Mattel has been busy with diecasts – not just for CARS … Really nice look card designs – makes you want to keep them sealed on card … Only Pixar character so far. Letter series – presumably one for each letter of the alphabet … Shop Trucks – pretty cool card. Nice diecast! Teens Titans […]

Takara Tomy Marvel Diecasts not only look cool but there’s a cool video ad.   Tweet This Post

Pretty interesting if they can get it cheap enough – customizers would love it … or combined with instant spray and graphics application, just push a button to get the diecast you want ,,, “Markforged’s printer, on the other hand, extrudes metal powder that’s held in place by plastic, which is then dissolved, and the […]

Majorette has some nice sculpts for $3.49 (cheap for diecasts nowadays with opening doors). But the regular wheel rims are a little weak. The black rims ones are nice for $3.49. No singles at Amazon but some of the box sets are available. Tweet This Post

Fun “Hollywood” cars are out or coming from Greenlight. The 1:64 version of BREAKING BAD came out a while back (Amazon) – now, there’s a 1:43 version. From Breaking Bad, you can actually pick up the 1:43 Pontiac Aztek – that’s dedication to make a diecast of one of the ugliest autos ever created (sorry […]

Diecast Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for 2017. Diecast nominations HERE. Other categories HERE. Tweet This Post

The Tomica Spaceship Diecast Line is pretty cool. Okay, the AT-AT Walker is not technically a spaceship … Available on Amazon or on eBay. The Millennium Falcon. The entire wave. Available on Amazon or on eBay. Tweet This Post

The Tomy Takara Tomica BB-8 diecast is pretty darn cute … Star Wars Star Cars BB-8. They are considered 1:64 diecasts. The entire lineup for the new Star Wars line is pretty nice. You can get most of them at Amazon for a reasonable price (not much more than if you bought them in Japan). […]

Of course, who wouldn’t want to visit Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany … it is the most amazing diorama EVER. But now Google Maps has taken it to the next degree … you know how Google maps drives around photographing everything as “Street View?” Well, Google mounted a tiny camera on a diecast and drove […]

There’s a fun online site, “Matchbox 1-75” with the entire history of Matchbox from 1969 to 2014 … starting with their first release … I actually have this Ambulance – in older days diecast makers would simply re-issue the same CARS for a while, they kept re-releasing the same vehicle though of course, mine is pretty beat […]