Happy Saturday, race fans and nostalgia nerds! Craving some new matieral that rekindles that childhood Saturday morning fun with a tire shredding twist? I got you covered! I recently floated the idea of doing a small series of posts of “fan fiction” stories based on some of our favorite Saturday Morning memories! Now, I’m aContinue reading “Drag City’s Saturday Morning Time Machine – Installment 1: Scooby Doo | “The Phantom Racer Rides Again””
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DIORAMA DETAILS – Choosing A Ride for a Day at the Track!
“Es Ay Tee You Are Dee Ay Why…night!” So sang the Bay City Rollers with a Billboard #1 hit in 1975, and that year is going to be significant to tonight’s post. I’ll tell you why in a bit, but yeah, I’m posting LATE tonight, dear readers! Usually, my weekend posts drop in the morning,Continue reading “DIORAMA DETAILS – Choosing A Ride for a Day at the Track!”
Dodge Rampage: The Little Truck that Couldn’t
Welcome to the very first “Modelo En Bofus” post at thunderjeheaven.com! For the launch of this “column” I’m putting the spotlight on an oddity of the domestic industry from the early 1980s, one which, despite its short span in the marketplace, still managed to become the subject of a Hot Wheels model…one that has receivedContinue reading “Dodge Rampage: The Little Truck that Couldn’t”
Hot Wheels @ 1:1 – “All Your Fantasies Come True!” … Well… Sort Of…
“I was walking on the street about 10:30 at night A lot of people go to bed around here at 10:30 at night And, well, I was walking along when suddenly These jocks in this bright blue pickup drove up It had KC lights, tractor tires, everything but the CB It was a life-size HotContinue reading “Hot Wheels @ 1:1 – “All Your Fantasies Come True!” … Well… Sort Of…”
The Week In Die-Cast
Welp, another Wednesday, another frenetic week (actually, 2!) of Hot Wheels hunting! And a few Matchboxes and a Johnny Lightning, as well! While nothing major has changed at the track, there are a couple of very small updates to the diorama I’ll point out here while spending more time looking at the stuff that didn’tContinue reading “The Week In Die-Cast”