Don’t miss Jimmy Shine; Host of Car Warriors, Mad Mike from Pimp My Ride, Jarrod and Brandi from Storage Wars, and more appearing at the Die Cast X Collectors Expo at RCX, April 28 and 29. Discount tickets available now!

Silver Screen Machines, a brand of Auto World, is proud to announce the release of the most accurate 1:18 scale General Lee die-cast model ever, paying homage to the iconic car from the classic television series “Dukes of Hazzard™.” Newly freshened and ready to roll, collectors can finally have their own authentic General Lee – [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 – [...]

When was the last time you remember seeing a school bus run the quarter mile? Well, when it comes to Tom Daniels and his imaginative designs – and a choice partnership with one of the hobby’s most prolific manufacturers – the unimaginable becomes reality. Teaming with Auto World, Tom has developed a drag racing set [...]

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 [...]

Like small models? Want to have a collection of a couple hundred cars that could fit into the average hat? Check out this new line from a previously unknown manufacturer going by the name “AFD Models”. These are brilliant (if a little difficult to see), and if the factory photos and press release are correct, [...]

The original Soccer Moms didn’t drive SUVs – they drove Minis. More specifically, Mini Travellers, the station wagon variant of Alex Issigonis’ world-changing design for a small, efficient, fun to drive car. Kyosho has been working with Mini for years (the wee blue 1:18 Mini “Classic” with the Union Jack on its roof is still [...]

Rolls-Royce has been getting a lot of action in scale these days. You can thank a new energy at Goodwood for that; the licensing department that handles requests to craft these uber-elegant machines in scale has awakened to a potential revenue stream. Thanks to makers like Kyosho, that stream is resulting in some truly beautiful [...]

Dating back to 1957, the Skyline name is one of the longest-lived in the history of automobiles. Originally produced by Japanese car maker Prince, which merged with Nissan in 1966, the Skyline was first designed as a compact performance machine for executives. It was certainly compact – and it surely could perform. More than fifty [...]

“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 [...]