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- Blade 1968 Dodge Charger
- Bullitt Mustang
- Dukes of Hazzard General Lee
- The Fast & the Furious 1970 Dodge Charger
- The Fast & the Furious Honda Civic Trio
- Fast & the Furious Mazda RX-7
- Fast & Furious (TF&TF:4) 1970 Dodge Charger
- Scooby Doo Mystery Machine
- Smokey & the Bandit Firebird
- Supernatural 1967 Impala
- Terminator 2 Harley-Davidson
- The Car Lincoln Continental Custom
- The Transporter BMW 735i
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles # - A)
- 007 Dr. No Sunbeam Alpine
- 007 From Russia with Love Chevrolet Truck
- 007 Diamonds are Forever Mustang
- 007 The Man with the Golden Gun AMC Hornet
- 007 The Spy Who Loved Me Lotus
- 007 The World is Not Enough BMW
- 2½ Men Mercedes CL
- 200 MPH Nissan 370Z
- 2012 Lincoln Town Car Limo
- 2044 Peacekeepers Ford Expedition
- 3000 Miles to Graceland 1959 Cadillac
- A-Team, The Chevrolet Corvette
- A-Team, The GMC Van
- Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, The Rocket
- Agents of SHIELD Hell Charger
- Agents of SHIELD Lola
- Alone in the Dark VW Touareg
- American Graffiti '32 Ford Coupe
- Animal House Deathmobile
- "Animal, The" Angry ATV
- Atomic Blonde Porsche 911
- Austin Powers Shaguar
- Austin Powers 3 Shaguar
- Automan Lamborghini Countach
- Avatar AT-99 Scorpion
- Avengers, The Lotus Elan
- Avengers Grimm Camaro ZL1
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles B - C)
- Back to the Future II DeLorean
- Bang Bang Challenger
- Baywatch Ford Ranger
- Bedazzled Lamborghini Diablo
- Beverly Hillbillies Truck
- Birds of Prey Hummer H2
- Blade 1968 Dodge Charger
- Blonde Comet Open Wheel Racer
- Blood Drive 1967 Camaro
- Born 2 Race Subaru Impreza WRX STi
- Bounty Killer Ford Mustang
- Bourne Identity Mini
- Bourne Ultimatum NYPD Impala
- Bruce Almighty Saleen S7
- Bullitt Mustang
- Bullitt Charger
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier Chevrolet Corvette
- Car, The Lincoln Continental Custom
- Cars Lightning McQueen
- Cars 3 Cruz Ramirez
- Cars that Ate Paris, The VW
- Charlie's Angels 1969 Camaro
- Chase, The BMW 325is
- Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos Corvette
- Circuit Wolf, The BMW 3.0 CSL
- Circuit Wolf, The Lamborghini Jota
- Circuit Wolf, The Lotus Europa
- Collier & Co. Traveller
- Crawling Eye, The Citroen Traction Avant
- CSI: Miami Hummer H2
- Ctrl-Alt-Del X-Bot Zeke
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles D - F)
- Danger Mouse Mk III
- Dark Harvest 2: The Maize Durango
- Dark Shadows Barnabas Vampire Van
- Day of the Cheetah XF-15F
- Dead Pool, The Corvette R/C Car
- Deadpool Taxi
- Deuce of Spades Ford Roadster
- Diamonds are Forever Mustang
- Dick Tracy 1936 Ford
- Dilbert Carbicle
- Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 1969 Dodge Charger
- Doctor Who TARDIS
- Dr. No Sunbeam Alpine
- Draw 50 Monsters... UR2EZ
- Dukes of Hazzard General Lee
- Dukes of Hazzard Jeep
- Dukes of Hazzard (movie) General Lee
- Dukes of Hazzard (AutoTrader) Viper
- Evangelion Renault Alpine A310
- Fast & Furious (Complete Series)
- Fast & the Furious, The (1955) Jaguar XK120
- Finish Line Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
- Fireball 500 Kustom Plymouth
- Flintstones Flintmobile
- Flintstones Fred's Cruiser
- Forbidden Planet Robby the Robot
- From Russia with Love Chevrolet Truck
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles G - I)
- Galactic Drifter Vifam EVA-WP-4000 Allover
