C Cases are just hitting Walmart, and here in the US that means - obviously - US cases. Â I opened an International C Case a few weeks ago, and now it is time for the US Case, which just arrived from A&J Toys. Check it out:-
Hot Wheels has just made their best basic wheel ever…
Sometimes in this hobby, it is hard to be patient. Â Case in point? Â The latest release of the Hot Wheels Custom '56 Ford Truck.The newest Hot Wheels from Batch E have been hitting Asda stores in the UK, well ahead of the rest the world. Â There is a lot to be excited about, but most …
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Lamley Showcase: M2 Machines VW Double Cabs & Chases…
The VW's are coming. M2's newest casting is hitting Walmarts in the next few days, and it's a doozy. Â VW Double Cab Trucks, from stock to modified, from street to utility, just like M2 likes it.They sent me a set to preview, including the tremendous Chase models that are bound to get a few of …
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Lamley Unboxing: 2017 Matchbox B Case…
This will be a very interesting year for Matchbox. Â 2016 got our hopes up that Matchbox was taking a turn for the better. Â While still littered with some goofy generics, there were a lot of models to get excited about, culminating with the Nissan Skyline and Volvo Then the 2017 New Models were announced, with …
Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels D Case…
The Hot Wheels D Case arrived today from A&J Toys, and I jumped right on opening it.Partly because I want to see what is inside, partly because I want to see how doing a video looks with the Tomicarama and new rotating display. Â And new camera and new light. Â Fun fun.Seriously, I just wanted to …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels US B Case…
A&J Toys was kind enough to provide a Hot Wheels US B Case to compare to the Interntional B Case we opened awhile ago.Enjoy...-
Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Matchbox A Case…
On most occasions I do an unboxing on a case that hasn't hit stores yet. Â That isn't the case with this one. Â Matchbox A Cases have been hitting several Walmarts, and I have come across several of the models at various stores between Utah and Colorado.But these videos aren't always about previewing what is coming …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels C Case…
After previewing the Hot Wheels D and E Assortment finds in the UK yesterday, let's take a step back to the C Case, which hasn't been found here or in the UK. Â Some nice recolors, and an instant new model classic in the model pictured above.A&J Toys sent out this C Case, and as always …
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Showcase: Majorette multipacks and Limited Edition Series 3…
Some of you will call them chase models. Â Majorette calls them Limited Editions.We here in the US are used to the random chase, so that is the barometer we use for chases of all kinds. Â And we obsess about them. Â Well Majorette does something similar. Â They do Limited Editions, and while I haven't totally figured …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels Kmart Exclusive B Case…
You open them when you get them. Â And I got this Kmart Case well after the actual event.No worries though, because ordering cases seems to be the best way to go these days. Â It it is the only option if you don't live near a Kmart, which is becoming the more likely scenario these days …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2010 Matchbox "Golden Age" P Case…
Matchbox Golden Age Sale at Wheel CollectorsSo I might have saved the best for last.After opening a handful of older Matchbox cases provided by Wheel Collectors, I have finally come to the end. Â And this one was fun.Collecting Matchbox Golden Age looks like it is becoming a thing. Â At least with me it is a …
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From the Matchbox Golden Age: 2008 Euro Edition…
I have featured a lot of models from the Lamley-dubbed "Matchbox Golden Age" of 2005-2011. Â I say it was all about licensed models and realism.But in showing those models, I have focused on licensed. Â But realism with the "Matchbox Originals", or generics, is equally as nice. Â If Matchbox did a generic garbage truck, they did …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2010 Matchbox F Case…
Matchbox Golden Age Sale at Wheel CollectorsYep, a Matchbox F Case. Â From 2010.To refresh your memory, a few months ago my friends at Wheel Collectors sent over a few sealed Matchbox cases from a few years ago. Â They had purchased a store's inventory, and there were several cases from the last Golden Age of Matchbox, …
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Hunting the Hot Wheels Fast & Furious, and an elusive Honda S2000…
Only a few minutes after posting the news last night that the latest Hot Wheels Fast & Furious assortment is scheduled to hit Walmarts on Halloween, a fellow Utah collector Ernesto Puga let me know that he had found them at a nearby Walmart.So of course I went.This assortment is an interesting one. Â Of the …
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Lamley Exclusive: 2017 Matchbox Best of the World Assortment A…
So Matchbox went there.Europe you ask? Â Well, yes. Â The first assortment of 2017 (there will be two) is all Euro, and almost all German. Â But they went somewhere else as well. Â The off-road tread of the Matchbox two-part wheels in last year's Best of assortment was the most common complaint, so the "nothing is off …
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The 2017 Matchbox New Models Preview I forgot to post on YouTube…
I posted this on YouTube, but forgot to activate it. Â 50 minutes long, but it is all there.Enjoy...-
Are you Happy or Sad that Hot Wheels made an Emoticar?
Happy?My daughter claimed this thing within two minutes of me finishing that video below. Â She let me borrow it for a couple of pics on the kitchen table. Â That was nice of her considering the Lamley Studio is currently disassembled while I work on some stuff.But yeah, that is the Emoticar. Â My guess is you …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2016 Matchbox M Case…
Save the best for last?We started the Lamley Awards polling last week, and one of the subjects will be "Best Matchbox Licensed New Model". Â It is going to be a tough one. Â Models like the Miata and VW Transporter will be up there, and there are surprises like the fantastic Ram Truck. Â But something tells …
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The Datsun, the new wheels, and other notables from Hot Wheels 2017 Batch B…
It is hard to do a feature on every Hot Wheels new model, so I like to do a showcase or two on YouTube.Here are the Batch B Models, or at least those that I found in my B Case. Â There are others, and I will feature them in Part 2. And what do you …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels B Case…
Back from the Hot Wheels Convention, and back at it.On my office floor when I returned home was a large box from A&J Toys, and in it I found the Matchbox M Case, Car Culture Track Day, and this Hot Wheels 2017 B Case.So I opened it. Â On YouTube.This is actually an interesting case. Â The …
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A rural town grocery store stop makes for a $uper night…
I have said it before, but I am very much in the "random find' group of collectors. Â I like the looks of a lot of Super Treasure Hunts, but what is most fun about them is the idea of randomly coming across a Super during my regular routine.I have no problem with the overnight pallet …
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Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels A Case (and a variation alert)…
So I have done several Hot Wheels Case Unboxings, and I have yet to pull a Super TH.Not complaining, as I am not bothered at all, but this long run will make it exciting when I finally do. But this A Case did yield a surprise. Â Errors are fun to pull. Â Discovering a variation is …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2016 Hot Wheels September Kmart Case…
Kmart Collector Days is here again.There are three a year, or three a season, depending on how you look at it. Â For me, the run starts in September with this event, then November before Thanksgiving and ends with the February event. Of course, with all the Kmart closings of late, you start to wonder what …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2016 Matchbox L Case…
It is easily the most anticipated case of the year. Â At least it is for me. The Skyline makes its debut, plus recolors of the Cadillac CTS and Jaguar F-Type, and that Ford Raptor I have been excited about seeing in stores. Â I have been excited about this one.And thanks to A&J Toys the L …
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