Tag Archives: vintage

I got more than I bargained for with this one! I bought this recent release of the ‘70 Mustang FB on a whim; I was not in any way seeking another copy of this body, but I happened upon it at such a bargain price, and I thought it looked so good in this color,Continue reading “NEW BUILDS: “White Lightning” is in the Gunsight!”

This nicely styled and very accurate recreation of the famous Sox & Martin Hemi dragster is by far the easiest version to find of the Model Motoring Plymouth GTX body. Most versions of this car are very hard to come by; although they have been recently reissued as kits, the finished cars with the fineContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ’67 Plymouth GTX Hemi “Sox & Martin””

The iconic Minilite wheel, originally designed for the Mini Cooper in 1962, has made its debut in the HO slot car world, thanks to Vincent Wheel in Germany. A blogger tests the new wheels on their renovated blue Cheetah car, appreciating the design and planning to order more for their collection.

It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote a post about moving the Road Crew Uptown with some expensive cars. Well, that ol’ wheel has rolled around again, because this post is the opposite! So, what do you do when you have a small group of rough, scrap-built early Thunderjet 500 closed rivet chassis sittingContinue reading “Road Crew Expansion: Downgrades Ahead!”

The Corvette Grand Sport must surely be one of the most exciting “footnotes” in the history of sports cars. As many enthusiasts likely know, only 5 of the real thing were built, but there are many reproductions out there, some so carefully built that only a real expert could tell them from one of thoseContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: Grand MASTER Sport!”