- Galactic Drifter Vifam EVA-WP-6000 Twinklehead
- Genesis Climber MOSPEADA Ride Armor VR-052F
- Ghost in the Shell Motoko Kusanagi
- Ghostbusters Pre-Ectomobile
- Ghostbusters Ecto-1
- Ghostbusters (RGB) Ecto-1
- Ghostbusters 2 Ecto-1A
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game Ecto-1B
- Ghostbusters (LEGO Dimensions) Ecto-1
- G.I. Joe RAM
- Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) Eleanor Mustang
- Gone in 60 Seconds 2 Slicer
- Gotcha! Citroën 2CV
- Good Guys Wear Black Porsche
- Graduate, The Alfa Romeo 1600
- Great Escape, The Motorcycle
- Gremlins VW Beetle
- Gunsmith Cats 1967 Shelby GT-500 Mustang
- H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds Monte Carlo SS
- Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Muscle Car
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Anglia 105E
- Herbie The Love Bug VW Beetle
- Herbie Rides Again VW Beetle
- Hidalgo
- Highway Patrol Buick
- Hooper Firebird Trans Am
- Hot for Teacher Ford Phaeton
- I Am Legend Shelby GT-500 Mustang
- "I Want to Believe" UFO
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Motorcycle
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles J - L)
- Jack Reacher 1970 Chevelle
- Jaws Chevy Blazer
- Jericho 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner
- Jetsons Spaceship
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Rocket
- Joe Dirt 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona
- Judge Parker Corvette
- Junkman, The 1981 Corvette
- Jurassic Park Toyota Land Cruiser
- Jurassic Park: The Lost World Ford Explorer (novel)
- Jurassic World Mercedes-Benz G550
- Kamen Rider Cyclone
- Kamen Rider Hurricane
- Kamen Rider New Cyclone
- Kia Hamstar Box
- Kelly's Heroes Jeep
- Knight Rider Classic KITT
- Knight Rider Legends KITT
- Knight Rider Camaro KITT
- Lamborghini American Challenge Diablo Roadster
- Last Stand, The Camaro
- Legends of the Superheroes Batmobile
- LEGO Dimensions Ecto-1
- LEGO Movie, The Super Cycle
- Love Bug, The Herbie
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles M - N)
- Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Piranha
- Man with the Golden Gun, The AMC Hornet
- Mannix Oldsmobile Toronado Roadster
- Married...With Children Dodge
- Matchbox '83 Corvette
- Matrix: Reloaded Escalade
- Megafault Dodge Ram
- Misfile Acura RSX-S
- Misfile Jaguar XKR
- Misfile Merkur XR4Ti
- Misfile Merkur XR4Ti Monster
- Misfile Nissan 240SX
- Monster Garage Wedding Chapel
- Need for Speed 2015 Mutang GT
- Neon Genesis Evangelion Renault Alpine A310
- Never Too Young to Die Corvette
- Night is Still Young, The Lamborghini Murciélago
- Night Watch Audi TT
- Ninja Cheerleaders VW Beetle Convertible
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles P - R)
- P2 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
- Paprika Aston Martin DB7
- Paris, Texas Ranchero
- Piranha 3D Police Car
- Porky's Hudson Hornet
- Portal 2 Defective Sentry
- Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) Pinto
- PvP Mini Cooper
- Rain Man Buick Roadmaster
- Real Ghostbusters, The Ecto-1
- Red Line 7000 Ford Galaxie
- Resident Evil Raccoon City Police Car
- Rick and Morty Space Cruiser
- Riptide 1960 Corvette
- Robot Chicken: Turbo Teen Parody
- Robotech Cyclone VR-052
- Rocket Car 1959 Chevy Impala
- Rush Hour 1972 Corvette
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles S)
- Scooby Doo Mystery Machine
- Shakotan Boogie Yanky Mate!
