My Top Ten Posts

Master Model Builder and Collector Mike Garrett’s Top-10 Builds

Master Model Builder and Collector Mike Garrett’s Top-10 Builds
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Mike Garrett

Hi! I am Michael (Mike) Garrett. While I assembled plastic models growing up in the 50s, I got busy with college and work and didn’t get back into the hobby until the late 80s. I started with the 1/43 Franklin Mint “Cars From the 50s,” started building some plastic and diecast models but mostly collecting […]

Top-10 Favorite Hot Wheels Volkswagen Beetles, Busses and More

Top-10 Favorite Hot Wheels Volkswagen Beetles, Busses and More
Written by
Jasper Bynens

What would you pick if you could choose a car?   The latest new (super)car with the newest technology? Or… A nice oldie, a classic car, a car with character, a car where you specially turn down your radio just to listen to the sound of the engine revving. A car that is still build […]

Renowned Collector Bruce Pascal’s Top-10 Choice Hot Wheels Items

Renowned Collector Bruce Pascal’s Top-10 Choice Hot Wheels Items
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Bruce Pascal

When it comes to collecting Hot Wheels, renowned collector Bruce Pascal has seen it all over the decades. Today Bruce shares with us 10 vintage and rarely-before-seen Hot Wheels collectibles. Click on the images to view the item on hobbyDB! Over to you, Bruce!   Japanese Hot Wheels in 1978 If you wanted to buy […]

Top-10 Vintage Porsche 356 Posters of Author and Expert Tony Singer

Top-10 Vintage Porsche 356 Posters of Author and Expert Tony Singer
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Tony Singer

The 356 era of posters is an exploration into the evolution of poster design by one of the greatest posterists ever: Erich Strenger. His work could be impressionist, might combine photography with graphic elements, or art for its own sake. Three of my most favorite posters by Strenger were in the 1955/56 era and of […]

Counting Down! The Toy Peddler’s Anita Smith’s Top-10 Hot Wheels of All-Time

Counting Down! The Toy Peddler’s Anita Smith’s Top-10 Hot Wheels of All-Time
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Anita Smith

Anita Smith knows a thing or two when it comes to collecting vintage Hot Wheels models and celebrating its rich history. Today she shares 10 of her favorite Hot Wheels models from decades of collecting. Here she is counting down  –   10. The 1968 Watermelon Store Display Mustang     While not impossible to […]

Veteran Collector and Builder Ed Davis and Decades of Model Cars, Planes and More!

Veteran Collector and Builder Ed Davis and Decades of Model Cars, Planes and More!
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Ed Davis

My name is Ed Davis. I have been collecting or building model cars, airplanes, trains, and military vehicles for many years, actually several decades. My 10 favorite models cover a diverse set of model types and scales. The following photo shows some of my 1/64 scale train layout, and a wall-mounted shelf with 1/43 scale […]

Model Car Historian Willy Washington’s Top-10 Hot Wheels of All Time

Model Car Historian Willy Washington’s Top-10 Hot Wheels of All Time
Written by
Willy Washington

For Willy Washington, the rarer the better when it comes to collecting Hot Wheels. The renowned model car collector shares with us 10 of his favorite Hot Wheels models from decades of collecting.  As he has 90,000 this was not easy…  he chose 5 loose and 5 on card and here they are   –   […]

Top-10 Youtooz: Figures That Tell a Story

Top-10 Youtooz: Figures That Tell a Story
Written by
Danny Zabbal

I should begin by saying that I believe all Youtooz designs are unique and interesting. It’s the best part about working here. They’re not just tchotchkes that hangout next to your gaming rig, they’re full of personality. Which is to say, they capture the imagination and tell a story. For example, one of my favorite […]

The Best 20 Porsche 356 Postcards

The Best 20 Porsche 356 Postcards
Written by
Max Carpedi

Christian asked for 10 and I could not narrow it down… so here are my 20 most favored postcards showing Porsche 356s in daily life. They are rather scarce despite the saying ‘where’s a Volkswagen there’s a Porsche, I must have some 400 of them and most happily there are thousands left to discover! Every […]

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