Meet up with DCTV

I was fortunate to be selected to go on a work trip to New Zealand's largest city (Auckland) and during a few hours that I wasn't needed in the office, I managed to organise a half day out with fellow New Zealand collectors diecasttvchannel (DCTV - Cobra, Eagle and Falcon) who showed me around some of the collecting spots they have in Auckland.

Having emailed the team for a few years since finding their videos in YouTube, it was awesome to finally meet them in person and then for them to use their Saturday morning to drive me around to check out the sights and sounds of the big city.

Toy wise ... it was a bit of a dead zone. My local city was more up to date with Hot Wheels and only one store were up to date with Matchbox. A specialist hobby store did have some new Greenlight, however I had ordered those from the supplier for local pickup (video coming soon) and the only new item I wish I had room for in my bag were Maisto Tow and Go cars.

I was able to pick up a few Matchbox cars - three for opening while I was out hunting with DCTV, and another for the sealed collection as I checked out some stores near the airport at the end of my work trip.

Big thanks to Cobra, Eagle and Falcon for taking the time out of their day to meet, and one day I hope to be able to show you around my local stores.