does anyone else have this obsession?

[divinerightstrip]

Uh-oh...

http://www.prevostdiecast.com/



I have a little addiction with collecting the smaller version of everything that I have.
See? Here's an example:
For those of you who haven't seen my car:


And, here is model that I made of it (and finished last week!!):


Does anyone else do this? have this addiction? If so, I want to see your collection! Either diecast, models bought or made by hand!!

-DRT

[CrabbyMilton]

I have 10 CORGI die cast buses(1:50). They are very accurate in relation to the real ones. I also have about half dozen plus of CORGI fire trucks.

[muddog16]

I stopped building models in the 10th grade, when I realized I could actually build the real things!......but I do have a question......why would I live in a neighborhood...where I need to put iron bars on all of the windows?......LOL......

[CrabbyMilton]

We live in an age where we don't put criminals in prison where they belong so, this is what needs to be done. There's no reason why good people have to leave the homes that they worked hard to maintain. MAKE THE BAD GUYS LEAVE. Aside from that, bars on certain windows are a great discouragement to wouldbe criminals. Besides, not all of us are blessed enough to live in a 100% crime free neighborhood. My neighborhood is not bad by any stretch but some petty theft isolated incidents have taken place over the years that prevent it from being perfect. A huge prison in the middle of the desert with inhumane conditions would be be a nice start.

[luvrbus]

CM, here in AZ Sheriff Joe agrees with you but the Feds and the courts of our land don't they are suing him now BTW Joe is my hero those guys don't deserve a Holiday Inn


good luck

[ruthi]

I agree with you crabby. It is such a shame it has come to that. I dont think there is such a thing as a safe, crime free neighborhood anymore. You see it all the time on tv where some horrific crime has occurred, and people are saying it is such a safe neighborhood they didnt think it could happen there. Anything that make a person safer in their home, or their belongings safer is a good thing. I know we have never had a problem, and could prob. say what a safe area we are in, but guess what, we have crime deterents, from the high tech to the low tech, but we dont have bars on windows. Some areas are known for not being safe, but like crabby said, not everyone has the money to make choices. Sorry, didnt mean to rant, lol. Now the subject at hand, I use to love collectables, but, as I have gotten older, I find it necessary to declutter. Pretty much, if it is not being used, then it is gone. Makes life easier. Craigslist is getting more of my stuff now days, lol.

[paulcjhastings]

I have a die cast model of my latest snowmobile, my 190e Evo 2, and have been looking for one of my Setra 215.(I would love to find on of these if anyone has a line on it)

[Busted Knuckle]

Paul I have models of the S417 but none of the S215 or S217.
I have seen them on fleebay several times but they always go for an outrageous amount!
  BK 

[kyle4501]

My first car was a SS396 Chevelle. I had to buy 3 model kits to get all the right parts to build an accurate model. Like Pat, I quit building models when I was able to build the real thing I could actually drive around & burn rubber.  

I've bought several Corgi models of the PD4501, mainly to collect the different paint schemes Greyhound used.
I also collect Greyhound memorabilia from the Scenicruiser heyday.  

I have a bunch of Post House china - we've used it more than our wedding china!          

The coolest thing I have is a Post House menu that has a Scenicruiser on the cover. . . .

[kyle4501]

The menu:

[Ed Hackenbruch]

I was looking for a diecast MCI 5A but never found one, don't know if they ever made one or not, kinda gave up on it. We did however find a windchime that had little yellow diecast buses on it that i repainted to match the colors of our bus.

[Jeremy]

I have a die cast model of my latest snowmobile, my 190e Evo 2, and have been looking for one of my Setra 215.(I would love to find on of these if anyone has a line on it)

Just did a quick google and see that Herpa do diecast models of eight different Setra bus types. Prices range from 12.10 euros to 29.50 euros ($17 - $40).

Here's an S215:




Jeremy


PS. I find the availability of diecast models of my bus really annoying. There are hundreds of them - just about every variation and fleet livery combination you can think of. Whenever I'm searching for stuff about the full-size bus all I get is bombarded with information about the models

[paulcjhastings]

Bryce I bet an executive who worked for Setra in the early 90's would have one. My father in law had a bunch of a aircraft models that were given out to people in the industry.
   
Jeremy close but no cigar, I have seen many of those however mine is an HDH it has a tag as well.

[Jeremy]

Hmm...Herpa actually refer to the model shown as a "Setra S215 HDH bus". Not knowing what 'HDH' means I've no idea whether it is accurate or not.


As far as having a tag is concerned, that's easy:




(Actually, perhaps not that easy - the model above is describes as being a Herpa, but the photo is taken from an enthusiast's website, and that particular model doesn't currently appear on Herpa's own site - presumably it's no longer being made)


Jeremy

[CrabbyMilton]

I have a pair of those SETRA S215's. I bought one and decided that I wanted 2. HERPA had good detail for such a small model. CORGI has FLXIBLE CLIPPERS out now.