Diecast LIFE

A day in the life of a diecast car

August 11, 2007 • 7:00 am 5

The New 2007 Cadillac Escalade Diecast Car!!!

Ladies and gentalmen… idCow now has the diecast 2007 Cadillac Escalade.

2007 Cadillac Escalade diecast model SUV 1:18 scale diecast by Hot Wheels

Price: $39.99

Holy freaking cow!!! Ok, here is the thing: when it comes to looking for diecast cars, trucks and SUV’s, I go to either Diecast Fast.com or Diecast Muscle.com. That’s it. If I’m looking for vehicles that are related to real life cars and trucks but have more imagination (like for example, MASK or GI Joe), then I have a host of sites to look at from Amazon to Banana Toys.com. Well, while browsing around for cars for another article, I came across idCow. I think i have been here before but for some reason, I wasn’t impressed. Well now I am.

They have thousands to diecast cars, trucks, planes, slot cars, tv cars and SUV’s. Its official, idCow needs to be one of my affiliates LOL

I love them!

Here is a list of the top ten sellers:

The Cadillac Escalade is 8th? Wha….???

HotWheels isn’t usually known for detailed diecast, but they give it a shot for the Escalade. I am surprised Jada Toys doesn’t have the Escalade (in showroom form and in street street style form like they did with the Dodge Magnum and the Dodge Challenger) . Look at this detail:

From idCow.com

There are more pictures of the vehicle on the site. Now for the down side. The interior looks fake! lol All 4 doors do not open. I expect a diecast car I’m buying for 40 bucks or more has all 4 doors (if it has 4 doors) to open.

Over all, this is a really nice diecast car. Plus the details on the outside make up for SOME of the wrong doing on the inside of the diecast vehicle. I can’t get over all 4 doors not opening, but do you put your cars on the wall or desk with the car doors open? So I’ll give them a sort of pass there… sort of pass, but not total pass.

Jada Toys… PLEASE get the licensing AND MAKE THIS DIECAST CAR A REALITY!!! And make sure the wheels steer this time. Just because its sitting on dubs doesn’t mean it can’t have steering.

Filed under: 2000's, Cadillac, Collectibles, HotWheels, SUV, Trucks

July 18, 2007 • 7:33 am 1

Diecast Cars from the movie Redline

Price: 39.99

Now I didn’t watch the movie Redline (came out in April of 2007), but it did interest me mostly because if was a movie starring cars, bikes and hooked up trucks and SUVs.

Here are some of the cars featured in the move and can be bought as diecast vehicles.

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Filed under: Ducati, Enzo, HotWheels, Jada Toys, Maisto, Motorcycles, Movies

July 14, 2007 • 6:18 am 4

Hotwheels 2003 Ferrari Enzo WHIPS from DiecastFast

Price: 39.99

Scale 1/18

This is sweet. I personally think the best part is that the wheels are current with todays styles AND the wheel doesn’t go all up into the wheel well. In other words you can see the whole wheel. This is how you see most cars even if they have 22″ rims on them.

And, with HotWheels, the front wheel actually turns. I may not “play” with my collection much, but I want as much realism as I can afford. Having the front wheel turn is a staple of diecast cars and trucks.

And yes it is one of my pet peeves with Jada Toys. Nice up to date styles and customization on their cars, but can you let the front wheel turn please?

If your not into the WHIPS idea, HotWheels has a stock version of the Enzo:

Pretty hot! Not sure about the yellow, but they got red so I guess it works out. Here is the decription of the importantce of the car from the site (DiecastFast.com):

Ferrari’s newest and greatest supercar uses design and technology inspiration from Formula 1, making it one of the fastest road cars in the world. With a rumoured top speed of 230mph and a 0-100mph time of under 7 seconds, this really is the ultimate driving machine. The 100% Hot Wheels® 1:18 F60 scale model will be the only way to get close to owning one of the most sought after cars in the world! This 100% Hot Wheels® model is carefully detailed to precision including door handles, emblems, logos and shape of the headlights. So what does Ferrari think of Mattel and Hot Wheels® cars? Alberto Crippa, Ferrari’s director of licensing and merchandising, told us that ‘Mattel is the only die-cast toy marker permitted to use the Prancing Horse. It is more than a toy’. And it is no wonder Ferrari have teamed up exclusively with Hot Wheels® to bring you the sheer joy, exhilaration and excitement from owning a Ferrari.

So take a piece of history right here. Maybe when the next Transformer movie comes out, they might have an Enzo in it.

Filed under: Cars, Enzo, HotWheels, Toys, Transformers

July 7, 2007 • 7:49 am 1

Ladies and Gentalmen, start you diecast engines!

Introducing the only blog site I know (there are probably sites out there… but I refuse to look for them) that is about the world of diecast cars, trucks and other vehicles related to vehicular movement.

1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 – Verdoro Green (Lane Exact Detail) 1/18

From Diecast Fast.com

So if your wondering what the first paragraph means, we shall take a closer examination.

I will be blogging about what is currently for sale in diecast cars of many scales from 1/64 to 1/10. While I may focus on a few players in the diecast field (AUTO Art, Jada Toys, Ertl, Hotwheels, Muscle Machines and Lane Exact Details), I will also look at and review other diecast toy/hobbiest makers like Ricko and Highway 61.

The scales I will most focus on will be the 1/18 scale and the 1/24. They are the most popular scales for model cars and model sets. Even the cars you put together tend to be at this scale. I personally like 1/18 as it can have more detail, but I am a fan of the 1/24 for many reason you will eventually see come a year from now (yup, I’m thinking about the future).

I will also talk about what is going on in the industry (with whatever news I can get). I’ll try to get stuff that is going to come out, why it can’t come out, or why it should come out.

Yes a major focus on die-cast vehicles…. but wait there is more!!! Why not include stuff that is vehicle like? Aww heck, why not? I love Transformers (especially the alternators) and I think from time to time I will show what is new with those vehicles. Besides, some of them are made of diecast so I’m not too far off.

Also, when I am not paying attention to transforming vehicles, I will occasionally look into other types of toy vehicles. G.I. Joe is famous for its toy trucks, cars and what ever the heck you call those other vehicles. MA.S.K. ( I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT THE INITIALS MEAN… AND YES i COULD JUST LOOK IT UP lol) has trasforming motocycle, a truck and a car… Barbie has a car too. So does Bratz.

Come to think of it… there are allot of places I can go with this (and probably will) from diecast vehicles to video games dealing with vehicles. Man it just gets better.

Nevertheless, my over all focus is diecast cars as you will see eventually. Of course, every so often you get that feeling after reading a few back to back posts that I may have gone in some other direction… no way man DIECAST RULEZ!!!

Until next time.

Filed under: AutoArt, Fun, HotWheels, Jada Toys, Lane Exact, Maisto, New Ray, Ricko, Toys, Transformers, Vehicle Worlds