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Johnny Lightning collectors should mark their calendars, as the dates for this year’s Lightning Fest have been announced! Here is the word from Tom Zahorsky on the official Johnny Lightning site:
“The new dates for Lightning Fest 2009 are August 7-8 in Dyersville, IA. Mark your calendars because you will not want to miss it! We [...]

Tom Zahorsky from Johnny Lightning sent me an envelope in the mail, so I flipped on the camera to share in the experience of seeing what treasures were contained within!

These 40th Anniversary cars are part of Assortment 1 which contains the following castings:

1969 Chevy Camaro SS- Black with Flames
1969 Dodge Charger R/T- Hemi Orange [...]

Being the first year for the Super Convention, the majority of convention cars offered were Code 3’s created by various customizers. Limited runs and great quality will keep these selection in the “highly sought-after” category.
The two Johnny Lightning pieces at the beginning of the set were part of the general admission ticket. The black Shelby [...]

Do you collect Johnny Lightning? Are you interested in getting “behind the scenes” views and sneak peeks of the JL die-cast brand? If so, then you definitely need to check out each and every issue of Johnny Lightning’s online newsletter called “The Bolt.”
The Bolt was launched in November of 2006 and continues to bring collectors [...]

This holiday season the postman delivered a few “diecast surprises” in the mail for me, and now that I’ve managed to get some of the pictures off the camera and somewhat organized I thought I’d share them across a few posts this week. First up is a piece that was completely unexpected, and I was [...]

This year’s Limited Edition Johnny Lightning Holiday Collection finishes up with a “batty” 1986 Pontiac Firebird. Bats adorn both the hood and packaging of this Halloween themed Firebird. The complete Holiday Collection for 2008 includes:

1975 Volkswagon Beetle Cabriolet (Valentine’s Day)
1950 Chevy Suburban Custom (St. Patrick’s Day)
1966 Volkswagon Beetle (Father’s Day)
1969 Chevy Camaro (Fourth of July)
1896 [...]

There’s a storm brewing with guaranteed lightning and it will be striking the RC2 Outlet Store in Dyersville, Iowa on September 12th and 13th 2008. That right folks, Lightning Fest is back!
Along with the new location, is a great line-up of all new activities for collectors to take part in. The new activities include:

- The [...]