- Sharky's Machine Dodge Diplomat
- Short Time Dodge Diplomat
- Silver Spectrum, The Ford Deluxe
- Smokey & the Bandit Firebird
- Smokey & the Bandit 2 Firebird
- Speed Buggy Speedy
- Speed Demon 1970 Chevelle
- Speed Racer F1 Mach V
- Spy Who Loved Me, The Lotus
- SpyHunter Lamborghini Diablo
- SpyHunter 2 Saleen S7
- Star Wars C-3PO & R2-D2
- Star Wars Droid Starfighter
- Star Wars Episode III Anakin's Starfighter
- Star Wars Episode IV Luke's Landspeeder
- Star Wars Trade Federation "Napalm Droid"
- Star Wars Prince Xixor's Virago
- Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter
- Starsky & Hutch Ford Torino
- Steven Universe Van
- Stingray 1965 Corvette
- Stranger Things Chevy Van
- Stroker Ace Chicken Pit Special
- "Stylo" Camaro
- Supercar
- Supernatural 1967 Impala
- Supernatural 1971 Chevelle
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles T)
- Taarzan the Wonder Car Honda CRX
- Terminator 2 Cyberdyne T-800
- Terminator 2 Harley-Davidson
- Terminator 3 Lexus SC430
- Thinner Chevy Nova
- Three Stooges Ford Panel Truck
- Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Firebird
- Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life Jeep
- Top Gear The Stig
- Transformers (Complete Series)
- Transmorphers: Fall of Man Police Car
- Transporter, The BMW 735i
- Trollenberg Terror, The Citroen Traction Avant
- Tron Legacy Clu's Light Cycle
- Tron Legacy Sam's Light Cycle
- Turbo Teen
- Turbo Teen (Robot Chicken Parody)
- Twilight 1963 Chevy Step Side
- Two and a Half Men Mercedes CL
- TV, Movie, & Pop Culture (Titles U - Z)
- Vifam EVA-WP-4000 Allover
- Vifam EVA-WP-6000 Twinklehead
- V.I.P. Jaguar XK8
- Walking Dead, The M35A3
- Walking Dead, The Triumph Bonneville Chopper
- Walking Dead, The Winnebago Chieftain
- WALL·E
- War of the Worlds Monte Carlo SS
- Wayne's World AMC Pacer "Mirthmobile"
- Wheels of Terror Dodge Charger
- World is Not Enough, The BMW
- xXx 1967 GTO
- Batmobiles (1930s - 1970s)
- 1939 Detective Comics #27 Batmobile (Batman's First Car)
- 1944 Batman #20 Batmobile
- 1944 Batman #25 Batmobile
- 1948 Batman #47 Batmobile
- 1950 Detective Comics #156 Batmobile
- 1952 Batman #73 Batmobile
- 1964 Batman #164 Batmobile
- 1966 Batman Batmobile
- 1968 Detective Comics #377 Batmobile
- 1969 Detective Comics #394 Batmobile
- 1970 Detective Comics #400 Batmobile
- 1972 Batman #246 Batmobile
- 1977 Batman #288 Batmobile
- 1979 Legends of the Superheroes Batmobile
- Batmobiles (1980s - Present)
- 1980 Batman #330 Batmobile
- 1987 Batman #408 cover Batmobile
- 1987 Batman #408 interior Batmobile
- 1989 Detective Comics #597 Batmobile
- 1989 Batman Batmobile
- 1989 Batman Batmobile (1/32 scale)
- 1990 Legends of the Dark Knight #5 Batmobile
- 1992 Batman the Animated Series Batmobile
- 1992 Batman Returns Batmobile
- 1992 Batman Returns Batmissile
- 1995 Batman Forever Batmobile
- 2004 Teen Titans #9 Batmobile
- 2005 Detective Comics #800 Batmobile
- 2005 Batman Begins/The Dark Knight Batmobile
- 2005 Batman/Danger Girl Batmobile
- 2006 Legends of the Dark Knight #198 Batmobile
- 2006 Batman: Man-Bat Batmobile
- 2008 LEGO Batman Batmobile
- 2016 Batman v Superman Batmobile
- 2017 The LEGO Batman Movie Batmobile
- 2017 The LEGO Batman Movie Ultimate Batmobile
- Custom 1970 Batmobile (Hallmark)
- Custom 1995 Batmobile
- Phantom "Black Force" Batmobile
- The Fast and the Furious
- Fast & the Furious 1 (TF&TF) 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
- Fast & the Furious 1 (TF&TF) 1970 Dodge Charger
- Fast & the Furious 1 (TF&TF) Honda Civics
- Fast & the Furious 1 (TF&TF) Mazda RX-7
- Fast & the Furious 2 (2 Fast, 2 Furious) Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- Fast & the Furious 4 (Fast & Furious) 1970 Dodge Charger
- Fast & the Furious 5 (Fast Five) 1963 Ford Galaxie
- Fast & the Furious 5 (Fast Five) 1970 Dodge Charger
- Fast & the Furious 5 (Fast Five) Dodge Charger Rio Police
- Fast & the Furious 5 (Fast Five) Nissan GT-R (R35)
- Fast & the Furious 6 (Furious 6) 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona
- Fast & the Furious 7 (Furious 7) 1970 Dodge Charger
- Fast & the Furious 7 (Furious 7) 1970 Dodge Charger (Off-Road)
- Fast & the Furious 7 (Furious 7) 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda
- Fast & the Furious 7 (Furious 7) McLaren MP4-12C
- Fast & the Furious 7 (Furious 7) Toyota Supra
- Fast & the Furious 8 (Fate of the Furious) Plymouth GTX
- M.A.S.K.
