The return of Toy Cars

This week we're going backwards really because  person I know who outside of their day job had a number of side businesses talked recently about the reason they enjoyed those things and that was their interest in tapes and putting out special music releases was actually connected to the things they liked  when they were young and that this spilt over into other things such as toys.

Now the tape business dealing in new old stock had to go simply because in Europe there's few hidden warehouse finds and prices go beyond that which people are prepared to pay and the record side of the music releases hit a snag with massive delays with vinyl pressing prints doing the umpteenth Abba and Dark Side of the Moon re-issue while independants with new music struggle to get time.

Now this person has children of his own and shares interests that any dad would with them and that was the genius behind Tony's Toy Chest his new online venture taking in gaming and model cars.

He specializes in getting harder to get models in rather than the everyday stuff toyshops already do such as these Tomica models produced for the Japanese market in Vietnam which are high quality die cast ones that remind me of those Lesley models I bought in the 1970's over here. 

They come packaged in outer polyproperline box with flaps to push out the main card box and the care itself is wrapped in plastic.

The genius of the Nissan Silvia line goes way back to 1965 comprising of  small sports cars built on the Nissan S platform some of which were sold under the Datsun brand name.

The models are finely cast and have that feel of real quality about them with things like the wheel assembly and tires spinning smoothly so they can be used as intended for playing with obviously with some care.

These are great models, a step up from Hot Wheels.

That was why I bought this one as unashamably a boys toy to be played with slotting in well with engaging with my younger inner boy self.