July 5, 2020 – by Doug Breithaupt When someone mentions Tootsietoy, most of us picture simple one-piece toy cars with basic wheels. In a previous story, I reviewed these basic cars beginning with the first small-scale die-cast car made by Tootsietoy in 1911. With the introduction of the Hard Body brand name in the late […]
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One of my favorites from TLV
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HKS livery (famous Japanese tuning parts manufacturer), combined with a legendary car, a legendary name, a legendary championship (JTCC) and an ultra photogenic livery in green and black : it works !
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The Nissan DeltaWing is such a unique car, I’m surprised that only Spark have risen to the occasion to model it in 1/64. But to be honest I can think of few companies more qualified to give it a shot, given the legendary quality of their 1/43 scale race cars.
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Gran Turismo kids and fan boys will understand. For others it will be a discovery, or just beautiful mini cars, or another white rims model, or just some more JDM s***. Mine’s is a customizer based in Japan specialized in high end performance parts and tuning. They have a website, where you can see the […]
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Model: Muscle Machines Daishin Advan Silvia S15 Line: Muscle Machines JGTC series eBay link: Muscle Machines Silvia S15 Why I am featuring it: I have a huge thing for the JGTC or SuperGT as it’s now known. When we managed to get satellite TV at home when I was younger, I immediately searched out the […]
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Model: Hot Wheels Nissan Laurel 2000 SGX Line: Car Culture Japan Historics 2 eBay link: Hot Wheels Nissan Laurel Why I am featuring it: I mean for a start just look at it. It oozes cool. And I’m not just saying that because it’s green. It’s also proof that Hot Wheels were and are aiming […]
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Model : Nissan GT-R LB Release : Mini GT n°66 Malaysia Exclusive Where to get it : eBay mainly Why it is in the collection : I love collecting some Mini GT, and particularly love to go a little deeper with exclusives, that I often prefer. I’m trying to get a tooling of each and […]
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Model: Nissan 300ZX Z31 Release: Road Champs Racing Demons Where to buy: eBay is where you can find them carded and in 3 packs Why I am featuring it: Road Champs is one of those weird off brands of the past. Admittedly I don’t know much about the brand and what they all released. This […]
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If you have encountered the latest Matchbox on the pegs, you might have picked up a red Nissan Xterra. It’s a triumphant return for the casting after taking several years off. Only one major aspect of the model is different. That rear door doesn’t open. The original casting had an open door, this one, because […]
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Brand after brand after brand continues to embrace the GT-R. Maybe one day I will be sick of them. I’m not yet. So here is another of MANY GT-R features on Lamley. And there will be a lot more. (HW Nissan GT-R on ebay) I have already sung the praises of Ryu Asada’s take on […]
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And that is about all that these models have in common. That JDM tag can create a frenzy, and the upcoming Datsun 510 and Nissan Junior from Matchbox will definitely benefit. But remove that JDM tag, and these two could not be more different. The 510 we have already talked about, a model indicative of […]
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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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