the collectors – some of the photos taken were quite dramatic and artistic. I participated for quite a while until I noted that there were some rather odd restrictions being placed upon the participants. Unless one…
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Good Morning, Walter – Part Four – Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Whitemetal us…or Zamac us. But no lead. You are lucky these days, Walter. Many of the hazards of the olden times are gone. No more Hitler, no more smallpox, and no more lead soldiers. I was never in any real danger from the first two but I was exposed to the last ones. And I…
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Ongoing Maintenance
I did not realise that there would be a schedule of maintenance on a plastic model – I thought once it was done, that was it. Silly me. There is maintenance on anything that you need to continue working – car, marriage, camera, etc. The models are no different. a. There will be cleaning issues.…
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Serrer Le Marchand
Or in English – squeeze the merchant. a. ” I can get that cheaper “. So can the merchant. That is why it is being sold at the price on the tag. the difference between that and the wholesale price represents the profit, out of which the rent, wages, and interest comes. If you offer…
The Little World 