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Tomica returns to U.S. with 20 diecast cars

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Tomica’s 1:64-scale die-cast playset cars – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s official: the Tomica transport ship has made the trans-Pacific journey and achieved landfall. In this case, the Tomy ship would be just about as long as a compact car, and its cargo of die-cast models is getting ready to take you on a 1:64-scale run down Nostalgia Boulevard. The company gave us an exclusive high-res look at the 20 vehicles that will come with the new playsets (you can’t buy them individually), so follow the jump to check them out and get ready to blow that wad of cash you got for the holidays.

Gallery: Tomica’s U.S. Diecast Set

Tomica Mazda RX-8Tomica HCR Police Mazda RX-8

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Video: Diecast rush hour is the art of our childhood dreams

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Chris Burden's Metropolis 2

Chris Burden’s Metropolis 2 – Click above to watch video after the jump

Like most normal Americans, thoughts of exactly what we’d do if we had all the money in the world and not a care to burden us occupy a fair portion of our mental capacity each day. Chances are that if we slept on a bed of Benjamins, our daylight hours would be spent crafting a mechanized achievement akin to the contraption in the video after the jump. In one fell swoop, the creators have combined two our true passions: diecast cars and convoluted, yet pointless machinery.

The diecast traffic jam is fittingly called “Metropolis 2,” and it was created by artist Chris Burden. Built using 1,500 Hot Wheels, the installation is headed to LACMA for a long-term loan in the near future. Art and toy fans alike can catch the mesmerizing miniature action at the museum soon. Hit the jump for a mesmerizing preview.

[Sources: Unframed, YouTube]

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Video: Diecast rush hour is the art of our childhood dreams originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Diecast Warfare: Tomica reportedly returning to U.S. to take on Hot Wheels, Matchbox

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Tomica diecast playset

Finally, something from our youth returns in a good way, not another Incredible Hulk reboot or power balled Cure cover. Tomica (or Tomy), which left the U.S. in the Eighties after some financial troubles, is coming back next month – and almost just like it was before. A line of miniature diecast cars will be sliding into an as-yet-unnamed retailer next month on their little plastic wheels. They’ll be sold alongside playset combinations like the Hypercity Gas Station, pictured, so your child can learn to spend his or her money just like you did.

Tomica Mitsuoka Orochi diecastThere will be models such as the Daihatsu Mira and Mitsubishi i-MiEV from which to choose, as well as the eternally popular Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Queen bus. They’ll be paired with a mat that has roads and buildings drawn onto it. Step up to the floor-hogging world of the Hypercity, Super Big Set and Mega Station, though, and you’ll find more familiar models like the Subaru Legacy sedan, Mazda’s Axela/Mazda3, and Toyota’s Harrier/Lexus RX. Non-Japanese models may come in the future, but come September, it’ll be JDM-only dreamtime, at $4.99 and up. Here’s hoping they bring over the Mitsuoka Orochi (right).

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