Some call it a hobby. Some call it a business. Some jokingly call it a problem. But deep down, no matter what label you put on it, we all share an undeniable passion and enthusiasm for cars and collecting. As a collector for over five decades—spending countless hours curating a collection spanning early Lesney, Moko, […]
Matchbox tapped into the future in 198X with the debut of its Robotech action figures and Die-Cast Collectors Series. The collection was dedicated to the animated space opera television series that originally aired in 1985 and followed Rick Hunter and Zor as they fend off invading aliens. You’ll find 100 of them on hobbyDB where […]
We talked to one of our newest members, Berko1 about his love to Matchbox (he was one of the reasons why we started our big Matchbox project) and here is what said: “I’ve been a Matchbox guy since 1976. What keeps me here—five decades later—is the same thing that hooked me as a kid: the […]
It was time again to visit my friend Jang Birsens at the Matchbox Museum. It always feels like I’ve not been visiting the museum for years, because so much has changed and many interesting and rare treasures are on display in the museum and have found a new home. This time, I decided to just […]
Matchbox was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953 and has since had four owners and produced 10,000s of products. There have been numerous number systems developed for it. The Squad has worked on it for quite some time and members like Garyscars, Falkensteiner and many others have added 1,000s of MB entries. We now have […]
Companies in the past have just done a wonderful job supplying retailers with Display Cases and we now have a few hundred of those documented on hobbyDB. Here are some of the amazing cases Matchbox made. Early Moko-Lesney Example when the main range had only 60 models Models of Yesteryear Series for the US […]
Last week, I visited the MBX Museum again, and as always, Jang had some superb new additions to his collection. The museum is growing by leaps and bounds, and soon there won’t be any more room. Walking through the different floors of the museum with Jang is a real pleasure because he has so many […]
We just added this Bedford Kev’s Kitchen – and here is how Marty created it – We hope that we get more of Marty’s work here on hobbyDB!
Since I have always been interested in Matchbox and also found the topic “variations” interesting, I took some photos of older models to show these different variations. Unfortunately the models are not in excellent condition but that doesn’t change the topic “variations”. Here are some examples: Ford Kennel Truck 50c-8 Base black glossy 50c-7 […]
After a while I went back to my friend Jang Birsens to see his superb Matchbox Museum, housed in a very welcoming and romantic rustic village house. When you enter the house, you feel at home. Jang has been hard at work again in the museum, which had suffered a major flood and unfortunately lost […]
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