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News from Tomica Limited Vintage has definitely become a thing. Every month, as one release is happening, TLV will announce new releases a few months in the future. There are always surprises. You just don't know what they will do next, and they like to throw curveballs. The curveballs were definitely there at the Shizuoka Hobby Show …
Tomica Limited Vintage's super strong 2017 continues. Each month brings a new surprise, like the 2nd Gen Honda Prelude, Atlas Loader, and the iconic Mazda Cosmo Sport. You never know what is coming next. And there is a huge surprise in the September 2017 release, which TLV recently announced. The 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning Mazda …
I really don't care if there are too many GT-R's in 1:64. I have yet to get sick of them. I certainly don't collect all of them. In fact, I don't have very many. I have all the Hot Wheels releases, some Kyosho (not all), and all from Tomica Limited Vintage. There are a lot …
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So I have typed about 32 different titles for this post. I settled on a statement of fact instead of a clever headline to pull you in. The truth is that if a picture of a Porsche 911S by Tomica Limited Vintage won't pull you in, a clever headline certainly won't. So, there you go. …
Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterA couple of weeks ago I described a Matchbox case as "loaded", and many of you, understandably, took issue with it. You mentioned there were nice models, but not enough of them compared to generics.Well, let me try again. The April assortment from Tomica Limited Vintage has hit, and yes, …
TLV Porsche at Japan Booster This is the truest Porsche Party you can have in 1/64. Heaven knows there have been plenty of 1/64 Porsche parties lately. Hot Wheels is on a massive Porsche kick. So are many other brands. And we are just gobbling them up. As well we should be, as there have …
This is one of those pieces of news that makes a diecast collector smile. For a long time.Tomica Limited Vintage is giving us a super batch in May 2017. Two totally new castings, plus a couple fan favorites.Yesterday TLV announced the 2017 Nissan GT-R and 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sports will debut in May, along with …
Every month, there are two Tomica Limited Vintage-related events that I look forward to. The first, and obviously most important, is the release of that month's assortment. Usually 4 to 8 models, usually stock Japanese cars, with a few Euro beauties mixed in.The second event is the announcement of what is coming a few months …
Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterThe Tomica Limited Vintage October release is a nice little sliver of all the cool things TLV has been doing lately. All kinds of cool directions, and all six cars from the batch are now at Japan Booster:Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterClearly there is someone on the TLV team …
Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterI know if I said one Tomica Limited Vintage batch was better than another, you would know I was lying. There is always something for me to get excited about, no matter what the batch. So call it refreshed excitement each month.Last month it was the Nissan Silvia Super Silhouette …
Honda CR-X from Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterOh, you 80's Era Hondas, how we do miss you...Nostalgia can cloud judgement. Songs from the past come on, and while I might try to convince my kids that a song is cool, I know that if I step back and listen, the song actually sucks.The same …
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TLV Honda Ballade Sports CR-X at Japan BoosterTomica Limited Vintage split up the May Batch, so collectors had to wait a couple of extra weeks for the two new versions of the Honda Ballade Sports CR-X Si to arrive. Well, they are finally here and the look amazing. And they are up and listed at …
TLV May 2016 Batch at Japan BoosterI have shown a lot of Tomica Limited Vintage on Lamley. Actually not a fraction of what is out there, but still quite a bit. Some of the models I have shown are definitely more popular in Japan, like the Nissan Cedric, but there are some that seem to …
Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterSanta Clause strikes again!The HUGE December Batch from Tomica Limited Vintage has been released, and Japan Booster has them all:Tomica Limited Vintage at Japan BoosterTLV Alfa Romeo at Japan BoosterAnd not only is the is batch huge, it is full of all kinds of interesting models.First off, TLV went Euro, …
Find the TLV-N Civic at Japan BoosterI love doing these features. When I started Lamley a few years ago, it was mainly to showcase photos of models from my collection. Soon I realized that a little writing could go a long way, and soon after I found Lamley was a good way to disseminate a …
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I honestly didn't see that coming...When I had my three displays built and shipped by Carney Plastics, I envisioned an office wall full of my favorite Hot Wheels and Matchbox models, with a small section dedicated to a handful of realistic replicas from some Japanese diecast brands.And that is how it started. The displays were …
The Civic is cool. It is cool for a lot of reasons. Around here, there is a good chance that you spent some time in a Civic at some point in life. The '93 DX Hatch was my wife's first purchase out of college. The '98 EX was mine. And when a car reminds you …
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The Tomica Limited Vintage collection continues to grow, and with that it seems the display space is shrinking. As much as we love our Hot Wheels and Matchbox, there is something about a display case full of Tomica Limited Vintage. So we condensed the Hot Wheels/Matchbox models down to one Carney display, and expanded the …
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Alright, now that we are done with the Hot Wheels Datsun Wagon, we can put that to bed until its arrival in September. And let's get to a new model that you can get now. Tomica Limited Vintage has released its batch for July, and it includes Daihatsu Midget single-seater (more on that one later …
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I have settled in to my hotel room here in Albuquerque for the Matchbox Gathering, ready to get my orange on. The drive was long (9+ hours), and I have spent the last hour photographing auction prepros from Mattel and the Gathering Exclusives. (Wait until you see them. Unveiling is Saturday night.) It is now …
Had enough of Tomica Limited Vintage on Lamley? We hope not.We have gotten a ton of comments from so many of you here on the blog, or by email, or Facebook, or Twitter, or Instagram, or even collector forums mentioning that you bought your first TLV when the Nissan IDx was released. And like us, …
If the Nissan IDx Nismo wasn't enough (and it has been restocked), one day later Tomica Limited Vintage has just released a non-JDM gem, the BMW 318i in two colors, red and blue.Our friends at Japan Booster emailed us late last night to let us know they are in, and are now listed in their …
Still in Denver, still insanely busy, but this news is just WAY too good to hold back...Tomica has announced its latest models under the Limited Vintage Line, and there is a major surprise. As far as we know, TLV is doing their first completely current models, and current they are. So current, in fact, they …
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