Magazines, Diecast and Related Toys and Models

Racing Collectors Price Guide
5620 Concord Parkway South, Suite 202
Concord NC 26027
frequency: monthly
format: magazine
status: current

Racing Replicas
P O Box 940186
Maitland FL 32794-0186 USA
407-599-5010
e-mail: jtpile@racingreplicas.com
website: www.racingreplicas.com
frequency: 10 times a year
format: magazine
focus: devoted to the collector and hobbyist of motor sport miniatures. Most scales are covered but the emphasis is on 1:43rd scale endurance racing miniatures. Coverage of some of the major Sportscar racing events: 24 hours at Daytona, 24 hours of Le Mans, 12 hours of Sebring, and Laguna Seca. Other events and happenings are to be covered on an ongoing basis. Read about the various marques and their racing colors. Model reviews done on a regular basis both diecast, kits, and hand builts from around the world.
status: current
price: $36 for 10 issues

Scale Auto
Kalmbach Publishing
21027 Crossroads Circle
P O Box 1612
Waukesha WI 53187-1612
phone: 414-796-8776
fax: 414-796-1383
subscriptions: 800-533-6644
customer service: 800-446-5489
advertising and dealer orders: 800-558-1544
editor: Kirk Bell
editorial e-mail: editor@scaleautomag.com
advertising e-mail: admaster@scaleautomag.com
dealer sales e-mail: dealersales@scaleautomag.com
frequency: bi-monthly
format: glossy color magazine
focus: plastic automotive models and kits
status: current
single copy price: $3.95 US, $5.50 Canada
subscription rates (in U.S. funds):
U.S. 1 yr. $19.95, 2 yrs. $37.95, 3 yrs. 53.95
Canada & Foreign: 1 yr. $26.00, 2 yrs. $50, 3 yrs. $72

Scorchin' Diecast (alternately titled Die-Cast Insider)
status: cancelled

Today's Collector, Warman's
Krause Publications
700 East State Street
Iola WI 54990-0001
phone: 715-445-2214
subscriptions: 800-258-0929
fax: 715-445-4087
editor: Sharon Korbeck
e-mail: korbecks@krause.com
website: www.todayscollector.com
publisher: Greg Smith
frequency: monthly
format: magazine with classified, features and some color sections
focus: contemporary collectibles with occasional articles on diecast toys
status: current
price: offers current single copy price and/or subscription rates

The Toy Book
published by Adventure Publishing Group, Inc.
publisher: Jim Silver
1501 Broadway, Suite 500
New York NY 10036
phone: 212-575-4510
fax: 212-575-4521
e-mail: ToyBook@aol.com
Asian Representative:
World Concept Limited
506 Hang Pont Commercial Bldg.
31 Tonkin Street
Kowloon, Hong Kong
phone: 852-2729-1019
fax: 852-2728-4600
e-mail: wcl@hkstar.com
contact: Ms. K. K. Chan
frequency: monthly
format: color glossy tabloid
focus: toy industry and marketing
status: current
price: $36 per year, foreign $200 per year

Toy Car Collector Magazine
official publication of the Toy Car Collectors Association
Published by Dana Johnson Enterprises
Mr. Dana Johnson, editor/publisher
P O Box 1824
Bend OR 97709-1824 USA
e-mail: toynutz@earthlink.net
website: www.toynutz.com/TCC.html
frequency: bi-monthly (6 issues per year)
format: 8½ x 11 magazine with photos and editorial content
focus: articles about diecast, white metal, cast iron, tinplate, plastic and other toy and model cars old and new
status: discontinued as of 31 December, 2006

updated 02 February 2008
Toy Cars & Models (previously Toy Cars & Vehicles)
700 E. State St.
Iola WI 54990-0001 USA
phone: 715-445-2214
subscriptions: 1-800-258-0929
editor: Sharon Korbeck
website: www.toycarsmag.com
publisher: F+W Publications Inc., 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236
frequency: monthly
format: glossy color magazine as of November/December 1999 (previously tabloid newsprint) with classified ads, editorial content
focus: collectible toys cars and vehicles new and old including diecast, plastic, pressed steel, cast iron and more
status: discontinued as of February 2008 (premiered March 1998)

