Welcome to the Diecast General. A community built for collectors, by collectors.No matter what brand you collect or what scale you prefer, you are welcome here. Hot Wheels, Jada, Matchbox, Auto World, Maisto, Tomica and more. From classic cars and lifted trucks to trains, planes, and detailed statues, we celebrate it all. If it is diecast, it has a home here.Show us what you have, talk shop, and enjoy the hobby.>Hot Wheels:https://hotwheelscollectors.mattel.com/shop>M2:http://www.m2machines.com>Bburago:http://www.bburago.com/>Auto World:https://www.autoworldstore.com/default.asp>Johnny Lightning:http://johnnylightning.com>Majorette:https://www.majorette.com/majorette_en/home/>Tomica/Mini GT/Ignition Model etc:https://www.amiami.com/eng/c/carmodels/>Archived Threads:https://archive.palanq.win/toy/search/subject/Diecast/Previously:>>11687080
>>11708919How are XL compared to normal releases?
>>11708933They're normal releases but bigger. That's literally it.
>>11708933Standard mainline but bigger and with printed headlights. Same lack of details, same wheels. While this works fine in 1:64, completely sucks as 1:43. Pointless shit.
>>11709041>Pointless shit For you, big guy. My 2 year old son absolutely loves his
>>11708919Toy Fair is this weekend so we should see some cool stuff, I'm curious to see all HW offerings and Disney Cars for this year. Mattel also teased their new Monster Trucks gimmick and more focus on F1 HW.
>>11709201How's Monster Jam doing nowadays, speaking of? I feel out of monster trucks a long time ago and I was kind of disappointed to hear Meents retired a couple years back.
>>11709232Still under Spin Master, they make pretty much all types of monster trucks
>>11709201>disney carsI find it crazy hot wheels and disney cars were top 5 best selling mattel lines in 2025, how are disney cars still popular?
picked up today
I have that Porsche too. Pretty good for a mainline. What's that red one in the middle?
>>117092791975 mitsubishi lancer celeste, matchbox moving parts
Where does everyone get their finds? From some peg hunting videos I've seen recently things tend to be pretty dire in some areas. I do know a lot of online retailers scalp to some degree or another though. Like you shouldn't be paying $5 for a mainline Hot Wheels or Matchbox car, but it seems to be the standard in places like Amazon and eBay.
>>11709267Neat haul
>>11709041heard the wheels are glued to the axles, hampering their movement a lil'big bummer bro
>>11708919Can't wait for tomorrow reveals
>>11710429Same, hyped for pixar cars and thomas and friends...
nice
>>11711063Can't wait to see this scalped on the aftermarket.
>>11711063I can already sense this is going to go for $100 on sites like eBay. It's Ferrari so people are going to nuts for it.
>>11710317will get the Donut Drifter when I get the chance thoughFor the Lolz
>>11711767I don't normally like fantasy castings but the food ones are almost always entertaining.
I need to find something to fill in the middle
>>11712585I saw Tim Richmond win in this car, in person.Watkins Glen, 1986.
>>11712585>Need for Heat S14>Support for game ended before it could be added to the gameStill upset about this
>>11709284Thanks, looks cool
We are so back
Found a McMurtry Spéirling the other day. I read up on this car and watched the Stig run it and holy shit this thing is a monster for how small it is.
>>11714971man glad I picked this up, I'm surprised this is a real car, it feels like a fantasy casting
>>11714971They've just made the blue one that the Stig drove, now with it's 55.9 second record as a decal. This one should be in the 2026 B and C cases. The gray one is the prototype that raced at Goodwood in 2022.
Was there someone last thread that posted the 2 chrome-pink Cadillacs? I recently found this Autoworld Eldorado and recognized the rear windshield and hood shape. There's a second version with a mint green paint job and interior-these are both new releases for this year.
>>11715196Underside detail so that you can see the front CV axles and the lack of a driveshaft. It was actually a Front Wheel Drive system, same as the one used on the Oldsmobile Toronado.
>>11715196gonna wait for them to release it in another color before getting one, very neat car
>>11715213Ok I rechecked, the color name is actually 'Crystal Firemist Poly'-it looks silverish with a small hue of green, but the interior is a blueish-green. I swear it looked alot greener at the store.
Is this line for the US market only?can't find it anywhere here (south EU) and even on ebay it's only US ads
>>11714200Peak
>>11716663
>>11716585I saw this one in Carrefour. Absolutely stunning. It's basically like these high end models such as Inno64 or so. Nowhere near usual Majorette toy cars.
>>11716663Holy kino
>>11708919I like matchbox and burago
>>11718339>BburagoI've never even heard of this brand but they looks decent? Looks like they mostly focus on European cars.
>>11716663Nice
>>11718416This actually looks nice
>>11711767I freaking love this
>>11718416BBurago is an old Italian brand, well known for relatively cheap and okay-ish quality 1:43/1:24/1:18 scale models produced in 90s. Now they moved production to china.
>>11720265Now they also entered 1:64 market with budget (pic related - cheap looking, bad proportions) and high quality premium line as in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlDeh1k0GOc
>>11720268That may be the jankiest looking Beetle I've ever seen.
>>11720308Ye, these budget 1:64 are tacky. This is their GTO.
>>11720467However their 'premium' 1:64 line is neat, reminds me of Tomica a bit.
>>11720265So happy I was able to snag a 2025 hot wheels viper randomly at publix, I had an old maisto one as a kid in the 90s.
>>11720482I have that one too but later version with these ugly wheels and opaque windows. At least Converible one is fine.
>>11716585Isn't Majorette French? Seems strange they'd be less prominent in Europe.
