The UK is not always the first place to get new Matchbox stuff, but I was rather surprised to see the latest two 10-packs for sale at Tesco. Even better, Tesco are currently running a buy one, get one half price offer. These usually tend to turn up in USA first, and usually as a 9-pack. …
Just Released: Tomica Limited Vintage Nissan IDx Freeflow North American Show Edition and other November TLV releases…
This should be good news for a few of you. Our friends at Japan Booster just sent over the photo above, letting us know that Tomica Limited Vintage has just released the November models, and included the North American version of the Nissan IDx Freeflow:Yes, it looks a lot like the IDx Freeflow that TLV …
Lamley Case Report: Opening an online November 8th Kmart Exclusive Case…
Word has been getting out quickly regarding the November 8th Kmart cases. Being in Utah means we will be one of the later people to get the cases after ordering last weekend. They ship from Illinois and seem to take their time to get West.Nonetheless, those that had gotten their cases earlier were not happy …
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From the Lamley Tomica Limited Vintage Collection: 1983 Autobacs Bluebird Super Silhouette…
Another from our "From the Lamley Collection", this time a selection from what is one my favorite TLV series, the Super Silhouettes.I have already sung the praises of the DR30 Skylines, and I think I have shown the Coca-Cola Bluebirds, but now the Autobacs gets its day. It looks lovely in its early 80's orange …
Matchbox Supreme Heroes: HW Boulevard’s true successor?
We know we are not alone when we say we miss Hot Wheels Boulevard. It was just hitting its stride when Mattel cancelled it. Of course if the 2012 Boulevard line was just a little smaller, and a little better, the 2013 line would have surely produced the numbers to convince Mattel to keep it …
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The Lamley Sale at Wheel Collectors: Get your holiday shopping done early, or just save a ton on some fantastic models…
We do love it when Wheel Collectors does this, and when they are nice enough to put our name on it.Matt and the gang are running their next epic Lamley Sale at Wheel Collectors for all of you who either want to get some early holiday shopping in, or more realistically, buy a bunch of …
November 5th Matchbox Ambassador Report, by Larry Scaduto…
Ambassador Report November 5th, 2014By: Larry ScadutoIntroductionThis issue has us starting out with the unveiling of a special full size custom built Matchbox Skyjacker Suspensions Ford Bronco from the SEMA show in Las Vegas. This is a replica of the same model that will be a part of the 2015 Mainline singles. A limited number …
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Just Unveiled: 2015 Matchbox SEMA Edition Ford Bronco in Skyjackers livery…
There is always something diecast-related coming from SEMA, and here is the first:Skyjacker Suspensions and Matchbox unveiled their special collaboration, a 1976 Ford Bronco in Skyjacker and Matchbox livery, in both 1:1 and 1:64 scale. This photo came from the Official Hot Wheels Instagram feed:And as part of the announcement, Mattel VP of Wheels Felix …
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Wagon Wednesday: Opening an Auto World Ford Country Squire Ultra Red Chase…
We have probably made it clear enough that while we won't be collecting most Auto World models, we are TOTALLY in on the Land Yacht station wagons.Auto World introduced the Chevy Kingswood in green and Ford Country Squire in white several months ago, and they were instantly must-haves:And then recently they released the recolors in …
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Just Unveiled: 2015 Hot Wheels BMW E36 M3 Race…
So what looks better on a BMW? Signature orange? Alpine white? Blue?Hard to say, but Hot Wheels will at least give us enough examples to at least try to come up with an answer.Pics have emerged of the latest version of the E36, and we must say it looks pretty darn nice in blue with …
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Lamley Awards 2014 Poll: What was the Best Licensed New Model in 2014?
