ManiacalTyrant

Exoto Chaparral 2E x Pentax P60 x Photoshop CS4.

Man, they’re really churning these things out, aren’t they? I mean, I appreciate it all, but do they think we actually have that much money in our pockets? And, with all these new releases, what about those really old ‘preorder’s? Like that poor Chaparral 2J that’s been in the preorder section for two years now? On a side note, my blog is really starting to look like an ‘Exoto status report page’. Mental note to talk about something else for the next few posts.

Anyways, they’re introducing their all new ‘Grand Prix Classics 1:10′ collection. Uh, cool? It would be if it wasn’t so damn expensive! I mean, NO model ANYTHING should be worth $1,998.95. Anyways, here’s what Exoto says:

Exoto is ready for an encore with the introduction of this new and exclusive collection of grand 1:10 scale Grand Prix replicas that will take you back in time to world class tracks like Monaco, Silverstone, and Monza. Years of experience have been vested into this new 1:10 grand scale collection that will rival the most sophisticated pieces of art! The special machined parts, precision castings, use of noble materials, and wealth of realistic detail that go into each and every replica are simply out of this world. Furious detail at extreme close-up. Learn more…  

I wonder if anyone will fall for this one. If you read their online page, they really seem really enthusiastic about this one. So I don’t know who to feel sorry for: the poor suckers (no pun intended) who shell out two thousand bucks for this model, or Exoto, who appears to think this will sell out fast. Well, it IS the holiday season…

Avus Galaxy is the name of the paint used (by the manufacturer Standox) that has a colour-changing effect. This is caused by mica particles scattered throughout the paint. Or something. It just looked really pretty, was limited edition, and was $50.00 on eBay (as opposed to the Exoto price of $298.00), so I snagged it.

I should consider making a category named ‘Exoto’, with all these posts I do on it.

Safe AND cool. So yeah, another reason to get a Challenger.

Link.

Recognize these pictures, perchance?

The Hotwheels Elite 599 model in 1:18 scale is actually surprisingly good. When you think Hot Wheels, you probably think cheap, American, little diecast toys with tracksets, right? Their 1:18 models have never been much good, but they secured the exclusive rights to most modern Ferrari cars. Their new ‘Elite’ line is supposed to be of higher quality, with better details, paint, and casting. 

To be honest, I was surprised when I inspected the model. It was on-par with models from AUTOart and Kyosho, which was amazing. My only gripe is that the wheels are too small. I measured it, and it’s about 1 scale inch off. So, it deserved some good photos, which I did. I try to have a different backdrop and ‘theme’ for each of my models, and I felt the Ferrari needed some ‘showroom’ feel to it, so I used the top of my piano and some black/ purple bristolboard as background. Under proper lighting conditions, I felt I nailed the look. Didn’t I?

Tis’ what I’ve been doing for the past day or two:

Only 28 days left on Photoshop CS4 Trial Version. Must make moar.

Look, the butt-ugly 370Z is going on sale soon. Nissan recently released information on their new sports car, stating that prices will start $29,930 US. No doubt they’re going to advertise the car in the ‘under $30,000′ category. Sneaky Japanese Nissan manufacturers.

Fully loaded models will probably be in the $40,000 range.