Category: Reviews

Matchbox Skybusters SB-153 : American P51 Mustang 0

SB-153 : American P51 Mustang

Continuing our look at some of the more recent Skybusters instead of the miniatures is this fantastic looking P-51 Mustang.  First released in 2020 as part of the 2020 Top Gun Maverick Collection and...

Matchbox Skybusters SB-65 : Cessna Caravan 0

SB-65 : Cessna Caravan

Apologies to my regular readers work life has been so hectic that I have slipped a bit lately with my blog posts, hopefully I will get back to normal soon.  In the mean time...

Matchbox Moving Parts MB1252 : 1963 Honda T360 0

MB1252 : 1963 Honda T360

A brand new casting for 2021 and it looks great! Hopefully we will see more of this casting, it certainly is something a little unique and with its opening bonnet to reveal the tampo...

Matchbox Skybusters SB-85 : Biplane 0

SB-85 : Biplane

Another generic and another great casting.  First introduced in 2009 the Skybusters Biplane sometimes known as Biplane-A is a great example of how a generic casting can work. This particular variation of the Skybusters...

Matchbox Skybusters SB-76 : Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet 0

SB-76 : Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet

Normally it is the model that I review but today its a but different, today I thought I would look at the packaging and in particular the packaging used for the 2021 Skybusters range....

Matchbox Working Rigs RW051 : Garbage King XL 0

RW051 : Garbage King XL

New for 2021 is this very realistic looking generic Garbage Truck, this is another model that shows that limitless talent of those that work on the deisgn team at Mattel. No matter where you...

Matchbox Working Rigs RW040 : Cement Truck 0

RW040 : Cement Truck

Looking at another Matchbox Working Rigs model today and to be honest this one is a little cheeky model form the team at Mattel. Firstly I will say that I like it, but then...

Matchbox Real Working Rigs RW046 : Road Scraper 0

RW046 : Road Scraper

Carrying on from yesterday I thought what a great model to look at today; not just another Real Working Rig casting but another Matchbox model with the Ranec livery. I love the way Mattel...

Matchbox Real Working Rigs RW010 : MBX Crane Truck 0

RW010 : MBX Crane Truck

Another of these great Real Working Rigs castings! As I catalog these for the MCF I am always impressed by how good they are; it is just such a shame that Mattel dont do...