2013 Year in Review
Thursday, January 2. 2014
2014 is off to a cold and snowy start, making this the perfect (if unintended) time to look back at some of the highs and lows from the past year.
After the lull that was 2012, car movies were back with a vengeance in 2013, starting right in January with The Last Stand. Fast & Furious 6, Turbo, Red 2, Rush, and Machete Kills followed, making sure we were never at a loss for four-wheeled action. There were even several great vehicles in non-car movies: the Ripsaw and El Camino in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the Freightliner in Snitch, and the Deusenberg in The Great Gatsby were all welcome additions. We even got to see some familiar faces with the Oldsmobile Delta 88 in the remake of Evil Dead and the park vehicles in the re-release of Jurassic Park.
There was some sad news in the world of car movies, too, with the sudden passing of Paul Walker in November. We also said goodbye to Roger Ebert, Annette Funicello, Jonathan Winters, Richard LeParmentier, Ray Harryhausen, Dean Jeffries, Jean Stapleton, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina, Eileen Brennan, Karen Black, Marcia Wallace, and Hal Needham.
I had some pretty decent success in getting projects finished, including the Vampire Van, Firecracker, Optimus Prime, Paprika Aston Martin, the Slicer, Slingshot, Piranha, Indiana Jones' motorcycle with sidecar, Bumblebee, WARS, the Three Stooges' truck, the Last Stand Camaro, RAM, the Megafault Dodge pickup, Jimmy Neutron's rocket, the Karate Corvette, the Tumbler, Manta, Stinger, Supercar, the Batman and Batman Returns Batmobiles, and Bond vehicles from Dr. No and From Russia with Love. I also added several more reviews and more videos, and expect to further expand everything in 2014!
Moebius, Revell, and Round 2 continue to crank out some great classic and all-new kits, and all three made an appearance for the first time ever at NYCC. We also saw some cool new products from companies like LEGO and Mega, and GoldieBlox, one of the coolest new companies to hit the market, is continuing to grow.
All in all, 2013 was a great year for fans and hobbyists - here's hoping 2014 will be even better!
After the lull that was 2012, car movies were back with a vengeance in 2013, starting right in January with The Last Stand. Fast & Furious 6, Turbo, Red 2, Rush, and Machete Kills followed, making sure we were never at a loss for four-wheeled action. There were even several great vehicles in non-car movies: the Ripsaw and El Camino in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the Freightliner in Snitch, and the Deusenberg in The Great Gatsby were all welcome additions. We even got to see some familiar faces with the Oldsmobile Delta 88 in the remake of Evil Dead and the park vehicles in the re-release of Jurassic Park.
There was some sad news in the world of car movies, too, with the sudden passing of Paul Walker in November. We also said goodbye to Roger Ebert, Annette Funicello, Jonathan Winters, Richard LeParmentier, Ray Harryhausen, Dean Jeffries, Jean Stapleton, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina, Eileen Brennan, Karen Black, Marcia Wallace, and Hal Needham.
I had some pretty decent success in getting projects finished, including the Vampire Van, Firecracker, Optimus Prime, Paprika Aston Martin, the Slicer, Slingshot, Piranha, Indiana Jones' motorcycle with sidecar, Bumblebee, WARS, the Three Stooges' truck, the Last Stand Camaro, RAM, the Megafault Dodge pickup, Jimmy Neutron's rocket, the Karate Corvette, the Tumbler, Manta, Stinger, Supercar, the Batman and Batman Returns Batmobiles, and Bond vehicles from Dr. No and From Russia with Love. I also added several more reviews and more videos, and expect to further expand everything in 2014!
Moebius, Revell, and Round 2 continue to crank out some great classic and all-new kits, and all three made an appearance for the first time ever at NYCC. We also saw some cool new products from companies like LEGO and Mega, and GoldieBlox, one of the coolest new companies to hit the market, is continuing to grow.
All in all, 2013 was a great year for fans and hobbyists - here's hoping 2014 will be even better!
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