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Post by mtymseharmer on Apr 22, 2006 9:38:25 GMT -8
Well I am in the process of creating a BLOG of all my Toyota collectibles that I have. As I am posting the url I only have about 10 cars on it right now but I am working on it all day and should at least get all the diecast of Toyota's that I have if not all my collectibles and then I will try and keep the BLOG updated the best I can as I aquire more collectible stuff. www.xanga.com/MtyMseHarmer |
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Post by mtymseharmer on Apr 23, 2006 6:53:01 GMT -8
Ok yesterday I didn't get as far as I wanted to but I am currently working on day 2 of all my organzing and posting. www.xanga.com/MtyMseHarmer |
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Post by toyotageek on Apr 23, 2006 7:50:37 GMT -8
Your blog is looking NICE! Keep up the good work! It should turn out to be a good repository of info for anyone collecting Toyota related diecast. ;D
If I might make a suggestion - to make viewing easier for everyone, try not to run all the photos side-by-side. When you do that, it means the pictures scroll off to the side of the page, making it a little awkward to view (the same thing happened to me when I started my blog). Try putting just 2 to 3 pictures side-by-side, then do a line break and put in your next row of pictures. 
Anyway, I see there are some cars I don't have! Sometimes it gets tough trying to find everything out there. So many different brands and stuff. I'll be checking back regularly to see what's new!
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Post by mtymseharmer on Apr 23, 2006 13:18:01 GMT -8
Your blog is looking NICE! Keep up the good work! It should turn out to be a good repository of info for anyone collecting Toyota related diecast. ;D
If I might make a suggestion - to make viewing easier for everyone, try not to run all the photos side-by-side. When you do that, it means the pictures scroll off to the side of the page, making it a little awkward to view (the same thing happened to me when I started my blog). Try putting just 2 to 3 pictures side-by-side, then do a line break and put in your next row of pictures.
Anyway, I see there are some cars I don't have! Sometimes it gets tough trying to find everything out there. So many different brands and stuff. I'll be checking back regularly to see what's new! Thanks for the advice I will try and do that to make things easier fo reveryone. I know what you mean about trying to find everything. It is so tough and that is one of the reasons why I am creating this BLOG so that I can know excatly what I have so I don't go out and buy the samething again. It does help that I have my dad who is a toyota parts manager which helps you out too. Have you seen the new FJ's that FJ owners are getting? My dad is going to try and get me a black or blue one. |
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Post by mtymseharmer on Apr 23, 2006 17:31:20 GMT -8
Ok all the current diecasts that I have are up. I dont' think I will get to any of my other Toyota collectible stuff tonight but I should get all that stuff up by the end of the week. I am actually interviewing for a job at Toyota tommorow so probably nothing new until tuesday.
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Post by toyotageek on Apr 23, 2006 19:57:46 GMT -8
Have you seen the new FJ's that FJ owners are getting? My dad is going to try and get me a black or blue one. |
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koich
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Post by koich on Jun 8, 2006 10:35:53 GMT -8
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Post by toyotageek on Jun 8, 2006 19:08:53 GMT -8
Hi Koich!
First let me say - Nice Celica! And CONGRATULATIONS on the magazine coverage! It's too bad the American magazines don't give Toyotafest and our cars coverage like the Japanese magazines do. I picked up a copy of LIGHTNING during my trip to Japan last week and was blown away with the number of pages used!
Also a nice collection of Tomica Celicas, I think I've only got 3 or 4 in my entire collection. Do you have any pictures of that TTE Celica? I think I'll have to kick myself - cuz I think I may have seen it while at the Nostalgic Car Show in Tokyo! There was a guy selling Tomica that had a limited edition Celica Rally car. He spoke English and said he knew the driver. I'm not sure about the price, but I think it was about 3000 Yen. I passed up on it because of the price & I wanted to look around more. If you have friends in Japan that attend such events, you may want to have them keep an eye open for it.
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Post by koich on Jun 11, 2006 20:34:04 GMT -8
Thanks Mike. You know, the funny thing is, I haven't seen the magazine myself yet! The publishers are cutting down on cost and sent the mags to us via sea mail....  Anyhow, my folks picked up a copy and will be visiting me in 2 weeks, so I should be able to view it then. As for the TTE Celica, I am kicking myself as well for not bookmarking that site. I think it was either a white Celica with red TTE logos or the other way around. I think it is pretty rare, because no one knows about it. Probably a really small production lot. I do have the TOSCO or TOMS race Celica as well. My folks should be bringing those over too. I do have friends in Japan who are into Classic Celica collectables, and I've already told them to keep an eye out. I'm also looking for a cigarette case Celica as well. I found one on Yahoo Auctions the other day, but it had a broken A pillar. At least I know they are out there. But I'm gonna stop my collection there. This stuff is endless!!! BTW you got a great site! Keep up the great work! |
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Post by toyotageek on Jun 12, 2006 8:19:55 GMT -8
Thanks for the kind words about my site.
You should enjoy the Lightning articles - especially if you can read Japanese!
I think there are over 20 pages covering various US owners and Toyotafest.
Let us know whenever you get the rest of your mini-Celicas from Japan. I'd like to see them also.
A very helpful site that I recently found is Ryo's Tomica Museum at www.geocities.jp/ryofukasawa/
Yeah, I have a number of the cigarette cars. The Celica usually seems to go for a high price on auction. I saw a number of various models while in Japan, so I know they are fairly easy to obtain there - if one is willing to pay a price.
And, yes, I agree - the stuff is endless! But I figure since I don't invest in fixing up a real car, I can spend my money and time on collectables! I just need to invest in some decent display cases one day! ;D
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Post by koich on Jun 12, 2006 17:50:23 GMT -8
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Post by toyotageek on Jun 13, 2006 18:34:43 GMT -8
Thanks for that link! I could spend all day looking at that site & others. Unfortunately my lack of Japanese language skills is what takes me so long! Since we are pointing out sites, I find this one helpful since it has an English Menu version: hellototomica.com/index_e.html
Just a few minutes looking at this site helped me figure out my Apita, Aeon & Ito Yokado Toyotas!
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Post by koich on Jun 13, 2006 22:42:08 GMT -8
Oh man, THANKS ALOT FOR FINDING SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE AGAIN!!! LOL hellototomica.com/tomica/0260108_e.htmlI think this is something similar to the TTE edition I saw, but a bit different. Oh no.... now I gotta get it. |
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Post by toyotageek on Jun 14, 2006 20:30:02 GMT -8
Yeah, me too! Seems the more I search, the longer my list gets! 
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Post by koich on Jun 30, 2006 12:46:03 GMT -8
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Post by toyotageek on Jul 4, 2006 15:27:08 GMT -8
Ouch!
Sometimes the Tomica life sucks! Makes me wonder why I didn't discover them earlier.
Maybe because I don't live in Japan?
Be patient - all good things will come in time.
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Post by koich on Jul 17, 2006 13:34:58 GMT -8
Was a little paitient, and was able to buy the box from another person at less than half the cost of what that one was going for. I'm going to yank what I want and sell off the rest!
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Post by toyotageek on Jul 19, 2006 10:14:27 GMT -8
Ha Ha! 
Like a Tiger going straight for the Heart!
Congrats on the buy & good luck with the sell!
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Post by koich on Aug 14, 2006 23:33:34 GMT -8
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Post by toyotageek on Aug 17, 2006 20:34:05 GMT -8
;D Excellent collection!!!  Gee.... I see a few that I'm going to have to try & get!
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Gee.... I see a few that I'm going to have to try & get!