- Transformers G1/G2 (1984 - 1995)
- G1 Bluestreak (Anime) - Datsun 280ZX
- G1 Bluestreak - Datsun 280ZX
- G1 Bumblebee - Volkswagen Beetle
- G1 Cliffjumper - Porsche 924
- G1 Hoist - Toyota Hilux Tow Truck
- G1 Hound - U.S. Army Jeep
- G1 Huffer - Yard Truck
- G1 Ironhide - Nissan Onebox Vanette
- G1 Jazz - Porsche 935
- G1 Mirage - Ligier Ford JS-11
- G1 Nightbeat - Porsche 959
- G1 Optimus Prime - Freightliner COE
- G1 Prowl - Datsun 280ZX Police Car
- G1 Ratchet - Nissan Onebox Ambulance
- G1 Red Alert - Lamborghini Countach
- G1 Road Rage - Chevrolet Corvette
- G1 Sideswipe - Lamborghini Countach
- G1 Siren - Mazda RX-7
- G1 Skids - Honda City Turbo
- G1 Smokescreen - Datsun 240Z Racing
- G1 Sunstreaker - Lamborghini Countach
- G1 Tracks - Chevrolet Corvette
- G1 Trailbreaker - Toyota Hilux
- G1 Wheeljack - Lancia Stratos Turbo
- G2 Firecracker - Lamborghini Diablo
- G2 Gearhead - NASCAR Thunderbird
- G2 Optimus Prime - Lamborghini Diablo
- G1 Road Rage - Chevrolet Corvette
- G2 Sideswipe - Lamborghini Diablo
- G2 Soundwave - NASCAR Thunderbird
- Transformers Post-G2 (1997 - Present)
- Beast Wars Grimlock - Velociraptor
- Machine Wars Prowl - F1 Racer
- Robots In Disguise Prowl - Lamborghini Diablo Police Car
- Robots In Disguise R.E.V. - Lamborghini Diablo
- Robots In Disguise Side Burn - Dodge Viper
- Robots In Disguise Sideways - Custom Motorcycle
- Robots In Disguise WARS - NASCAR Thunderbird
- Robots In Disguise X-Brawn - Mercedes ML320
- Armada Hot Shot - Audi TT Custom
- Armada Mini-Cons
- Armada Sideswipe - Nissan Skyline
- Energon Hot Shot - Aston Martin DB7
- Energon Ironhide - Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- Cybertron Cannonball - Dodge Magnum R/T
- Transformers Barricade - Saleen S281
- Transformers Bumblebee - Chevrolet Camaro
- Transformers Jazz - Pontiac Solstice
- Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee - Chevrolet Camaro
- Revenge of the Fallen Mudflap - Chevrolet Trax
- Revenge of the Fallen Sideswipe - Chevrolet Corvette
- Revenge of the Fallen Skids - Chevrolet Beat
- Dark of the Moon Leadfoot - NASCAR Impala
- Dark of the Moon Roadbuster - NASCAR Impala
- Age of Extinction Optimus Prime - Western Star 5700 OP
- Prime Bumblebee - Urbana 500
- Robots In Disguise Bumblebee - Sports Car
- Robots In Disguise Drift - Sports Car
- Robots In Disguise Sideswipe - Sports Car
- Other Car & Truck Models
- 1930s 3 window coupe hot rod
- 1958 Plymouth Fury street machine
- 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark
- 1964 Corvette Grand Sport #67
- 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1969 Dodge Charger Convertible
- 1969 Pontiac GTO modified "Supergoat"
- 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
- 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Redux
- 1986 Chevrolet Corvette NYPD pursuit
- 1986 Mercury Cougar
- 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe LAPD interceptor
- 1990 Lamborghini Diablo CHP pursuit
- 1992 SCCA Camaro Troy PD pursuit
- 1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 modified
- 1994 Chevrolet "Campbell's Soup" #35
- 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Pro Street Taxi
- 1998 BMW custom
- 1998 Chevrolet Corvette convertible
- 1998 Volkswagen Golf
- 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle #53
- 2000 Chrysler Concorde Blackhawk PD "road rage" cruiser
- 2001 BMW X5 SUV
- 2002 Ford Escape SUV
- 2004 Batman NASCAR Taurus set
- 2015 Rev Racing #4 Camry
- Custom Toys
- 1978 Corvette Transformer "Vector"
- Catwoman
- G1 Spychangers
- G1 Optimus Prime (Superdetailed)
