RotorNutFD3S
06-30-2014, 05:47 PM
This past Saturday I attended the Hotlanta Hot Wheels Convention here in Atlanta, it started on Thursday and went until Sunday. Unfortunately I did not get to spend as much time there as I would have liked to, only about 4 hours at the most, it was a busy weekend.
The layout was rather interesting as well, convention rooms were used for registration, guest speakers, and events like the Customs car contest, but the buying/selling/trading happened in the hotel rooms on the 7th floor (and that was 24 hours a day as the participants desired). It was pretty busy and cramped up there so the only pictures I got to take were of the Custom cars laid out for the final round of judging and even then it was a bunch of quick shots before the room filled up.
So onto the pictures, starting with the Customs:
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https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14515734396_06b795920a_b.jpg
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https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14352277328_09f848502e_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3862/14352243429_7011b437de_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3876/14535473231_52debb0460_o.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/14558974253_9ef94cd267_b.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14558973923_68d3f3cd58_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14537883552_9ce1529cc0_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/14352242679_625888546e_b.jpg
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So on to the cars I got. I was told by a lot of the sellers that on Thursday someone had come in and bought almost all of the JDM cars and then someone came in Friday and got a lot of what was left. Even so I was still able to score some good cars:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2906/14352395737_8df9539c19_b.jpg
I beat one guy to the Datsun TH but then he beat me in the next room to the Super TH version @ $20. Missing that one had me a little down, that's a pair I've wanted for some time, especially at that price. I was excited to find the silver Furai though.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3919/14538844465_e975da23a6_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14352391857_826370de7c_b.jpg
Found a few 2013 Zamacs to help complete that collection:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3886/14352275528_9eed21b559_b.jpg
The layout was rather interesting as well, convention rooms were used for registration, guest speakers, and events like the Customs car contest, but the buying/selling/trading happened in the hotel rooms on the 7th floor (and that was 24 hours a day as the participants desired). It was pretty busy and cramped up there so the only pictures I got to take were of the Custom cars laid out for the final round of judging and even then it was a bunch of quick shots before the room filled up.
So onto the pictures, starting with the Customs:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5037/14515734806_631ff804d7_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/14352277788_88ee217acf_b.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2913/14537885022_359d732d49_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14515734396_06b795920a_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/14558974873_617b840de4_b.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2935/14537879222_7ab57d5bef_b.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14352277328_09f848502e_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3862/14352243429_7011b437de_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3876/14535473231_52debb0460_o.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/14558974253_9ef94cd267_b.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14558973923_68d3f3cd58_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14537883552_9ce1529cc0_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/14352242679_625888546e_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5552/14538845285_1401c2ca23_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/14538845475_146d822724_b.jpg
So on to the cars I got. I was told by a lot of the sellers that on Thursday someone had come in and bought almost all of the JDM cars and then someone came in Friday and got a lot of what was left. Even so I was still able to score some good cars:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2906/14352395737_8df9539c19_b.jpg
I beat one guy to the Datsun TH but then he beat me in the next room to the Super TH version @ $20. Missing that one had me a little down, that's a pair I've wanted for some time, especially at that price. I was excited to find the silver Furai though.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3919/14538844465_e975da23a6_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14352391857_826370de7c_b.jpg
Found a few 2013 Zamacs to help complete that collection:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3886/14352275528_9eed21b559_b.jpg