What did I get from the Nov 29 DCPH Pre-Xmas Swap Meet?

We had our last DCPH swap meet for 2009 last Sunday, Nov. 29. It was held again at Club Taboo, Ortigas Home Depot.

More than 200 registered members and guests attended the 5hr. event. Lot's of diecast cars were sold and traded during the meet but I was so fortunate to receive a few RAOKs (Random Act of Kindness or free items) from DCPH friends.

Here are photos of my RAOKs in no particular order:

Matchbox Volkswagen T2 Bus - from Noel/Noypi

Tomica Toyota MR-2 - from Mike/JDMike

Tomica Isuzu Elf Truck - Family Mart - from Jovy/MrHummerAddict

Thanks to all for the great items!

If you want to view photos of our past swap meet, click the links below:

DCPH Pre-Xmas Swap Meet 2009 Photos Part 1

DCPH Pre-Xmas Swap Meet 2009 Photos Part 2

Tomica Limited Vintage - Diorama

Here's another diorama shoot to show how perfectly scaled Tomica Limited Vintage models are with one another using a TLV-N09b Isuzu BU04 type Bus and a TLV-59b Mitsubishi Colt Galant. Both are in 1/64 scale and have accurate details.

Tomica Limited Vintage - Diorama

Here are more photos of my 1/64 scale TLV-14 Prince Clipper Truck and TLV-No9a Isuzu BU04 type Bus by Tomytec in a diorama setup. These photos will show the perfect 1/64 scale comparison of the bus and the medium sized truck.

TLV-N09 Isuzu BU04 type Bus

I can't find any writeup or actual photos of this Isuzu bus so I'll just try to describe this as I inspect it's highly detailed features.

Tomytec did a great job in producing this 1/64 scaled model inside and out. You can see how the quality of details were done in the perfect lines of the body. The headlights and tail lights were not just painted on the body but were made of colored plastic or acrylic parts and then glued on to the body. The interiors were not painted but you can view the detailed seats of the driver and passengers. Plastic side view mirrors were included in the box but I didn't install them yet.

LV-N09a Isuzu BU04 type Bus

What did I get at our local swap meet?

The DCPH Swap Meet last Sunday started at around 10am. I woke up late and arrived at the event before 12nn. I can see lots of old and familiar faces of DCPH members present but there were also a lot of new faces too.

Tons of multi-scaled and branded diecast cars were going up for sale and trade. Cash, yes lots of cash were going around too. lol!

I only got a few items during my 2 hour stay at the meet but they were all worth it. Sad to say, I wasn't able to checkout all the items for sale, I had to leave early to watch a live UAAP Final 4 basketball game at the Araneta Coliseum.

Anyway, I still enjoyed my short swap meet and I still got great items. I'll be looking forward to the next meet on October. Oh, did I mention that my team, The Ateneo Blue Eagles, won their game and now they're on their way to the finals!

Here are some of my swap meet hauls.

Tomica - Isuzu ELF Bottle Truck






Tomica - Bow Series Toyota 2000GT






Bankee Trading and DCPH Token of Appreciation
Tomica Special Model No. 05 Toyota Levin








I received this Token of Appreciation from Bankee Trading (Philippine distributor of Tomica) and DCPH for joining the Motor Madness Exhibit. Click here to view my exhibit.

Thanks Bankee and DCPH for the token and for another successful swap meet! =)

Tomica Limited Vintage - Diorama

I collect Tomica Limited Vintage and Neo models because of their superb details and consistency in scale. Full realism of the vehicle can be seen by the high quality and workmanship of the headlights, tail lights, body paint and rims. All models in the line were released in 1/64 scale, unlike in the regular Tomica line, scales differ from one another.

Here are more photos of them in a diorama setup to showcase their details and proportion.

TLV-76 Subaru 1000 and TLV-N09c Isuzu BUO4 type Bus






TLV-51 Mazda T2000 and TLV-35 Prince Clipper Refuse Truck

Tomica - Limited Vintage NEO

Nothing can beat the superb details of any Tomica Limited Vintage and NEO model.
Full realism of the vehicle can be seen by the high quality and workmanship of the headlights, tail lights, body paint and rims. All models in the line were released in 1/64 scale, unlike in the regular Tomica line, scales differ from one another.


LV-N01 Mazda Luce




LV-N02 Mazda Cosmo




LV-N09c Isuzu BU04 type Bus








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