lexomatic Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I'm having problems finding any pulp era cars -especially non-military that are in any way affordable. A 3d printer for home is not feasible and not seeing enough in resellers to make a purchase that is efficient with shipping. Open to die-cast, 3d print,model 1/43 to 1/56 whatever else. ( I cam find modern cars no problem at the dollar store, but cannot find ANYTHING what I'm looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I often see those small model die-cast replica cars at truck stop gift stores and fueling stations near the highways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuckerman Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 In the States I see them in Drug Stores and Big Box Hardware Stores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Khan Artist Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 This might be a stretch, but you could e-mail Bob Murch and ask him if he has any ideas. He is a sculptor from Kelowna, I believe. Anyway, his line of minis is called Pulp Figures. He shares a booth with Crocodile Games at many cons, so that's how I know about him. Mini people are usually pretty happy to help each other out, so it's worth an ask. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckyball Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Did you try ebay? Sometimes people unload old toys as a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlylowlycook Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 9:18 AM, buckyball said: Did you try ebay? Sometimes people unload old toys as a lot Yeah, I got some trucks for my Italian-Ethiopian war just by looking for die cast models on ebay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexomatic Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 I looked at ebay and shipping is still tons sometimes hard to find scale or dimensions from the limited amount of stuff I find. I don't want vintage or collectible prices. This just might be a fallow period in availability for what i want. I don't drive so truck stops aren't an option. I don't really go out that much either, but pharmacies here don't have those kinds of toys. Nothing that's a replica of a ~100 year old car anyway. No toy stores or model stores have stuff that's civilian from those eras ( not looking for supply trucks or tanks or armored cars). Sigh Thanks for the suggestions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werkrobotwerk Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 48 minutes ago, lexomatic said: I looked at ebay and shipping is still tons sometimes hard to find scale or dimensions from the limited amount of stuff I find. I don't want vintage or collectible prices. This just might be a fallow period in availability for what i want. I don't drive so truck stops aren't an option. I don't really go out that much either, but pharmacies here don't have those kinds of toys. Nothing that's a replica of a ~100 year old car anyway. No toy stores or model stores have stuff that's civilian from those eras ( not looking for supply trucks or tanks or armored cars). Sigh Thanks for the suggestions. is 3d printing an option? I'm seeing some 20's cars available on myminifactory. from epic miniatures and some others 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexomatic Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Werkrobotwerk said: is 3d printing an option? I'm seeing some 20's cars available on myminifactory. from epic miniatures and some others I'm not getting a printer anytime soon and no resellers have more than one I want making it about double with shipping. So out of my price range. Also no friends with printers who will print stuff for me, and no ability to use library maker sites. Edited December 30, 2022 by lexomatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlylowlycook Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Empress miniatures has interwar vehicles but only their Model T is really civilian. Hmmmm, search ebay for "Die Cast Metal Classic Car Model Bugatti Y-024 1928 SS-301 Pullback doesn't work" Is that the type of thing you are looking for? Edited December 30, 2022 by lowlylowlycook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingTornado Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Seth Skorkowsky recommends the Models Of Yesteryear range by Matchbox, but you'll probably have to struggle to find a good deal on em. https://youtu.be/vJhIC6IKz2Y?t=730 Have you tried checking thrift stores? I usually find bundles of toy cars at mine. Check Toys R Us too since we still have those. They usually had a solid selection of toy cars... Hot Wheels, Matchbox, last I checked they even had their own cheaper house brand. I don't know how much of them would be focused on vintage though. RAFM makes a few vehicles for their licensed Call Of Cthulhu range but those'll run you 27$CAD per car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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