Sean Taylor and the rest of the team at M2 Machines is at it again, as series 18 of their popular Detroit Muscle line gets ready to cruise into mass retail and hobby shops worldwide. Four of the six models in the series are reappearing with new skin colors; however, for you classic muscle car fans [...]
“Lights! Camera! Roll take 3!” shouts GreenLight Collectibles, as this third sequel of their popular Hollywood series reaches collectors. Ask any screenwriter: it’s difficult for any sequel to outperform its predecessor. But this Hollywood 3 series stands out, with an intriguing cast, including the Animal House 1959 Chevrolet Corvette, Apollo 13 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, [...]
GreenLight’s Black bandit series 7 is back with all new flair. This latest edition of 1:64 die-cast features some of their newest molds including their latest castings – the 2012 Dodge Charger R/T, the 2012 Ford Focus (featured in Road Racers), the 1976 Dodge B100 Van (styling some vintage striping down the sides) and the 1977 Chevrolet G20 [...]
General Motors recently unveiled the new Special Edition Anniversary Camaro, celebrating the 45 year history of a classic pony car… and following right behind the announcement comes this scaled version presented by GreenLight Collectibles. Coleman McIntyre of GreenLight Collectibles explains, “the concept was to take one of America’s favorite sports cars and all of its anniversary features – [...]
Consider the following: Fast & Furious without the Dodge Charger and its blown engine, Bullitt without the Mustang and Charger. Lets face it, in most cases, the cars make the movie. GreenLight sure knows how to pick a line up; Hollywood series 1 and 2 sure grabbed our attention however series 3 places things on [...]
Back when the Internal Combustion Engine was first making its presence known, folks would put money on impromptu horse vs. automobile races. The horses, who needed nothing more than a bale of hay and a shot of spur to get them motivated, would usually be at the finish line happily chomping oats while the home-tuned [...]
GreenLight has been working in cooperation with the IMS and Dallara since Fall 2012 as they developed and field tested the new Dallara chassis. As they were field-testing the new chassis and tweaking, GreenLight was hard at work tooling 1:18 and 1:64 scale replicas of the all new highly advanced platform. At the same time, [...]
GL Muscle is hitting the gym early this year, packing on some serious muscle as its 4th release fast approaches. This line-up is jam-packed full of horsepower featuring cars that ruled the streets then and now! Series 4 begins with the classic 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle, “America’s most popular mid-sized car.” To its side are the [...]
In a bold move, Auto World has redefined the meaning of a “limited edition”, by providing proof that certain models won’t – and can’t – ever be re-issued. The new “True L.E.” series of diecast vehicles will be the first mass-manufactured line that actually destroys the tool from which the models are made, once the [...]
Anyone watching the auctions on television can tell you original is sweet – but there’s nothing like a resto-mod. More power, sure-footed handling, and superior braking all make for better driveability. That’s the idea behind M2 Machines’ “Auto-Drivers” series, now in its 13th release. The 1:64 selection includes a ’57 Chevy Bel Air with a [...]
M2 Machines’ Auto-Haulers seems to have struck a good nerve with collectors in 1:64, and the line is expanding with this Series 6 release. It’s sure working on us, right down to the retro-look logo M2 uses for the packaging on the wee trucks. The series includes a 1956 Ford C-500 Cab-Over-Engine toting a 1970 [...]
1:64 is going to get just a bit hotter this summer thanks to this new lineup of 1:64 Ferrari F1 racers from Kyosho, arriving soon in the form of pre-decorated kits. Each kit contains approximately ten pre-painted and tampo-decorated pieces, and comes with an included screwdriver – everything snaps into place and final-fastens with the [...]
Just because a car magazine was issued in the 21st century doesn’t mean that the machine on the cover wasn’t a historic, high-octane legend from years past. GreenLight Collectibles’ ‘Zine Machines Series 2 features a plethora of cars from the ’60s and ’70s that your dad and his pals (and probably his little sonny boy) [...]
M2 Machines is a fairly new company in the scope of the diecast community. When they entered the market they came running full steam ahead with a specific agenda: redefine the word “detail” in the smaller scale segment, make the models realistic, and deliver castings to the market that had yet to be seen. Did [...]
