Official Terminator Diecast Thread

Grady

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My Dad has a few of those Danbury and Franklin Mint cars. He mainly collects 57 Chevy's. And man are they detailed. I had a guy buy my last Cobra (The Grabber Green one) and he told me once he received it he was going to add carpeting, roll bar and seatbelt/harness. I thought that was pretty cool. I don't go into that much detail because you really can't see it unless you are right up on it. Most of my cars sit in a display case. So, it's difficult to see carpeting and harnesses LOL. But, I do think it's cool when people take the time to go to that level.

Thank you Bob! I used to create a certificate for the Cobra builds. Just something fun for the customer. I have a certificate for every build I did to include cars I kept. In the three years I did this I created 70 custom 03/04 Cobras.
 

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You did a screaming Yellow convert a few years back. I display it in a turn table case on top of the supercharger at shows. It went to the Ford Nationals a couple years back at the Mach 1 anniversary. Since then I purchased a Azure Blue 2004 Mach 1 with 10k on it to give the Cobra company in the garage. It make a great piece to the collection for the Cobra. The Cobra has 11K on it. Thank you again for doing what you did. You mentioned something about a certificate? Grady
 

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Dude! If it sells for that, it's time for me to dust off some of mine and get them for sale!

LMAO!!! I don't think it will sell for that price. However, I'm with you. If it does sell for that price I'll need to get back into the Terminator diecast business PDQ.
 

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Thank you again for doing what you did. You mentioned something about a certificate? Grady

You're very welcome Jack. Glad to know your diescast made it to the Ford Nationals to be displayed. That's pretty sweet!

Yes sir. I created certificates for every build. If you go back to your messages/inbox you should see our conversation and your certificate is in there.

Thank you again for your kind words sir!
 

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Here’s that OW you did kinda recently
 

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View attachment 1694844 Here’s that OW you did kinda recently

Hello John. Thank you for posting that picture. It looks great! I enjoyed building your replica. Since your car is on air bags it was a challenge to get your suspension right. It's always fun trying to do new things/techniques on these diecast cars. Thanks again for posting! it's greatly appreciated!
 
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Wow! Glenn did a bang up job on my 04 Oxford white vert! But that picture my man..that is sexy!

Hello Nikk! Thank you for the compliment on your build. I think your car wins the award for being sent the farthest and for being an international build :D. I'm VERY glad to hear you are satisfied with your build. OW is my favorite color to spray. OW just looks so clean once it's clear coated. I enjoy looking at MC, but it is the toughest to spray since there are so many steps involved.
 

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Black Gold 380R, you do some amazing work!
I hope your build is going well, and when you get back to making these, I would like to commission you to make a replica of my 03 vert!

Hello BossMane. Thank you sir. I appreciate your comment on my work and my current build project.

I do plan on building these again. However, it probably won't be until 2022 when I start again. Once my 65 is completed I want to enjoy the car and go to some car shows AND take a break from building/painting LOL. But, I will build these diecast cars again. It is a great hobby and VERY rewarding when I receive feedback, like yours, from people who purchase from me or who view this thread.

Rest assured I will keep everyone informed, through this thread, once I'm back in business :D.

Thanks to everyone who continues to view this thread and support me in this hobby either by making a purchase or by simply providing a comment.
 

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Well, they picked the right color! That's probably the most popular 2003-2004 paint color. Nice to see the Terminator still getting diecast respect. ;)
 

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I stopped at a random Sam's Club in Lafayette LA today and bought 4 of them. My plan is to keep 1 CO and have Glenn paint the other 3 when he starts up again haha! I need OW, MG, and ZY to finish collection. Maybe a MC if it's possible to match it real close.
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I would have but 4 was all they had. If I happen across any more of them I'll get another 4, then I can have the vert colors in coupes too haha.

Man I went to both Sam's in my area and they didn't even have a maitso setup. Asked customer service and it's only a seasonal thing here in FL and it's usually only around Christmas :(
 

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