Select WM’s are apparent;y getting Japan’s Tomica diecasts (I haven’t seen any):

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the great photos. Rev-N-Go Tractor Rev-N-Go Tractor – another nice paint scheme.

A fun Takara Tomy playset that might work with Mattel’s 1:55 series (built for their 1:64 diecasts):

“MackDaddy” sends along this link, the most popular cartoon car … Surprisingly, it’s the Jetsons car … Unfortunately, Lightning finishes 7th.  

Something more obscure, Minuit, Chretriens (O, Holy Night) by Les Djinns Singers recorded in a real cathedral.

Thanks, “Mark T. ” for the greats photos. The Shiny Wax tractor from the “nightmare.” Excellent paint scheme.

Some of my favorite holiday songs … Or the other side of the coin … Tom Waits …

Thanks “Samuel K.” for the heads up & photos. It looks like the recent/re-release of the Piston Cup 5-pack’s are made in Vietnam. New for CARS but probably not new for Mattel diecasts – can Hot Wheels collectors confirm? I know there are also Hot Wheels made in Malaysia (in addition to China, Thailand) but […]

This is listed on the Takara Tomy site but it seems likely these are from Mattel (Tomy sells the Mattel diecast mini racers and the 1:55 series now). So they’ll probably show up soon in the US, they look plastic though they can make metal color changers, just cheaper to do them in plastic.