yea... hopefully the hippos play their part in sucking vapors only... thanks for the advice... im juz only confused despite theres no light in the cabinet, the tyres will still liquidize... i think it juz started today, or even perhaps yesterday which i didnt notice carefully...

anyway, i juz suffer this problem lor... so guys, gotta take more awareness on ur diecast models, not only to prevent bubbles on the metal body, but to avoid the tyres from liquidizing...

wow... looks like everyone has different problems now... well myke, mind to tell me how do u control/maintain ur room/cabinet temperature? one forumer told me my tyre liquidize due to hot temperature, since our weather here is hot and humid during daytime... so hows the cars after putting them in the ICU case? this means tat the air cant get inside eh?

yea i oso heard tat keeping the cars inside the box for long term may screw up the body paint too... but how bout those diecast shops they oso keep the cars inside the box for years if no customers buy it, the cars oso don seem to have any problems...

the "no ventilated" u mean is tat the room got no window? how do u maintain the temperature inside the room? i never had this problem before until i find this happen to the 350z... so far other models tyres are still ok... but im doubtful with the 350z produced by aa after the spoiler has broken off...

This post has been edited by Jasonist: Nov 1 2008, 12:19 AM

yea... u got the point there... its impossible for me to switch the air con on 24hrs since electricity bills would be a problem...

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anyway, currently the tyres of the 350z is still liquidizing, juz like bleeding like tat... damn! i wonder when will this "bleeding" stop...

its not sticky, but more to oily...

in fact the oily i face this time is different from the oily from the paint/small part... its the oil/chemical stuff coming from the tyres... now the tyres are hardened due to this phenomenon... so i assume the tyres are now spoiled, i juz dono wat makes this situation to happen yet... the tyres now are not rubber tyres anymore, its like more to hard plastic tyres that u can find from the mini hotwheels cars...

zefflodo: the wheel does look awful... well perhaps its the temperature is the cause of this... sometimes we do need to rotate the wheels from time to time otherwise it will stuck there and wont rotate anymore...

myke: aiksss... for ur CL, i guess u need to rotate the wheels from time to time le... if u didnt jack up the car, meaning the car weight depends on the wheels, some more the heat/humid can harm the tyres... luckily u manage to spot it fast...

also, for ur ae86 case, i do find mine has similar problem like urs... but the blisters are very tiny... weird is tat there are two types of surface on the ae86, the white part is smooth glossy while the black painted part is kinda like matt surface... do u store ur initial d model in the box or display in the cabinet?

don worry man, lets share experience and opinions here lor... perhaps we juz need some effort in dealing this problem, juz like how we treat our real cars...

This post has been edited by Jasonist: Nov 1 2008, 05:53 PM

well no problem man... juz to exchange and share experience here lor... as cham said, no models are in perfect condition, no matter how good we take care of the car models, they will wear off in the test of time, weather and temperature, especially here in malaysia where temperature is amazingly hot yet humid... i think its considered to be a huge achievement for us as we are still able to maintain the cars in good shape till now... so far my collection is still ok, its juz only wat i encountered last night bout the liquidized tyres...

talking bout my case, heres an update... im currently storing the 350z back to its box now coz i fear for the tyres to continue liquidize and would affect other models in the cabinet... but for now, the tyres have stopped "bleeding" le...


back to the box


the glossy rubber tyre

hope u guys do take good care of the tyres too, besides the blistering problem on the body paint... especially if the temperature is hot and humid, then u gotta pay more attention to the tyres, check them frequently to avoid any problems like wat i faced last night...

This post has been edited by Jasonist: Nov 1 2008, 11:47 PM

lolzzz... thanks for the info guys! anyway, happy diecasting and do share any updates on ur collection here!

wat cars are they???

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demonicle: haha paiseh i re edit le

cham2020: lovely... im looking for the twinpack here too but still cant find... if happen to see them here, i will not hesitate to get it... limited edition eh...

well... if u maintain them well, i guess shouldnt be any problem le... its like how we take care of the plants, we need to water them daily... for diecast, we juz need to check the condition daily, juz to make sure everything is ok... if we find any unusual situation happen, of coz immediate actions will be taken... juz take note: temperature and humidity problem is the main issue to focus on diecast collection...

its all depend on u... if u willing to spend huge in diecast models, u will have the responsibility to maintain them lor... after all, this is juz hobby n a way of spending our free time...

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Added on November 2, 2008, 1:45 amoic... ur using poslaju ma? if possible, i prefer face to face transaction le...

This post has been edited by Jasonist: Nov 2 2008, 01:45 AM

cham2020: nice... decent quality from maisto on this Honda... seldom see this in market currently...

Pepperboy: of coz can display in cabinet, only tat we have to put some effort such as cleaning off the dust, checking for any unusual situation and reducing the humidity by placing Hippo suckers...

kurz: for autoart/kyosho/minichamps, they can cost from RM260 above... but for new models, they normally now cost more than RM300... CMC, BBR are super hi end makers, so the price will cost at least RM1k and above for EACH MODEL... Hotwheels car normally cost u about RM150... budget models such as maisto and bburago are affordable, they cost arond RM100 - RM130, u can find them in departmental stores... all these cars i refer to are 1/18 scale size...

well... how much the price u pay is how the quality u get le... but for the S2000 is considered worthy le... if u compare with aa, the exterior, shape and size are totally same! so no doubt for maisto makes one of the most standard 1/18 cars currently...

sounds great to me... but do u think by cleaning the wheels with water periodically can solve the problem? izit the moisture can ease down the humid & temperature pressure on the tyres? if it works, then shouldnt be any problem le... since its water, i guess rubbing off the the moisture is not enough coz the tyres might capture moisture that we cant see in it, perhaps we need to use a fan to blow the cars till dry since little moisture can harm the metal parts too...

looks great though, tat GTR should be in stock condition... perhaps quality wise is in the middle of autoart and maisto, same goes to the price i guess... however for all Jada Toys scale models, i expect this one would be larger compared to other standard 1/18 scale models... even though its a 1/18...

JtuneD: nice model there... i guess the quality would be one of the best maisto has ever created... coz i think maisto really did great on the grey superleggera... nice haul there!


hi there, i still cant understand the high pressure air tank u mention, and wats hyrdroplanning treatment? mind to show some pictars on progress? thanks!

advocado: have u tried using tyre polisher/leather protector on these diecast tyres? hows the result? if they work then this sounds one great solution! but otherwise, i fear for the negative chemical reaction especially with the leather protector...

cham2020: wow cham! finally u manage to get this marvelous twinpack! this able to poison me now!

tkt: hihi tkt, hows the stock available for 2006-2007 twinpack skyline? no news geh?i oredi got poisoned by cham liao lor...

advocado: sounds great there... thanks for info

cham2020: the limited edition does add great value to the twinpack eh... anyway, i decide to get that twinpack 2006-2007 from tkt le... whaha!

Cyprid Dark ii: wow.. tats one huge tank! don think i can get myself with tat tank... sounds nice for the hydroplanning idea! however some of my models the tyres are pretty difficult to rotate, its like u need force to push those tyres as they are pretty firmly attached to the models...

wow... 1/43 costs more than Maisto 1/18 scale eh... seems Kyosho is releasing more colors of GTR compared to Autoart le... the black looks good though...