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I am very happy in Utah, and I am not leaving anytime soon. But I need my occasional dose of SoCal. Since I left Los Angeles, I am always surprised at how many people congratulate me for leaving. I always reply that I miss LA, and they ask what I would miss about that overpopulated …
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It has been a very hectic has 24 hours. I have been in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, I have been fighting a cold, and the temperature gauge on my car said 107 degrees here in Pasadena. Walking around the fashion district of LA in 100 degree heat magnified by a sea of concrete, …
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Besides looking positively dope, another benefit of having some Aoshima models in the collection is I learn some good terms. If I am going to attend the Japanese Classic Car Show next month in LA, I better at least act like I know what I am talking about. The nicknames these cars get are just …
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And yet another Japanese brand to infiltrate the Lamley Group.I was completely unfamiliar with Aoshima before I saw some models brought to the Albuquerque Gathering by Jeff Koch, a definite specialist in Japanese diecast and everyone's favorite seller at JCCS. By the time he had introduced them to me, I found myself walking away with …
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To quote a friend, "And so it begins..."That friend, along with a few others, is gleefully watching me succumb to the temptation they call Japanese diecast. For so long, I have stayed focused on Matchbox, my first love, and Hot Wheels. There was the occasional looksy at a Majorette, a Johnny Lightning, even a Greenlight, …
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