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Scarface Cadillac in 1/24 & 1/64

Tuesday, May 30. 2006
Scarface Cadillac

Jada has just announced great news for anyone who was hoping to see their Scarface Cadillac in more than just 1/18 scale. According to their latest press release, the Cadillac will be released in 1/24 and 1/64 and Tony's '68 Impala will be available in 1/64. All three cars are to have Tony Montana figures with them, and are due out this July.

To read more and see all the pictures, visit Jada's official site.

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Cool New Site

Sunday, May 28. 2006
I got an e-mail suggesting I visit Vintage plastic today. It's a pretty cool site, and looks like it has some great potential (a lot of the areas are still being filled in at the moment). You should definitely check it out, my favorite part so far is the buildup section of the discussion area. (yes, despite the lack of buildup tutorials on my own site, I really like them).

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Speeding Bullitt

Monday, May 22. 2006
I've been getting bogged down with long-term projects lately (yes, I'm stil working on the resin GTO...this weekend involved some extensive refitting of th grilles and rear bumper before they would mate up properly to the body). So to take a break, I put together the '68 Mustang from Bullitt. I used Revell's prepainted diecast kit, which may be considered "cheating," but it was a fun little build. I still had to make some modifications, like getting rid of the solid front axle, adding brakes, and using BMF for the trim. The whole thing went from new-in-box to finished model in a very short time, and overall I'm happy with how it looks. Maybe next weekend I'll tackle the Charger from the same movie.

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Pixar's Cars

Thursday, May 11. 2006
Lightning McQueen

Pixar's Cars toys have started arriving in stores, and I saw the first of the 1/24 diecasts tonight. Mater was OK, but Lightning McQueen was definitely cool enough to pick up. The paint is nice & glossy, the markings are all bright & clear, and the windows are actually translucent - a nice touch. The scale actually looks pretty good for a cartoon car, too - a little "stout," but it definitely fits in well with other 1/24 replicas. All he really needs is some detail work around the mouth, eyes, exhaust pipes, lug nuts, etc...all the little stuff that often can't be done on a mass-produced piece.

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Delays, delays...

Wednesday, May 10. 2006
Wow, I just noticed that it had been a month since my last posting here. Not that I've been slacking off - if you haven't yet, check out the major news going on at my other site, The History of the Batmobile. All-new toy section plus a new trivia contest where you can win this:



I've also nearly finished the '69 GTO (the chassis fit was more of a problem than I expected, but that's taken care of now), and have a few other things on the bench that are nearly ready to go. More updates coming soon!

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