Author: David Tilley

Moving on to the second batch of basic range Matchbox for 2024, with 7 castings available worldwide, plus a little bonus if you live near a Target store in the USA.

Back to the new stuff. This week, I will make my way through the first batch of 2024 Moving Parts, in a new package. As if I really care....

In lieu of posting about new stuff, I thought for the bonus day we get in February this year, we would have something a little different. Just a dive back into the Matchbox history.

This week, I take a look at the second batch of 2023 Convoy models, which were a little slow to market. But, they were worth the wait!

Mattel Creations have been cranking out some exclusive Matchbox models recently. Suddenly, I discovered I had a few of them, so thought I would simply run through them.

There are going to be 4 different Walmart exclusive sets in the USA during 2024, as well as in other stores in select other countries. This is the first of the themed sets, County Rescue.

Yes, we move into the 2024 basic range with the first batch. But, we also finish off 2023 with a last straggler that popped up fractionally late.

This week, I take a belated look at some Matchbox playsets, but also work through my first 2024 items, which is the latest batch of Hitch & Haul.

This may be officially the last basic range batch of the 2023 range, but things did go a little awry with a few models. We have a late-comer for 2022, and a final 2023 item got a little nudge into 2024.

Batch H of the 2023 Matchbox Moving Parts was definitely way too big. A set of 8 models in a box, with 10 in the assortment. How the? What the? Yes, this was definitely a big chase....

As I only collect Matchbox, I have compiled my lists of top 10s for 2023. It is not just the one.

This week, I will be having a look at a few of the Matchbox 2023 high-end premium products that I had not covered previously.

This is the final batch of the 2023 Matchbox Collectors series, with the final 5 models getting the lowdown from me.

I am now on the 10th batch of the 2023 Matchbox basic range. Only 2 more batches to go after this, then it is on to 2024. Where does the year go?

As I continue with my quest to finish off the 2023 Matchbox ranges, I am now up to the second to last of the Moving Parts series. It appears that this last part of the year has seen a slew of new products, so plenty to work through.

This week sees me working my way through 2 different batches of Matchbox items. The last of the Working Rigs for 2023 and the second batch of Hitch & Haul.

This week sees me back in the Matchbox basic range, as I work my way through the final third of the model year. This week sees batch J getting the close up treatment.

This week, on my Matchbox Monday post, I am having a look at the 6th batch of 8 Moving Parts batches of 2023.

This week, I am up to the 8th batch of the Matchbox 2023 basic range. That is 2/3rd of the year's releases completed. But, not quite 2/3rd of the releases out to date. This will bring us up to 60% of the main 1-100, along with 2 of the 3 Supers, and 4 of the 6 Reds.

This week sees me amalgamating 2 items together into one posting. The last of the Walmart Matchbox exclusives joins the first batch of the 2023 Convoy series.

I am adding various random Matchbox items into my batches, so as not to fall too far behind. I think I am still sort of in touch with things, although I know this is the 5th batch of the 2023 year, and the 8th batch is now out.

I'm into the second half of the 2023 Matchbox basic range now, as I work my way through batch G.

The third of 4 batches of the Matchbox Collector series goes under the spotlight this week. And at the end, I caught up a little with some Mattel Creations.