Memorial Day 2011
Sunday, May 29. 2011
Death Proof Charger
Tuesday, May 24. 2011
Thanks to Michael Lester for first posting this on Facebook; these cars are currently available (unpackaged) at Tractor Supply Company stores. It's a straight repaint of Ertl's General Lee diecast, but looks much better in black.
New Entertainment-Themed Diecasts at Entertainment Earth
Monday, May 16. 2011
Entertainment Earth has just posted several new 1/24 entertainment-themed vehicles, now available for pre-order:
- Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am
- Bullitt 1968 Mustang GT
- Capitol Records 1955 Ford Thunderbird Celebrity Vehicle
- 1930 Armored Cadillac (Al Capone's car)
Press Release: DUB Magazine and Toy State Team up to Bring "DUB Style" Back to the Toy Aisle
Wednesday, May 4. 2011
NORWOOD, Mass., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DUB Magazine™, the authority on custom car culture, has teamed up with Toy State®, the leading manufacturer and innovator of lights and sound toy vehicles, to roll out an exciting new line of toys under the DUB Garage™ brand.
DUB Garage is specially designed for the new generation of car enthusiasts, ages 6 and up. Each toy will capture DUB's signature wide-body styling and distinctive Dropstars™ and TIS (Twenty Inches Strong)™ rim designs, along with Toy State's best-in-class lights and sounds play features to create a truly dynamic line of toy vehicles. Design details such as customized ring headlights, realistic Pirelli® tire treads, Eibach® lowering kits and Borla® exhaust sounds will bring additional fun and authenticity to the line.
"Toy State is very excited about collaborating with DUB," said Will Coleburn, Senior Vice President of Toy State. "I'm confident the combination of DUB's signature style and reputation as the leader in custom car design with Toy State's best-in-class lights and sound toy features will create the most fun and authentic toy cars on the market."
DUB has designed nearly 300 vehicles for "A-List" celebrities since 2000, including Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Shaquille O'Neal, and David Beckham. They operate the DUB Show Tour, drawing nearly 500,000 attendees annually, and will be launching their own TV show, The DUB Magazine Project, premiering July 10 on MTV2. Each episode will include a DUB Garage segment, featuring a behind the scenes look at DUB's celebrity vehicle projects.
"DUB Magazine is partnering with Toy State because of their ground breaking toy design, innovation and manufacturing quality," said Myles Kovacs, president and co-founder of DUB Magazine. "The DUB Garage product line is taking DUB toys to the next level. I can guarantee you, that the all-new DUB Garage toy cars will inspire the next generation of car enthusiasts, and add much needed excitement to the toy world."
DUB Garage toys will be available beginning in October at major US retailers.
DUB Garage is specially designed for the new generation of car enthusiasts, ages 6 and up. Each toy will capture DUB's signature wide-body styling and distinctive Dropstars™ and TIS (Twenty Inches Strong)™ rim designs, along with Toy State's best-in-class lights and sounds play features to create a truly dynamic line of toy vehicles. Design details such as customized ring headlights, realistic Pirelli® tire treads, Eibach® lowering kits and Borla® exhaust sounds will bring additional fun and authenticity to the line.
"Toy State is very excited about collaborating with DUB," said Will Coleburn, Senior Vice President of Toy State. "I'm confident the combination of DUB's signature style and reputation as the leader in custom car design with Toy State's best-in-class lights and sound toy features will create the most fun and authentic toy cars on the market."
DUB has designed nearly 300 vehicles for "A-List" celebrities since 2000, including Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Shaquille O'Neal, and David Beckham. They operate the DUB Show Tour, drawing nearly 500,000 attendees annually, and will be launching their own TV show, The DUB Magazine Project, premiering July 10 on MTV2. Each episode will include a DUB Garage segment, featuring a behind the scenes look at DUB's celebrity vehicle projects.
"DUB Magazine is partnering with Toy State because of their ground breaking toy design, innovation and manufacturing quality," said Myles Kovacs, president and co-founder of DUB Magazine. "The DUB Garage product line is taking DUB toys to the next level. I can guarantee you, that the all-new DUB Garage toy cars will inspire the next generation of car enthusiasts, and add much needed excitement to the toy world."
DUB Garage toys will be available beginning in October at major US retailers.
Fast Five Review
Sunday, May 1. 2011
Despite having the best combination of characters in the Fast/Furious series, Fast Five probably marks the biggest departure from the original concept. Although the main elements are all there, the focus has shifted and the movie turns out to be much more of an Italian Job-style movie than a Fast and the Furious sequel.
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