Automotive Artist: Marcello Gandini Born in Turin, Marcello Gandini began designing for now-legendary marque Lamborghini early in their history as head of Bertone. As the designer behind the legendary Miura and Countach, Gandini has solidified his position as one of the great designers in automotive history. Automotive Legend: Giorgetto Giugiaro Sponsored by Hagerty Insurance […]
Brands are a big part of diecast collecting. Collectors and entrepreneurs in this hobby are always following their passions to create and share great cars, models and products with the community at large. Here’s our Class of 2019, featuring the new category of Content Creator. Automotive Brand of the Year: McLaren Started by New […]
And here they are, the winning models from 1/87 Scale to 1/8 Scale, from construction models to farm toys and from models kits to slot cars! 1/8th – 1/12th Scale: Minichamps 1971 Porsche 917K 1/18th Scale: Volvo P1800 by DNA Collectibles Sponsored By The Hamilton Collection 1/24th – 1/25th Scale: PhillyMint Dodge […]
Hundreds of collectors made their voices heard in the 2019 Model Car Hall of Fame. The votes are in, and soon we’ll be debuting another esteemed class – the biggest ever – with 26 categories. We’ll be announcing the winners with articles here on our sites, videos on our Youtube Channel, and posts on our […]
One More Week! All the best cars, brands and people of 2019. Hundreds of your fellow collectors have chosen theirs. Want to see your favorites win this year? Take just a minute to follow the links below and submit your picks! Here’s where you vote You can vote on who gets inducted right here […]
Inductee Larry Wood is a huge figure in the diecast world. As designer for Hot Wheels, Larry penned some of the brand’s most iconic designs, like the Bone Shaker. For his work, we inducted Larry into the Model Car Hall of Fame in 2009 as Model Car Designer and again in 2011. Larry has since […]
Tom Daniel an industrial designer by trade, is probably one of the most popular model designers around. With over 75 of his designs being manufactured as scale model kits. Here is a great video compilation from maxsmodels.
John Greaves is the winner of our MCHOF Showcase Contest, speeding past the competition with his impressive collection of 1/18th scale models. Greaves recently paired down his collection of Hot Wheels Redlines from 120 models, holding on to favorites such as his Highway 61 Fred Gibb 427, Billy The Kid Challenger and the 1/12th Kyosho […]
ENTER THROUGH MARCH! We’re extending our Showcase Contest through March 31st. After 3 weeks or 1000 submissions, we’ll close entry and judge your submissions starting March 31st. Shelby American Collection President Steve Volk will join us to help choose the best all-around showcase and once a winner is determined, we’ll announce the results on April […]
