Did you know? “If you’ve ever seen a picture of a World War II Jeep with brown paint between the points of its “invasion star,” you might have assumed it was just an aesthetic touch. But it was much more than that: the paint was there to keep soldiers safe. Here’s how. The paint’s purpose was to […]

Thanks for the heads up and great photos, “Dale W.” The new re-release of Charlie Checker is technically a variant but personally, I will not count it as a variant. Basically, it’s a slightly different shade of yellow tail-light … doesn’t really pass the 4-foot rule (can you see it from 4 feet away?) It’s […]

Money mag has made a nice budget for you if you decide you want to motor west on Route 66.

Have a Safe & Fun 4th of July.

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti has taken an interesting series of photos of kids around the world and their toys … you can check them out at his website HERE. And Lightning McQueen is FAMOUS the world over … it seems ever kid who collects/prizes their cars/diecasts has a Lightning. 🙂 Er, just like us. 🙂 (Fiorentino, Italy) […]

Holy crap, that’s terrifying … And fascinating … The USGA calls it a “boat’ of lava … maybe to the river Styx. A post shared by Mileka Lincoln (@milekalincoln) on Jun 28, 2018 at 1:00am PDT And here’s one with people walking around (I’m sure I dropped my key here) A post shared by Mileka […]

Toys R Us – CLOSED. Even if the “name/brand” comes back, it won’t be the same … Thanks “tiz”  

Scott Park’s fun Pixar’s Pizza Planet Truck (known to CARS fans as Todd) as a Mad Max vehicle … You can check out his other fun movie-pop culture autos HERE.

Takara Tomy which has the CARS license in Japan is actually selling Mattel Mini Racers this time around … there are a couple posters. (Right click to download the full size)

The LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator is pretty amazing. LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator 42055 LEGO Power Functions such as forward and reverse driving, rotating bucket wheel, moving conveyor belt and rotating superstructure The largest LEGO Technic set ever made LEGO Technic building toys are compatible with all LEGO construction sets for creative building Bucket Wheel […]