Here's a bunch of new under-licensed figures released by Kotobukiya!

This is the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 in scale 1/43

Luxury Collectibles have announced that the first models from their new 1/43 series of hand-built resin vehicles will appear in April.

The Lego Group says the latest results show that it is now the world’s fourth largest toy manufacturer. Its global market share rose from 4.8 per cent at the close of 2009 to approximately 5.9 per cent at the end of 2010.

Last year saw Star Wars toys make the most money ever for a year in which no new film was released.

French modelmaker Ottomobile have announced that the next model in their range of 1/18 scale resin cars will be the Volkswagen Golf A1 GTI 16S Oettinger. Finished in bright white, the model will be available from May 2011.

Underground Toys is introducing a series of Doctor Who Collector Statues, beginning with the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton.

Indianapolis, IN ( March 4, 2011) Whether you’re a manufacturer, retailer, dealer or collector you have to stay in touch with what is going on in the industry.  The explosion of social networks online has catapulted today’s die cast enthusiast into an endless supply of resources to gather information, share collections and discuss what’s hot. 

Monogram Models co-founder Robert Reder has died aged 93. Starting out in 1935 as a designer and draughtsman for the Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co. in Chicago, he moved on to work with the Navy during WW2, creating identification models that could be used in training by pilots and anti-aircraft gun crews. 

HobbyMaster and Skymax have announced their June aircraft model preorders. Visit www.diecastairplane.com and click on the preorder category to see the complete list of preorder models.

Indianapolis, IN (March 2, 2011) The newest wave of 1:18 GreenLight Exclusives pays homage to the two great places that as automobile lovers we gather the fuel for our passion; the race track and the movie screen. Both cars in the release are a 1:18 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, and though pulled from the same original casting they occupy two separate and distinctive origins within entertainment history.

We would like to inform you that new kits will be released in March

Steiff limited editions are both beautiful and truly unique. To attain this coveted status, a toy must have a distinct character and personality; a warm, cheerful and appealing expression; and something unique that sets it apart. Each piece in a Steiff limited edition is also an ambassador, celebrating an historical event, special occasion or notable anniversary. Each limited series is a beautifully detailed and nostalgic reflection on years gone by or a very special moment.

It has taken just two years for the Revell Control brand to assert itself firmly on the market. With sales boasting above-average growth rates the RC range has exceeded all expectations and developed into a strong pillar supporting the Revell house of brands. In view of this positive development it's hardly surprising that those responsible at Revell intend pursuing the adopted course also in the new year. Expounding on the company's strategy the Marketing Manager, Andreas Bittlinger, explains: "With the new Boats segment and additional products in the existing Helicopter, Aircraft and Car segments we are making targeted efforts to extend our presence in the RC market. As such we now offer a broad and complete range of infra-red, MHz and GHz models and are thus able to satisfy the requirements of every RC enthusiast – from the absolute beginner to the semi-pro."

Indianapolis, IN (February 22, 2011) GreenLight first introduced the 1:64 Black Bandit Series 1 in 2008, and the production run sold out to GreenLight Distributors before it arrived in the US.  With all stock spoken for it was an extremely collectible and a highly anticipated series.  This fueled a great demand and a popular series was born!