Adventure Force Diecast Cars: are they worth collecting? Breaking down the price, quality, and more

[@hellisio]

I have been buying Fresh Metal castings from Maisto for a while. I used to be able to find them in the shops here but none of the more recent models have shown up. Recently I bit the bullet and ordered a few online, from china, because i had to have the Terzio Millenio, and it did not disappoint. That Porsche Taycan looks really good too and some of the pickups you showcased I would definitely buy if i can find them. Maisto is, with Welly and RMZ City, some of the best cheap castings you can get.

[@64Wheels]

The Maisto brand of 1/64 quietly left a lot of our local stores too and eventually came back as Adventure Force. I think the only places I’ve still found the actual Fresh Metal line have been discount or Dollar style stores. The Lambo is such a good casting - it’s amazing the amount of detail they packed in for less than $1. Funny that you mention RMZ City as they are one of the only 1/64 brands that sell one of my favorite real-life cars, the Maserati Gran Turismo. I just happened to stumble upon an RMZ Maserati on eBay one day and paid a dumb amount (like $15-20) to get one from overseas. Both RMZ and Maisto have very similar qualities! I kind of like the simplistic style of each though! Do you have a big collection of RMZ cars or recommend a certain one to check out?

[@hellisio]

@@64Wheels yeah, the Maserati GT is quite the looker. I bought the 2 colour variations for the price of a basic Hot Wheels a few years ago. I don't have a lot of RMZ City sadly as they just disappeared from the shops here and it looks like the brand is kinda dormant at the moment, with no new castings in sight. What I really liked about RMZ was their two tier approach to models. They will have all of their castings available either as a basic model, with the same traits as Maisto (but with better wheels), or a more premium one with rubber tires, interiors, plastic inserts for lights and, I am not kidding, pullback motor, for a very similar price to a mainline HW. And those are amazing. My favourite is still the Corvette C6.R and and pretty dope Porsche 911

[@karimbarache8741]

😊😊😊😊

[@RoyceLovesHisShotgun]

I really liked how you explained the use of the cheaper Maisto cars and then Wal-Mart rebranding them "Adventure Force" I have one Maisto toy in my entire 2yo Hotwheels/Matchbox collection. A drone stealth bomber. I recently found her at a H-E-B grocery store here in Texas

[@64Wheels]

Oh nice! Is that the Tail Winds line? I have a bunch of planes from that line and they are really nice for the price. I especially like the Blue Angels jets!

[@RoyceLovesHisShotgun]

@@64Wheels yea, they had a few other planes (maybe 6 options on the peg) as well but upon closer inspection, they all seemed really cheap even in the package but I couldn't pass up on the bomber. It is exactly a: F-117A Nighthawk I collect Matchbox Skybusters and have about a dozen planes so far, so I gave these Maisto ones a shot when I saw them. Out of package the Nighthawk is not bad at all. So far so good

[@luiselapostolfeliz2421]

@@64Wheels On the Hot Wheels models some vehicles they're not based on a real life car but they're a dandy. Plz reply.

[@64Wheels]

@@luiselapostolfeliz2421 those are what most people call “fantasy castings” or Hot Wheels original designs. A lot of collectors don’t like them, but I really like fantasy castings. I collect them and have some videos on the entire line of 2020 fantasy models too.

[@luiselapostolfeliz2421]

@@64Wheels What are they based off of?

[@mavericknizmo9182]

I've known Maisto since I was a kid, their 1/64 cars oftenly pop up in the same stores where I get my Hot Wheels from, but they also work with tons of other car (and other vehicles)-related things, they make RC cars, 1/24 and 1/18 model cars with really good detail, and many more things. Maisto is based in the USA nowadays, but even when they were originally from China (Hong Kong, I think), they were a pretty good brand back then, and now their new castings (The Blazer, the Ford truck and the M3 for example) came out super good. Only car from them that disappointed me was their Bel-Air, it's orange and black, but most of the car is a black plastic piece, so.. It wouldn't look pretty disassembled xD Overall, I like the brand, just wish I could afford to give it more attention along with Hot Wheels. Hopefully I'll be able to pick these cars up more often (as well as Matchbox), can't live of Hot Wheels and just Hot Wheels, right?

