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Archive for December, 2006

The classic 1965 Ford Econoline is back! Jada Toys has released the highly-anticipated Ford Econline pickup and van under the Old Skool line this month in 1/24 scale. Available first in Grey or Primer Black, look for more combinations to be on shelves later this month. Continuing it’s tradition of recreating the most [...]

Jada Toys has released new 1/24 scale "For Sale" diecast cars! Available immediately are the 1969 Chevy Camaro SS and 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 and coming next week will be the 1963 Corvette model. Featuring replicas that need a little TLC after years in the junkyard, these collectibles also feature colorful, catchy packaging worthy [...]

02 Dec, 2006

Increasing Cost of Diecast Cars

Posted by: admin In: Hobby Opinions

The rising cost of diecast cars is obvious and undeniable. Starting in early 2004, China-based diecast manufacturers began to demand ever-increasing premiums for their products. While the overall quality and detail of diecast cars has steadily and dramatically improved since 1/18-scale became popular in the 1990s and began to define the hobby as it now [...]

02 Dec, 2006

Dodge Challenger Concept Diecast Cars

Posted by: admin In: General Diecast

 
With obvious similarities to the dominant early-70’s Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda muscle cars, the all-new Dodge Challenger concept was unveiled to rave reviews at the Detroit Auto Show. With a 6.1-liter V8 Hemi V8 under the hood producing 425 hp (yep, just like the Dodge Charger SRT-8), a six-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drive [...]




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We've been nuts about diecast cars for years and the only thing better than old models is new models! We're mainly into 1:18 scale but quickly finding interest in large 1:12 and 1:16 scale, as well as superbly detailed 1:43 diecast as well as 1:10 scale motorcycles! We don't have as much time as we'd like to update the blog, but over the years we've accumulated alot of good content here and hope you'll enjoy your stay and learn more about the diecast model car collecting hobby!