#tranquilcollecting
Open 'em!If you must, keep a second to remain packaged, but by golly these models were meant to be opened! As nice as the art might be, the model on its own is ALWAYS better.Case in point, Walter and Jesse's RV. Greenlight has released two versions of the 1986 Fleetwood Bounder RV, one in the …
Continue reading "Why we open models: The fantastic Breaking Bad RV from Greenlight…"
It seems like it has been a while since we have hopped on the Greenlight train, but are doing it today in a big way.Here is only PART of what arrived at Wheel Collectors today:That is a large Greenlight salad. And it is full of all kinds of goodness. It starts with Hollywood Series 9, …
Is there anyone who doesn't get a little boost of joy when they see a VW Bus?Vintage VW's do that. Beetles, Karmann Ghias, Sciroccos, Fastbacks, you name it, it conjures up something. Hot Wheels' Caddy has done that this year, as did Matchbox's Type 34 Karmann Ghia. I have also posted pics of Tomica Limited …
Continue reading "First Look: The fantastic VW Buses of the brand new Greenlight Vdub Series…"
It has been a long day...Obviously, no one wants to hear me whine about anything, but it was a day that all of us can have occasionally. But it ended well.The diecast gods smiled on me today, and sent me a cheer-up in the form of the arrival of two packages - one from Wheel …
Continue reading "Package time! Opening arrivals from Japan Booster and Wheel Collectors…"
Yeah we are sold on Greenlight. We will admit that at first, when Wheel Collectors called to tell us they had Greenlight, a typical response would be "Neat. What Hot Wheels did you get?"Well that has changed. New Greenlight means some great new models, awesome casting choices, and some creative liveries. Especially on the newer …
Continue reading "Surprise! New Greenlight is now out at Wheel Collectors…"
How great does this look!?! Greenlight has previewed its upcoming 1986 Fleetwood Bounder RV, and seeing it has ramped up the excitement. We have said several times here that we rarely get too excited for movie or tv cars, unless the cars are actually cars we like. And to be honest, if Greenlight just decided …
Continue reading "Sweet Replica, Bitch!! Greenlight previews its fantastic RV from Breaking Bad…"
I am late to the game on the Foxbody Mustangs.Growing up the Mustang never really caught my attention. For me in the 80's and 90's it was all about Japanese and German cars (and the occasional Corvette). As my car nerd-dom grew as I got older, I really started to appreciate the Mustang, but mostly …
Continue reading "First Look: Greenlight Hot Pursuit 1987 Ford Mustang GT…"
I have no idea what I am asking. So let's just keep it in general terms, and you can answer in general terms if you want as well.But you are looking at two icons, from different sides of the Pacific, done wonderfully by Greenlight and Tomica Limited Vintage. And they just look good together.The 429 …
Continue reading "Mustang Boss 429 or Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO 2000 GSR?"
We have expressed many opinions the last few weeks about Greenlight, some good and some bad. One thing we do know is that Greenlight can do police cars, and do them VERY well.Look no further than the latest, Hot Pursuit Series 14, that has just arrived at Wheel Collectors. There are two fantastic Ford Explorers, …
Continue reading "Greenlight Hot Pursuit Series 14 and others are now out at Wheel Collectors…"
We really can't get enough of the Hitch & Tow.And we are not alone. We have heard from a large number of you guys telling us how much you like the Hitch & Tow Series as well. It is clear that Greenlight has put a lot of thought into it, and the results so far …
Continue reading "First Look: The models of Greenlight Hitch & Tow Series 2…"
It is about time we bring back the term "DLM".Sometimes you just lose your way, and it takes the flu to bring you back. The flu hit my house hard last weekend, and I was the first victim. My initial symptoms appeared at about the same time the Packers appeared to be a lock to …
Continue reading "DLMer’s View of Greenlight Muscle Series 10…"
Well when it rains, it poors.We don't think Matt and the gang over at Wheel Collectors woke up this morning knowing they would be fishing through two large pallets, but that is what happened. Not only did Greenlight send over a pallet full of the highly anticipated Hitch & Tow Series 2 plus many others, …
We are still new to the Greenlight game, but there are a few things we are starting to figure out.First, these models are very high quality, but can be a little hit-and-miss in the assembly department. For those of you that don't open them, they will continue to look fantastic in the package. For those …
Continue reading "In it’s entirety: Greenlight Muscle Series 9…"
Just got the word from Matt at Wheel Collectors that new stuff has arrived, and there is quite a bit to get excited about.First off, Greenlight Muscle Series 10 is now out, and between the Yenko Chevelle, 71 Charger, and the Challenger, we are all in. We have our set ordered, and you can order …
We've used the term "gateway drug" here on Lamley before. Maybe not terribly appropriate, but definitely accurate. Every diecast company has their gateway drug. Just ask all the JDM collectors who first saw the Hot Wheels Hakosuka Skyline on Japanese Nostalgic Car and now can't hit the pegs enough. Or ask the multitude of you …
Continue reading "The tantalizingly terrific trailers of Greenlight Hitch & Tow…"
Happy New Year everyone...We hope each of you is looking forward to a great 2015. We certainly are. In our little diecast world, there should be a lot to be excited about in the coming year. And if it will look anything like 2014, it should be a great year for collectors.There was a lot …
Continue reading "Let’s celebrate 2015 with a look at the best of 2014…"
Should we or should we not feature Greenlight? We have debated this for awhile now. We have heard from many collectors asking us to incorporate Greenlight into the Lamley Blog. Their reasoning? If you are so obsessed with Tomica Limited Vintage, and have covered a smattering of Auto World, why would you not cover Greenlight?Good …
Continue reading "Greenlight is coming to Lamley in 2015, and is now available at Wheel Collectors…"
We have made somewhat clear that we don't get too excited about Greenlight. Sometimes it is hard to figure out why one might collect one brand, and ignore another. Greenlight focuses on realism, just like my favorite brand Tomica Limited Vintage, so it seems like Greenlight would be right down my alley.But it has never …
Continue reading "Anyone else excited for the Greenlight Hitch & Tow Series Airstream Trailer?"
Any diecast collector who also watched Breaking Bad has to have hoped the day would come that Walter White's Pontiac Aztek would join the collection. It looks like that day has come.GreenLight has just announced a licensing partnership with Sony that will bring the Breaking Bad vehicles to 1:64. It will start with Walter's second …
Continue reading "Just Announced: GreenLight is bringing Breaking Bad to 1:64…"
No, we don't feature a lot of Greenlight here. We have heard from a lot of you about that, and we probably don't have a sufficient reason as to why that is.But then again, when you think about it there are a lot of diecast lines we haven't featured. Have you ever seen M2? Or …
Continue reading "Cool is Cool is Cool: Greenlight 1968 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne with Camper…"
Sometimes you start something and never know where it is going to take you. When our good friend Felix started his ebay store under the name Daboxtoys a few years ago in Hong Kong, my guess is he could not predict where he would be in 2013. Daboxtoys has evolved into DMC, a diecast store …
Continue reading "DMC Model of the Day: DMC exclusive Greenlight Honda Civic SI Coupe…"