As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending December 14, 2013…

Hmmm, I wonder what the hot custom is right now...We love it.As always, be sure to submit your customs by way of email (lamleygroup@gmail.com), our Facebook page, or Instagram (hashtag your photo #lamleycustoms) to ensure that we will see them.Enjoy...@blistercards - Instagram@i_d_r - Instagram@mrsenctvt - Instagram@towiilopez - Instagram@78toy4dr - Instagram@satwikanarendra - Instagram@kulitgosong - InstagramJhananigans@rusty_orange - InstagramMi777ke777Melvin TLeo's Trash …

As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending December 7, 2013…

The Lamley offices are under several inches of snow at the moment.  It means lazy Sundays, very slick roads, tons of shoveling, and, for some reason, volatile internet.So at the moment the internet is working fine, so the As is the Custom post will go up now, several hours early.  Better now than never.  If …

Model of the Day: Kyosho Beads Nissan Skyline GT-R (KPGC110) Racing…

Maybe this is the ultimate JDM fantasy car.  The C110 Skyline GT-R that really never was.This car's history is well known.  The GT-R version of the Kenmeri Skyline was introduced in 1973, with plans for it to follow the C10 Skyline GT-R as one of Japan's great racers.  But due to new emissions regulations it …

Just Unveiled: 2014 Hot Wheels Toyota Supra in Falken Tire livery…

We have really enjoyed the multitude of you sharing your finds with us.  New batches, gift packs, variations, errors, you name it.  The Lamley Facebook and Instagram accounts have been flooded with pics, and we love it.  Keep them coming.  Many we will share.That doesn't even include the photos you are sending of left-behind Regular …

As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending November 30, 2013…

Enjoy this week's selections...As always, be sure to submit your customs by way of email (lamleygroup@gmail.com), our Facebook page, or Instagram (hashtag your photo #lamleycustoms) to ensure that we will see them.Radite Diecast@78toy4dr - InstagramJoey's Custom CarsFranklin2700@rikkshady - Instagram@yeyoperezhein - Instagram@a_r_n_e_l - Instagramcustomdiecastmexico.comCanoAhmedLeo's Trash Cars@hotwheelsart - InstagramKenn Mendoza@2454_customs - Instagram@Gr8_mini - InstagramRokushoo OohsukorMelvin TSmallsnipe@5pudly - …

As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending November 23, 2013…

Creativity abounds this week.  No reason for us to say a damn thing.(Other than: As always, be sure to submit your customs by way of email (lamleygroup@gmail.com), our Facebook page, or Instagram (hashtag your photo #lamleycustoms) to ensure that we will see them.)Enjoy...Brian Jyl@yeyoperezhein - InstagramMuhammad Khairil AhmadLeo's Trash Cars@a_r_n_e_l - Instagram@5pudly - InstagramEvilsoniczMinh ToHoward Prodigy@LH_ART_ - InstagramHenry JimzTom …

As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending November 16, 2013…

This week's feature starts with an amazing piece from a German friend who has caused a stir here on Lamley before, and is followed by one of our recently discovered favorite customizers.  And right after that the super clean customs and fantastic photography of nic_bali on Instagram (I have been hoping to feature his photos for awhile now). …

Huge Thanksgiving Sale at Wheel Collectors: 2014 Hot Wheels, E Case Cool Classics, Disney Cars for Christmas plus thousands more…

We wanted to pop in to let you know that the Thanksgiving Sale at Wheel Collectors is just underway.Many of the items in their huge inventory are discounted as high as 33% through Thanksgiving.  That means thousands of items are discounted significantly for the next few days.  This is your chance to snag some of …

Lamley News: Porsche 993 GT2 in the 2014 Hot Wheels Mainline, the latest HW regular TH, and the Matchbox BMW 1M at Dollar Trees…

Not a ton of news to report.Well, that could change.  HWC member nickjames87 discovered that the Hot Wheels 2014 Batch C Treasure Hunt is the Fangster, which means we may be reporting the death of many HW collectors by heart attack or riot.  Run for the hills, folks.  There is nothing more dangerous than 57-year-old …

Surprise! Hot Wheels 2014 Batch C, including the Alfa 8C, Civic EF, and Porsche Panamera, is now out at Wheel Collectors…

Days like this are fun...In a surprise late delivery today, Fedex dropped off Hot Wheels 2014 Batch C at Wheel Collectors.  As far as we know, this is the first we have seen of the full batch, and it is a gem.The highly anticipated Civic EF, Alfa Romeo 8C, and Porsche Panamera are all in …

Lamley News: An update on the Hot Wheels Flying Customs Nissan Skylinevariation from Mattel designer Steve Vandervate…

After we learned about the interior variation on the Flying Customs Nissan Skyline, we reached out to Mattel Project Designer Steve Vandervate, who has a hand in many of Hot Wheels' premium and collector lines.  We asked Steve about what he knows about the variation, and he was as surprised about it as we were. …

As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending November 9, 2013…

Another week of great customs...Be sure to submit your customs by way of email (lamleygroup@gmail.com), our Facebook page, or Instagram (hashtag your photo #lamleycustoms) to ensure that we will see them.Enjoy...Leos Trash Cars - https://www.facebook.com/figures.armoursWe will be featuring a lot of Leo's work in the coming weeks.  Works of art these are.  You can follow him on Facebook by clicking …

A Matter of Scale: Tomica Limited Vintage Suzuki Fronte SS360 and Hino KB324 Truck…

We have spent more than a few posts touting the amazing models of Tomica Limited Vintage.  True 1:64 models with amazing detail, and almost always more obscure than what we normally see in 1:64, and the majority are fantastically Japan-centric.Today we show two that are very much Japanese, and are wonderfully detailed, but that is …

Variation Alert: Hot Wheels Flying Customs Nissan Skyline with two different interiors…

We like a good mystery, and this is a great one.This variation was first pointed out on HWC, and as always, anything related to the Skyline IMMEDIATELY caught our attention.  Apparently the Flying Customs Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R was being found with two different interiors.  One with the standard two front and two back seats, and …

As is the Custom: Our faves for the week ending November 2nd, 2013…

Sometimes when we sit down to go through all the customs that have been sent in, the first question will be "do we have enough quality customs to feature?".  We always do.  What a great week this week.  And we say that every week.One thing we are noticing.  The photos are getting fantastic.  The quality …

Variation Alert: 2014 Hot Wheels ’92 BMW M3 with white-lipped PR5 wheels…

We wanted to report this in time for Kdays, in case anyone is lucky to find one...HWC collector burchie-man reported this short-card find today in the variation forum on HWC:At first glance it looks like the normal PR5 version, but upon closer inspection you see that the wheels are actually white-lipped instead of chrome-lipped.  A …