updated 20 June 2005
Toy Farmer
Subscription Dept. TF
7496 106 Ave. SE
LaMoure ND 58458-9494
(please include name and address with payment)
or subscribe by phone, call 1-800-533-8293
e-mail: ZEKESEZ@aol.com
website: www.toyfarmer.com
frequency: monthly
format: magazine, average 100 page with color pages
focus: For those who want to get involved in collecting farm toys and equipment, or for the seasoned collector who wants to keep abreast of what is available in the rapidly growing toy market.
status: current
Subscription prices in US funds:
1 YR $19.95
2 YR $34.95
1 YR FIRST CLASS in U.S. $45.00
1 YR Canada $27.95
1 YR Canada FIRST CLASS $65.00
2 YR Canada $49.95
1 YR Foreign $27.95

updated 17 July 2006
Toy Shop
700 E. State St.
Iola WI 54990-0001 USA
phone: 715-445-2214
subscriptions: 1-800-258-0929
editor: Sharon Korbeck
website: www.toyshopmag.com
publisher: F+W Publications Inc., 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236
frequency: bi-weekly
format: classified ads with editorial content every other issue
focus: collectible toys old and new with emphasis on Barbie, Hot Wheels, pressed steel, action figures, diecast
status: current

Toy Trader
status: discontinued after June 1999 issue due to merger of Antique Trader Publications with Krause Publications, publishers of Toy Shop and Toy Cars & Vehicles magazines. For archives of past Toy Trader articles on diecast toys, go to Paul Provencher's website at whitemetal.com/

Toy Truck Collector, 117 Cedar Lane, Englewood NJ 07631 USA, 1-800-685-0333, New Jersey and Info line 201-816-1166, www.toytruckcollector.com: Taylor Made Trucks: Gasoline promotional trucks from First Gear, Hess, Lionel and others. Toy Truck Collector Official Price Guide updated yearly in March.

updated 20 June 2005
Toy Trucker & Contractor
7496 106 Ave. SE
LaMoure ND 58458-9404
Subscribe by phone, call 1-800-533-8293
1 year: Second Class In the USA: $19.95 Outside USA: $27.95
1 year: First Class In the USA: $45.00 Outside USA: $65.00
2 year: Second Class In the USA: $34.95 Outside USA: $49.95
Subscribe online: http://www.toytrucker.com/html/subscribe.html
e-mail: ZEKESEZ@aol.com
website: www.toytrucker.com
frequency: monthly
format: magazine, average 60 pages with color pages
focus: For those who want to get involved in collecting toy trucks and contractor equipment, or for the seasoned collector who wants to keep abreast of what is available in the rapidly growing toy market.
status: current

Toyzine.com (previously Toy Magazine of Japan)
Toyzine.com, your web-based leader in toys and collectables, provides a broad range of services to individuals and enterprises in the antique and collectable toy industry around the world.

These include: online retailing opportunities (ranging from free For Sale and Wanted classifieds to professionally designed and maintained Toyzine Mall websites); corresponding user-friendly shopping facilities for the toy collector; an informative and entertaining e-magazine (with regularly updated articles, covering all aspects of the Industry); a monthly e-newsletter; and an appraisal and valuation service.

U.S. Toy Collector MagazineOnline
P.O. Box 172
Helena MT 59624-0172 USA
focus: "America's largest toy vehicle photo-marketplace." Hundreds of collectible and antique toy vehicles, transportation toys, construction toys, etc. for sale each month in photo ads. Die-cast toys, slush mold toys, pressed steel toys, plastic toys, rubber toys, Tonka, Buddy "L", Structo, Wyandotte, Marx, Banner, Kingsbury, Tootsietoy, Keystone, Kelmet, Hubley, Arcade, Dent, Turner, Kenton, Schieble, American National, Smith-Miller, Japanese Tin, NyLint, Dooling Gas Racers, Ohlssen & Rice Racers, Thimble Drome Racers, McCoy Gas Racers, Wen-Mac, Cox, Heller Comet, Corgi, Hot Wheels, Dinky, Matchbox, Metal Craft, Cor Cor, Ertl, LuMar, Ralstoy, Steelcraft, Doepke, Pedal Cars, etc.
frequency: monthly
status: discontinued

White's Guide to Collecting Figures
status: discontinued