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ACME Trading Opens “Tom’s Garage” for 2013 With a New Deuce
Oh, we’ve been waiting for this… ACME Trading has announced that enrollment is open for the 2013 “Tom’s Garage” model car club, and they’ve attached images of a planned TG exclusive – a ’32 Ford...
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Keep On Truckin’: M2 Machines “Auto Truck” Release 21 ready to hit stores
In the ‘fifties, the once-lowly pickup truck had started to become something more stylish and upscale. By the time the decade was drawing to a close, the vehicles were downright snappy looking, and as...
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Race Bred: M2 Shelby GT350 Comp Cars Roll Out
Shelby was a prolific supplier of all kinds of race-ready cars, and M2 Machines’ release 20B of its Shelby GT350 mold sets honors the pumped-up ponies with three new takes on the classic Mustang’s...
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New Co-Host, New Logo for Die Cast X TV’s “Cup O’ Joe”
“Cup o’ Joe” is Die Cast X Magazine‘s live streaming show, appearing every other Sunday at 11AM Eastern, 8AM Pacific – and with over 114,000 viewer minutes, it looks like the show is really starting to...
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SNEAK PEEK! Minichamps’ New 1:18 “Mullin Collection” Hispano-Suiza “Xenia” is...
Superlatives sometimes fall short. That’s the case with this latest venture from that old stalwart, Minichamps, as they introduce a new line-within-a-line of immaculate 1:18 resins. The line is the...
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STOP THE PRESSES! Sun Star 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Convertible is HERE!
Much as UK-based Brooklin have made themselves (not just a little ironically) the kings of classic American-themed model cars in 1:43, Asian model manufacturing giant Sun Star has made themselves the...
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OTTO Strikes Again: VW Corrado G60 Hauls Into Town
You can stretch a bit to attach it to the name “Conrad”, but for the most part, “Corrado” is one of those exotic sounding handles that suggest a romantic back story… but basically mean nothing. Unless...
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IXO 1:43 Pierce Arrow “Silver Arrow”– BONUS PHOTOS
Wayne Moyer has handed in his review of IXO’s 1:43 1933 Pierce Arrow “Silver Arrow” for the Summer 2013 issue of Die Cast X – but we couldn’t resist posting these bonus snaps of the model, which is...
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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 –...
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“Cup O’ Joe” Featured Nuremberg “Dream Car” Prototypes, Foose Cars,...
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...
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New Lux, Kyosho Style: Upcoming 1:18 Cadillac SLS Preview Pics!
Kyosho has been doing some very good work on American luxury cars this past couple of years, thanks to an agreement with an outside vendor with a distinct flair for GM’s upper-crust brands. So far,...
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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...
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Minichamps’ 1:18 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3: OMG AMG
There a lot of letters hanging at the tail end of the track-ready version of Mercerdes-Benz’s 6.3-liter, mega-buck SLS, and to that jumble, Minichamps has added another three: ABS. As in plastic....
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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...
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Maisto’s 1:18 2014 Corvette is HERE!
Deadline is always a crazy time for us. But sometimes, something comes along that tears us away from the files and photos. That time happened yesterday when an overnight package arrived here straight...
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Minichamps’“Mullin” Atlantic ROCKS in 1:43
Minichamps’ “Mullin Automotive Museum Collection” is really hitting its stride this past week. No fewer than three new models have appeared here at Die Cast X South, and that’s made for some...
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Hot Water: ACME’s 1:18 “Southern Speed” 1965 El Camino
ACME “Southern Speed & Marine” 1965 Chevy El Camino 1:18 | $129.95 Those old story-tellers at ACME Trading Company are fielding a new and welcome addition to a brand they first floated during the...
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Hot Wheels Elite 1:18 Ferrari 348 TS: Top This
Around 8,500 Ferrari 348s were produced between 1989 and 1995 – a pretty serious number by Ferrari standards – and both the car, and Ferrari itself, went through a few changes during that time. For the...
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Minichamps “Mullin” 1:18 Hispano-Suiza “Xenia” : Goddess on Wheels
Minichamps 1938 Hispano-Suiza H6C “Dubonnet” 1:18 | $295.00 Super collectors are a rare and wonderful bunch of folks. They have the money, time, and space to indulge in their passions, be they model...
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AUTOart 1:43 Lamborghini Aventador: Little Lamb-O
AUTOart Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 1:43 | $165.00 One of the myths about 1:43 is that models can’t be made with opening features. To which AUTOart says, “watch this”. Arriving on a mirror-topped...
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