Making a 15 month old a gearhead

"Reborn Pyrrhic" (pyrrhic)
10/30/2013 at 02:40 • Filed to: gearhead, raising a gearhead, miniature cars, miniature, tomica, toddler, Subaru, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mercedes Benz, Unimog, Morita, firetruck, AE86, Impreza, Evo

My 15 month old son is already a bit of a gearhead. The three things he loves the most in the world are Pororo, the Korean cartoon; bananas; and cars. He gets excited when we leave the home because he can see cars on the street, and goes around saying " cah!" the whole day. He even already has a small collection of cars at home.

So this week we're in South Korea visiting family and he's getting enough of Pororo. Today we passed by Lotte Mart in Seoul Station and my wife had a coupon for 20,000 Won in toys (about $20). This is what we got him since he loves his cars, six Tomica miniatures for his collection:

The cars are from left to right, top to bottom:

Morita FFA-001 firetruck, 1/74 scale

Suzuki Carry RV, 1/55 scale

Mercedes Benz Unimog, 1/88 scale

Toyota AE86, 1/60 scale

Subaru Impreza WRX bugeye, unmarked police car, 1/59 scale

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, 1/61 scale

That way he has a good mix of utility and sports cars. The scales vary a bit but they are all the same length, not like that matters a lot to a young toddler. Right now he's playing with his new cars and having a blast, saying "cah, cah!" even more.

A little gearhead in the making...

DISCUSSION (17)

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 02:43

I want that tomica unimog.

Tomica is a bit expensive in my place, about 3$ each.

legory > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 02:44

Please donate that bugeye to a bugeye owner? :)

Reborn Pyrrhic > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
10/30/2013 at 02:47

The Unimog is my favorite too! They were $3.9 each so yes, expensive, but making a toddler happy makes up for it. Since we a $20 coupon they were free to us, so the price was right!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 02:51

Yep, that's right!

Especially Tomicas have movable things, like doors, backs, etc.

GhostZ > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 03:06

Kinja'd!!!

HIS FUTURE IS TO DRIVE THIS THROUGH SOUTH KOREA.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 03:10

My dad as a child played with Tomica his entire life as a child. Late in his car playing childhood he realized how much they were worth and then started buying them but keeping them in their boxes. When he left for college in Macau, my grandma gave them all to the nearby kids. My dad was sad but would never get mad at grandma. But he has the moments when he sees his insignificant toy car on Ebay for $140. HAHA. But because of this, it's now a tradition (an entire two generation tradition) that the kid plays with toy cars and we'd never get rid of them. Because of this, I have a set of toy cars in Hong Kong and a set of toy cars since I've moved to the US. :P

Reborn Pyrrhic > GhostZ
10/30/2013 at 03:12

Reborn Pyrrhic > legory
10/30/2013 at 03:13

But there are so many...

Coty > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 03:46

I say "cah" too.

Thanks, New England.

505Turbeaux > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 07:54

Literally the first word I could understand from my eldest daughter besides for mama and dada was ya-wah as she was pointing to an XJ8 in the driveway. Still at 4 says she wants to be a mechanic. Start em young!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 07:59

Fuck yeah, Tomica! Still one of the coolest diecast brands out there, too bad they're so expensive when importing from Brazil. I've been wanting to pick up a couple more for ages now, but the customs office always gets in the way :/

Reborn Pyrrhic > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
10/30/2013 at 08:34

Quanto custa um Tomica no Brasil?

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Reborn Pyrrhic
10/30/2013 at 09:18

Individualmente, eu não tenho certeza, minha única fonte de Tomicas é o ebay, então eu costumo fechar lotes de 50 a 100 reais e encomendar. A última compra rendeu 12 miniaturas, se eu não me engano, por 100 reais mais o frete.

Feels weird typing in Portuguese on Oppo :p

TheOnelectronic > Reborn Pyrrhic
11/05/2013 at 12:59

and goes around saying " cah!" the whole day.

Oh great, he's turning into a Bostonian.

aeternitas > Reborn Pyrrhic
11/05/2013 at 13:05

my son got these for his 2nd birthday:

Kinja'd!!!

bruder construction series, scale 1:16

Reborn Pyrrhic > aeternitas
11/05/2013 at 14:24

Awesome. The Bruder toys have good prices, I was thinking of getting something similar for his 2nd birthday too.

aeternitas > Reborn Pyrrhic
11/07/2013 at 09:24

yeah, it's good quality, too.