The Return (of the Return) of the Show!!

One last show for 2006 on New Years Eve Day to let all the listeners know about the re-resurrection of diecastAUDIO. Stay tuned for bigger and better shows in 2007!

Jada continues to impress with these amazing Limited Edition Chrome versions of their most popular castings. The 1/24th scale goodies include a 67 Shelby GT-500 and a 69 Chevy Camaro, while the 1/64th scale bunch gets a 62 Volkswagon Bus, 2006 Chevy Camaro Concept and a Hummer H2.

Check your favorite on-line diecast retailer soon before these gems are gone for good. diecastAUDIO has managed to pick up the VW Bus and Camaro Concept so far and they are definitely impressive!

Over the past few years Matchbox has been all but forgotten by die-hard collectors with its mostly “kid-oriented” focus. Sure there are still plenty of Matchbox loyalists who have stuck by the brand when there has been less than ample selection for the discriminating adult collector, but this year that seems to be starting to change.

New castings like this 63 Cadillac Hearse are absolutely outstanding with levels of detail that can rival what other manufacturers are putting out at three times the price. diecastAUDIO is looking forward to more excellence like this from the Matchbox brand in the months to come!

[via joesdiecastshack.com]

A new two car series called “Three Kings” has been spotted at various Walmarts around the country. Opinions on the forums seem to vary with many collectors wondering why there are only two cars in the series instead of 3, as well as why they didn’t appear earlier in the holiday season.

diecastAUDIO wants to know what you think. Click the “Add Comment” link above and give us your thoughts on this interesting new release!

[via joesdiecastchack.com]

The one question that seems to come up on all the various diecast forums time after time is “Where can I find a list of all the different wheels that Mattel uses?” The most common (and suitably the best) answer is the South Texas Diecast Collectors Wheel Guide.

Not only do they provide pictures and abbreviations for all the various wheels produced to date, but they also indicated the years that each wheel was used. Also be sure to check out their Hot Wheel Guides as well. Each current year is always a work in progress, so be sure to check back with them often.

Kudos to the South Texas Diecast crew for providing and maintaining such a great resource!

The new 2006 Ghia casting gets a proper upgrade via the Ultra Hots line in 2007!

[via hotwheelscollectors.com]

Dial back to Christmas 2005. My wife and I are in Connecticut for our traditional holiday with the family and as usual, there are various odds and ends to finish up at the last minute. Our Christmas Eve-Day scrambling lands us at a Walgreens where any collector in his right mind would take a stroll down the toy isle in hopes of making a great find.

My search of the pegs turned up fruitless, but while walking the center isle I noticed that one of the floor bins had a cardboard tray filled with cars sitting on a bunch of other random items. My initial search through the tray found nothing until I realized that there were actually two trays stacked together. The bottom tray revealed a Flashsider TH - my one and only TH find all year! What a great way to start off the Christmas holiday!

Scan forward to Christmas 2006 and my wife and I find ourselves in the same groundhog day like pattern. We are just about finished making the last minute rounds and we decide to get a few more things at that very same Walgreens. As I pull into the parking space I reminded my wife how I found the TH here last year and mention how cool it would be to find another just one year later.

My hopes for a repeat dramatically declined as the pegs were as bare as the Playstation 3 inventory at Best Buy. I helped my wife gathered the items we had intended to get and proceeded down the bargain isle to the registers. Right before exiting the isle a hint of blue cardboard caught my eye and my hope was instantly renewed as I spotted the same type of tray that yielded TH gold just one year prior. I placed my items on the floor and started to dig through the fairly disheveled bin. Based on the unorganized condition of the bin I got the feeling that it had been picked through before, but something kept me digging and looking at each and every card in the bunch.

Just then the same rush of giddy excitement I had felt in 2005 returned as I pulled out a Corvette C6 TH! Was it luck..? Pure coincidence..? Or maybe a Christmas miracle…?!! - Who knows - but one thing is for sure - I’ll be hitting that same Walgreens on Christmas Eve-Day 2007!!