The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Ed. Ep. 7) – Tomica Reviews, Sales Rankings and more!

The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Ed. Ep. 7) – Tomica Reviews, Sales Rankings and more! This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec or TOMICA and Mattel. We share Read More …

The One about the Hot Wheels Premium: Fast & The Furious – 1971 Plymouth GTX

Back in 1971, the Plymouth GTX muscle car was released. Derived from the Plymouth Belvedere GTX (which was released from 1954-1970), this spruced up car had only fewer than 2,942 units produced, featured a 440 cu V8 engine (aka “Super Commando 440”) rated at 375 Read More …

The One about the “Tomica Town: 7-Eleven Set” (2022)

In 2022, Takara Tomy’s Tomica line featured a new concept for its Tomica Town sets. In the past, the focus was a diorama with a playable character and one can easily remove parts and place them together in pre-set holes within the set. But in Read More …

The One about the Hot Wheels Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 / Retro Racers

Back in 1964, the two-door 2+2 Porsche 911 was introduced in Stuttgart, Germany. The goal was to create stability at higher speeds, so aerodynamic lift was a challenge and thus aerodynamicist Hermann Burst was brought in to help design a car to achieve an improvement Read More …

The One about the Tomica No. 1 Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34) Patrol Car

Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo and a location of many people who want to live outside of Tokyo to get away from the busy city life and to find more affordable areas to live but yet not too far if you work in Tokyo. Saitama Read More …

The One about the Matchbox 70th Anniversary: ’95 Nissan Hardbody (D21) and MBX Cycle Trailer

A non-Tomica that I will be reviewing today? Yep. I will be featuring Mattel Hot Wheels and Mazda diecast metal cars on this page. And so today, I will be reviewing the Matchbox 70th Anniversary “’95 Nissan Hardbody (D21)” and the “MBX Cycle Trailer”. Both Read More …

The One about the Hot Wheels Premium: Car Culture – Team Transport – Nissan Silvia (S13) and Sakura Sprinter

Having reviewed the Tomica Nissan Transport which came with a Fairlady Z 300 ZX, I happened to be at Target and saw a Hot Wheels Transport featuring the Nissan Silvia (S13) and Sakura Sprinter. As I have said many times, guaranteed JDM must buys for Read More …

The One about the Tomica Premium – Tomica Transporter: Nissan Fairlady Z 300 ZX Twin Turbo

Back in 1969, Nissan brand “Datsun” released the Fairlady, known then as “Datsun Z”. The goal was to create an affordable car comparable to European luxury GT’s and to also expand the Datsun brand in North America. Katayama Yutaka (President of Nissan back in the Read More …

The One about the Otomodachi Gold April 2023 (issue 46) Tomica Hilux (Shota)

Since 1972, “Otomodachi” (which translates to “Friends”) has been a children’s magazine showcasing a lot of what is popular in anime, tokusatsu, toy lines, etc. And in 2007, the children’s magazne “Otomodachi Gold” which featured similar content but included a packaged toy was released. For Read More …