>>11721640These have been retailing for $8-$10 depending on what store you get them from, but most resellers are selling them for $15+ not counting shipping. If overseas shipping doubles or even triples that amount, it'd be hard to justify that price unless one of the cars is one you really REALLY like.
>>11717114The quality is pretty impressive for the size. Pieces aren't misaligned or loose like I see on some M2 machines cars, although there are no opening parts either.
I had this Civic waiting on my wishlist for months. I recently bought it and it finally arrived.
>>11721818I still have yet to pull the trigger on Kaido House. There are some models that interest me but I can see how the styling can put some people off.
I work in a toy store and get access to the boxes of Hot Wheels cars that come in before any customer sees them ;)
>>11721883I only like autocross style Chevy Silverado. The rest is too hardcore modified to me.
>>11720268they have 1/64 f1 cars toothey are ok
I bought my first Hot Wheels today. I think supercars are just cool so got a bunch of the exotic ones, plus a nightspeed one.
I got 3 diecast Cars! Got Lightning, Doc and Chick, they are cool. Looking forward to get more Cars, got lots of nostalgia after rewatching the 3 films.
>>11723585Insane how much Cars clogged up the diecast aisles back when it was big. I could never figure out if it was actually popular or if it was some kind of artificial hype thing. I swear Lightning exists in the same place as Batman with a million different variants out there.
>>11721818That's Civic's pretty cool. Isn't that the B16 engine in it? Wonder if I should get a Kaido House, the Trueno with the pop-up lights feature looks pretty neat but they're a little pricey...>>11722004In my experience, squarebody Chevys have been some of the hardest models to find diecasts in stock form-they're either slammed low-riders or monster truck off-roaders. Have a lot of nostalgia for them though.
I want to say Supra GR from Matchbox is great. Absolutely no shame to park it next to Mini GT models. So is HW Viper GTS. These mainlines have premium feeling.
>>11723635I have the original release of that drag Civic in the blue and white. It's a nice casting overall, though it definitely isn't the best version. That red/blue is pretty great but the one in this year's F case is phenomenal, especially if you can find the STH.
>>11723585>>11723627The extent of my Cars collection has been a ghost Model-T (Logan Gearsall), a not-Nash race car (Joe Don Jackson), and a Crown Vic with waaay more rust than one should be capable of having (Donna Pits).
>>11723627Cars was and still is popular, Cars was top 5 Mattel sellers in 2025 with Hot wheels. Like think of it onto vehicles its hot wheels first, then pixar cars and last is matchbox. Mattel also said the Thomas reboot will be huge for them. Cars is just such a big juggernaut when it comes to merch its crazy. And its multigenerational too.
I'm enjoying picking up new Hot Wheels cars from work since I work in a toy store. Got a Ferrari Stradale and some purple Buick that has the little silver treasure hunt symbol on it, didn't even know when I bought it. 3 for 2 combined with staff discount makes these things basically half price for me.
I just like buying fantasy cars and racing them. I'm nearly 30. What's even the appeal of owning little versions of real life cars? Is it because you're too poor for a real lambo?
>>11720268>1:64They are more like 1:55t. bought two and they look whack next to actual ~1:64s
You guys into off-roading?
all found in the dollar bins at a local toy shop, definately going back
>>11725706I like these a lot. What are the ones in the middle and far left?
>>11725708middle 1931 duesenberg model Jfar left Torpedo Jones
>>11725556>bought two and they look whack next to actual ~1:64scan you show a pic?
>>11725706woah arent these pretty old? also sweet cord
Matchbox or Hot Wheels? Which one's better?
>>11726065Depends on what you want. Matchbox generally has very ordinary, everyday cars and industrial/commercial machines. Hot Wheels has more exotic, high-performance, or racing-tuned cars as well as wacky fantasy/fictional castings.
>>11714971>>11715167>McMurtry SpéirlingJesus I just watched that lap and holy fuck that's nonsense. I started buying Hot Wheels recently and I actually picked one of these blue suckers up without knowing anything about it. That's cool as shit.
>>11726065Both now belong to Mattel but the main difference is that Matchbox focuses on stock factory cars and road work machines. Hot Wheels is more about high end editions, tuned and modified customs.Hot Wheels goes for fancy decals, racing liveries, spoilers and bodykits or exposed engines.Matchbox goes for factory colors, detailed headlights and taillights, stock look.
>>11725706cool, the two on the left I would've picked up in a heartbeati found some pretty cool majorette cars in a local vintage shop but this mf is asking 10 euros for the ones I likeno way jose
>>11725704nice ones
>>11726065I never understood why they are called matchbox
>>11726666Size of a match box maybe?
>>11726666>>11726672They used to be sold in cardboard boxes that were about the size of a matchbox.
I hate how all the cool cars sell and the pegs are left with garbage, then because there's so many cars left on the pegs the store doesn't get any new stuff.
>>11727053blame mattel, they do this on purposethey almost always do cases with like 1-2 good cars and the rest and garbo
this new bmw is perfect example of thateasily one of the MOST WANTED hot wheels ever and it's in the case with 4 peg warmers
I got some more cool cars today! I really like the exotics and nightspeeds, and today I found a Corvette C7 Z06 and Pagani Zonda Cinque! I also noticed that the car I bought a couple weeks ago that made me start picking up cars was a treasure hunt, it's the 2016 Ford GT. By complete chance 2 of the first 9 cars I bought were treasure hunts. I guess I just have good taste.
I saw an auction for this on eBay with a ton of people watching it. Is there anything particularly special about it?
>>11728041it's nft hot wheels
did hot wheels stop selling orange curved track? only finding 24 inch straight pieces, no loops or ramps or curves.
