Realtoy Action City and Fast Lane Die-cast in 1/64th

These Realtoy Action City and Fast Lane Isuzu VehiCROSS die-cast toys came out of China in at least 5 colors (black, silver, dark red, dark blue and yellow) and are slightly larger than Hot-Wheels cars. The detailing is good, though the windows appear to be slightly out of scale and the wheel wells are too open. 

Also for some reason the rocker panels have skid plates or are just painted a contrasting silver - go figure. The bottoms are made of plastic and have an embossed Realtoy logo and the words "Isuzu VehiCROSS" along with "Made in China." These were sold boxed separately at Toys R Us in Japan (all but yellow), released as part of a 25 vehicle set or Car Wash set in the US under the Action City Marquee, or as part of single and two-car carded Fastlane sets in Canada. 

There were many loose sold on eBay (most come from Canada, I believe), including a version that's mounted to a key-chain. I'm not sure if the loose ones were scabbed from larger sets or if they could be bought loose in boxes. I suspect that the key chain-versions were modified once they came across the ocean, rather than being produced in the toy factory. There are no Isuzu copyrights so I assume that most are unlicensed (see exception below).

Fast Lane No. 38902 Action City 1:64 Scale VehiCROSS

The Action City window-boxed with header card VehiCROSS appeared in quantity at Toys R Us in Japan several years ago. I believe they sold for about a buck a piece (in equivalent yen).

Fast Lane No. 388609 and Realtoy No. 38860 Blister Card 1:64 Scale VehiCROSS

The Fast Lane and Action City blister-card VehiCROSS appeared in quantity at Toys R Us in Japan several years ago. Like the boxed versions, I believe they sold for about a buck a piece (in equivalent yen).

Fast Lane or Realtoy Action City No. 38861 Blister Card - 2-Pack 1:64 Scale VehiCROSS

Another odd packaging variation - a two pack feature a black VX and a white Hummer Sheriff's Car or 1995 Land Rover Discovery.

Realtoy No. 38304 Action City Gift Pack - includes 1:64 Scale VehiCROSS

This Action City Gift Pack appears to have been available in the US market.

Realtoy No. 36329 Action City Car Service Station - includes 1:64 Scale VehiCROSS

The set features a playset and 5 vehicles, including a dark red Isuzu VehiCROSS.

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