Anything to do with collectibles
I am a big fan of trains, from N Gauge to Japan’s Plarail and what caught my eye recently was BRIO World’s trains. BRIO World creates wooden railway sets and trains with wheels to ride on those wooden sets. The company, which was founded in Read More …
We have seen Chinese companies create toys similar to the popular block company from Billund, Denmark, but I don’t think I have seen too many that were inspired from the big toy company from Zirndof, Germany. This time I am taking a look at the Read More …
When it comes to alternatives to the big block company, Mould King has received support by fans of their releases thanks to the quality of bricks and the creativity for their releases. While Mould King is well-nown for its pirate ships, roller coasters and construction Read More …
When it comes to Lepin releases, I’m always on the lookout for modular type of sets. Many are aware of the wonderful but yet super expensive modular sets offered by the popular brick company from Denmark. But we are starting to see some amazing building Read More …
Today I am taking a look at the the CSNRHG Coffee Shop Building Blocks set. One of the things I have wanted was a modern coffee shop building similar to the big coffee chain. For the big block company that has created modulars, their coffee Read More …
Today I am checking out the Saichotoy Die-cast Car Garage with Light. This is a diorama of a garage and it’s really easy to put together. You get four of the boards, three backgrounds, two pillars, six of the sidings and three long covers for Read More …
I am an AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO). And I absolutely love LEGOs, but at the same time, I had to take a sabbatical because my collector mentality was getting to the point that I was becoming no different from a Hot Wheels collector, graded Read More …
In June 2023, Plarail Real Class made its debut with two vehicles: The Odakyu Romancecar 3100 NSE and the Limited Express Series 185 (Odoriko-Green Stripes). These two were to start a new era for the beloved plastic trains that many Japanese have grown up with Read More …
In Japan, Maruzen is known for their restaurant products such as fryers, gas ranges, noodle boilers, gyoza cooker, rice cooker/rice washer, grillers, steamers, gas burners and more. In Ikebukuro, Maruzen opened a specialty store in August 2017 which would become one of the largest stationery Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) ep. 49 – Japanese train news, upcoming model train releases * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model trains and Japanese trains in general. * We have no affiliation with Takara Read More …
So, this is my first time reviewing a Bugatti 1:24 die-cast car. The one I am reviewing is a red/black Bugaatti W-16.4 Bolide, a track only hypercar which went into production back in 2021 and only 40 were made, as it was a limited production. Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 46 – Upcoming releases, model train sales ranking and more! KATO: https://www.katomodels.com/ TOMIX: https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/ PLARAIL: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/index.htm#categoryb TRAIN SIM WORLD 4: https://www.youtube.com/@TrainSimWorld ユート放送局【活動終了しました】: https://www.youtube.com/@YokomoMark2 * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese Read More …
The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 45 – A look at the the Model Rail Contest 2023 & More! https://www.moraco.jp/ Winners of this year’s event: https://moraco-app.web.app/diorama2023/award2023_moraco/2023_moraco_module_high_tokyo * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model trains and Japanese trains in Read More …
When it comes to Seibu Railways trains, they no doubt have one of the more popular trains to see in the Kanto region. From the yellow 101, 2000 and 9000 series, the gray/bluish green 40000 series and the futuristic 001 series Laview to name a Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 44 – A Special Guide to Plarail Episode Takara Tomy Plarail Website: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/index.htm#category Blue Plastic Tracks Forum (English): https://www.blueplastictracks.org/ Platetsu (Japanese): https://platetsu.com/ * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model Read More …
When it comes to Plarail, it has such a long history in Japan. Released in 1959, the first Plarail (plastic rail) trains released by Japanese toy company TOMY, were small choo choo trains with yellow wheels that could roll via hand powered on blue plastic Read More …
The J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 14) – New Releases Announced for October 2023/What Tomica’s Did I Receive for the week? This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec or TOMICA Read More …