[@nikoenciso01]

I honestly buy any doe cast I like I started with matchbox then those damn hot wheels I been seen nice ones of these so I get em too my mom found a box full old school ones of this brand they were actually made well

[@mavericknizmo9182]

@@nikoenciso01 Yeah, some Maisto cars are worth it! One I have in mind right now is the Porsche 356 Convertible, cute little Porsche ^^

[@nikoenciso01]

@@mavericknizmo9182 my mom drives a bus and she found some nice school buses at the goodwill 😂 cool tho

[@homie-gtv322]

I put lowrider wheels on the blue truck. Sick lowrider.

[@ramcharger4000]

They make a really nice 1955 Chevrolet Bel AIr casting!

[@homie-gtv322]

Yes!! I put lowrider wheels on it that I took off an extra Auto World lowrider car. It looks goooooooooood now.

[@FordBronco-jw7uy]

Imagine the if you throw the Cars or truck from adventure force vs Matchbox/Hot wheels/ Greenlight collectibles/Jonny Lighting to a race lol .

[@64Wheels]

Haha it would be an interesting race! The Adventure Force cars roll a lot better than most rubber-tire cars, so they would probably beat Greenlights at least ha.

[@marketgardennn]

@@64Wheels after a bit of testing my AF Ford F350 against 1 car from each brand mentioned here (along with a majorette and 2 maistos) here is a list of cars it beat: Greenlight Collectibles: 47 Ford "Greased Lightning" Johnny Lightning: ngl i forgot lol but it beat it Majorette: Porsche Taycan Turbo S Maisto: Buick Century here is who it lost to: Hot Wheels: Suzuka MS-T Matchbox: Semi-Truck Maisto: Walgreens Semi Truck overall a pretty decent performance

[@randythimmes1989]

I've bought quite a few of them because I have found that there is a lot of different styles that Matchbox and Hot Wheels don't have and I will continue to buy more of them.

[@64Wheels]

They are pretty good, especially for the price! They’ve continued to release different colors and more castings, so hopefully Wal-Mart will continue the line for a while to come!

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

I also have that corvette C8 that you had in the screen for an few sec

[@MikehawkPp-iw9lf]

I like any cars I don't really collect but I just buy them to play

[@WOLVERINE916]

Just recently picked up a couple the other day. Picked up what looked like a "stubby" Toyota pickup tuner style and Impala with some really nice paint. Noticed other castings as well that looked really good! Definitely looking out for these from now on

[@guillermor9207]

I have a huge Hot Wheels collections. I love all 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s cars (more specifically hot hatchbacks and OBS trucks). Lately Hot Wheels have been disappointing and Adventure Force has released much more exciting cars. I bought a Ford Focus ST, ‘93 Chevy 1500, E30 M3 and a couple other nice cars, while Hot Wheels is making some weird cartoon cars with skulls on wheels or donuts on wheels, for whatever reason. Hot Wheels occasionally has some cool cars but Adventure Force has been much more consistent, and if I were to rank them based on the cars they put out in the past year to now, Adventure Force is easily better. The quality of the cars however, isn’t even comparable. Hot Wheels are easily superior in that category and it’s not even close. But even with that being said, I’d take the better model Adventure Force cars over the garbage designed Hot Wheels that they always have in stores.

[@64Wheels]

I’ve been surprised at home many new castings AF has put out this year - they also just came out with a Mercedes 190e Evo too that looks great. Their 454 SS is nice too, especially for .80¢ or whatever they cost now. The wheels and quality leave something to be desired but for the price they are hard to beat.

[@guillermor9207]

⁠@@64Wheelstotally agreed! The 454 SS is amazing. I bought all 6 of them I saw at a Walmart 😂 2 of them are for me and I’m giving 4 of them to my buddies as Christmas gifts. I think any car enthusiast appreciates toy cars as a gift. And on the wheels, that’s definitely true. I’ve only opened one of my Focus ST cars from the package, and it’s decent, but definitely not on Hot Wheels or Matchbox quality. I just love the pictures they use on the front of the package of the cars in action. Like that 454 SS is doing some kind of cornering and looks awesome, the Focus ST looks cool too, the Raptor looks like it’s in mid air, and there’s some charm to the packaging itself.

[@meesumhaider1177]

My favourite car is the grand national.

