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Sorry for the lack of the photos the last month. Â I know there has been a heavy dose of videos lately, and hopefully you find a few here and there interesting. My travel schedule has been hectic, and I just haven't had the time I need in my office at home. Â That means when I …
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Let's cut to the chase. Â Cars & Donuts is loaded. Â Two new castings - the Subaru WRX and BMW M1 - and it includes two of the most popular new castings of the last year - the FuguZ and Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint. Â Oh, and there is a McLaren. Â And it is now available for …
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Here is a heads up for those of you who want to get festive with your Hot Wheels. Â The 2017 Holiday models are out, and that includes the traditional New Years celebrating Carbonator for 2018. I probably should have taken more pics of these models I found at Walmart, but with no licensed vehicles I …
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I do Case Reports and Case Unboxings. Â Hopefully most of you have seem that I try and do both. Â Wheel Collectors provides the Case Reports when they get a case, and I do the Unboxings when the International and US Cases come from A&J Toys. So, today you get both. Â The International C Case Report …
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The 2018 C Case is here. Wheel Collectors just pulled their shipment off the pallet, and as usual, grabbed a case at random and opened it for us, 3-by-3. Â You can find all the models here: 2018 Hot Wheels C Case at Wheel Collectors I will be interested to see what your opinion is on …
As the Thanksgiving weekend came to a close, and as I was one of the kajillion road-tripping home, my mind turned to our old Grand Marquis Station Wagon. Â Wood Paneling, light tan, and, yes, power windows. Â My family of eight was living large. If you grow up in a wagon, that love will never die. …
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When I previewed the Hot Wheels Forza set at TRU, a few of you mentioned you would wait until the singles were out in order to get the models you want. Â Some just want the BMW CSL, or Ford GT, or the brand new Porsche 356. Now is your chance, as Wheel Collectors has the …
2018 is loaded. Â It should be. Â Hot Wheels is celebrating its 50th, so expect goodies 'a plenty. But 50th or not, the evolution of Hot Wheels continues. Â JDM and Euro castings have emerged in a big way, and the direction of premium releases is as collector-friendly as ever. And that just doesn't go with castings. …
Just a heads up as we head into Cyber Monday that the deals at both Japan Booster and Wheel Collectors are coming to a close. Â Lamley's two longest-tenured partners always bring it during this holiday shopping weekend, and if you haven't taken advantage yet, now is the time. First, at Japan Booster, while the Damaged …
Thought I'd share this from the York Toy Show today: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb94Hv0lYq3/?taken-by=buddhaa1 They are coming to a store near you soon. Â Dealers too.
I mentioned the Matchbox 2018 models would be coming in droves. Â A is out, B is coming, and C and D won't be far behind. Â So, thanks to Abe and the gang at Matchbox, here is another tease of what is coming. Â This is certainly not everything, so stay tuned for more. Oh, and photo …
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More on this later - I am going to do a video to show a few of these - but with the Holiday Gift Giving season upon us, I thought I would throw out some links to products I use for diecast storage and display. Â There might even be a discount or two available here …
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UPDATE: The Damaged Box Sale has come and gone, but Japan Booster has marked down a ton of other items for Black Friday. Â All the sale items are here: Black Friday Sale at Japan Booster Let's cut to the chase. Â Here is the link. Â They will go rapid fast so grab what you want. Â You …
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10% off all Sterling Protectors is live! Make sure you use LAMLEY05 at checkout. Hot Wheels Japan Historics 2 is coming soon.  Among the many aspects that will excite collectors will be the new large cards.  The larger cards give Julian Koiles a bigger canvas for his amazing card art, and also allows Hot Wheels …
That title makes sense today, here on Thanksgiving. Â For those of you visiting this post any of the other 364 days of the year, now you know the context. It is a time to be thankful, and I am thankful for many many things, including all of you who make doing this blog/channel/etc so enjoyable. …
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It has become a yearly tradition for many of you. Â Turkey, Football, and the TLV Damaged Box Sale at Japan Booster. So get those football games and turkey meals out of the way first. Â The Damaged Box Sale begins at Midnight Pacific Time tonight. Â (November 24th to be exact.) Â Japan Booster has set up the …
Just a quick heads up on what will be a bit of a confusing start to the 2018 Matchbox year. Â As I mentioned in the preview video below, Matchbox 2018 Batch A is already out. Â You just may not know it. Because of some delays, Matchbox 2018 Batch A ended up being a hodgepodge of …
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Â Like many of you, I'm visiting family. Â For me, that means a few days in the heat of Arizona. Â 90 degrees on Thanksgiving. Â Doesn't seem right, but oh well. Knowning I'd be out for awhile, I put together a few videos for you viewing pleasure. Â One involves the worst model drop on …
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Yesterday I posted this on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbxVUKbFNRQ/?taken-by=thelamleygroup Soon after I got a call from Matt at Wheel Collectors to A) tell me there are a few models he would pick first, and B) tell me that he just listed a few of the legendary Boulevard 510 Wagons for the Black Friday Sale at Wheel Collectors. …
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Black Friday is a thing, even in the diecast world. Â Many of you like to get out on the Friday after Thanksgiving to see what Super TH delectables Santa has left on the pegs, but there are a lot more deals online. So throughout the week, as we have done the last few years, be …
As the package was coming from Japan Booster, it was all about the Datsun Rally from the "5000km to Glory" series. Â It still is, but wow those Laurels are cool. The models are available at the Japan Booster eBay Store right now, and prepare for the Damaged Box Sale coming on Black Friday. Â More on …
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#lamleydaily - November 20, 2017 Model: Hot Wheels BMW M1 Procar Line: 2017 Car Culture Cars & Donuts Where to get it: Coming soon Why it (will be) in the collection: Cars & Donuts is the first Car Culture line to debut two new castings. Â We have seen a completely new casting released with a …
Yeah, it is Sunday. Â You'll have to forgive me as a long jaunt to Southern Arizona took up the day. Still, this casting is an all-time fave. Â Consider this Step One in my push to get this model into Car Culture for 2019. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIYri1xJ8YE
2017 Release 4 will be here soon, and while the previews are done, I had to show off this beautiful pair of Mustangs. The '71 Mach 1 doesn't get the same amount of love that other Mustangs do, but Auto World shows why it should. Â It may not be as sleek or as cool as …
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