Classic D-Type Jaguar Takes ToyPedia to 250,000
ToyPedia has raced past the 250,000 item line with the AutoArt 1/32 slot car model of Mike Hawthorn’s 1955 Le Mans winning Jaguar D-Type.
Amersham, United Kingdom, April 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Already the largest online database of collectable toys and models, ToyPedia is still growing in leaps and bounds, with listings for 260,000 items as of April 13th 2012. The honour of being the 250,000th item went to one of leading modelmaker AutoArt’s high-detail slot cars, the #13582 No.6 Jaguar D-Type 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, as driven by legendary racing driver Mike Hawthorn.
Launched in 2009, ToyPedia intends to ultimately contain listings for every single collectable toy and model ever made, some 100 million items. Designed to take advantage of Wiki capabilities, item descriptions, histories and images can be edited and added to by members of the Toy Collector community which includes collectors and modelers worldwide, as well as authors, auction houses, dealers and manufacturers. The database also powers Toy Collector’s new online toy and model market which launched in Beta early this year.
About Toy Collector
Launched in 2008, Toy Collector is a web portal for collectable toy and model enthusiasts designed to allow collectors to share their passions via blogging, discussion forums, picture and video galleries. The site currently hosts over 25,000 toy-related articles and over 200,000 images. It offers resources like want ads and a yellow pages supplier directory and boasts the largest toy-and model-related event calendar on the internet. It also hosts ToyPedia® and the TC Market.
For selling on the market or more information on the site please go to www.ToyCollector.com or contact Skip on skip@toycollector.com or +44 (1494) 727 947.
ToyPedia®
In addition to all this, the site features ToyPedia® – a Wikipedia-style online encyclopaedia of collectable toys which currently covers over 230,000 items and is growing constantly.
Currently, the project is supported by;
• 27 communities including www.DiecastAviationForum.com www.HobbyTalk.com, www.ModelRailForum, www.SlotForum.com and www.Wings900.com
• 760 volunteers
• 24 authors who have permitted the organisers to use text and images from 41 books as part of a ToyPedia Book Documentation Project
• 455 toy brands who have agreed to open their archives
• 18 leading auction houses including Bonham’s and Christie’s have allowed use of their images
• 3 Museums (Brussels Toy Museum, Singapore’s MINT Museum and the Los Angeles Slot Car Museum)
• 35 members of the ToyPedia Advisory Board who advise on organisation and taxonomy
For more information please go to www.ToyCollector.com/ToyPedia or contact Louisa Cross, the ToyPedia Curator on louisa@toycollector.com or +44 (1494) 727 947. For the ToyPedia Update Programme please contact Aga Dobrowolska on aga@toycollector.com or +44 (1494) 727 947.
Launched in 2009, ToyPedia intends to ultimately contain listings for every single collectable toy and model ever made, some 100 million items. Designed to take advantage of Wiki capabilities, item descriptions, histories and images can be edited and added to by members of the Toy Collector community which includes collectors and modelers worldwide, as well as authors, auction houses, dealers and manufacturers. The database also powers Toy Collector’s new online toy and model market which launched in Beta early this year.
About Toy Collector
Launched in 2008, Toy Collector is a web portal for collectable toy and model enthusiasts designed to allow collectors to share their passions via blogging, discussion forums, picture and video galleries. The site currently hosts over 25,000 toy-related articles and over 200,000 images. It offers resources like want ads and a yellow pages supplier directory and boasts the largest toy-and model-related event calendar on the internet. It also hosts ToyPedia® and the TC Market.
For selling on the market or more information on the site please go to www.ToyCollector.com or contact Skip on skip@toycollector.com or +44 (1494) 727 947.
ToyPedia®
In addition to all this, the site features ToyPedia® – a Wikipedia-style online encyclopaedia of collectable toys which currently covers over 230,000 items and is growing constantly.
Currently, the project is supported by;
• 27 communities including www.DiecastAviationForum.com www.HobbyTalk.com, www.ModelRailForum, www.SlotForum.com and www.Wings900.com
• 760 volunteers
• 24 authors who have permitted the organisers to use text and images from 41 books as part of a ToyPedia Book Documentation Project
• 455 toy brands who have agreed to open their archives
• 18 leading auction houses including Bonham’s and Christie’s have allowed use of their images
• 3 Museums (Brussels Toy Museum, Singapore’s MINT Museum and the Los Angeles Slot Car Museum)
• 35 members of the ToyPedia Advisory Board who advise on organisation and taxonomy
For more information please go to www.ToyCollector.com/ToyPedia or contact Louisa Cross, the ToyPedia Curator on louisa@toycollector.com or +44 (1494) 727 947. For the ToyPedia Update Programme please contact Aga Dobrowolska on aga@toycollector.com or +44 (1494) 727 947.
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http://www.toycollector.com
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