[@64Wheels]

Heck yeah - the Grand National is a great casting. Very nice for the price!

[@homie-gtv322]

I got like 4 different Lamborghini models. The castings are not bad. I just did wheels swaps on them from extra cars I had laying around.

[@64Wheels]

The wheel swaps and maybe some small paint detailing the the lights and they look pretty good!

[@FREEDOOOOM]

Rather interesting for customizers than for collectors, imho.

[@64Wheels]

Customizers will definitely have fun with these, but you never know what will become collectible/valuable in the future. A lot of the non-name or lesser known brands’ cars of yesteryear can bring some big bucks. It will be interesting to see where the Maistos go value-wise in the future.

[@Mikhael366]

You sound like Zack Snyder🤔🤔. Great video btw. I bought 2 Maisto castings recently (BMW E30 M3 and 16 Camaro SS). They are really not bad. I might just buy more in the future.

[@Ajthegamer17]

I do have some castings like those ❤

[@The_elite_soldier]

I never bought one of these but i will get two if i have a chance my favorite ones are the maisto ambulance and the sprinter van also this video was great

[@benjaminthorson6849]

VW Bus & 1964 Ford Ecoline I found a year ago were nice. I found the 1966 Ford Bronco in forest green & white two tone, but have yet to find the Ford bronco in this baby blue & white two tone, definitely a want list.

[@timothyeldridge6822]

As for me, I really like Maisto castings! Thank you for sharing!

[@64Wheels]

Thanks! They are truly underrated - especially for the price point!

[@aceadman]

I just bought my first two. Jeeps. Castings are light but pretty nice, and I paid 97 cents each. Rolling is not great, I agree, but the biggest problem is “cache”. When you buy a hotwheels or matchbox (my preferred), you get to be part of a line extension that people collect and have loved for decades. If you’re talking about PLAYING with them, they’re great. But for a collector, I’d rather stick with the brands. Walmart could fix some of this with a more “collector oriented” data program of some kind. And maybe a better name. But the cars are really not bad at all. The wrangler unlimited is nicer than the gladiator. And it has a CRAZY small keep decal on the hood. Legible only under a magnifying glass!! I’ll buy individual cars that I really love, but won’t collect them compulsively.

[@64Wheels]

I just picked up a few .97¢ single carded cars today too - they definitely aren’t as collectible as the Mattel brands, but are a cheap way to get into diecast cars. Hot Wheels are still hovering around the dollar mark, so those will continue to be a better bang for your buck collector wise too. I do appreciate all the licensed castings Maisto/Adventure Force has though!

[@aceadman]

@@64Wheels totally agree on all points. Wish they picked a better name for the line. Adventure force is not good. Need some branding help. But I was generally very impressed and will definitely buy more. If something catches my eye, it’ll be coming home… I’m amazed they can make, package and sell them for .97. Matchbox/hotwheels base cars are basically $1.25 everywhere now. And THAT was still seeming cheap to me. 👍👍

[@hotwheeleveryday]

Killer video. I found this because I was searching for anything about adventure fore 1/64 from Walmart. I agree with all your observations and conclusions. I'm searching these every time now when I'm hunting pegs at Walmart. If I can offer some advice when/if you make another video. The brand is Maisto, pronounced like 'my sto' not 'my stee oh'. Don't know why I feel the need to point that out, but there you go. Thanks again for this video.

[@64Wheels]

Thanks man I appreciate that. A few people have corrected me on the Maisto pronunciation too, so don’t feel too bad, ha. I did the same thing with Tomica as I pronounced it like “Tom-a-kha” where I guess it’s actually “Toe-me-ka”. I’m sure I’ll screw it up again at some point but at least I know now. I’ve actually been surprised at a lot of the Adventure Force product and how nice it is. Most of it is made by other brands, but Wal-Mart has done a good job at making it their own. It would be cool to see even more new castings from the AF/Maisto line too!

[@daneself858]

Awesome for starting out customizing

[@64Wheels]

Agree! They are a wheel swap and some paint detail away from being improved!

[@spencercorby4571]

These could be great little cars, maybe a wheel swap, and since some of them are a little lightweight, throw a metal weight in it.

[@The_elite_soldier]

15:50 thats a Mercedes Benz sprinter van my favorite one

[@cjromecki5086]

I buy these as beginner pieces for customizing. Some of them like the Grand National, the Ford pick up (Uncle Jessie) are nice pieces

[@leoblade2798]

Or can also use the packs for cheaper box storage ideas as well for other brands

[@briangardner5905]

I really, really like many of the Maisto's that I have collected. Really nice purple F-1 with the halo as well. Brian HW/MB/M Collector Guy

[@junkcollector93]

For the price, they are not bad. At my Walmart they are 97¢. Every once in awhile ill pick up one of these for my nephew instead of hotwheels or matchbox, just using pocket change lol. The red/white chevy Blazer was probably my favorite one, almost wanted to keep it for myself.

[@64Wheels]

The Blazer is an excellent casting - they have introduced a few new castings since I made this video that are very nice like the 454SS Chevy truck and the Mercedes Evo, but they are pretty hard to find since more collectors are going after them now!

[@junkcollector93]

Yeah the 454 Chevy truck is a cool one, I just saw it today, but it was in a 5 pack. If I can find it in a single, I'll definitely grab it. Im hoping they come out with a 78 dodge little red express.

[@kenbaxter9171]

Cool Cars ☺️

[@64Wheels]

Thanks! I really like them, especially for the low price point!

[@briangardner5905]

I have the orange truck - NO problem with the front wheels and I also have the light blue Bronco in my collection again NO back bumper error. I have one display case in my home office displaying 29 Maisto models. Several same models in the different colors they come in. Really like my Maisto's. Share more videos on Maisto's. Perhaps on the different colors the K5 Chevy comes in or the Ford Thunderbird or Corvette from the 5o's. I have the red, dk. blue, lt. blue, black and silver ones so far. Brian HW/MB/M Collector

[@64Wheels]

That’s rad - and agree - the Maistos are very nicely done, especially for the price. They have a lot of under-the-radar castings. I’ll have to do more videos on them as they release new cars too.

[@JIMSDIE-CASTtoys]

I actually like those cars I've got a small collection of them myself they can improve on the wheels 👍

[@ericglenn9984]

Honestly wish mattle would package their 20 packs the same way adventure force does.

[@The_elite_soldier]

To me maisto is the best diecast cars in my opinion its very cheap and amazing and cool

[@TwoLaneShenanigans]

"Maisto" is pronounced "my stow".

[@Scotty-Z70]

i KNEW it! When i saw these i thought: these look like Maisto. I collect Maisto because my french penpal. Back in the 80s Matchbox was BETTER than Hot Wheels, and I collected MB (also, they were not produced by Mattel). My French Pen-pal sent me some MAISTO brand cars...a company i have never heard of, and i assumed it was France's Matchbox car producer. btw, you keep pronouncing MaisTo as if the T was an I. Not sure why. It reminds me of the college age dude working at Target that pronounced Mego as if it were Lego...and he explained why he thought it was pronounced that way. Lego really should be spelt Leggo, but it's a Denmark brand, so it's not bound by our rules of pronunciation.

[@aleksmith9122]

I just have to buy them all from EBay.

[@64Wheels]

There’s a link in the video description to get them straight from Wal-Mart if you wanted to go that route.

[@aleksmith9122]

I don’t use the Website. The App is safer.

[@64Wheels]

If you have the Wal-Mart app and you click a Wal-Mart website link it will open up in the app which is nice. That’s how I usually buy stuff too is through their app.

[@iloveunspeakable7058]

They are great I have 9 of them

[@loniedupre88]

Ngl that 6 wheeled abomination kinda slaps

[@ememeable]

I love adventure force and feel only but happy playing with them Adventure force has refused to break my bank in order for me to have fun. The only dilemma is that i live in the UK and Walmart is a continent away I wish to acquire the 1:64 rc car collection by adventure forced having only bought one when i visited the USA It is now only but a dream away wishing it were a click away YES it is worth it Sincerely Ejike

[@64Wheels]

They are pretty fun to play with - I really enjoy the orange coupe and the police car a lot. I bought the Adventure Force NASCAR RC car but haven’t done an unboxing of it yet. How do you like your RC car?

[@devinpaul9026]

Does that second tanker rig have the same axle defect?

[@64Wheels]

It does not - and after the video was done filming, I unscrewed the base of the messed up tanker and was able to pop the axle back into place! So thanks to the screw-base on the cars it was able to be fixed!

[@devinpaul9026]

@@64Wheels Nice!

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

I have the really nice Lamborghini

[@64Wheels]

The Lambo and the C8 are both great castings - the C8 just needs a good wheel swap and some more detail to be next level!

[@joseescobedo7899]

I always thought adventure force was maisto fresh metal but under a new disguise

[@frankmckee1718]

They're an inexpensive way to start collecting

[@64Wheels]

Absolutely! Definitely the cheapest way to get a Squarebody Blazer and a Lamborghini!

[@TalkingGIJoe]

I like them... their wheels are crap but the rest can be used for all kinds of fun. It is pronounced My Stow in case you haven't figured it out yet...

[@64Wheels]

The wheels are terrible but man do they have good castings ha - and yes, MY STO is the right pronunciation I guess, so hopefully next time I’ll get it right🏁

[@Man-c3q]

I have the red and white pickup truck

[@monikista]

Please bring more maisto!

[@64Wheels]

If they release some new castings I’ll definitely have to grab them and do a video!

[@sledfreak21411]

Does anyone know if there is any rarity to these or any "treasure hunt" to this brand?

[@64Wheels]

As far as I know there are no chase cars in the Adventure Force lineup. It does seem like a few are “harder to find” because the castings are popular, but they aren’t produced in limited quantities. Maybe one day they’ll introduce a chase though!

[@leonardopadua7536]

To be Honest, some of these are pretty good !!! If you change the Wheels for Some nice Rubber ones they will look NICE !!! This year they released an M3 and a Z8, those are just as good as a Hotwheels in terms of accuracy. The only thing though, I wish the actual material of the castings were a bit thicker. The painting is what makes if feel cheap, but for these I feel like would be better suited for customizing anyways since their original Wheels are UGLY as hell. Take that Green Taycan for example and switch the wheels, that would amazing!

[@64Wheels]

Agree - these are basically a wheel swap away from true greatness!

[@frankieholsey3044]

I really like the lamborghini

[@64Wheels]

It’s a great casting - especially for the price!

[@WMAC_Master]

i've always wanted to get some - kinda sucks that they put weird cars in every one

[@WMAC_Master]

maisto actually copies many other bigger brand's castings - like hotwheels, for example, they made an exact same casting of the chevy pickup - same color too. the only thing is that hotwheels put a design.

[@USSVoyager5]

64Wheels did u said Maceo Aren’t they Maisto Ma is to

[@64Wheels]

I try to pronounce it the correct way everytime but I’m sure there’s several times I said mas-to instead of Maisto lol.

[@USSVoyager5]

I Hate About those Adventure Force and Maisto 1 :64 Scale Toy Cars, They Have NO INTERIORS. I Like to buy them if Hotwheels or Matchbox dont have the cars i like and Id 3d Print or use Spare Interior Parts i have for the Interiors but First I have to Drill Open the Cars.

[@afd6847]

Ahorita tengo 2 estoy empezando

[@geebert23]

those casting looks so cheap..i like matchbox or hotwheels better

[@64Wheels]

They do look cheap bc they are cheap ha. They cost half of what a HWs or Matchbox does (if you buy the 5-packs it breaks down to .60 each roughly). They are no where near the quality of a Mattel product, but some of the castings are really well done. The Squarebody Blazer and that Lamborghini are both a wheel swap and paint detail away from looking more high quality. I still prefer HWs and Matchbox too, but it’s cool to know this line has some good castings 😎🏁

[@stephenedgecock]

Maisto is pronounced "my-stow" not " maystio"

[@64Wheels]

Yeah a few people pointed that one out ha - I know for next time at least!

[@dcpete5475]

100 times 80 cents keep repeating lol

[@alfonsopreciadogonzalez5670]

PLEACE CHANGE THE WHEELS ARE VERY UGLY

[@64Wheels]

Haha they are ugly, it with wheel swaps the castings look great!

[@alfonsopreciadogonzalez5670]

OUR MAISTO TOYS ARE SPENCICE GOOD BUDY PLASTIC BASE AND UGLY WHEELS WHY TERRIBLE TERREBLE

[@64Wheels]

Haha yes the castings are good but the wheels are no beuno 🤣