Articles in the diecast Category

Hot Wheels A-Team Van
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Posted in diecast on 15 April 2012
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Nice A-Team Van as part of a common Hot Wheels release … Pretty nice $.99 release …

Greenlight Motorworld Series 7 Coming …
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Posted in diecast, Toys on 9 January 2012
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Greenlight budget line, Motorworld hits series 7 and continues with cool releases … these are around $3 and excellent quality with lots of metal and (synthetic) rubber tires in many cases. Coming soon … And as a follow up to the Greenlight Hippie VW 5-pack we featured a while back, none seems to have shown […]

Hot Wheels Car Maker “Mold Machine”
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Posted in diecast on 9 January 2012
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Hot Wheels is going to introduce a make your own car with a mold, material and tampo decals … Put in the (red or another color) material, insert mold of your choice, press down and voila, Hot Wheels car! You get those color choices plus tampo decals … And car bases … Not many more […]

Fun Look Back at the History of Hot Wheels
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Posted in diecast, Toys on 14 December 2011
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I don’t know if this line will make it … No point in opening these … πŸ™‚ You can check the first Color hangers (1988) … and more at ColourLovers.

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Fun Japan Blu Ray Box Set + Takara Tomy CARS 2 Update!
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Posted in diecast, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 2 October 2011
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Jamar M. aka “jamarmiller” sends us a nice heads up on a Japan only item – a very cool looking CARS 2 Blu Ray-DVD Box Set version with the Art of CARS 2 book plus 5 Takara Tomy diecast CARS 2 CARS! Officially the γ‚«γƒΌγ‚Ί2 コンプγƒͺγƒΌγƒˆγƒ»γƒœγƒƒγ‚―γ‚Ή (The CARS 2 Complete Box)* *Humm, loses a little something […]

Greenlight Hippie Volkswagen 5-Pack Box Set Coming Next Week
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Posted in diecast, Toys on 8 September 2011
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We posted about this the other day but we just got some close ups of the cars themselves so – coming next week. It should arrive in stores by the end of next week. The set contains: 1:64 Volkswagen Samba Bus #1 – Yellow Top and Tie-Dye Body w/ Hot Pink Rims 1:64 Volkswagen Samba […]

Greenlight Hippie Volkswagen Samba Bus 5-Pack Box Set
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Posted in diecast on 6 September 2011
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Coming soon from Greenlight: 1:64 Motor World Diorama – Hippie Volkswagen 5 Pack will feature 5 Volkswagens inspired by the bright, bold and colorful culture of the Hippie movement.Β  The exterior of the Motor World Diorama is designed as a VW Samba Bus, complete with wheels, windshields and headlight artwork.Β  The body paint of the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: The “Fantastic” Plastic CARS …
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Posted in diecast, Disney, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 13 March 2011
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This is one reason not to get carried away by buying CARS before they actually get released because you have to separate out the seed from the banana … For instance, “G Rebel Yell” sent along these interesting photos of an all plastic Francesco Bernoulli … I know some of you “Fillmore’s” out there are […]

M2 Acylic Display Cases – Nice for Mattel Disney Pixar Piston Cup Racers
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Posted in diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 24 January 2011
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For those who have been looking for a nice display for your Mattel Disney Pixar Piston Cup racers, M2 offers an option that is great on pricing for a solid Acrylic Display Case – though not 100% perfect … The 5-pack sells for around $5.50 so basic pricing is great. But as you can also […]

Greenlight Collectibles: Limited Edition 15-Car Route 66 Diecast Car Set
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Posted in collecting, diecast, Toys on 25 October 2010
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Greenlight Collectibles will be releasing in mid-November a 15-car “Route 66” tribute diecast set! Seeing the image of the case above makes for a smart looking set imo!Β  The diecast cars will be packaged in a display Collector case (cardboard reinforced with two walls of plastic to help keep the cars in place) with a […]