Your Humble Blogger made sure to dress appropriately for this trip!
Surfing the web at the office toward the end of last week revealed that MiJo Exclusives Die-Casts had released a whole slew of new sets of 1:64 figurines in their awesome “American Diorama” series. Well then, gotta have those! And where else to get them locally but Colorado Diecast! So last weekend, one of my buddies and I decided to pile into his 4-Runner, crank up “First Wave” on Sirius Radio, and make that trip down the 470 toll road that rings around the outskirts of Denver, passing through still-snow covered fields to arrive in Parker.
That I get this excited about a trip to the Waffle House shows that its the simple pleasures that I enjoy most!
Of course, we had to start with lunch at the Waffle House, cuz you know you can’t pass one of those without stopping! But once sated, we headed over to this shop I’ve profiled before, and sure enough, they had every new American Diorama set I was looking for in-stock! I bought almost all of them-I think I passed on only 3 because I wanted to leave something for the next trip!-and I picked up 4 or 5 new cars as well!
So check out these new arrivals, and take a look at the all the wild new activity in place at and around the track!
Over in the camping area of the infield-where people are up to all manner of activity!-a couple of race fans tailgate both in and beside the ’66 El Camino that towed their camper, complete with folding lounge chair and jumbo cooler!LEFT: Gold race-prepped Lamborghini Miura waits for its turn to run right up by the starting gate area of the paddock LEFT: rare Alfa Romeo “Stradale” noses through the crowded inspection area trying to find a place to wait to be cleared to head to the paddockMaking an entrance and turning heads; this couple decided to take their late 50’s BMW 507 roadster to the track. You might not see such a rare car out on public roads today but in 1986, in SoCal, you could have…especially for car enthusiasts going to a racing event. Thing is, no matter how rare and beautiful that classic roadster is, they’re still going to have trouble finding a place to park it!
Badass chopper rider finds a parking space in the overcrowded lot because he can squeeze into it!
Only recently set-up and profiled just a few days ago, an improvement to the “tableau” outside the Drag-O-Way Motel now shows the hapless porter unloading even more bags from the trunk of our iron matron’s Lincoln; fortunately he now has a cart to help himCA health nuts! There’s always a bike rider and a jogger with her dog out enjoying the California sun!Probably not a lot of enjoyment here for these two waiting outside the accident ward at Wardglenn General, however, one has to wonder if the dude on the left isn’t a fed, considering his threads and demeanor…Merging onto a freeway with a ramp this short can be nerve wracking, but its a safe bet this couple’s ’72 Corvette has the torque and power needed to move out!And out on the highway, a well-heeled couple who decided to take a cruise in their classic ’57 T-Bird got a little surprise when the driver said “Let me show you what she can do!” There was no outrunning that trooper’s brand new 5.0 Mustang LX; hopefully he’ll let them off with a warning.
So there’s the latest dramatic episodes from Wardglenn California on a sunny spring day in 1986! This little town is getting crowded; there must be a big race right around the corner, because, ya know, the excitement never stops at DRAG CITY!
3 thoughts on “The Diorama POPS After An Impromptu Jaunt to Colorado Die-Cast!”
First wave is my favorite channel on that station. These are some really cool diorama figures and I’m not familiar with that brand. I hadn’t looked to see if they offered any other sizes. I really do enjoy reading your tableau’s, they are charming and bring a smile to my face.
First wave is my favorite channel on that station. These are some really cool diorama figures and I’m not familiar with that brand. I hadn’t looked to see if they offered any other sizes. I really do enjoy reading your tableau’s, they are charming and bring a smile to my face.