Woodsy I've started work on my Corgi Ford Consul.  I've not bothered to take photos of before and after, as essentially everyone kno...

I popped in to a shop in my local shopping mall, and discovered two great Barbie die-casts from Hot Wheels. Both were added to my collection...

I just got an update from Diecast Collector Magazine – the cover and contents of the February 2025 issue (I know, it is still 2024, but maga...

Here is something I found in a regular toy shop. A toy car launcher, for shooting Hot Wheels-sized models across the floor, in the shape of ...

 A recent visit to the 'Etsy' shop in Pontefract with a mate was interesting. Despite not purchasing anything I always enjoy checkin...

 A rally of recent roadsters I've touched-up, now destined for the car cabinet. See anything you had as a kid? Some turned out well and ...

 The other day I picked up a battered Corgi Batmobile in Wetherby for £1. Straight from the Battle of Arkham it was missing its roof bar, th...

 I got this ritzy bundle of Superfast and Lesneys in Cas [aka Castleford] with a few thrown in from the Missus too. The Dinky SPV is a bigge...

It has been difficult to get Matchbox toys in New Zealand for many years, and Hot Wheels are far more common. Only a few shops carry any, an...

 This old mixed bundle of Matchbox scrappers given to me recently by my Missus has kept me busy on the die-cast bench this weekend. Here...

  I saw this old auction online and thought what a great mixed lot! A JR21 FAB 1 - drool, a plastic Silver Shadow? Rolls Royce - drool, A co...

Here are the before and after images I was mucking around with. Looey Oz Base Finished display coming very soon!

After my "rivetting" experience with the UNCLE Piranha (just one rivet!) I was dreading 007's Aston Martin -four tiny rivets d...