Spiders for Halloween
No, it’s not some dodgy Halloween costume: Kyosho’s Halloween-eve release of Ferraris (the fifth this year) consists entirely of pop-top machinery. It’s light on the classics and the street-variant...
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Skyline insanity: Now Targa gets into the act
Targa’s new Skyline die-cast offers detail not commonly offered by Japanese manufacturers Among Japanese car nuts, marking the Skyline’s half-century of existence must be on par with American...
View ArticleTomica’s high-detail line mines the ’80s in ’08
Since 2001, Tomica has issued their Official Limited lineup of die-cast cars: vintage castings with prototypical wheels and tires, painted chassis, a higher level of pad-print detail than you’re used...
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Matchbox introduces the first small-scale Bentley. Ever
Matchbox’s new Bentley Continental GT die-cast is everything you’d expect it to be photo courtesy Matchbox Usually, we try to talk about some of the higher-end 1:64 scale models in this column, with...
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R.I.P., Dodge Magnum
It seems like only yesterday that it showed up in showrooms, a full-size, V-8-powered, rear-drive honest-by-gum station wagon that took the country by storm. But while the Dodge Magnum’s sedan...
View ArticleLightning strikes in 2008
Some of their most anticipated castings of 2007 haven’t even touched down yet (we’re looking at you, 1973 Chevy wagon), and Johnny Lightning has announced its new tooling for the first half of 2008. As...
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Yow Modellini touches on some obscure yet welcome European cars
Yow Modellini’s entry into the 1:64 die-cast arena includes some completely unexpected models. photo courtesy Yow Modellini’s Companies debuting in the die-cast arena generally play it safe....
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Fantasic Fiat
Norev has come out with not one, but four small-scale Fiat 500s, in a single window box The retro styling craze, now well into its second decade worldwide, has been an incredibly hit (Mini Cooper) or...
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Grumpy for the holidays
Die-Cast Promotions has just the thing to help you feel a little more Grumpy for the holidays. Aah, the winter solstice. Shortened days, hot chocolate, logs on the fire, traditional songs sung (and...
View ArticleHot Wheels/Lotus collaboration blossoms
Here’s a conundrum for the scale-replica collector. For years, die-cast cars have followed in the footsteps of real cars. Oh, some made-up fantasy cars, sorry, “designer originals“ have made it onto...
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Fresher Fresh Cherries
If you’ve been waiting for the newest die-casts in the Fresh Cherries line, your wait is officially over. The new Fresh Cherries are in! The new Fresh Cherries are in! Good thing, too. In the past...
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Feeling blue? Kyosho’s line of Nissan racers, will make everything OK
Kyosho’s Minicars street car series has taken a turn onto the race track. Love Nissans? Love race cars? Then listen up: Kyosho’s outstanding, long-lived 1:64 Minicars street car series has taken a...
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Mwho? M2! Franklin Mint quality in 1:64 scale
M2 Machines Auto-Thentics is about to offer Franklin Mint-quality models in 1:64 scale. photo courtesy M2 Machines Auto-Thentics M2 Machines Auto-Thentics. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. But MC2...
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Venerable model company launches small-scale models of small-scale cars
Doyusha is offering a pair of die-casts replicating a couple of odd Daihatsu machines — the Tanto and the Move. Yet another model company has jumped into Japan’s ever-increasing collector-oriented...
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Classic Barris Merc rendered in 1:16 scale … in ceramic
The Hirohata Merc is being modeled in ceramic and is available through the NHRA Motorsports Museum. A new, limited-edition 1/16th-scale ceramic sculpture of the famed Hirohata Merc built by Sam and...
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the artistry of Will Neely
And I thought I was hot stuff with a Dremel… Will Neely of Westbrook, Connecticut, recently contacted me with some questions about how to go about selling his model cars. Take an ad out in Hemmings, I...
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More M2 Auto-Thentics
We now have our M2 Auto-Thentics sets in our grubby mitts, and after the short but bright hype on these, we can confirm: They’re every bit as good as the photos indicate. Bodies and chassis are both...
View ArticleMajorette in major trouble?
It’s easy to point to the advent of Johnny Lightning in 1994 as the era when adult-oriented small-scale die-cast first hit the market, but there were other attempts beforehand, with varying degrees of...
View ArticleAssured insurance
A lot of us who collect die-cast love the chase, thrill to finding that one perfect piece for the collection, and always proudly cherish our treasured model cars, whether on display or stored in...
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Get on the bus
Last summer, we were patrolling the vendor tables at the AACA Regional on the SUNY campus in Binghamton, New York, when we came upon a guy selling a bunch of vintage tin toys. The eye was originally...
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