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The 16th year of Fan Expo Canada saw over 60,000 people crowd into the north building of the Toronto Convention Centre over three days (August 27th to the 29th). This event combines five conventions into one: Comics, Horror, Sci Fi, Gaming and Anime. Fans got a chance to meet their favourite celebrities and pop culture heroes, rub elbows with well known comic book artists and writers, sample upcoming video games, attend workshops and panels, and spend, spend, spend in the retail area that was 600 vendors strong.Featured on ToyPedia!
Arriving in 1968, the Hong Kong-made Mini-Dinkies were Dinky's attempt to capture part of the Matchbox market. Unfortunately, the models' fit and finish left a lot to be desired, the range was unsuccessful and it lasted just one year. Since then, the models have become very collectable - in spite of their unfortunate tendency to self-destruct due to metal fatigue...
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It may have since been eclipsed by Corgi's model of James Bond's gadget-packed Aston Martin DB5, but the Corgi Aston Martin DB4 (the mould for which was actually modified to produce the first generation of the Bond DB5) is a historical model indeed, since it's the first diecast toy car of its scale to feature an opening bonnet and engine detail. And no, the bonnet doesn't open the wrong way!
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