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Lamley Daily: Tomica Premium “SilEighty” a.k.a Mako Sato Drift Car In Initial D
Tomica Compact Daihatsu Rocky And Mazda 3 Family Hatch
Tomica latest Daihatsu Rocky and Mazda 3 Release.
Martini and more: Rally Lancias in 1:64 scale
The newly issued Hot Wheels Lancia Rally 037 prompted me to pull some of my favourite small-scale rally Lancias together
Tomica All New Toyota GR Yaris With DHL Express
Tomica New Release for October
Lamley Daily: Auto Rozza Subaru Impreza WRX STI
I have quite a few Imprezas in model form but Auto Rozza was new to me when I picked up this unusual 1:64 Subie
Lamley Daily: Inno64 Mitsubishi Pajero Evo
No one is yet offering the range of rally subjects that CM’s once did, but Inno64 is one of several brands coming out with some impressive rally models
Tomica Swanky Audi R8, Gigantic Double Trailer And A Power Bank Bus!
Tomica latest September Release.
Tomica RAV4 return with the Fire Command Suzuki Hustler
Tomica August Release with RAV4 and Fire Command Suzuki Hustler
Tomica Apita World Flag Series Continue with the Fairlady Z
A feature on the Apita Fairlady Z which replaces the Toyota 2000GT for the world flag series.
Lamley Daily: Tomica Toyota Celica Turbo
Tomica's Turbo Toyota Celica rules the boost roost.
A Refreshing Facelift for Tomica Honda Fit
The only Redbox Release for July and a refreshing facelift for Tomica Honda Fit.
Automotive Icons of the 1950’s and 60’s
Drawing out the classics of decades past.
Lamley Daily: Tomica Jaguar XJ-S Group A
The Jaguar XJ-S was one of the most recognizable touring cars of the 1980s. Tomica’s Group A model was based on an XJ-S casting that had been around in street trim since 1978 and featured an authentic but obscure racing livery.
Baby you can drive my car! Johnny Lightning’s British Invasion
It’s 20 years since Johnny Lightning released its British Invasion sets of six classic British roadsters – including the only near-1:64 MGB until Matchbox's came along. Let's take a closer look
Lamley Daily: Tomica Dandy Hino petrol tanker
Tomica's Limited Vintage Hinos have been some of the most desirable 1/64s of the past few years. Monsters, full of tiny details, opening trailers and oozing with retro Japanese chic. And the demand has been high, prices have quickly risen to the point where to some of us they have fast become unobtanium. But today we're not going to be serving up any more (highly deserved) hyperbole on those. We're taking a little step back into the Japanese brand's back catalogue to look at the one of the ancestors of the modern TLVN Hinos.
Battle of the ’82 Toyota Supras: Hot Wheels vs Matchbox
I found a classic Hot Ones ’82 Supra in good shape a few years back. It makes a great pair with my Matchbox version of the same car; I thought it would be fun to compare the two!
Tomica All-New Skyline With a Communication Satellite HiAce
A feature on the latest Tomica May release with the pair of Skyline and Toyota Hiace.
Dream Tomica Join Fast & Furious With Paul And Han Toyota Supra
A feature on the latest Dream Tomica Fast and Furious Toyota Supra pair release driven by Paul Walker and Han.
Lamley Daily: Tomica Honda Civic Type R With 50th Anniversary Livery Designed by Honda
A feature on the Tomica 50th Anniversary Type R with livery designed by Honda.
Lamley Daily: Tomica 50th Anniversary History Collection Vol.1 Toyota 2000GT
An introduction to Tomica evergreen Toyota 2000GT and its latest 50 Anniversary release as a History Collection book.
Lamley Daily: Dream Tomica MF Ghost Kanata Rivington Toyota GT86
Model: Toyota 86 GT Line: Dream Tomica ebay link: Dream Tomica Toyota GT86 MF Ghost is the continuation of the popular Initial D series by the same author Shuichi Shigeno. It was year 202X, Kanata Rivintngton who graduated from Royal Donington Park Racing School in the UK and also the disciple of legendary Takumi Fujiwara returns …
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Lamley Daily: Tomica Mazda Bongo Friendee
The Bongo Friendee is one of my favourite Tomica castings. It’s a solid lump of metal and has the fantastic ‘Auto Free Top’ extendable roof for great play value. It also comes in paint finishes that reflect real-life colours, complete with the correct graphics
Tomica Toyota Corolla Touring With A Razor Sharp Katana
A feature on the latest Batch 1 Tomica Toyota Corolla Touring And Impressive Suzuki katana
Matchbox Formula 1 grid walk, Part 1: 1950s-1970s
I began writing this article with the intention of covering Matchbox’s Formula 1 history, based on cars in my collection. The more I dug into the topic, the more there was to say, so I’m splitting the story into two parts. This is Part 1 and covers the 1950s, 60s and 70s, from the Maserati 4CLT to the Team Matchbox