Anything to do with collectibles
If there was one vehicle that I absolutely love from the Matchbox 70th Anniversary mainline releases, it has to be the 70th anniversary Road Roller. Some people may bypass it because of its green and red livery and because it’s not a luxury sedan or Read More …
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 …
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 …
When Nissan built a sister model to its popular Nissan Silvia line, the sister model known as the 180SX (a 3-door hatchback coupe type passenger car) was introduced in 1989. But an idea came up of what happened if you created a hybrid of the Read More …
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 Yamanote Line is one of Japan’s most iconic lines. Where those in Tokyo ride JR East’s E-235 on the popular loop to get to major stations throughout Japan. I have been riding on the Yamanote Line since I was a young lad in college Read More …
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 …
Since 1969, DHL began its parcel service. Originally based in San Francisco, the company who became interested in offshore and intercontinental deliveries, would entice Deutsche Post by buying shares of the company in 1998 and pretty much acquired all shares of the company by December Read More …
Today’s Tomica review is the Tomica Premium #33: Ferrari FXX-K, based on the high performance limited production track day car manufactured by Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. The car is designed by Marco Fainello, Adrian Mendez and architect Samuel Rodriguez and is based on the street-legal Read More …
I absolutely enjoy Tokusatsu (Japanese word for “special effects”) live action series. May it be sentai series, Ultraman series and also Kamen Rider series. In Japan, currently in theaters is “Shin Kamen Rider”, the most successful Rider film surpassing 2 billion yen yesterday in the Read More …
The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 3) – Are you ready for Tomica “Famous Car Collection”?
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 35 – Japanese Train News, Japanese Model Train Sales Rankings and more!
The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Edition) Ep. 2 – Tomica News, Sales Rankings and Tomica Storage & more! This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy or TOMICA. We share Read More …
When it comes to affordable, quality die-cast metal cars from Japan, Tomica Premium, is a series that are definitely attractive to collectors. While maybe not as expensive or high quality like it’s predecessor, Tomica Limited (2001-2013) which were realistic and more display-only models, one shouldn’t Read More …
The following is a summary of “Let’s Torekatsu” Episode 10. Joshitetsu announcer Kuno Tomomi visits the Rokuhan Tokyo Showroom and said that while the program has covered HO and N Gauge, this time, they will deal with set gauges. And for the latest episode, they Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 33 – Train News, Model Train Reviews & More!
The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Edition) Episode 1 – McDonalds Japan and Tomica collaborate, top 20 Tomica Sales. *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy or TOMICA. We share our love of tomica products through this podcast!