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model-cars

Product review: GX Racers

August 25, 2009

The FedEx guy came today and it was like Christmas came early (isn’t it always?) as we opened the box from Jakks Pacific bearing media fleet vehicles. Of course these weren’t our usual media fleet vehicles, these are much smaller. The new GX Racers line of cars are so new that even my super observant [...]

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Cruising in miniature

June 6, 2009

Sometimes cruise night isn’t all about the big toys. Sometimes, the big boys toys are a tiny bit tiny but their owners still want to show them off. At cruise night earlier this week, one fellow brought out his collection of diecasts for all to see. Pretty cool stuff.
Gallery after the break

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RC cars rediscovered thanks to Durham RC

September 22, 2008

Part of the fun of being a Dad is that as my boys get older, they are getting interested in the same things I was at their age. I was into slot cars and now they are too. There were always RC planes around the house when I was growing up, bit I wasn’t much [...]

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The Garage hits the slots

July 28, 2008

On our recent trip to Lime Rock, I had hoped to bring something cool home for the kids, just like any good Dad is supposed to do. What was I going to pick up? Who knew. Until of course I was taking some respite from the sun while poking about in the Driving Impressions store [...]

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Miniature Volvos on Display at Essen

April 5, 2007

There was a time, growing up when I built a model car or plane every couple of weeks. As my work improved, I discovered that my detail skills were sadly lacking. I tried and tried, but my hands just weren’t steady enough to get the little stuff right. About the best work I did was [...]

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Coop Builds Cool Gasser Models

February 19, 2007

Like many of you, I spent hours and hours of my youth building plastic models from Revell, AMT and the like. Later, I gravitated towards the more detailed kits from Tamiya. Then, gradually life caught up with me and all my model building supplies sat on a shelf, never to see light again. The 8 [...]

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