The Lamley Display evolution continues: The wall displays go Hot Wheels and Matchbox-less...

I honestly didn't see that coming...

When I had my three displays built and shipped by Carney Plastics, I envisioned an office wall full of my favorite Hot Wheels and Matchbox models, with a small section dedicated to a handful of realistic replicas from some Japanese diecast brands.

And that is how it started.  The displays were full of Hot Wheels, from JDM to muscle to Super TH's, as well as a plethora of Matchbox favorites.  The models that weren't displayed took their spot in my cases in the closet.

All seemed great and dandy, but then I discovered Japan Booster, and the TLV obsession took off into another gear.  So as my Tomica Limited Vintage collection grew, so did my desire to display them all.  Soon, one of the three displays was completely dedicated to TLV, then two, and now the third and last display has been infiltrated.  It is my full intention to fill the third with TLV.

Well, it was, but then I discovered Curitiba Customs.  I now have a great source for older, hard-to-find Kyoshos, and here we go again.  These arrived last week:

How can these not be displayed?  So in they go, and out go those Hot Wheels again.

This isn't to say I don't love my Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection.  I really do, but these Kyosho and TLV display so well.  Just look at how good they look in the photos below.

So here is the third display case, full of a wide array of models.  Enjoy...

The absolutely insane Kyosho displays at Curitiba Customs...

I could stare at these photos for hours.  Actually I have.

I have done several posts on the displays I am working on for my diecast collection, mainly Tomica Limited Vintage and Kyosho.  I have said I like the display to be clean, with just the models on display.  No packaging, just cars.

But as much as I aspire to make my displays clean and interesting, they will always pale in comparison to the Kyosho display at Curitiba Customs.

If you haven't heard of Curitiba Customs, they are a Kyosho seller and cataloger out of Curitiba, Brazil.  We have used them in the past to acquire hard-to-find Kyoshos from year's past, and we highly recommend them.  They are even working on an English site to make it easier for those who do not speak Portuguese to maneuver through the site.  They are currently working to create a full Kyosho Catalog, and they get shipments monthly of hard-to-find older Kyoshos that they sell on their website.  Might be odd, but this Brazilian seller might be the best way to get rare Kyoshos from Japan.  You can follow the links here:

Curitiba Customs Kyosho Catalog

Curitiba Customs Kyosho Store

Nonetheless, over time we have formed a friendship with Muriel over at Curitiba Customs, and we finally asked if we could share pics of his amazing display.  Happily, he obliged.

There is not much we need to say about what you will see, other than this is the best diecast display we have ever seen, by a mile.  It was built from scratch and Muriel, and his attention to detail is amazing, like the backlighting and especially with the way different colors move throughout the display.

This is something worth seeing, and hopefully we can trek down to Curitiba, where I lived the mid-90's, and see this display in person.  You might want to as well.

Enjoy...

(Thanks Muriel)