DCX Expo - March 20-21 2010
“Big Lou” Tanahara lends design talents to Johnny Lightning

“Big Lou” Tanahara lends design talents to Johnny Lightning

Diecast designer and artist, Luis Tanahara has worked in many places over the course of his career. His designs can be found on a variety of Hot Wheels and he virtually built Jada Toy’s diecast line from the ground up. Of course, these days he’s the creative force behind The Sledster and The Custom Crew [...]

SUPCON2010: Customs Contest – Amateur Class

The Amateur Customizers at the 2010 DiecastSpace Super Convention certainly brought their "A" game when it cam to this year’s entries. Many of the pieces stood out at approaching Pro level. There’s no doubt that you’ll see many of these customizers at the Pro level very soon. Enjoy!
Amateur Mild Customs:

Amateur Spicy Customs:

Amateur Wild Customs:

Amateur Customs [...]

In the Stores: Jada Toys (Feb/Mar 2010)

In the Stores: Jada Toys (Feb/Mar 2010)

Here’s a look at some of the latest Jada products that will be appearing in stores and online.* Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page and we’ll update the list to your credit!
Jada, a company I find very hard to get new information on, has released Wave 12 [...]

GMP’s 1:18 scale “Tin Indian”

GMP’s 1:18 scale “Tin Indian”

GMP Diecast just recently announced the upcoming release of their 1:18 scale rendition of the famous drag racing Pontiac known as the “Tin Indian.” They share the background on the car as:
“The Tin Indian name is synonymous with drag racing and it’s glory days. For most drag racing teams of the day there was [...]

SUPCON2010: Customs Contest – Large Scale, Dioramas & Display Only

The Customs Contest at the 2010 DiecastSpace Super Convention was packed full of great creations broken up into a wide variety of categories. This first post features photos sets from the Large Scale, Diorama and Display Only categories. Enjoy!
Large Scale Customs:

Diorama Customs:

Display Only Customs:

Shelby Drag Bus by Chris Walker from Alien Projects

Shelby Drag Bus by Chris Walker from Alien Projects

Chris Walker has been a busy boy. Not only did he produce several of the excellent event cars at the recent 2010 DiecastSpace Super Convention while launching the first run of his new Dreamliner casting, but he also managed to produce a limited run of “Shelby authorized” VW Drag Buses.
Up until now, these pieces [...]

Diecast Stories: Convention Do’s and Don’ts, Part 2

Diecast Stories: Convention Do’s and Don’ts, Part 2

In Part 2 of my series on “Do’s & Don’ts” for convention goers I’ll cover all the things to consider after you arrive at the event and things are underway. Be sure to check out Part 1 of this series if you haven’t done so yet. You’ll find additional tips there to utilize before you [...]