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Here We Go To Keep the World Happy

Tuesday, December 31. 2019
Ending 2019 with a biggie, both literally and personally as it comes from a book that I've read more times than I can remember: Fahrenheit 451. That wraps up my year-long tribute to books, comics, and other art, but I have something planned for 2020 that won't stray too far!

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For Many, Many Years It's Been...Waiting Here All Along

Saturday, December 21. 2019
As of this writing, I have over 350 pop culture-themed model cars on this web site...but until now, not a single one from a "Z" title. No Zombieland? No Zoolander? Well, that's now been fixed with the Subaru 360 Deluxe from Zessyaka!

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My Car Looks Normal at First Glance...

Friday, December 13. 2019
With just a couple of weeks before the end of the year, I figured I ought to work on some quick-turn projects in the interest of getting as many models finished as possible. So of course I choose one that comes out of the box with working suspension, photoetch details, and a custom candy paint job. Sometimes I doubt my decision-making abilities...

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"Garbage Pail Kids Cards Have All the Marks of a 'Vindictive Act'"

Wednesday, December 4. 2019
The above quote is taken directly from a May 1986 article exploring the backlash to the then red-hot phenomenon that was the Garbage Pail Kids. I'm not sure whether seeing this same outrage repeat itself every few years better demonstrates how kids are always dumb and rebellious, or how adults are always dumb and panicky. Good times either way.

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