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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First Look: 2015 Hot Wheels ’70 Chevy Chevelle SS (and a little chat about spoilers):
Let’s talk about spoilers. Kevin Spacey IS Keyser Söze! Bruce Willis is dead himself! The Titanic sinks!Or…Let’s instead talk about all these metal spoilers popping up on Hot Wheels castings that once had plastic spoilers.It appears that all plastic spoilers are going metal. We have seen the conversion happen on quite a few models, some that …
Hot Wheels November 8th Batch B Kmart Cases are now available online…
Yeah, it may not be the last Kday case, but Kmart has just made the upcoming November 8th Kday cases available online. For those of you who don't live near a Kmart, or just want to take your chances on your own case, you can get them here:Hot Wheels Basic Car 36-Pack KMART EXCLUSIVEThese cases …
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Just Because They Were Lying Around: Kyosho & Tomica Limited Vintage…
Sometimes it makes sense to grab what is on the desk and photograph it all before it goes back to either the display or storage. Now is one of those times.(And yes, a lot of these are at Japan Booster...)KYOSHO:TOMICA LIMITED VINTAGE:
Happy Halloween from the Lamley Group…
I am bah-humbug when it comes to Halloween. I don't dress up, don't feel the need to go to over-the-top parties, and my "get off my lawn!" codger-isms rev up to full throttle.That is until I decided to give mini cars away.I still won't dress up, and I don't have time to go to parties, …
2015 Hot Wheels Batch D is shaping up nicely…
The card artwork for Hot Wheels Batch D has been unveiled, and there are a handful of models that definitely interest us.It starts with the Super Treasure Hunt, the Ferrari 599XX. We realize a few of you are frustrated that following the 599XX Super in 2012, the next Ferrari to be made a Super is …
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First Look: The logo cars of Hot Wheels Batch B, the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR & Ford Shelby GT500…
When we received Hot Wheels Batch B from Wheel Collectors last week, two models looked an awful lot alike.They actually make a nice pair. Two American monsters, in white, with orange and black deco. And both sporting the logos of two well-known auto-related names, one new and one old. K&N Air Filters have been around …
Putting together a Tomica Limited Vintage Tomicarama, and a First Look at the TLV-Neo 1984 Toyota Mark II HT Grande…
You may have noticed a new photo style has crept into Lamley. If you haven't, just go to the Lamley Awards Super TH Poll post just below this one, or have a gander at this pic:That is the all-too-common scene of all 15 2014 Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts sitting on a Japanese Used Car …
Lamley Awards 2014 Poll: What was the Best Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt in 2014?
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 …
First Look: 2015 Hot Wheels Super Van…
I know nothing about this casting, but a lot of you do. I will keep my mouth shut, show the pics, and anyone who wants can fill in the details in the Lamley comments section below.Looks nice though...Hot Wheels Super Van (2015 Mainline):
First Look: Hot Wheels Corvette Grand Sport Roadster…
Speaking specifically to this version that has just been released as part of Batch B, it's a bit of a mixed bag.Cool new model? Absolutely. The classic Grand Sport is a very worthy Hot Wheels model. But we do wish the casting was built from scratch as opposed to being a clearly modified version of …
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First Look: Hot Wheels Lamborghini Urus…
This falls into that "What? Lamborghini made an SUV and Hot Wheels replicated it? I could care le.....Whoa! That is a nice casting!" category. Didn't know there was such a category? There is, although it doesn't get used very often.So guess what? Lamborghini is introducing the Urus, an SUV for the superrich, sometime in 2017. …
Just Unveiled: The Hot Wheels Porsche 911 GT3 RS returns to the mainline in 2015…
Nothing wrong with a Porsche in the Hot Wheels Mainline. (Unless it is that horrid Boxster, as longtime readers of the blog can attest.)While the 993 and 934 castings are the cream of the HW Porsche crop, in my opinion the GT3 RS is the best of the current car castings. So when images of …
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October 22nd Matchbox Ambassador Report, by Larry Scaduto…
Ambassador’s Report October 22nd, 2014IntroductionWow!!!! The end of October is near and with fall in full swing here in Illinois, winter cannot be far behind. So not looking forward to the snow & cold!! But with the end of October that now brings us to Halloween, Thanksgiving and of course Christmas. First up in this …
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