Still, think where they would be with the popular cars.
I'm not saying they have to stop making the weird stuff and change to the popular stuff, I would just like them in addition to what they already make. That way you guys can get what you want, and I'll get what I want, and then everyone is happy.
I've always kinda wondered about this, but I'm bit skeptical as to if they could just increase production volume simply to keep up with rising demand. Honestly, design & build quality of TLVs, they blow away almost every other brand 1/64 cars I buy. Some may come close, but not with the consistency I personally have seen from TLV.
Obviously, this is just my opinion, but I think TLV is the kind of company you just let it do its thing. On this ongoing discussion itself, I already agreed with you that little variety is nice to see.
The Toyota Supra's coming out in June are a nice step in the right direction. Hopefully they continue with it.
Ah, but this isn't a exactly a change in trend, or direction. Supra not only fit in perfectly into their existing lineup, the TLV-3(me, John & Jarrod
) already was begging for this car weeks, if not months before the car was actually announced. The only surprise here is that they obviously visit GTPlanet, and pay close attention to the input from their fans in this community.
A high-end series of 90's Japanese cars would sell well, but what I think Shinji was saying is that era of cars in question, compared to the '60s-'80s range of cars TLV delivers, is not suitable to the theme of "Vintage". Well, maybe in 10 more years from now?
Yeah I don't know why they still put it under title TLV. Maybe they included it as part of TLV because the TL series was discontinued, and it was easier to lump it into TLV than make a new name. But they've got the new name of Tomica Limited in the making, so maybe any JDM cars to be made can be included under that title.
90's cars are actually quite common from TLV. They are released as Tomica Limited Vintage
Neo. I have many.
All this TLV talk and I'm not even a big fan of Japanese cars. They just never appealed to me.
In the end it's probably a good thing because TLV's aren't exactly cheap.
I had similar experience with Kyoshos. I thought they were neat, but it was a very casual interest. I saved some money there. TLVs, not so much.
I don't recall the IDx or the Nismo GT-R's being "vintage".
They are from the TLV-
Neo line. Although IDx & GT-R are by far the newest models they've done, TLV started expanding their line-up into newer(by their standard) cars few years ago.
Now, let's get lay this argument to rest for now, shall we?
It was a healthy discussion, but yeah, we probably took it as far as it would go.
These days, it's getting hard to keep any loyalty with them. I have the benefit of acquiring locally, but the stuff doesn't get updated. I can search online, but I got to cover shipping expenses and the marked up prices. Maybe it's because I've been investing mostly in Kyosho that a $3 tag doesn't sit well with me for a mainline HW or MBX now.
Wasn't Mattel hemorrhaging money? I wonder if their internal issues affect the distribution.
This I think can reliably look forward to since the premiums are kept up to date at Walmart.
You are so lucky. They were never easy to find in my area, but it's nearly impossible now. Retro Entertainment's pretty much dead to me.
Lamley -
"Yeah, the Toyota 2000GT Roadster isn't an actual Toyota release, it was made solely for the James Bond movie, but this should be a very cool addition to the collections of JDM fans, us included."
So disappointed John didn't tell us "why" it was chopped!
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