As the dust begins to settle on this year’s Matchbox line preview, I’m left with a feeling of optimism for the future of the brand. Despite my mixed feelings about the Moving Parts series, I’m glad to see the line continuing to grow and add new toolings, and there’s some absolute gems in the basics... Continue Reading →
On Collecting: Matchbox Needs to Go Premium
It feels as though Matchbox has been struggling to find its brand identity. It seems to swing wildly from impressively accurate models aimed at more mature collectors to fantasy models aimed squarely at children. Their latest push seeks to redefine Matchbox as a maker of EVs and hybrids (I'll have a whole post about EVs... Continue Reading →
Collector Series Ram Rebel 1500: Matchbox at its Best
The latest batch of collector series Matchbox models has hit stores, and this Ram Rebel 1500 is the highlight for me. It’s very well proportioned, highly detailed, and is perhaps the first model where I find these wheels actually fit the car they were put on. Since Hot Wheels also produced a model of the... Continue Reading →
Matchbox News – 7/11/2022 – Moving Parts Mix 4 & 5, Best of France, and a White Durango
Matchbox sneaks and news have been fairly slow for the last few weeks, but enough information has slowly trickled out to justify another news update. Hopefully, our patience will be rewarded in just a few weeks at The Gathering 2022, when we should get a full preview of what models are coming for the 2023... Continue Reading →
