Every die cast enthusiast and collector needs a platform they can use to connect with other collectors and sellers for the purpose of buying, selling. ScOOmer has made that connection simple and more affordable than any other online sales platform. ScOOmer was created with value and convenience in mind. Sellers pay only one, low monthly [...]
South Bend, IN has been crazy about wheels of all sizes for a long time. The Studebaker Corporation called the city home in 1852, when blacksmiths Clement and Henry Studebaker, Jr. began making metal parts for freight wagons, then started manufacturing surreys and Conestogas. In 1902, Studebaker began building cars. John Teel and Frederick Badet [...]
Thirty-five miles due east of downtown Los Angeles lies the once-sleepy farming community of Chino, CA. If you’re a Grateful Dead fan, you’ll know it as the locale mentioned in their song “Friend of the Devil.” If you’re allergic to tie-dye, perhaps you’ll recognize the town (which had nothing at all to do with chino [...]
After twenty one years of serving the model hobby industry, Replicarz has announced that they will begin producing their own exclusive line models. Starting with both 1:18 and 1:43 scale offerings initially, with possible larger scale models in the future. The subject matter will be a wide variety of street and racing cars, from the past [...]
Just in time for the Muscle Machines to re-appear at the Die Cast X Collectors Expo, we got the chance to check out some classic castings – and the advance word on what decos the models will wear. Stay tuned for more video with Maisto’s Rick Berman – and close-up looks at the new cars [...]
I can still almost hear the crackle from the dashboard speaker… “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Stone Woods & Cook, ‘Big John’ Mazmanian, and K.S. Pittman battle at Lions this Sunday for the ultimate Gasser Shoot-out to crown the ‘King of the Gassers’! Lions Drag Strip, at Alameda and the San Diego Freeway in Wilmington. Gates open at [...]
Peter Brock had it all figured out in late 1966. He’d just penned a deal with Toyota to develop its sleek 2000GT as a race car, and had set up shop to do the necessary work almost as soon as he’d touched down from Japan. One minor problem – the cars never showed. It took [...]
Movie cars are some of the most popular collectibles these days, and when one’s done well – like this one is – they’re almost irresistible. AS seen in the Summer 2012 issue of Die Cast X, Hot Wheels Elite’s 1:18 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Duplex shines as the famous “Ectomobile”, not only because they’ve gotten the Hollywood [...]
Lucky us! We just a got a box from Maisto containing several prototypes of models slated for release in the first wave of the upcoming Muscle Machines revival, in 1:18 (pictured), 1:24, and 1:64. Stay tuned! We’re clearing our production schedule to shoot video, take a lot of photos, and give our readers an EXCLUSIVE [...]
Attention all customizers – if you haven’t yet heard, the Die Cast Pub (www.diecastpub.com) has recently announced an awesome opportunity to partake in a custom build-off challenge. The competition has a great starting point: the 1:18 Wimbledon White 1968 Shelby G.T.500KR by Lane Exact Detail (item #707). Is your adrenalin already pumping? Our is: the [...]
“Mint in Box” has a nice ring to it, and for a generation of collectors the phrase has signified a perfect example of a desirable model, fresh as the day it was brought home. But for an equal amount of collectors, the thought of leaving a new diecast, slot, or resincast model in its box [...]
We wonder if the fellows who designed the 1969 Camaro had any inkling at all of what it was they were creating, or how much of an impact the car would have on the American car culture. Sure, there were others that got to the pony car party before it – but when it came [...]
Split into 2 catalogues is more than 250 pages of jaw dropping, eye popping models. If it is available from Minichamps, you’ll find it here; current releases and images of upcoming releases share the pages, and offer up a firsthand look at what Minichamps will be rolling out for collectors worldwide in 2012. Here is [...]
Round 2 has officially announced “Legends of the Quarter Mile”, an all-new line of vintage funny car collectibles that honors the men and machines of drag racing’s heyday during the 60′s and 70′s. It was a time when the sport of drag racing was starting to gain real momentum; dedicated fans flocked to the tracks [...]
