Tomica castings don't come in one consistent size. A kei car casting might run under 6cm long, while a bus or tuned sports car casting can stretch well past 7cm, and that variation makes "one case fits all" a genuinely hard claim to make honestly.
Two EVORETRO cases get asked about most often for Tomica storage, and they're built for very different jobs. One uses open trays with no size restriction at all; the other uses pre-cut foam slots sized for a different hobby entirely.
Getting this wrong means either overpaying for flexibility you don't need, or buying a case that physically can't hold your cars without modification. Here's an honest breakdown of both, including the one real caveat worth knowing before you order the cheaper option.
We verified both cases' current specs, pricing, and stock directly against EVORETRO's live catalog before writing this, rather than relying on old listing copy.
Most pre-cut foam storage systems on the market were designed around tabletop gaming miniatures, which cluster tightly around a 25-28mm footprint. Tomica castings are vehicles, not humanoid figures, and most run roughly 6-7cm long, well outside that footprint.
That mismatch is the whole reason this comparison exists. A case built around a 28mm miniature grid will almost never hold a 1:64 die-cast car in its pre-cut slots without some kind of workaround.
The EVORETRO Miniatures Display Case with 5 Magnetic Trays is currently active at 179.95 CAD, with roughly 140 units in stock, measuring 37.5 x 26.2 x 45cm. It's built from an aluminum frame with melamine panels and five stainless steel trays.
Critically, those trays are open, not foam-cutout slots. There's no pre-cut sizing to fight against, which makes this case a genuinely good fit for Tomica cars of essentially any length, from a small kei car to a longer sports casting with a wide spoiler.
Open stainless steel trays mean every tray can hold whatever mix of car lengths you own that week, without needing to match a specific slot size. That flexibility matters more for Tomica than for most other 1:64 die-cast, given how much Tomica's own casting-to-casting scale already varies.
The tradeoff is that open trays don't individually cradle each car the way a snug foam cutout would, so cars can shift slightly during transport. For home display and light transport between a desk and a shelf, that's a minor tradeoff; for rough travel, pack trays a little lighter.
The 80-Slot EVORETRO Miniature Storage Case with Customizable Foam is active at 99.99 CAD, with roughly 108 units in stock. Two of its three foam layers are pre-cut trays, each holding 40 slots sized at 2 x 1 x 1 inches, about 5.08 x 2.54 x 2.54cm, built explicitly for 25-28mm tabletop miniatures.
Most Tomica castings run longer than that pre-cut slot out of the box. We're not going to oversell this one: if you buy it expecting the pre-cut trays to swallow a typical Tomica car whole, you'll likely find the car doesn't sit flush in its slot.
The case's third layer is a fully customizable foam block measuring 14 x 9 x 1.75 inches, sold pre-diced so you can pull out and shape compartments by hand. That block, re-cut to size, is genuinely capable of holding Tomica-length cars, unlike the two pre-cut trays.
This workaround takes real effort, cutting or pulling foam to a custom shape for each car, and it only covers one of the case's three layers. If you don't want to do that hands-on work, this case is the wrong starting point for a Tomica-specific collection.
If your shelf is Tomica-only, or a mix of 1:64 die-cast at varying lengths, the 5-tray aluminum case's open layout is the straightforward choice, even at the higher price point. You're paying for flexibility you'll actually use.
The 80-slot foam case still makes sense if Tomica is a small side collection next to a larger tabletop miniatures hobby, and you're willing to hand-cut the customizable block specifically for your cars. Buying it purely for Tomica without that extra step is the mismatch to avoid.
No, those slots are sized for 25-28mm tabletop miniatures, shorter than most Tomica castings.
Only through its customizable foam block, which needs to be hand-cut to each car's size.
No, it uses open stainless steel trays with no slot sizing at all.
Roughly 140 units for the aluminum case and 108 units for the 80-slot case at time of writing.
The 5-tray aluminum case, since its open trays don't require matching a fixed slot size.
A cheaper case that doesn't actually fit your cars isn't a deal. For a genuinely size-flexible home for a growing Tomica shelf, EVORETRO's 5-tray aluminum miniatures case is the one built for it.
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