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Since this model has been out awhile I don't think I can designate the post a First Look. Â But it is a First Look for me. Â I have been trying to find this model and the Ford Fiesta from the Racing series for a few weeks, and I finally succeeded at Walmart. This is a …
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Since this model has been out awhile I don't think I can designate the post a First Look. But it is a First Look for me. I have been trying to find this model and the Ford Fiesta from the Racing series for a few weeks, and I finally succeeded at Walmart. This is a …
Continue reading "The Lamley Group Model of the Day: HW Racing Custom ’12 Ford Mustang…"
Well, I posted some of my favorite customs from the week last week, and it was a huge success. Â I got several inquiries on where to send in photos, so I set that up as well. As I stated last week, I love seeing the amazing work that some can do. Â From basic wheel swaps …
Continue reading "As is the Custom: My faves from the week – June 29, 2012"
Well, I posted some of my favorite customs from the week last week, and it was a huge success. I got several inquiries on where to send in photos, so I set that up as well. As I stated last week, I love seeing the amazing work that some can do. From basic wheel swaps …
Continue reading "As is the Custom: My faves from the week – June 29, 2012"
Well, this is surely not a First Look at the new Viper casting. Â We already did that a few weeks ago, when we profiled the exclusive HW Viper promotional model given out at the New York Auto Show, in conjunction with the debut of the new Viper. And that model is surprisingly one of my …
Well, this is surely not a First Look at the new Viper casting. We already did that a few weeks ago, when we profiled the exclusive HW Viper promotional model given out at the New York Auto Show, in conjunction with the debut of the new Viper. And that model is surprisingly one of my …
This email from Matchbox designer Dave Weise to Matchbox Ambassador Shabbir Malik and collector Jim Gallegos was just forwarded to me by Jim:Jim, forgot to mention to you and Shabbir that we had a special event here at the Design Center last Friday. The Mattel Design Center was renamed (rededicated) in honor of Ruth and Elliot Handler, …
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This email from Matchbox designer Dave Weise to Matchbox Ambassador Shabbir Malik and collector Jim Gallegos was just forwarded to me by Jim:Jim, forgot to mention to you and Shabbir that we had a special event here at the Design Center last Friday. The Mattel Design Center was renamed (rededicated) in honor of Ruth and Elliot Handler, …
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Once again, many thanks to our first 300 Facebook friends, who have helped The Lamley Group grow and enable us to do more and more with the blog.We want to keep that going, so in honor of Matchbox Monday, we are announcing our second contest.We want to get to 700 friends, so to help us …
Once again, many thanks to our first 300 Facebook friends, who have helped The Lamley Group grow and enable us to do more and more with the blog.We want to keep that going, so in honor of Matchbox Monday, we are announcing our second contest.We want to get to 700 friends, so to help us …
Just a heads up that you may want to visit the blog frequently this week. Starting tomorrow, there is a lot to see.Of course "Matchbox Monday" will not disappoint, as we will continue our feature on rare Matchbox models of the Mattel era, and we will announce our next Facebook contest. The prize is a …
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Just a heads up that you may want to visit the blog frequently this week. Â Starting tomorrow, there is a lot to see.Of course "Matchbox Monday" will not disappoint, as we will continue our feature on rare Matchbox models of the Mattel era, and we will announce our next Facebook contest. Â The prize is a …
Continue reading "It’s going to be a big week here at The Lamley Group Blog…"
Head over to Wheel Collectors' Facebook page and give them a Like, and you are automatically in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate. As soon as they hit 100 Likes, they will draw a winner from those followers and send them the cerificate.I use Wheel Collectors for many of the models you see on this …
Head over to Wheel Collectors'Â Facebook page and give them a Like, and you are automatically in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate. Â As soon as they hit 100 Likes, they will draw a winner from those followers and send them the cerificate.I use Wheel Collectors for many of the models you see on this …
If you remember, a week ago I was in Denver attending the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Denver Art Museum. And yes, I spent my whole morning looking at women's clothes. I am not a fashion designer, but I definitely appreciated the show and the immense talent of YSL. The point is, when you …
Continue reading "As is the Custom: My faves from the week…"
If you remember, a week ago I was in Denver attending the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Denver Art Museum. Â And yes, I spent my whole morning looking at women's clothes. Â I am not a fashion designer, but I definitely appreciated the show and the immense talent of YSL. The point is, when you …
Continue reading "As is the Custom: My faves from the week…"
Many, MANY thanks to our first 300 followers on Facebook!! We hope you are enjoying the blog, and you will be a big part of the many things we have planned for the future.But let's get to it. We said as soon as we had 300 likes, those names would be thrown into a hat, …
Many, MANY thanks to our first 300 followers on Facebook!! Â We hope you are enjoying the blog, and you will be a big part of the many things we have planned for the future.But let's get to it. Â We said as soon as we had 300 likes, those names would be thrown into a hat, …
It think it merits mention that the voting for the Diecast Hall of Fame is open for one more week. To get an idea of what this is all about, just follow the link below:Diecast Hall of FameThere are many good folks up for nomination in several categories, including Paul Biddle at the Toy Peddler …
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It think it merits mention that the voting for the Diecast Hall of Fame is open for one more week. To get an idea of what this is all about, just follow the link below:Diecast Hall of FameThere are many good folks up for nomination in several categories, including Paul Biddle at the Toy Peddler …
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We here at the Lamley Group are VERY excited to announce another large step for the blog.  One of the largest independent Hot Wheels and Matchbox sellers around, Matt over at Wheel Collectors, a passionate Hot Wheels collector himself, has partnered with the Lamley Group to give our followers a 10% discount on everything in his …
We here at the Lamley Group are VERY excited to announce another large step for the blog. One of the largest independent Hot Wheels and Matchbox sellers around, Matt over at Wheel Collectors, a passionate Hot Wheels collector himself, has partnered with the Lamley Group to give our followers a 10% discount on everything in his …
Many thanks to our friend Doug over at T-Hunted today for promoting our contest here on the Lamley Group blog, which helped us surge past 200 Likes today. If you don't remember, as soon as we hit 300 Likes on Facebook, I will randomly draw a name from those 300 and that person wins a …
Many thanks to our friend Doug over at T-Hunted today for promoting our contest here on the Lamley Group blog, which helped us surge past 200 Likes today. If you don't remember, as soon as we hit 300 Likes on Facebook, I will randomly draw a name from those 300 and that person wins a …