For evolving into a fun car company that also makes more mainstream offerings, Toyota is the 2022 Automotive Brand of the Year for the Model Car Hall of Fame.
Tomica/Tomy has been one of the most resilient brands of model cars over the past several decades. Their ability to make basic toy cars in 1/64, along with more detailed collector models and highly-detailed plastic kits puts them in good graces with everyone from toddlers to adult hobbyists. The Takaratomy website, based in Japan is […]
John Kuvakas of My Take, a devoted diecast collector, really appreciates the detail and care that goes into creating accurately scaled models. For his attention to detail about, well, detail, he is the Model Car Hall of Fame’s Content Creator of the Year for 2022.
Brooklin Models will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2024, which is a long time, but for them, it feels kind of short. As they approach that milestone, The Model Car Hall of Fame thought they would be a good choice as Historic Brand of the Year for 2022.
Every year the Model Car Hall of Fame inducts brands that have made huge contributions to diecast collecting, whether they made a big new splash or have historic innovators for decades. Here are this year’s Inductees. Brooklin Models – Historic Brand of the Year Since their roots in the early 197s0s making 1930s-1960s American cars […]
Scalectrix covers all the bases with their Blues Brothers Dodge Monaco Police Car slot car. This bad cop ride is the Model Car Hall of Fame’s Slot Car of the Year for 2022.
Tthe spirit of creativity that resulted in some of the batshit crazy custom designs of the ’60s era cannot be replicated. So the Model Car Hall of Fame bestows the honor of Model Kit of the Year for 2022 to the revival MPC Californian Toronado.
We’re just back from the Petersen Automotive Museum Diecast Social event and we had an incredible time! We’ll have a full report with photos coming soon but it’s safe to say the event is off to an amazing start and we’re certain it’s going to become one of THE keystone events of the diecast collecting […]
One of the diecast world’s most exciting events is rebranding! Since 2018, the Singapore Diecast Expo has been bringing the diecast collecting community in the east together with huge success. Now, having just marked the first ever Hot Wheels Collectors Convention Singapore, held in conjunction with the 2026 SDE, the organizers have announced a new […]
The latest issue of Castheads Magazine has just dropped. This issue is a tribute to all things Fast & Furious, marking 25 years of the franchise, and is packed with tie-in diecast, history, images and more! Download your copy here.
