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0Tomica returns to U.S. with 20 diecast cars 1293497820
Tomica's 1:64-scale die-cast playset cars – Click above for high-res image galleryIt's official: the Tomica transport ship has made the trans-Pacific journey and achieved landfall. In this case, the Tomy ship would be just about as long as a compact car, and its cargo of die-cast models is ... -
Diecast Warfare: Tomica reportedly returning to U.S. to take on Hot Wheels, Matchbox 1282168800
Finally, something from our youth returns in a good way, not another Incredible Hulk reboot or power balled Cure cover. Tomica (or Tomy), which left the U.S. in the Eighties after some financial troubles, is coming back next month – and almost just like it was before. A line of miniature ...
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Going Platinum: The $80,000 Tomica Nissan Fairlady Z432 1268312280
In honor of Tomica's 40th anniversary, jeweler Ginza Tanaka has produced a one-of-a-kind replica of the toymaker's die-cast 1970 Nissan Fairlady Z432 (the Z432 was a Japan-only model powered by the same S20 inline-6 used in the C10 Skyline GT-R). Unlike anything Tomica sells to the public, "toy" ...
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The Japanese supercar that almost was - the Dome Zero 1186520280
click above image for more views of the Dome ZeroWhat do you get when you mix Japan's burgeoning fortunes as an automaker in the 1970s along with a passel of frustrated racers? One of the first Japanese supercars, that's what. The Dome Zero's road to the 1978 Geneva Motor Show was paved with broken ...

