Kyosho Original Volkswagen Golf GTI

It's pretty nice?  For roughly $16(before shipping) though, I'm not really impressed.  I think you can get similar models from their minicar series for half that price, or less?  I was just caught up on this orange color.  For $8, I would've been down.  

Considering the price tag, that it's a old school GTI, I wish it was a better effort.  Some of the TLV Golfs I have are fantastic.  This one has odd look & stance.  

Hot Wheels RLC Gulf '67 Camaro

Got Gulf Camaro in the mail today.

Chip on a $20 hot wheel.  Thanks Mattel QC.

Serial #'d to 4,500.  These "Gulf" line hot wheel's been immensely popular Red Line Club release.

Gulliver64 Hanshin Taxi Tigers Cab Crown Sedan 阪神タイガースキャブ クラウンセダン

Before you say that this is the ugliest taxi cab you've ever seen, let me explain:  

1. It's a real life cab featuring Hanshin Tigers livery.
2. Hanshin Tigers is a Japanese baseball team from Osaka.  My childhood favorite team.

God bless amiami.  They've had this car on backorder for sometime.  While I balked on it for probably something like a year(see what I did there? lol), I was finally able to add it on my November order.  Since I reside in the U.S., I can't get myself to fork over $100 or whatever for the expensive Tigers baseball cap, which would just make the locals here go "WTF?" at me anyway, I am kinda pleased to own something with the logo from the team, especially in the form of collectible I'm big into.  I get it, cool story bro.  Pics:

 Little info-guide on Hanshin Koshien Station.  Also picture of the station as the backdrop.  Nice touch.

In front of the backdrop from the packaging.  Messing around.  :D

TLV-like realism.  I have couple more Gulliver64 in my collection.  Impressive cars.  Go Tigers!   

Tomica 07 Thunderbird FAB 1 Penelope

I like this.  Don't tell anybody.

Johnny Lightning Ghostbusters "Attack of Mr. Stay Puft!" Diorama Update: Now also feat. "Vigo's Fortress of Slime" set from 2017

What a treat for us today.  Very coveted release from JL, a diorama of a classic scene from a classic movie.  My cohort in 1/64 diecast collecting, Jarrod(aka Spacegoat on GTPlanet) was kind enough to provide the pictures for this post.  I wish I had this set.  I think we all do, but we don't.  So special thanks to Jarrod for taking the time, and letting us check out this very cool JL release.  :)

I never realized how detailed this set was.  Beautiful.

I grew up in the 80's.  When this film came out, I think I was in 4th, or 5th grade.  I LOVED the Ghostbusters.  Movie was perfect, that hit song was perfect, but I probably liked the Cadillac hearse/ambulance even more.  Growing up in Japan, I had never seen that style of awesome before.  lol

Again, big thank you to Jarrod.  You can see some of his collection on Flickr, or GTPlanet.

Update - I got a JL Ghostbusters diorama of my own!!

As some of you know, along with the revival of the Johnny Lightning brand, they've been re-releasing some of their classic castings & other releases.  One of them has been much coveted Ghostbusters diorama.... now named "Vigo's Fortress of Slime".  Check out the new set, compare with the original diorama above:

This is exciting.  I finally have a piece I could potentially trade with my buddy Jarrod, so he can send me his diorama for mine!!  :p

Tomica Limited Vintage NEO Taiyo ni Hoero 05 Toyota Crown Van Deluxe

When TLV released these Toyota Crowns, I initially ordered this "Crown Custom".  While I've been referring to them as Crown wagons, reading what's on the box, these things are still called "vans".  lol  

Until recently, I thought all three Crown vans were same casting with different colors?  Well, the Crown Custom in the link is a '71, and according to the notes inside the Taiyo ni Hoero box, this  Crown is 73/74, and indeed there are minor changes(I recommend checking out the Crown Custom first).  

I still prefer the '71 Crown Custom, but very glad to add this to my collection as well.  Nice design.  :)