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diecastAUDIO Show #017 – February 13, 2006

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

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The Listener Contribution Special!

Shownotes:

  • POLL SECTION ON THE WEBSITE IS NOW OPEN!! - See the right column!
  • RLC Selection Series Round 1 Voting Ends February 15th!
  • Hot Wheels Highlights
      From Sascha in Germany: Mattel will stop AcceleRacers in germany after next wave (was said from Mattel Germany at the Nuremburg Toy Fair)
      From Sascha in Germany: Classics Series 2 will be continued in Germany after Series 1 seems to have been a good seller
      From Sascha in Germany: Cool German AcceleRacers Promo - Check the radar gun! - [HWC Germany Forum Post]
  • Jada Highlights
      From Sascha in Germany: Jada will start selling BTM in Germany - Stores TBD
      From Sascha in Germany: New 1/64th Jada Scarface Dioramas - [Picture]
      From Dogbert: Jada Toys Rides Unprecedented Wave of Growth Into Toy Fair 2006 - [On PR Newswire]
      From Dogbert: New 1/24 Willys in purple - Pics Posted by Reekman - [On Hobbytalk]
      From Dogbert: Von Dutch Kustom Cycles Chosen to Build Official Custom Motorcycle of the 2006 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - [On PR Newswire and On Von Dutch Kustom Cycles Site]
      From Dogbert: Showroom Floor Series appears on eBay - [ See Here and Here]
  • Johnny Lightning Highlights
      From Aqua XK8: New TRU VW JL Set with new Castings! - [Picture!]
      From Aqua XK8: New Purple Super Bee Pic - [On JL Collector]
      From Aqua XK8: New 87 Grand National Pic - [On JL Collector]
      From Aqua XK8: New Chevy Vega Pic - [On JL Collector]
      From Aqua XK8: New Toyota Land Cruiser Pic - [On JL Collector]
  • Diecast Calendar
      02/14/2006: First RLC/HWC Sale of the Year after Enrollment - Custom VW Bug
  • HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Tell 1 or 2 collector friends about diecastAUDIO!! - Thanks!!
  • Contact Info/Outro

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Toothbrush Holders Now Collectibles

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

The Claremore Daily Progress writes this article about how the thing that holds your toothbrush has become a collectible:

The earliest toothbrush holders date from the first half of the 19th century, and were usually made of ceramic or iron stone material. In 1898 a pressed glass toothbrush holder was advertised by the U.S. Glass Company and was designed to be hung on the wall.

The heyday for figural toothbrush holders was 1920-1930, but did continue into the 1950s. With the thousands that were made, one would think they would be common, but consider three things first. They were made of fragile ceramic materials, they were usually kept in a bathroom, and primarily children used them. These three factors contributed to a tragic end for most, usually on a cold, hard floor.

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Toys for Adults to Collect

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Susan Carpenter of the Los Angeles Times reports on “designer toys,” a new set of toys that men are steadily collecting:

Mark Troup readily admits he’s addicted, and not to the usual suspects. The objects that preoccupy his mind, shatter his impulse control and empty his wallet have names like Qees, Trexis and Dunnys. They are created by street artists such as Okkle, Honk and Da TeamBronx. They are known as “designer toys.”

Over the last couple of years, the market for the art form has quietly burgeoned as a growing number of independent design studios work with underground art stars to transform their two-dimensional canvas, comic-book and graffiti characters into limited-production, 3-D vinyl that doesn’t look like anything you’d see at a Toys “R” Us.

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