Thursday, November 4, 2010

Tips to clean your vintage toys

Vintage toys is a favorite collectible for collector, because its history values. Vintage toys is special thing so it is need special treatment, but the difficult thing is to clean it. There are a lot of vintage toys dirty because they spent too long inside storage facilities. So here are few tips to clean vintage toys.

If your vintage toys is dirty by dust or something in category light dirty, to clean it you can use a rag or damp cloth and wash the the vintage toy with warm water and dish soap.

Special treatments when washing a vintage toy is don't too hard when you rub the toys. Clean the vintage toy without scratch and damaging it. If this solutions doesn't clean your vintage toys, maybe you can try to clean it use soft tooth brush with a mix of warm water and dish soap. Take the vintage toy and brush it slowly, don't too hard!. Use the tooth brush to get into the groves . If needed you can use a very soft hand brush to clean on the large part.

The solutions of water and soap doesn't work to clean your vintage toys maybe it is time to use vinegar. Put on your cloth and rub your toys slowly with little pressure. Still dirty? Try to use a mix of cleaner and water. Diluted your cleaner with water (half and half) and then apply to your cloth and wipe the toy slowly. That should do the job in cleaning your vintage toys.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Using Toys Figures To Make Realistic Diorama

Are you a diorama maker? You want to make your diorama looks realistic? With high quality toys figures you can make a realistic diorama.

Your creative talent is the core of your diorama projects and high quality toys figures will help you to bring your creative idea to the reality. There is wide variety of detailed characters of toys figures from various themes that already developed.

It can help too when you need fresh idea for choosing a theme or a scenery for your projects. Maybe you will find some inspiration through toys figures catalogs. You can browse through a catalog of Safari or Schleich Miniatures. Put toys figures on your diorama project will bring your imaginations to life.

There are a lot of low price products, usually imported from China but not with the same level of hand-painted detail. So it's best to stay with quality brands like Schleich or Safari toys figures. Many students use these products for their school projects.

You can make World War II diorama with adding toys figures like soldier, weaponry, military vehicle and victim of war figure for more realistic look. Maybe you will make a diorama about old west scene, of course Indian and Cowboy included. With little creativity you can pain and old west town as background and use sand or dirt to depict a dusty road. Schleich miniatures provide cowboys and indians toys figures with good quality in detail, also for cowboy equipment such as covered wagon set.

There is no doubt that toys figures will help your creativity and make your diorama to come to life. How far you can take your project? Toys figures will help you discover the possibilities . So, if you want to make a three-dimensional world to life make sure to adding toys figures.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Robot Action Toys


Generally, action toys is a toy that can interact with someone who play it, like a doll that can dance or remote control cars, etc. One of the most popular action toys is robot figure and i want to review about robot action toys which is made based figures in fiction or animation movies.

Certainly you know about Transformer or Mobile Suit Gundam a lot of action toys made based on figures in these movies. The most interesting of transformers action toys is you can change their form. Usually based on figure abilities as shown on the movies. Otimus Prime can transform into a truck or Bumblebee can transform into a sport car. there is Transformers action toys that made in good detail, worth it to be your collections.

Mobile Suit Gundam is an animation movie from Japan and like Transformers there are a lot of action toys made based on robot figures on its movie. Mobile Suit Gundam action toys made in high detail quality, it can move and make a pose like human, even each finger can move independently. So if you have Mobile Suit Gundam high grade level you can modify it in many pose and style. This action toys made in separate parts, so when you buy it you have to assamble to be a robot according to the manual book, it is very fun isn't it? and also you can make fantastic diorama robot war with this action toys, because it has a lot of accessories like weaponry and also additional tools.

Another impressive action toys is Star wars action toys. The first movie of Star Wars released in 1977 but until today many collectors still looking for its action toys. Although Star Wars action toys are dominated by human figures but robot action toys that made based on Star Wars robot figures have high rank in detail and size.

These are three kinds of robot action toys based on action movies that worth it to collected because it is very interesting and good in detail.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Collecting Diecast cars for the first time.



Why man like car? soal I think this is destiny jelir. Many man like to collect car, so if you are one of them! but don't have budget to buy a car you can still pursue your hobby to collect cars with Diecast Cars. Diecast is a miniature of the real car which has good in detail, so look like the real one!

Just say it! You're interested to start collecting diecast car, as a new collector here are few tips if you want to find the best models of diecast car. The most considered when you want to buy is DETAIL. From body of the car to the interior, engine, light, wheel etc. The more real they look better the model is considered to buy.

Diecast car is made in several scales. The best scale for collection are 1:12 and 1:18, it is large enough and good in detail, ideal for adult collector. There are several models that made in small size (scale 1:32) like tractor, truck and vintage cars. The choice of the scale is depend on model of the car that you intend to buy.

If you face a problem to choose what kind of car model to be collected for the first time, here are suggestions to choose the right car.
  1. Try to start with vintage cars model. The classic model has own uniqueness and everyone like vintage cars, so be part of them.
  2. If you are a movie buff, you can consider buying diecast car model from one of your favorite movies such as Aston Martin DBS one of James bond's car.
  3. Military is good theme for your diecast car collection, because there are a lot of kinds of military vehicles. The ideal scale for these models are 1:60 or 1:72
  4. If you want to joint as a diecast car collector perhaps is a good idea to buy a collector's favorite cars.
So, now you can start collecting diecast car and don't forget to put your diecast model in specific box for collector. :tendang: