Lamley Daily: Era Car Mercedes Benz Vito China Ambulance
Model: Mercedes Benz Vito China Ambulance Line: Era Car 1st Special Edition eBay link: Era Car Mercedes Benz Vito ambulance The recent Era Car Mercedes Benz Vito China ambulance (中國救護車) is no doubt the star in the series. At 1/64 scale the casting is huge which is pretty impressive and nice to hold . It’s […]
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What’s the Weirdest Thing You’ve Found in a Dump Bin?
From fake eyelashes to fishing lures, dumb bins hold an array of wild and obscure, non-Mattel made items.
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Fire up the Grill: AutoWorld’s CHRISTINE Plymouth Fury Gets Toasted (and Restored)
“Body by Plymouth, soul by Satan”
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Lamley Daily: gold Matchbox Range Rover Sport
Oh I am going to rifle through the pegs, I never know what I might find.
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Lamley Daily: Matchbox Florida Highway Patrol Ford LTD
I’ve accumulated a few different releases of the Matchbox Ford LTD police car, but this Premiere World Class release from 1997, in authentic Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) deco, is the one I like best
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Are we hitting RWB and LB Works overload ?
As a diecast collector, it is something that, in my opinion, one is entitled to wonder. Especially in mid 2020. Let’s have a quick look backward to understand the genesis.
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Lamley Daily : Spark Bentley Continental GT3
This one in red is a 24H of Nurburgring version from 2017. I love the paint scheme, which is quite simple but the red matches quite well with the black, and the yellow lights.
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Speedy souvenirs: Mercury Speedy Porsche Carrera and Ferrari 250LM
If you’ve read my previous posts you’ll know I like to travel and when I do go abroad I try to bring home diecast each time. The more obscure the better, and these cars are one of my favourite finds.
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Tomica Premium “007” DB5 And “Miami Vice” 365 GTS4 Action-Packed Release
A feature on the recent Tomica Premium “007” DB5 and “Miami Vice” Ferrari 365 GTS4.
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Lamley Daily: Rhys Millen’s 2004 GTO D1 Drift Car
Formula Drift is hotter than ever – and Rhys Millen’s 2004 GTO was one of the OGs that helped kick-off the sport in the United States. Hop aboard as we check out the only 1/64th scale diecast version of it.
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Don’t take your favourite magazine for granted: A tribute to Model Collector
I was sad to hear that Model Collector, a long-running diecast magazine published in the UK, had closed. I enlisted the help of Nigel Cooper, former Matchbox Ambassador, to look back at this link to collecting in the pre-Internet age
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels ’77 Pontiac Firebird Funny Car
Model: ’77 Pontiac Firebird Funny Car Release: Dragstrip Demons (2010) ebay link: Hot Wheels 2010 Dragstrip Demons Why I am featuring it: This car just looks bad ass. Only three variations of this casting have been released to my knowledge (4 counting a super limited Troy Lee designs release). Two were released in the 2010 […]
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Hey Collectors, Hot Wheels wants to talk to you. Yes, you.
I’ve been asked to pass along this invitation by the Hot Wheels Team to fill out this special questionnaire. The Hot Wheels Team is trying to understand collectors better, and are screening for participants for a special virtual focus group on July 15th and 16th. Those chosen for the focus group will even by compensated […]
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Matchbox Monday finishes 2020 Batch D
I finish my journey through the latest batch of Matchbox, thanks to Wheel Collectors who sent them over for me to do a review with. With 15 models in this particular batch it was a nice easy split, 5 at a time. So which models were left until the end? Let’s see. I am doing […]
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Lamley Daily: MINI GT BMW M3 E30 1991 Macau GP Winner (HK Exclusive)
A feature on the impressive MINI GT BMW M3 E30 1991 Macau GP Winner with fantastic details!
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LamleySTUDIO: Hot Wheels Big Air Bel Air
Instant addition to the Hot Wheels real/creative lineup.
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As is the Custom: July 5, 2020
A little jaunt through the custom world.
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Hard Body by Tootsietoy – toy cars with full features
July 5, 2020 – by Doug Breithaupt When someone mentions Tootsietoy, most of us picture simple one-piece toy cars with basic wheels. In a previous story, I reviewed these basic cars beginning with the first small-scale die-cast car made by Tootsietoy in 1911. With the introduction of the Hard Body brand name in the late […]
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Parcel of the day : M2, AutoWorld and Aoshima
Just a quick write to share with you my latest parcel from eBay France, containing US diecast. We have M2 Machines, Aoshima Gran Champion and AutoWorld
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Lamley Daily: Matchbox Monteverdi Hai
Matchbox car. First time out of box. I remember those words like I read them yesterday.
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Lamley Daily: Tomica Limited Vintage Neo Nissan Fairlady 260Z 2by2
One of my favorites from TLV
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Collection update: The Matchbox ’09 Ford E-350 Ambulance
17 issues to date. This is the lowdown on the Ford E-350 Ambulance from Matchbox.
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Lamley Daily: Maisto Ramp Truck / 1993 Ford SVT Cobra
Model: Maisto Ramp Truck / 1993 Ford SVT Cobra Line: Maisto Design Elite Transport Series, 2019/2020 release Buy the Maisto Ramp Truck / 1993 Ford SVT Cobra on eBay Why it’s in my collection: Maisto is one of those brands that I feel doesn’t get the attention it deserves. While I am guilty of using […]
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Introducing “Les Petites Mininches” Peugeot 208 (Norev base)
My friends at Mininches decided to create their own brand of minicars. Here is one of the first to the market, a Peugeot 208 driving school based on a Norev 1/64.
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