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A quick video I did on the Lamley Extras YouTube Channel last night at the Matchbox Gathering. There is no way to show all that goes on at the Gathering, but here are a couple of highlights. The first is a quick livestream I did before the Mattel Presentation at last night's dinner. Event organizer … Continue reading More from the Matchbox Gathering: A meeting of the Ambassador Buses, Charity Auction items, and more.
I think it is safe to say this lineup of 2020 New Models is loaded. Abe & the Matchbox Team dropped several hammers during the Sneaks Presentation at the Gathering last night, and it was pretty awesome to see. I live-streamed the presentation, which is below, and took some quick footage of the display cases … Continue reading Bugatti Divo, Alfa Giulia, C8 Corvette & More. Check out the 2020 Matchbox New Model Lineup.
No time to type, with the preview coming, so here is the video: https://youtu.be/i3YxvY06dAw
The Matchbox Gathering of Friends in Albuquerque is humming along, and as usual you can be a part tonight. The Matchbox Team will be previewing 2020 New Models, upcoming lineups, announcing the Custom Contest winners, and much more, and it will stream live on the Lamley YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/aVgiDGDaY4Y I have it scheduled to start … Continue reading The Matchbox 2020 New Model & Line Preview is tonight from the Matchbox Gathering Convention. It will stream LIVE on the Lamley YouTube Channel.
I have spent the last week juggling two family reunions. You can come up with your own conclusion on how that is going, but you may have noticed the lack of videos the last few days. I'm a bit tired. But I have a reprieve coming. I get to nerd out at the Matchbox Gathering … Continue reading The Matchbox Gathering of Friends Convention is this weekend. Prepare for a 2020 Matchbox onslaught.
I have no idea whether there is a letter code assigned to this case, but I do know this is the fourth Moving Parts mix of the year. And it is good to know, because there has been an onslaught of new opening parts stuff from Matchbox this year. Moving Parts is the basic line, … Continue reading Unboxing: Matchbox 2019 Moving Parts Mix 4
While perusing the LGG Facebook Group yesterday, I saw this group of photos posted by Mark MacCallum from Canada: These are four of the new Matchbox Moving Parts models, hitting obviously around Mark and everywhere soon. Three new castings, all of which I will dig into shortly in a Preview Video coming to the Lamley … Continue reading The next mix of Matchbox Moving Parts is hitting. Here is what to look for.
Yesterday, Matchbox announced its 2019 Custom Contest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/By0JGE2pOPl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link If you aren't familiar with the Matchbox Custom Contest, this is the fourth one, and it has become a fantastic way for the best customizers in 1/64 to show their stuff. It essentially works this way: Between now and Sunday, July 14th, customizers are invited … Continue reading The 2019 Matchbox Custom Contest has begun, and look what winners get to customize.
The Matchbox Team dropped this on Instagram yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/BykwPbjpqg6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Those are, as the Team said, the upcoming Gold Superfast 50th Anniversary models, and they will be exclusive to Target stores. Think Sapphire Gems of last year, now gold. Calling these Chase models isn't entirely accurate, as they will not be random, but like Walmart Zamacs … Continue reading The Matchbox Gold Superfast “Chase” Models are coming to Target. We just got our first look.
Coming to a Kroger near you. That means, Ralph's, Food4Less, Smith's, City Market, Fry's, and a whole lot of others. Matchbox indulged its sweet tooth and went full candy for this Kroger set, and they sent me a set to preview. A nice mix of licensed models, packaged in some cool car art. Here is … Continue reading Preview: Matchbox Kroger-Exclusive Candy Series