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Minichamps 1:43 Mullin Museum Voisin C27 Aerosport: Look to the Sky

Minichamps Mullin Museum Voisin C27 “Aerosport” 1:43 | $95.00 Gabriel Voisin was crazy for flight. In the early 1900s, he partnered with some of Europe’s pioneers of heavier-than-air design, and created the first European airplane to take off, circle, and land from whence it had departed – fairly remarkable stuff in 1908. By the time […]

AUTOart 1:18 Toyota 86GT: Scion of the Subaru Deal, in Scale

AUTOart Toyota 86GT Limited 1:18 | $149.99 In its home market, the car we know here as the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ is sold as the Toyota 86 (say “Eight-Six”, or, if you’re a local, “Hachi-Roku“). In its barest Japan-only iteration, the boxer-engined 2+2 rear driver doesn’t even wear hubcaps – just steel wheels […]

NEW VIDEO! Minichamps 1:18 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 – in ABS!

We’ve always appreciated Minichamps’ desire to try new things – and this 1:18 model of the hairy racing Benz, done in ABS plastic, shows that that trend isn’t slowing down any time soon. [kaltura-widget uiconfid=”1727923″ entryid=”0_luzrp1k3″ width=”640″ height=”390″ addpermission=”” editpermission=”” /] carvillemodels.com

NEW VIDEO! AUTOart 1:18 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Coupe

Yep – we dug the roadster, and we couldn’t wait for the coupe to come along. Now, AUTOart’s latest entry in the Jaguar series has rolled through our studio with a slew of features, this maker’s typically perfect assembly, and, oh yeah, that classic Jag look. [kaltura-widget uiconfid=”1727923″ entryid=”0_yeyftora” width=”640″ height=”390″ addpermission=”” editpermission=”” align=”center” […]

NEW VIDEO! Maisto 1:18 2014 Corvette Stingray

We followed this 1:18 2014 Corvette’s progress from the day Maisto announced they’d be doing one – and we’re not surprised that the end result is yet another solid value for collectors who want the new ‘Vette on their shelves at a reasonable price. The model’s featured in the Fall 2013 Die Cast X – […]

ACME “Tom’s Garage” 1932 Ford: Join the Club

ACME’s “Tom’s Garage” ’32 Ford five window is on deck, and we thought we’d share these photos of the pre-production piece that Mat and the ACME boys sent along. As you can see, the model’s got more of that classic old rod’s DNA, done with a new upper body and a classic scalloped paint job […]

Master Caster: New Line Celebrates Classic Car Design

Back when car design was a hands-on process, in the good old days before CGI and hyper-real “in the tube” rendering, car stylists were faced with a reality: what looked good on the drawing board didn’t always look so great in the light of day, or in any particular color. So, most car makers had […]

Cup of Joe – April 28 Recap: Watch it Here!

What’s that? You missed the April 28 “Cup of Joe”? No problem – if you didn’t catch all the action on Sunday morning, you can still see it here. It went off without a hitch. ACME’s 1:18 1932 Ford five-window coupe was featured, as were a pair of IndyCars from Replicarz. We also looked at […]

“Cup O’ Joe” Featured Nuremberg “Dream Car” Prototypes, Foose Cars, GreenLight Mustang II

February 17, Cup O’ Joe featured world-exclusive looks at the very same models that were on display at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in the Minichamps booth – the outstanding 1:18 Lincoln Futura, LaSalle II Roadster, and Edsel Ford Speedster from the brand-new “American Dream Cars” collection. The resincast models are big, beautiful, and save for […]

NEW MODEL MAKER! ESVAL Models Appears On The Scene

If you’ve never heard of model maker “ESVAL”, welcome to the club. But don’t be too hard on yourself. The company is a brand-new player in the burgeoning 1:43 market, and this group of factory photos – dusty though they may be – show a lot of promise from this spanking-new line of resincasts. The […]