Whether faithful recreations of full scale cars or wild, one-off imagined dream machines, model cars are a space for designers to really flex their creativity. Here’s this year’s nominees  for Model Car Designer of the Year as chosen by you and our Selection Committee. Vote for Model Car Designer

There’s something special about building models. With a set of new parts, fresh paint, the right tools and a little creativity, model kits can really come to life and some folks’ can really excel. Here’s this year’s nominees  for Model Builder as chosen by you and our Selection Committee. Vote for Model Builder of the […]

Some people out there see cars as a canvass, and work to take the best work of manufacturers and create something even more unique, wild and cool. Where would we be without these Customizers? Here’s this year’s nominees as chosen by you and our Selection Committee. Vote for Model Car Customizer

Even today in the age of computer aided design, cars (and their model siblings) still start with a pen and paper. Automotive art and design is an area filled with as much talent and passion as racing and building, and many great artists have propelled automotive style in ways that few others could have imagined.  […]

Cars get us around, but building, driving and owning them can be a labor of love. There’s some folks out there whose talent and passion for the automobile makes an outsize impact, breaking records, defining style or creating something new. These folks become Automotive Legends. Here’s this year’s nominees as chosen by you and our […]

When it comes to models and diecast, we all know the established players, but there’s a ton of great small or new (or new-er) brands to the scene that often have a different take on what makes a cool model car. Let’s hear it for our Novice Model brands! Here’s the nominees as chosen by […]

Customization is what truly transformers cars from beautiful produced machines to unique, personalized creations. There’s no shortage of folks out there who have an interest in helping us create exactly what we’re looking for in our cars, but who does it best? That’s what we’re here to find out with Supplier Brand of the Year, […]

When it comes to picking up diecast there’s no shortage of options, but some dealers standout for going the extra mile in getting us those sweet model cars. Here’s the nominees as chosen by you and our Selection Committee. Vote for Model Car Dealer of the Year      

We all love seeing the latest and greatest model cars. Whether it’s our own, a fellow collectors display at a convention, or cars for sale at a swap meet, it’s hard not to spend inordinate amounts of time checking them out. Youtube has allowed millions to see and follow many more cars than any of […]

Over the past dozen years, the premium small scale diecast market has seen some stiff competition. M2 Machines, one of those companies, has filled a niche with realistic castings of older cars in both stock and custom variants. M2’s V.P. of Product Development, Sean Taylor, has been with them since their beginning in 2007.  Taylor’s […]