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The timing and method of the release of Hot Wheels cases can always be a little...uh...different. Â Typically the International cases are released first, and that is what hobby dealers like A&J Toys and Wheel Collectors order. Â The US cases come out a little later and are mostly found in big box stores. The last couple …
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Five Supers in. Â Not a miss. 620 to Nova to Porsche to Mustang to Kenmeri. Supers don't have to be great castings, nor do they have to look good. Â The most important distinction a Super needs is that it is a Super. Â So while I enjoy doing the Best and Worst polls at the end …
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New 1/64 wagon castings will be a highlight of 2018. Â We have seen Hot Wheels' new Skyline Wagon, and Matchbox has shared early versions of its upcoming 1964 Ford Fairlane Wagon. There is bound to be a lot more. Â Tomica Limited Vintage can always be counted on for a nice wagon or two, and I …
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Lamley Reader and friend Ben Wright from Sydney, Australia, sent pics of this new 20-pack he found: Lots there, and quite a few models I haven't seen yet. Â Among them, a purple Porsche 911 and a green RX-7. Â Both look to be multipack exclusives, considering they sport decos from models released in previous years. Â The …
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Thought I would post this here, along with a link below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BehF5GjBFjO/?taken-by=wheelcollectors Japan Historics at Wheel Collectors For as long as WC has been partners with Lamley, I still haven't set foot in their warehouse. Â That is probably a good thing. Â Dang. This set is quickly becoming more and more collectible, for obvious reasons. Â One …
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Mooneyes and counting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0t9jGWqqYs
Finally!! Â Finally?? I bit of a slow start for Matchbox basic. Â The 2018 A Case came out late last year, but due to some sort of timing issues, it ended up being a "Best of 2017"-ish case. Â So the 2018 B Case is the first true 2018 Case, with all new models. I have no …
I am sure you have already looked at the photos, but pretend you didn't. Â My guess is the sentence "The new Matchbox Ice Voyagers 5-pack is out" is not going to tickle your fancy. But because you have had a look, you might be thinking what I am thinking. Â It looks pretty good! The Lamley …
Blasphemy alert. I am fully aware that the non-redline-collecting, jdm-loving, hw-nostalgia-ignoring blogger writing this has no right to even comment on the legacy of the '67 Camaro. Â The '67 is Hot Wheels royalty, an almost sacred casting. Â All the evidence you need is to see the strong reaction to the casting losing its opening hood …
There can't be too much. Â Sometimes it feels like there is too much, but honestly it can't happen. Â There is massive diversity when it comes to collectors and what they collect, so things are better when there is diversity in diecast makers. Â What matters to all collectors, at least in the circles I run in, …
Loaded case alert. Wheel Collectors just received their pallet of Hot Wheels 2018 E Cases, and there is a lot be excited about. Â Some of you have already found the batch at TRU and elsewhere, and other stores should get it soon. Â Or you can just get what you want at Wheel Collectors, and there …
My Facebook feed has been overflowing with articles about the 10th Anniversary of the debut of Breaking Bad. Â I have read every single one of them. I, like so many others, was mesmerized by the show. Â For so many reasons, from the amazing writing to acting to cinematography to intensity. Â It was event from …
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And brilliant is the word. Â A snowy weekend here is Utah finally allowed me some time to sit down with these beauties. Â And man, they don't disappoint. Tarmac Works is prolific. Â Model after model, racing livery after racing livery. Â This is not a brand for the completist, but you need to keep up to know …
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A few days ago Majorette started releasing images of its 2018 Catalog, and it gives us our first look at what is coming. Â And there is a lot to like. Of course there are still many details to learn, like when these will be released, and where. Â Majorette is at Toys R Us in the …
Going back to the Matchbox Golden Age for today's Saturday Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBMSqYHgqGk
This was a surprise. A friend hinted that Toys R Us might have new Hot Wheels, so I went looking. Â I didn't succeed at first, but visiting another store yielded a single fresh E case. Â And purchase models I most surely did. E cases will hit hobby stores next week, and so Case Reports and …
It's always about what is next, right? Hot Wheels just rolled out a first look of the next mix of Car Culture, Cargo Carriers. Â And yeah, it is great. I love the mix. Â It still doesn't scratch that "all wagon mix" itch, but it is great nonetheless. Â Of course the most-talked-about model will be the …
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With TLV releasing another Hino Truck in May, I thought it prudent to revisit this post from four years ago. Â Just to whet your appetite. Â This fire truck might be the most insane model in my collection. Â And yes, it's coming out when I do a Hino feature in May with the Wing Roof. Â I …
I have touted Tomica Limited Vintage for awhile now, and I promise that won't stop. Â Quality-wise it remains the best 1/64 brand out by a mile, and I don't see any competitors. Every month, TLV releases a new batch, sometimes with great fanfare - think Super Silhouettes or other vintage racing cars - and other …
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$6. Â More specifically $5.50 plus tax. Just focus there for awhile. Â Forget the price increase, just focus on the fact that each 2018 Hot Wheels Car Culture model will cost about $6. Then think about this: That is dirt cheap. Focus on $6. Â Think about the things you have spent $6 on lately. Â Even today. …
Sick of Japan Historics yet? My Instagram and Facebook feeds are inundated with Japan Historics 2, and for good reason. Â The set is amazing, and everyone wants it. Â And it's too good to be sick of it, frankly. But lost in the JH2 frenzy is the fact that the previous Hot Wheels Car Culture mix, …
My birthday falls in January, and I want to thank Tomica Limited Vintage for thinking of me. Â They brought back an all-time favorite of mine, the Toyota Crown Wagon. Â How sweet of them to think of me. This is only part of the batch. Â There is a lot more, and they are all available now …
Mijo Exclusives is on a tear, with the M2 Auto-Japan Set, and now some beauties from Johnny Lightning and Auto World. Â Here is as look, along with a walk-through some Gulf GT40's and all the Auto World releases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yNG9xRH-I8 These are available how at SURPLUSgoodies, and by golly they are worth it: SURPLUSgoodies on ebay
#lamleydaily - January 9, 2017 Model: Matchbox '17 Honda Civic Line: 2018 Mainline Where to get it: Coming this spring. Why it's (going into) the collection: Well, it's a realistic Matchbox, so of course it is going into the collection. I think the last Honda done by Matchbox was the Insight, and my guess it's …
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