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Another week of customs, starting with one of our favorites, the amazing Scale-Master. Â But there is no real drop-off after his Skyline. Â The talent among our friends here is high, to say the least.Thanks to everyone who has participated, and please, if you want to submit a custom, send photos to lamleygroup@gmail.com or post them …
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...Happy 4th of July. Â May your holiday be safe.Feel free to post one of your favorite red, white, or blue cars on our Facebook Page. See you there...-the Lamley Group
Hey, should we be proud that we got this done two weeks in a row?Lots of great stuff this week, and we would love to show more. Â Just email us at lamleygroup@gmail.com or send pics via the Lamley Facebook Page.On with the show...Glenn BarkerErnest Limo_dojo - Instagramragingduck - InstagramAnhMinh Toactionfigurecomics - InstagramHadi's ArtworksMi777ke777 - HWCHell's …
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Yes, we changed the look of the blog just a bit. Â Just trying to give it a little more whitespace, and while we made the changes, we decided to change the photo on our title page. Â Gone is the Aoshima Nissan Laurel, and in comes a Tomica Limited Vintage Porsche 912.It is hard to ignore …
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We're back...What has it been? Â A month? Probably. Â There are times that putting together a blog and having a very busy career makes you not want to look at a computer for one second over the weekend. Â It happens.But many of you diligently sent in your customs, and these have to be seen. Â So here …
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Here is something that is great about diecast collecting: Â Today we feature a beautifully-made model of an Italian car, made by a Japanese diecast company, sold by a shop in Hong Kong, to a collector in the US (who is trying to show it to collectors all over the world).So, to summarize, it took something …
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So earlier we showed the Hot Wheels Bump Around, and my guess is our indifference toward that one showed through just a bit.Welcome to the complete and utter opposite. Â This model is a breath-stealing beauty. Â The sexy lines of the 458, all jacked up to look ridiculously mean, and on top of that sporting a …
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At this moment, some of you might be frantically trying to finish up your police customs for the 2nd Lamley Contest before the due date tonight. Â Good luck.The submissions are coming in quick, and once the again the judges will be faced with a very difficult task. Â We can't wait to show off to everyone …
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For the sake of full disclosure, Daboxtoys is one of Lamley's partners, and has helped us grow a lot over the last year, especially internationally. Â So yes, we want to do everything to help support them.But more importantly, Felix and the gang at Daboxtoys have helped introduce us to a plethora of great diecast brands …
We have talked about these two models for awhile.When Felix at Daboxtoys let us know that the OEM Factory was doing a set of Toyota 86's, that was good news. Â It seems that, outside of spelling, the OEM Factory can do no wrong. Â Models like the Pagani Huayra, Porsche 911, and one we just showcased, …
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Remember, a couple of weeks ago, when we showcased two OEM Factory Lamborghinis? I said there may be nothing to say, because the models are too good and the photos will do all the talking. Â Guess what? Â We have nothing to say.We will only say that when Felix over at Daboxtoys got these, he told …
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Another enormous Custom post this week. Â If you guys would stop sending in such great work to our email address, lamleygroup@gmail.com, or by way of the Lamley Facebook page, maybe this post won't take so long...Before we get to it, just a quick reminder that submissions for the Lamley Custom Contest #2 are due in …
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Alright, at some point we just had to stop.Because of the first Lamley Custom Contest, as well as preparations for the second (submissions due in two weeks!), we have let a lot of the customs submitted to us pile up. Â Not to mention customs we have come across that we really liked.So this week's custom …
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I mentioned yesterday in our showcase of the OEM Lamborghini Murcielago that we didn't have much to say about these models. Â Mainly because the photos do most of the talking.So we will say it again - these models are stunning, and the Aventador is plenty proof.On another note, many of you have asked about these …
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There are times here at Lamley when we just don't know what to write to accompany a model we showcase. Â We will be hit with that a few times in the next days as we feature some of the 1/64 models from the ex-Kyosho OEM factory. Â We have today's Lamborghini, an Aventador, three versions of …
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After skipping a week, we are back with our weekly custom feature.And wow, the customs pile up when you skip some time. Â So we are splitting this week's feature up into two parts. Â Part 1 is our selections from the customs that were emailed to us at lamleygroup@gmail.com. Â Part 2 will be those that were …
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It is another weekend full of customs here at Lamley, and we wanted to start with this fantastic "How-To" article submitted to us by customizer Shawn Sawyer. Â You have probably seen Shawn's work here on Lamley and on HWC many times, including his 2nd-Place entry for the Lamley Custom Contest.We posted several rusty customs by …
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Well, we skipped As is the Custom last week in favor of displaying the all submissions to the first Lamley Custom Contest, so we have a lot to get to.One change. Â We won't do Custom of the Week anymore. Â This is a showcase, and everyone has a favorite. Â So we will show them, and you …
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One of things we will do after each Lamley Custom Contest is showcase other custom pieces by our Category winners. Â For the BMW E30 contest, Ernest Li won Category B and Daniel Hew won Category A. Â We asked both of them to send in photos of some of their favorite customs that they have created. …
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Due to the overwhelming response of the First Lamley Custom Contest, where many of you took on the Hot Wheels BMW E30 M3, we have decided to do it again.In fact, we plan on making this a regular feature of the Lamley Group Blog. Â The art that many of you produce, like our last winners …
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It has been very hard to hold on to these photos and not share them with anyone but the judges. Â We are used to showing off all the customs we receive in our weekly "As is the Custom" feature, for all to enjoy. Â But in this case we had to hold onto them, make no …
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Through all the blissful mayhem that has been the first Lamley Custom Contest, we have not announced the prizes. Â So we want to show what the prize catalog that the winners will be able to peruse.One thing about collectors is that we all like different things, so we did not want to assign specific prize …
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A quick pop in to let you that this is just starting to make the rounds on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter:
We just got word from Felix over at Daboxtoys that three highly anticipated OEM Factory sets (Ferrari 458 GT2, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, and Lamborghini LP670-4 SV) have just arrived and are available for purchase. Honestly, these models have to be seen to be believed. Â Felix told me he thinks the Ferrari 458 GT2 is one …