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Happy 2017! Although in diecast time it is more like March 2017, Happy New Year nonetheless.I guess it really doesn't matter when I post these results considering we are well into 2017, so now is as good as any. And we can finally put 2016 to rest. Finally.So here are the results of the 2016 …
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It's the last poll of the year, and then we celebrate the winners.We've voted on Best & Worst Super TH, Best and Most Disappointing HW New Model, Best Matchbox New Model, and now the Hot Wheels Model of the Year.Why just Hot Wheels? Probably because it is easy. There are several lines, a lot of …
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I hope you are wearing your "I Voted" sticker today. It is our right and duty to make our voice heard.So when you are walking down the street, sporting your sticker, and someone asks who got your vote, how will you answer?Skyline? Miata? Volvo V60? Zamboni?There has been a concerted effort to Make Matchbox Great …
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(PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU VOTE.)You have voted on what you thought was the Best Hot Wheels New Model of 2016, so now it is what I consider the toughest poll I do for the Lamley Awards.What was the MOST DISAPPOINTING Licensed New Model of 2016?I don't go with "Worst" for this poll. I think picking …
The 2016 Lamley Awards continue...You have now voted on Best and Worst Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt, and now we move onto a topic that I have been looking forward to watching. What was the Best Hot Wheels Licensed New Model in 2016?A loaded question, and I think a very tough one to answer. There …
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This should be a fun one.Many thanks to all that participated on the Best Super TH Poll. The poll is actually still open for just a bit more, so get your vote in if you haven't already.If you have voted, it's now time to get your nasty cap on. I don't typically like the nasties …
It's that time of year!The Hot Wheels year is officially into 2017, and that is the time that we look back on the year that was, and pick a few highlights. It is time for the Lamley Awards!If you are not familiar with the Lamley Awards, this is something we do at the end of …
Happy Holidays everyone...Christmas and New Year's always means we close the book and one year and open it on another. There is a lot to look forward to in 2016, much of which we know about, and I am sure a lot of surprises we don't, but that is for another time.Let's look back on …
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Welcome to the 2015 Lamley Awards Results Show...I will spare you an actual Results Show on the Lamley YouTube Channel, as you have probably had enough of that after watching the clip a thousand times of Steve Harvey turning the Miss Universe pageant into a dumpster fire over the weekend. Thankfully the Results Post is …
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The Lamley Awards voting continues with the vote for 2015 Hot Wheels Model of the Year.What do we mean by Model of the Year? Well, to be honest, it is the most subjective of any of the Lamley Awards categories. It could mean Best, it could mean Most Popular, it could mean Most Hype, Most …
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Sorry for the delay in today's post. All was scheduled to go until I encountered a bit of a curveball last night. Let's just say I am now an adamant subscriber to the "Don't eat sushi on Mondays" theory.Moving on, it is time for the orange section of this year's Lamley Awards vote. We have …
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The Best Licensed New Model of 2015 Poll is still up, but it is time to switch gears.We don't like to get too critical here on Lamley, but here is everyone's chance. As part of the Lamley Awards of 2015, we are asking what your MOST DISAPPOINTING New Model is for 2015.Note we are not …
Now that we have voted on Best & Worst Super, how about we move to what might be the equivalent of a cage match - Best Licensed New Model.There was a very interesting variety of models released in the Basic Range in 2015, and a ton of good stuff. Looking back, there were some consensus …
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If we are going to ask for the best, we might as well as for the worst as well.The vote for Best Super of 2015 is still open, and closes at the end of the week. The voting for the top spot is incredibly close right now, so every vote will count. Don't miss out.Along …
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It is that time again...Hot Wheels has moved into 2016, and that means it is time to look back on the year that was, and decide the Best & Worst of 2015. Let's start with Super Treasure Hunts.If you are not familiar with the Lamley Awards, this is something we do at the end of …
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You have now seen what the readers had to say, now it is our turn.Many of our choices in each category mirror the readers, but some were quite different. From our perspective it comes down to how each person interprets a category. As an example, you might remember that we called out the readers for …
The 2014 Lamley Awards got off to a good start, right?After our announcement of the 2014 Lamley Custom of the Year, the next few posts should be pretty tame. But hopefully just as interesting. Here is what you have to look forward to this week as we close out 2014:Monday - 2014 Lamley Awards Reader's …
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It is time to announce the 2014 Lamley Awards.Over the next few days we will announce the Reader and Lamley choices in several categories, but we will start with the year in customs.2014 saw a little change in our approach to our popular "As is the Custom" feature. Time-wise it was near impossible to do …
We don't like to go negative too much here, but for now let's get our Debbie Downer on...We are only a few days away from the unveiling of the 2014 Lamley Awards, but we have two more polls for you. And for these two you get to vent.We have put up both polls at the …
The Lamley Awards voting continues with the vote for 2014 Hot Wheels Model of the Year.What do we mean by Model of the Year? Well, to be honest, it is the most subjective of any of the Lamley Awards categories. It could mean Best, it could mean Most Popular, it could mean Most Hype, Most …
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The 2014 Lamley Awards continue...Last week we voted on Best Super TH (the poll is still open), and now we move to a poll that to us is probably the most interesting for the year.What was the Best New Licensed Model for 2014?We went with licensed only, just to keep things a little simple. Realistically, …
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It's that time of year again...We seriously love doing the Lamley Awards. It is always interesting to see what our readers like and dislike from the year in diecast. Sometimes it is completely predictable, many times it isn't. But whatever the results, they are always interesting.So with the Hot Wheels 2014 lineup essentially over, we …
We might be accused of making up the rules as we go along, and we certainly cannot deny that. When we started the Lamley Awards two years ago, we created several categories and asked our readers to vote. We are only two years in, and the response has been far larger than we could have …
Do you remember all the general rules about the Lamley Group? If not, a refresher:- We will be generally biased towards JDM- We will be Matchbox apologists- We will talk too much- We will always reserve the right to procrastinate whenever we'd likeBet you forgot about that last one. We procrastinated and just added it …