- LEGO Model Team Optimus Prime
- LEGO Model Team Beachcomber
- "Mediabot" Custom Transformers
- Metallo
- Transformers Customs
- Transformers MP-23 Exhaust
- Star Wars Droids
- PvP Collector Dexter Jettster Custom
- "Quickbash" Custom Figures & Cars
- T-800 Model 235 Terminatrix
- Special Projects
- Diorama: "The Meeting"
- Diorama Vehicle: "Corvette" Fighter
- Diorama Vehicle: Crawler Super Duty Vehicle
- Diorama Vehicle: Ferrari Testarossa
- Diorama Vehicle: Ford Mustang
- Diorama Vehicle: KONGO Prototype
- Holiday 2000 - Black Force Batmobile
- Holiday 2001 - Monte Carlo SS
- Holiday 2002 - G1 Optimus Prime
- Holiday 2003 - Knight Rider KITT
- Holiday 2004 - 1968 Batmobile
- Holiday 2005 - 1/64 TV/Movie Cars
- Holiday 2006 - Retired Stock Car
- Holiday 2007 - 1/64 TV/Movie Cars II
- Holiday 2008 - 1/18 Death Proof Charger
- Holiday 2009 - 1/64 TV/Movie Cars III
- Holiday 2010 - Camaro Concept Pace Car
- Holiday 2011 - Generations Clamp Down
- Holiday 2012 - Baman Returns Batmobile & Catwoman
- Holiday 2013 - Masters of the Universe Battle Damaged Faker
- NYC 9/11/01
Thursday, December 31. 2020Anything Happens in that Five Minutes, I'm Yours No Matter What
Squeezing in one last model under the wire for 2020, not much to say beyond I'm glad it's done - both the year and the Drive Chevelle!
Thursday, December 24. 2020Happy Christmas to All, and to All a Good 'Nite!
A few years back, I wrote a piece on knockoffs. Since then my feelings haven't changed but the market has - on any given day, you could acquire any of a hundred different recasts of 1/24 scale figures. There's certainly an appeal in getting cheap figures, given where I am on the skill curve, but I still can't in good conscience go that route. So imagine how happy I was to find Fortnite stampers at the local CVS pharmacy: plenty of chances to try all sorts of different skin, clothing, and makeup effects with little cost and it's all above-board.
Saturday, December 12. 2020I'm Sorry, Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That
I've mentioned elsewhere that I have a history in traditional visual art, and still keep a ear to the ground in that world. So I was familiar with the development of Vantablack, its exclusive artistic licensing by Anish Kapoor, and the wonderfully spiteful response by Stuart Semple with Black 2.0 and Black 3.0. As someone who fully supported this response and wanted to support the artist, I tried to figure out how best to use such a paint. My first idea was Hotblack Desiato's "funeral ship" from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, but there are a bunch of other HHGttG ships that I wanted to get to first. But the space theme stuck, and I remembered another project I've been meaning to get to for some time...the Monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Saturday, November 14. 2020I Was a Dead, Alabaster Badass
This summer of bingewatching has led me to pick up some recent shows that were somewhere in the Netflix queue. One of those was iZombie, a fun show that manages to combine comedy and drama without getting too silly or dour. While there's not a lot of car action, there is the regular appearance of Det. Babineaux's Charger Pursuit and Motormax's diecast was a nice easy way to add it to my TV/movie collection.
Sunday, November 8. 2020Crank up Eloise!
I've been wanting to try out an ICM kit for a while now, after having seen some other builders' work on them and the general glowing reviews. Serendipity popped their Renault AG1 onto my radar, and I'm happy to find that the stories of their quality were not exaggerated.
