Christmas in May?! The fifth month of the year has seen a flurry of special multicar packs that are ready for preorder at Lionelracing.com or your favorite retailer. A number of high profile events set the stage for several unique paint schemes for the month of May featuring the Coke 600, the Indy 500, the All Star race and more. That has precipitated some interesting choices for diecast collectors. The biggest announcement of the month is the 2025 Lionel Advent calendar which was seemingly a hit last year. For a comprehensive look, read on..

Lionel Racing brought several interesting diecast pre-orders to the market this week. Like last week, a number of special paint schemes were produced thanks to special races like the Coke 600, and the Allstar race. In the 1/64 scale this week there were three new Ford Mustangs announced, and four Chevy's, three of which are from Trackhouse racing. No new Toyotas this week, but there are a few other notable 1/64 scale pre-order announcements to go over. You can find the pre-order links attached to the photos below. For the whole list, read on...

It's been hectic to say the least trying to keep up with Lionel Racing's preorder announcements. Lionel frequently offers anywhere from a half dozen, or more new models each week for preorder. Here at the site, we're going to begin a weekly recap of Lionel's latest offerings in order to keep a better record of what Lionel has gotten approved for production. Any models appearing here are only for preorder, and not necessarily guranteed to be produced as each model must secure a minimum order quantity. For a look at this week's offerings, read on...

How does one properly honor the career of an all-time great? When years, and decades of racing excellence amount to one of the most storied drivers of all time, you go about things very carefully. Gordon's first full time season in the Nascar Cup series would be supported by Dupont, an automotive paint and finishing company. The name, and the colorful paint schemes they had would become synonymous with Gordon throughout his career, and what better way to honor and end that career than by celebrating the partnership. For more, read on...