The Chicago Toy Show steamrolls into the 39th year with SIX buildings packed with a huge selection of toys and dolls in excellent condition from the 1800’s to the present day.  

DENVER, Pa. – A remarkable cross-category collection of vintage toy airplanes, three outstanding train collections and more than 400 lots of dolls and accessories will join a widely varied array of other fine toys to form the core of Morphy’s May 11-12 auction. 

VINELAND, N.J. – If all the nautical toys in the world were lined up in a single fleet, their captain would surely be Dick Claus, whose magnificent 30-year collection of antique boats is being offered in two parts this year by Bertoia Auctions of Vineland, New Jersey. Part I of the Claus collection, a 220-lot array of ships and related toys, will be auctioned on Saturday, May 12. Part II will be sold in November.

OttOmobile have announced three more 2012 releases in their 1/18 range. The Ford Escort RS and Renault 16TX will appear in June, followed by the E30 BMW M3 Cabriolet in July. 

Dallara has a big surprise for IndyCar this 2012 racing season

Indianapolis, IN (March 2012) New Technology is unavoidable in this day and age. People of the world are more connected than ever and our lives are simplifying at an exponential pace. Don't think sports haven't seen benefits of new technology. I’m pretty sure you're aware of the new technology changes that are coming this year to the 2012 IndyCar race season. 

There's nothing like starting the year off burning rubber

Indianapolis, IN (March, 2012) GreenLight is proud and excited to offer our second series of Road Racers. Following on the success of Road Racers Series 1, Series 2 has just as much to offer the racing enthusiast as it does the die-cast connoisseur. 

The Klingon Empire was a formidable adversary to the Federation during Star Trek: The Original Series, and TV viewers got their first glimpse of their warships in 1968.

Our This time round, we're going down under for Member of the Month again. It's Dinkydi.

Dinkydi has been a huge asset to the site, being very active in all our diecast forums, as well as contributing data on Hallmark for ToyPedia in the form of lists and images (I couldn't find a big enough image of your Cadillac avatar to use here, Dinkydi, so I used one of your pics of a Hallmark Corvette instead!)

He's also a member of both the Dinky and Corgi groups and has recently been one of a number of you who've helped out with feedback on the site. So a big thank-you to Dinkydi for being such a great member of the community!