Tuesday, November 3. 2020This is the World We Live In...and These are the Hands We're Given
Ah, 2020. The year of Covid-19, murder hornets, a U.S. presidential election, Brexit, worldwide civil unrest, record breaking wildfires, record-breaking hurricanes, dust storms...and a personal theme of building models based on remakes and adaptations. "Cover songs" certainly fit that idea, and few works seemed more appropriate for 2020 than the cover of "Land of Confusion" by Disturbed.
Saturday, October 24. 2020Come Find Me when You Wake Up
There have been several articles discussing the merits of Srt Rita Vrataski as a character. But few mention one of the subtler and (in my opinion) more telling bits of storytelling: her nicknames.
The more common one is "The Angel of Verdun," used for the various PR pushes throughout the movie as well as real-world articles discussing the character. The other is "Full Metal Bitch," used by fellow soldiers in the film and seldom acknowledged anywhere else thanks to the expletive. But that's the one I prefer to use. See, the PR push isn't her - that's the dancing monkey stuff that disheartened Captain America in The First Avenger. She's a soldier, and a good one. She's smart, tough, and someone who the rest of the armed forces look up to. They get to give her a nickname, not the self-centered marketing department that had to fall ass-backwards into honor. Sunday, October 18. 2020Behind the Headlights: Stinger Missiles
Much as I enjoyed Goldeneye, I have to agree with the people that felt the Z3 was wasted. When we all went to see it on its release, we brought along a friend who had never seen a Bond movie before...and even he vocalized disappointment at having a car sold so strongly being used so little. Fortunately, the franchise more than made up for this slight with the chase sequence from Tomorrow Never Dies.
Sunday, October 11. 2020Together, Session...GO!
A couple years ago, a discussion of weathering a military Jeep on the Model Cars Magazine forum included the throwaway comment "who ever heard of a clean Jeep?" The response, recognizing the humor but also noting reality, was "By God, the United States Army." I've tried to keep that in mind whenever I work on a military vehicle: if it's no longer an official vehicle, all bets are off...but if it's still in active service, it better be clean. Maybe some road dust, or a bit of wear and tear if it has seen a lot of use, but still generally clean. I applied that philosophy to Gourai and her WeGo: neither her armor nor the mech's chassis are pristine by any stretch, but both are limited to "scars received in the line of duty."
Saturday, September 26. 2020Good Luck with Your Future Ride, Space Man!
I've picked up a couple of Testors' "Lincoln Mint" diecast kits, but the Sex Drive GTO is the first time I've actually completed one. Assuming it was a fair example of them, they're...OK. Not bad enough that I want to sell off the others I have, but not good enough for me to seek out more. It makes a pretty decent display item, at least.
Saturday, September 19. 2020TERRA FIRMA, The Woman from PLANET EARTH
After making my Zone Rider, I wanted to give myself a little push and see if I could do more with a figure than paint and part omission. The result was Terra Firma, and while there's still a lot of room for improvement I think I finally understand the challenge of figure painting.
Saturday, September 12. 2020Yee, You Got Some City Miles on You...
Men in Black remains one of my favorite comic-based movies, even if the franchise it launched hasn't retained the quality of the first. Still, #3 was pretty solid in no small part thanks to Josh Brolin, and it was nice to see that his Agent K was driving a blue oval even back in the day.
Friday, September 11. 2020A Scene from MoonstruckBut New York is also home to over eight million people, living lives on a much smaller scale than the city itself. Moonstruck was such a story, focusing on two families and their intertwined lives. Not as gang members or part of some syndicate, just as people. It was still a uniquely New York tale - the city was arguably as much a cast member as Cher or Nicolas Cage - but it was not the malevolent force so often seen in films. Among the scenes showing this softer side of New York were several shots of the full moon over Manhattan, with the Trade Center standing tall among the other buildings. See more scenes ➡Saturday, August 29. 2020I Want a Car...Chicks Dig the Car
I've talked a fair bit about bad movies here...unappreciated brilliance, goofy but enjoyable, and true stinkers. But there is one more subset, and it's one where I feel legitimately bad for the people involved: the bad movie with spectacular production. The kind of movie that clearly had some very talented people do some amazing work on the sets, props, and general universe, only to have the finished film drop the ball. Think Ghost in the Shell or Mortal Engines. Or, in today's case, Batman & Robin. Fans still joke about the costume with its Bat-Nipples, but no one has said that they hated it because it was badly done. Clearly, the production team went all-in to create the best looking movie they could...it just couldn't stick the landing (thanks, studio interference).
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