Tomica Šćavina
Tomica may refer to: * Tomica (toy line), toy vehicles made by a Japanese company, Takara Tomy * Tomica, a South Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: ** Tomica Milosavljević (born 1955), Serbian doctor and politician ** Tomica Kocijan (born 1967), Croatian-born Austrian football player and manager * Tomica, a West Slavic surname. Notable people with the name include: ** Marek Tomica (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey * Tomica (comics) ''Tomica'' is a South African webcomic, written by David Covas Lourenco and drawn by Deon de Lange.Comix.co.za
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Tomica (toy Line)
is a line of die-cast toy vehicles (mainly model car, cars) produced since 1970 by Tomy, Takara Tomy Co. of Japan (formerly known as Tomiyama and Tomy Kogyo Incorporated). Ostensibly, Tomica diecast were an outgrowth of Tomica World, an autonomous toy line of motorized train accessories that Tomy had created based on Plarail and produced since 1959. Similar in concept, Tomica can be thought of as the "Japanese Matchbox (brand), Matchbox", but focuses mainly on Japanese brands. History Tomy Co. of Japan was founded in 1924 by Eijira Tomiyama in Tokyo. The company has produced a variety of toys, but in 1970 started production of the Tomica line of diecast vehicles as a result of the surge of interest in the global market in toy cars which was led mainly by Matchbox and Hot Wheels. Although models of various scales have been made, the name "Tomica" normally refers to the 3-inch sized mainstream vehicles most commonly produced by the company. Originally, the name "Pocket Cars" w ...
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