Category: 1/64

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 …

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Just a quick heads up that Hot Wheels has recolored the Toyota 2000GT for 2014 in yellow.The first pic we have seen shows the model sports the same tampo design, along with grey-rimmed MC5's.  It is one of our favorite Hot Wheels models and any new design is welcome.  We will keep our hope up …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 - …

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Just a heads up to take a few minutes to check out the Wheel Collectors store today. Matt and the gang have put much of their inventory on sale for Black Friday, and there are deals galore.  Many new items, but a lot of hard-to-find old items as well. Whether you need to fill some …

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For those of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving...Our family is going to continue our tradition of enjoying the holiday feast at a resort up near Park City, Utah later today, and we hope each of you has a wonderful holiday as well.  It is a great time to relax and take in the fall …

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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 …

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Kyosho alert.  Never fear, Hot Wheels collectors, we will be back with more of the blue brand, but you should pause for just a second to take a look at this model...The fifth Porsche from Kyosho has been out in Japan for a couple of months now, and finally more worldwide dealers like Daboxtoys are …

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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). …

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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 …

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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 …

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Well the cool models just keep on coming...Hot on the heels of the just-released Hot Wheels 2014 Batch C, the next batch is popping up overseas.  Word is out that the Porsche 993 GT2 will make its basic range debut in red, and now we have the first views of the 2014 version of the …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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This week the auto world is in Las Vegas for the SEMA show, and once again Hot Wheels has made its presence known.  They have joined forces with Ford to help the oval spruce up its Transit Connect.  You can read about it here.Soon after pulling the cover off the real Transit Connect, look what …

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Drag Bus, '67 Camaro, Chevy Panel, Dairy Delivery be damned.  The Blown Delivery is now the king of Hot Wheels.Right now there is no model that sends the RLC crowd into a fervor more than the affectionately named "BD" by the typing-challenged collector.  And for that reason there are many reasons to love and hate …

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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 …

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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 …

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It took awhile, but there is finally a new batch of Cool Classics from Hot Wheels...Our friends at Wheel Collectors have let us know that they just took shipment of Cool Classics D Cases, and the models are up at their ebay store.  You can follow the link below to see all the models in …

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