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Annnnnnnnd here it is! La Carrera Panamericana Series 2. About a month and a half ago I wrote my first feature here on the Lamley blog. That feature can be read here: La Carrera Panamerica Series 1. This series contains replicas of real race cars that participated in the La Carrera Panamericana race. In the […]
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(Greenlight Vee-Dub on ebay) I seriously cannot believe that we are already on series 10 of Club Vee-Dub. I was really excited for the first VW series to come out (2015). I remember being worried about finding them because the only place to find them in my area was the sadly now closed Toys “R” […]
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(Find Greenlight Black Bandit on ebay) As usual with these series features I have been writing, I like to start with a bit of a back story. For this one, I wanted to find out about the origin of the series. The Black Bandit series has been a staple in the Greenlight Series lineup for […]
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My love for vans dates back to my teen years. Shortly after getting a guitar for Christmas when I was 14 years old I was starting bands and gigging anywhere in my town that hosted local music. Of course, any band needs a way to move gear and a van is the perfect type of […]
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In typical Greenlight Hollywood series fashion, some of the vehicles in this series are well known and some are obscure. At any rate, it is pretty cool that Greenlight does not just stick to the same TV/Movie cars that have already been done by other companies (e.g. Batmobiles). In the past, they have done vehicles […]
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Some of us when we were kids were “lucky” enough to go on some family road trips. Some of us that went on family road trips got to ride in a nice big station wagon. If you fall somewhere around my age group or older you might have experienced some long drives to visit family […]
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I’ve been marching to the beat of Greenlight’s drum since 2009, and in the years following, I’ve freed hundreds of cars from their blister prisons. Of course, once I was done admiring them, they were bagged and tagged and relegated to Rubbermaids in my detached garage. I will occasionally dig through the body bags and […]
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Aaaaaaand here we go!!! Hello, my name is David Kiley. Some of you may know me as championdjk from YouTube. I am absolutely stoked to join the team of writers here at The Lamley Group. There is a lot of coolness coming to this blog and being a part of it makes me very happy. […]
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I don’t show a lot of Greenlight here, not because I don’t like it as many have asked, but because I don’t collect a lot of them. I do collect these Foxbody Mustangs however. LBE Exclusives has collaborated with Greenlight for several 3-car Foxbody sets, all of which were made available at SURPLUSgoodies, a Lamley […]
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A feature is coming once I have these in hand, but I wanted to give Lamley Readers the heads up on these beforehand. SURPLUSgoodies has the new Midnight Drags set of 3 Mustangs in stock now, and they are fantastic: Greenlight Midnight Drags Mustangs at SURPLUSgoodies I showed prototypes of these a few months ago, […]
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Do I collect Greenlight? I get that question a lot. I guess my honest answer would be “Do you really care if I collect Greenlight or not?” But I get it. A few people read this blog and watch my channel, and a lot of you feel Greenlight needs a little more love. And I […]
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Hey look, a Greenlight post! Many of you have noticed the lack of Greenlight here on Lamley, and some of you have specific ideas as to why. I would love to indulge those theories, but the fact is I just haven’t been that into Greenlight lately. I have never considered Lamley to be a review […]
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I mentioned last week that the hobby store SURPLUSgoodies has jumped on as a Lamley Partner, as a great provider for Auto World, Greenlight, and eventually Tarmac Works. They will have it all, including MiJo and Hobby Exclusives. So look for regular updates on new stock, just like I do with my other Lamley Partners. […]
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(UPDATE: It is now sold out.) Just a heads up that the special Greenlight/MiJo Exclusive BRE Nissan GT-R’s signed by Peter Brock and John Morton are still available. There are only 46 available, so I assume there are not that many still for sale. But as of this moment they are. The link: 1/46 BRE […]
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Which shall I feature first?
Read moreThere might be a theme these last few days. Toy Fair reports. I am very appreciative that many of you are willing to send pics and other details over from various Toy Fairs. The big New York Toy Fair happened last month, and I will continue to post Tim Pagano’s reports on various manufacturers throughout […]
Read moreOur reports from last week’s New York Toy Fair continue. This time Tim’s report from Greenlight. Quite a bit of news here.Thanks Tim! There is an abundance of news to report from Greenlight resulting from our visit to their booth at Toy Fair. First let’s start with the 1:64 scale, and their existing lineup. You can expect releases to continue in 2017 for […]
Read moreThis is part preview, part history. The Matchbox team is allowing me to preview the latest version of one of my favorite Matchbox castings, the 1957 GMC Stepside. The Stepside has enjoyed all kinds of decos, from plain to military to farm to police. I’ve liked them all. The latest version is a treat. This […]
Read morePop Culture Peanuts at Wheel Collectors Wheel Collectors has been partnered with Lamley for years now, essentially since I started. I have gotten to know Matt & Matt over that time, and have learned quite a bit about what they do. It is a ton of work, and pretty darn complicated too. Doing what they […]
Read moreGreenlight at Wheel Collectors Just a heads up that Wheel Collectors received a mammoth pallet of Greenlight today, and it is loaded with cool stuff. If VW is your thing, then you are definitely happy. Beetles and Vans, Vans and Beetles. For me the T2 Ambulance wins the batch. Plus a slew of cop cars […]
Read moreThe diecast world has been abuzz the last few days with the release of the superb Greenlight Nissan GT-R’s in both a Gulf and Japanese Police liveries. Exclusive to M&J Toys, these models are stellar, and I sure hoping to get my hands on a pair (SuperToyCon, I am coming for you…). Greenmachine Nissan GT-R […]
Read moreGreenlight just released a survey asking collectors to vote on several new casting options. I thought it was important to get the word out. You can find the survey and list of models here: Greenlight Potential New Mold/Tool Survey There are several interesting choices, including the VW Rabbit, VW Crew Cab, and Rat Rod Beetle. […]
Read moreGreenlight at Wheel Collectors Yeah, I am sure a few of you will get behind the junked Family Truckster, and I don’t blame you, especially with those awesome wheels. Or others might be excited to see the Walking Dead models. I don’t blame you either. But I can’t pay any attention to those with Jesse […]
Read moreHitch & Tow Series 6 at Wheel Collectors I have said it before, but Greenlight Hitch & Tow is easily one of the best diecast series around today. Let’s be honest about Greenlight. Since the beginning they have always done great replicas, but early on there were a couple of issues, at least for me. […]
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