On a Hunt for Mini Bosozoku.......

I rarely see must-have Hot Wheels anymore, at least retail wise, but Manga Tuner was one of those.  I still think the roof looks bit awkward, but overall, cute little "デフォルメ"(Japanglish for "deformed") of the Mad Manga casting.

This face.  Really hits the spot.

After I found the Manga Tuner, I saw another little guy on the way out.  It's kind of amazing you are starting to see these super JDM vehicles on American hot wheels pegs.  Little kei-car trucks you very rarely see in the States.  I was just admiring how Japanese the デフォルメ Manga Tuner was, too.  That one reminded me little bit of ChoroQ's.

Let us give props to John from Lamley blog.  From cars like these to Hot Wheels Silhouettes series Skyline Silhouette, you can really see Tomica influence in some Mattel cars today.  John being a fan of Tomica Limited Vintage cars, and having huge American audience with his blog, I think these JDM cars & craft of Tomica really caught eyes of not just the 1/64 collectors, but also designers.  In my opinion,  Mattel's better for it.  If anybody from M2 Machines reading this, I have an idea for you guys.  JDM Ground Pounders series.

For those of you not familiar with Ground Pounders, this is what they look like:

Now imagine JDM series with vintage Skylines, RX-3, old Celicas, etc., etc.  I wouldn't over do it with the production numbers.  Limited run, let the secondary market go crazy.  For design, you can look to Tomica in this department also.  Check out the Choro Q's.

This is for my buddy Jarrod.  I saw this while looking for my Manga Tuner & I thought of him.  Unfortunately, it seems to be a peg warmer.  I saw three of these & nothing else from the Japan Historics.  lol

Cool card.

Ebbro 1/64? What..... Also some Choro-Q Preorder

Since the decision to quit collecting, I hardly check the pegs for any hot wheels anymore.  Latest Ignition Model, Tomica.... blah.  Still, if I see a interesting preorder, I still look.  

Today, I was on amiami to pay for INNO64 Civic I got roped into when I saw Ebbro 1/64.  With Ignition Model, INNO, TSM, etc., joining the 1/64 market, it seems that Ebbro was not to be left behind.  This is the amiami page I came across:

So far, I only see numbers of Civic & NSX.  I have never owned any of the Ebbro diecast/resins, so I can't comment on their quality, or even reputation.  Just wanted to share what I saw with the collectors.

While I wasn't about to commit to more 1/64 diecasts, I couldn't say no to these little pull-back motor cuties:

Seibu Keisatsu Skyline GT Choro-Q(aka Penny Racers).  These are too cool.  I think I saw these first on Twitter & also a link from my buddy Jarrod.  I decided to check these out while on amiami too & I had to preorder them.  They are priceless!

Kenmeri Skyline 2000GT.  Also a no-brainer.

I'm not gonna lie, if these were still available come 2019, if I had extra cash laying around, I'm getting a couple more.  Again, preorder page is here.  

Choro-Q ZERO Z34 VW Golf Polizei

I've wanted even before it came out.  

But it was too much money.  :(

Luckily, it went on sale on amiami, and it was under $10, I ordered it.  :)

VW Golf, rocks.  Polizei livery, also rocks.

Choro-Q Mix QM-06 Line Friends Brown & Sally チョロQ MIX QM-06 LINE FRIENDS ブラウン＆サリー

This is rather inexpensive change of pace.  I think with shipping, maybe it was $6, $7(multi purchase).  If you buy just this from amiami, maybe about $10 after shipping.

Some of you would be going WTF! WTF!  I don't know, I like this stuff every once in awhile.  It's like an impulse buy at the grocery store, or in this case, amiami.  :D

That bird sitting on the suitcase or whatever, what a riot.  lol

Choro-Q Zero Honda N-One + Choro-Q Mix Line Friends(Cony)

Don't ask me why.  lol  That bunny thing just caught my eye, and I think it was only about $5(before shipping).  Honda N-One is kinda neat.

This one's supposed to go straight, then turn(sorry, I don't actually play with them).

See you later bye!

Choro-Q ZERO Z-02d Toyota Soarer 2000VR Turbo(チョロQ zero Z-02d ソアラ 2000VR ターボ)

I believe this car shared platform with the MkIII Supra?  As a kid, I had crush on both.  This super 80's cool Choro-Q can be had from amiami for mere $7 + shipping.  It's on backorder status, so I don't expect it to be available for long. 

Cars from childhood = Gold

Old Toyota >>> New Toyota