The mail call is a bit more of a rarity these days in my household. Bills, mortgage, food. Day to day life means the diecast collecting (especially for the more expensive brands) is sporadic at the very best. But sometimes I have a little bit left over to treat myself and given Tomica just released one of my favourite Kei trucks of all time, I decided now was a good time.
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A quick feature on the latest TLV Diorama Collection 64 camp-theme set with a realistic Mitsubishi Pajero.
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One of my favorites from TLV
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Anniversary GT-R’s! Subaru Wagons! This is a great release.
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A side by side with these two has been on the cards since I did a comparison with the two Mk1 Golfs from Schuco and Greenlight back in February. I’m bringing the Schuco car back this time for a head to head with the Mk2 GTI from Tomica’s Limited Vintage Neo line.
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Upcoming TLV that are originally intended to be shared at the now cancelled Shizuoka Hobby Show including the NSX.
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The list of TLV Ferraris keeps growing.
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Hello, my name is Jorge López, I collect diecast miniatures since childhood and I am from Spain.
I began to collect only premium diecast, accuracy in 1/64 scale and cars made for an adult collector.
A bit like any diecast collector, I spend a lot of time trawling through eBay listings looking for bargains and oddities, restoration opportunities and our personal holy grail cars. It’s on these eBay trawls I discovered all these cars, and while they’re the scale we are used to on Lamley, they’re perhaps not the material […]
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Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Kyosho and Tomica Limited Vintage all throw their hats in the Alfa Romeo ring.
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One of the best 1/64 models ever made.
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You’ve got time and I’ve got time, so let’s nerd out a bit. Here is the first.
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Model: Ferrari 512BBi (Red) Release: Tomica Limited Vintage Neo Where to get it: Japan Booster is a great place for all the TLV Ferraris Why it is in the collection: Because no matter the Ferrari, actually no matter the model, if it is made by Tomica Limited Vintage I want it in the collection. The […]
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A quick heads up that Japan Booster has the newest release from Tomica Limited Vintage, and it is listed in their store now: Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan Booster The January release sees the second round of the new Mazda RX-7 casting in two colors, as well as the brand new Nissan Skyline GTS25 Type […]
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It is here again. Maybe the best holiday tradition in diecast. The Japan Booster TLV “Damaged Box” Sale begins today. For those of you familiar with this event, you will find the link you need below. For the rest of you, read up because you want to be ready. Here are all the key points […]
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Just order it now. Tell your significant other this is your Christmas present. Or your Ides of March present. Whatever. If you are a diecast nerd you will want it. Tomica Limited Vintage recently announced two more Tomicaramas for 2020, including a completely new set. That is the Tire Shop, and it debuts in a […]
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A quick heads up to head over to the Japan Booster eBay store to pick up the latest from Tomica Limited Vintage. Two more Ferrari Dinos, the brand new Honda (Acura?) Integra, and of course a couple of wheelhouse TLV Toyota Crowns. Don’t forget Free Shipping anywhere in the world for all orders over $50. […]
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About this time every month, I expect an email to come from Akiyo at Japan Booster. It just came, and it was a doozy. The second group of Tomica Limited Vintage Ferraris have been released. The first batch set the collector world on fire with the F40 and Dinos, and now we have a 512TR […]
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Tomica Limited Vintage announced the February 2020 Release this week. I think you will like it. First off, rumors of a black F40 have been confirmed, and it is coming. That red interior takes this one up even another level, if that is even possible. Next, we finally get two more versions of the surprisingly […]
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Just a quick heads up that Japan Booster has the latest from Tomica Limited Vintage, and they are available now at their ebay store: Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan Booster It’s a medium sized batch, with the crowd-pleasers being the 3rd and 4th releases of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. But the real stars might be […]
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Head over to Japan Booster now, if you didn’t preorder, and grab yourself the latest Tomica Limited Vintage: TLV at Japan Booster The June Release is here, and runs the gamut of why we nerd out for TLV. Two Nissan GT-R, including a Police version, the Isuzu Elf vacuum car, and the Nissan Gloria Gran […]
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Here is another TLV from the collection that hopefully makes you smile. As a refresher, I am essentially grabbing TLV’s from my collection at random and showing them here, just to give those new to the brand an idea of what TLV is all about. Mainly TLV is about realism, quality, and true scale. No […]
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I’m having too much fun just staring at my Tomica Limited Vintage wall display trying to figure out what models to shoot for this blog. The purpose is to jump a little deeper into TLV, flying right past the Ferraris, RX-7s, and 787b’s that have demanded so much attention. But I haven’t gotten that deep. […]
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So here is my fear with a post title like the one above. Many of you won’t read this and throw our your “all these fanboys who only want to scalp the Ferraris and Civics! That is what is wrong with the hobby” comments. That is NOT what this post is about. Remember I try […]
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