Author: David Tilley

This week sees me rattle my way through some more of the Mattel Creations items. However, I also went nuts, and purchased some larger playsets.

This week sees me work my way through the third of four Walmart exclusives in the USA (which can be found in other countries at other chains)

A simple report this week, as I am still suffering with jet lag after returning home from the USA. This week sees me having a look at the latest Gathering and Gold models that have been made by Matchbox.

The part of the year everybody in the Matchbox community waits for. A run down of the next year's new items. This is what we are currently due to expect from the 2025 model year from the orange brand.

This week's reports dives back through the history of 9 & 10-pack exclusives

With Matchbox releasing a 5-pack celebrating 20 years of Tesla, I thought I would run an article all about every Tesla they have made, and wonder if the new pack is worth getting.

2024 sees Matchbox create a whole new set of Candy models, mainly for the USA market. This is technically batch B, as batch A was a repeat of the 2020 set.

As this week, the USA will be celebrating the 4th of July, I decded to do another dive back, with all USA vehicles. There is a wealth of Matchbox models to choose from, but I chose 5 (well 6) to get stuck into.

We are now into the second half of the 2024 Matchbox Moving Parts series, as I take a look at the contents of batch E.

Matchbox is still plugging away with the Best of Germany series. Russia and Italy fell by the wayside after 1 batch. France and the UK saw some additional items, but soon went. Germany is still going. But there is nothing new. Are these worth hunting down?

It's Leipzig time. Well, time to start the registration process for the 2024 European Convention. And surprise! There is an auction already. Read on for full details.

Batch D of the 2024 Matchbox Moving Parts series roughly brings us to the middle of the year. Of course, every other batch contains a Super Chase, and I was lucky in that Wheel Collectors got it with their shipment.

It is time to return to the basic range in my Matchbox blogs. Batch E is a simple batch, with no unusual issues to hunt down. A total of 7 models in the batch, and only the 1 new casting to check out.

This week, I will be tackling the second batch of Matchbox Collectors for 2024. Alongside this, I will also look at a brand-new casting debuting in the Mattel Creations series.

The third batch of the 2024 Matchbox Moving Parts series sees a glut of new castings. In fact, two thirds of the batch are all new. That is quite a selection. Let's dive in.

This is a loaded batch. With bonuses. Batch D of the Matchbox 2024 basic range delivers 9 models for people to enjoy. But, if you are in the right area, you might find a 10th. You might even find an 11th. Yes, this was a big batch. I contemplated splitting my report into 2. But, I decided to just go for it. So, with that, I had best get on with it.

This week, I turn my attention to the second of the 4 Walmart exclusive Matchbox sets for 2024, if you happen to live in the USA. Other countries also sell these in other stores.

This week I divulge in 2 sets, that are pretty much all repeat items. There is just the 1 newbie in them. We are getting a lot of carry forwards, as they call them, but are they fun for variations hunters?

This week, I will be taking a look at the second batch of Moving Parts for 2024. I have to say, these are my favourite range, and this batch does not disappoint!

This week, I return to showcasing new products from the Matchbox brand for 2024. This week is all premium with the Collectors and a little "creative" bonus at the end.

Coming out of the Easter celebrations, I thought I would do another Matchbox dive back into my collection. If you like Fords and Mercedes-Benz, you might like this one.

Time to look at Matchbox 2024 Batch C basic range. Another 8 models out of the 100 coming this year. No chases, no exclusives, just a simple batch of regular issues worldwide.

Back in 2020, Matchbox released a set of 6 models in a Candy series. Ahead of a new batch coming in 2024, they decided to whet our appetites by re-issuing the originals again.