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Transformer News

David Willis has posted some photos from Hasbro's Transformers SDCC panel. From the looks of things, both the Animated and Universe lines have some great figures on the horizon. Yu can check out his photos here.

In other TF news, IDW showed images of a S15-based Tuner called "Drift". As a sucker for realistic alt modes, I'm really hoping that this one makes it to toy form (even better if they can somehow add him to the Binaltech/Alternator series). You can see the images of Drift here.

KITT Revealed at SDCC

NBC unveiled the newest look for KITT at the San Diego Comic Con:



The new series is slated to premiere Wednesday, September 24 at 8/7c. You can read more about it and see more photoss from the 'con on NBC's web site.

2010 Camaro Unveiled

The final production model of the 2010 Camaro has been officially unveiled, with assembly of the first cars scheduled to begin February 16, 2009. It looks good, essentially unchanged from what we saw of the concept car and Bumblebee:



You can watch a video of the unveiling on GM's site.

Da-dun dun dun DUN...da-dun dun dun DUN...

Terminator 2: Judgment Day hit number 1 in my "All Time Favorite Movies" list when I first saw it on the big screen 17 years ago, and it pretty much stayed there ever since. There are a lot of close contenders, but nostalgia always edges them out by a hair and T2 remains. I've finally gotten a chance to pay tribute to the film in 1/24 scale, with a model of Schwarzenegger's Harley-Davidson Fat Boy.

And if you haven't seen it yet, the teaser trailer for Terminator: Salvation is available here.

The Dark Knight Review (WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS)

It's not too often that a movie lives up to it's own hype. And The Dark Knight had a lot to live up to, not only with the ad campaign but with the general critical and fan acclaim it has been receiving (as I write this, it's holding a 94% rating at RottenTomatoes.com). Fortunately, this is one of those films that meets and in some cases still manages to surpass what you go in hoping for.

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Gotham meets Cybertron

Dick Dean


Dick Dean
1933 - 2008


Chevy Volt in Transformers 2



In article posted on Motor Trend, there is a brief note that the near-production-ready Volt will be making an appearance in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. No word yet as to whether it will be a character or not.


Revell KIT Promo (July 2008)

The Top Ten Coolest Car Stunts

A good race/chase sequence is always welcome, but sometimes one good stunt is all you need. Something beyond the regular screeching around corners, jumping curbs, and high speeds. Something that makes you reconsider what's possible with four wheels, and wish - just for a moment - that your daily driver had a bit more kick so you could try it out.

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Independence Day 2008

Bourne to Run

Yes, it's a terrible pun. Just be glad I didn't wait until tomorrow and use "Bourne on the Fourth of July."

Anyway, I recently finished off the resilient little car from the first Bourne movie and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I don't often do banged-up models, but it was a fun build and something I'd like to do again in the near future. You can check out the finished car here.