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Beyond the hobby – Professional use of dioramas and scale models in Hollywood and advertising

November 14, 2012
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The other day I came across this great examples of professional scale models. Scale models are mostly known as a hobby or as a presentation object used mostly by architects and designers, but in fact, there are lots of situations where using scale models can offer great results compared to other options. I love to […]

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Professional use of junk model cars in Pimp My Ride promos [videos]

November 6, 2012
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I was having a look at the portfolio of a friend on behance.net when I suddenly came across this great promotion videos for the world famous series “Pimp My Ride” where they used model cars to make the videos. The result is great, and the usage of the forced perspective shots is just perfect combining […]

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Vintage FBI, CIA, Highway Patrol and safety videos

October 3, 2012
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Lately I came across many vintage videos on youtube, like this ones. This time really cool FBI, CIA, Highway patrol and safety videos. The first one is by far my favorite. Which one is your favorite?   Examination Of Stolen Cars Car Surveillance (1974) Highway Patrol PSA: Vacation Driving (approx. 1966) The Last Clear Chance 1959 […]

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Hot Rod Magazine, Cool Hot Rod and Thrill Driver’s Choice [vintage videos]

September 20, 2012
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We love all vintage. That’s nothing new. Every now and then I discover a hidden internet treasures. This time, I found a youtube channel featuring great original vintage footage from the 50’s.   Ingenuity In Action (1959) The first video, “Ingenuity In Action” is one of my favorites. An original Hot Rod Magazine video showing […]

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From our Readers – Doug Wilson’s 1:10 scale Radio Control outdoor diorama will blow your mind!

September 4, 2012
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We love to stay in touch with our readers. Doug Wilson is one of our truest followers. He is not only a passionate scale model builder, but also a radio control fan. He combined all his passions in building his great -one of a kind- 1:10 scale outdoor diorama called: Wolf Creek Radio Control Scale […]

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1980 Ford Granada MKII – photo shooting

August 6, 2012
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The other day we had great weather here in The Netherlands, which is not common, so I decided it was a great opportunity for shooting great pictures of my good old 1980 Ford Granada MKII. I took pics at different locations, but the best pictures were taken at a neighborhood that’s being demolished. The whole […]

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Summer Sun and Old Cars

July 31, 2012
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Some weeks ago, I went to this classic cars meeting close to where I live. It was a nice warm day, perfect to check out some old cars! This Volkswagen Rat Rod is rather unusual in this area and therefore really special. It was one of two rat rods in this meeting.   This was […]

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America in the 50’s and 60’s – original highway and street vintage footage

July 23, 2012
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As you know I love everything vintage. Also videos. Here I want to share a few videos that I’ve found. For this post I selected footage including highway and street views. It’s incredible to see a highway full of great (classic) cars, I watched the videos many times in order to identify the different models. […]

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Abandoned T1 Volkswagen flatbed pickup truck

July 10, 2012
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A few weeks ago I posted about the american cars I’ve found during my holidays in Turkey. Well, I have one more find to share with you. This abandoned T1 Volkswagen flatbed pickup truck was next to the resort where we were staying. It was no possible to get closer to the car for making […]

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Turkish holidays, american cars

June 29, 2012
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This year we went to Turkey for holidays. We went there for 10 days of relaxing, sun bathing and good food. We’ve found all that and a little more. Besides all the historical and cultural attractions in Turkey (not relevant for this blog) we’ve also found a few cool american cars here and there. The […]

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Meet two important guys, my son Alex and my friend Theo.

June 15, 2012
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Last weekend we had great weather here in the Netherlands (an exception) and I thought it was a great day for visiting Theo, a good friend of mine who has fuel in his blood. So, we went there, talked about cars -among other things- and went for a few pictures here and there on Theo’s […]

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Hanomag K55 crawler tractor – Info, specifications and a few survivors [video]

May 18, 2012
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While looking for pictures and info about the Hanomag K55 crawler tractor I found lots of cool video and other cool websites that I want to share with you. Hanomag is(was) a german company, and they built almost everything: locomotives, trucks, tractors, cars, military vehicles, etc. For those of you interested in learning more about […]

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Argentina Road Trip – Last Batch – Trucks

May 11, 2012
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So, I went through my road trip pictures one last time and came up with a few images I haven’t shown you yet. These are the last ones, though. Now, I will have to make a new road trip before I show you more of this kind of pics. The title pic is some Motorhome […]

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My lastest pick, a Grundig TV Super Color 1630 from 1976

May 4, 2012
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A few months ago I started searching for old television sets for a project that I want to make. Finally I’ve found this one which I think will fit perfectly for what I have in mind. I’m not gonna tell you what is going to be! Just stay tuned! (Never a truer word spoken!) The […]

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Torino paintings for Iggy’s birthday

May 2, 2012
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This year I wanted to make something special for Iggy’s birthday, so I decided to make a pair of paintings of one of his favorites cars, the argentine TORINO, built by IKA and Renault in argentina from the 60s to the 80s. The car is based on the american Rambler with a customized body by […]

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Argentina Road Trip – Cool Rides

April 10, 2012
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Sharing these pics with you is like making the road trip once more. Every time I look for pics to add into this post series, all those awesome road trip feelings come back to me. Every mile or kilometer was a discovery. In this post, I want to show you some of the coolest rides […]

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1980 Ford Granada [europe] – customizing, or not?

April 6, 2012
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Around 10 years ago I bought this 1980 Ford Granada. I was studying in Germany and I was looking for a big cool car but had a very low budget. After searching for months I finally found this Ford Granada which was owned by an 90 year old gentleman, an ex-Ford engineer at the Ford […]

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Argentina Road Trip – Road, Lanscapes and Road Signs

March 27, 2012
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For those who have not been following this post series, this is the third post about my Road Trip in Argentina. The previous posts where about a very cool Toy Museum and Junkers I’ve found long the way. If you haven’t seen them already, check them out! The title picture was taken on road, getting […]

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3 cool antiques I picked lately – radio, television and typewriter

March 22, 2012
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As might have already realized this blog is not only about model cars but about all stuff we are passionate about, and yes model cars and dioramas are somehow the epicenter of this passion but if have been following us for a while now you must have realized that it does not end there. Well, […]

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Argentina Road Trip – Junkers

March 14, 2012
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On my last post about my road trip, I’ve shown you some pics of a very cool toy museum in Buenos Aires. The trip towards Patagonia started after that. I had the chance to see and live many things, as it is in road trips like this – 16 days on the road can be […]

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A few old jewels I found here and there many years ago

March 7, 2012
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Back in the 80’s I used to carry a camera with me all the time always hoping to spot a classic car. Remember there was no internet back the, so if you wanted to have pictures of classic cars there were only few possibilities: buying books and magazines or taking pictures. With my new scanner […]

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Bottrop Kustom Kulture, a few videos

March 6, 2012
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It’s never too late to post cool stuff. Last year I went to Bottrop, in Germany, to see one of the biggest hot rod & custom car events in Europe. I took many pictures and made a few videos. The other day I was organizing my videos and realized that I never posted those videos. […]

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Argentina Road Trip – Toy Museum

February 28, 2012
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I took some time off in January and made a road trip through Argentina, including the northern part of Patagonia, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. All in all, it was a 5555.3 km or 3459.1 miles long ride and I don’t regret any little bit (actually, I want more road trips!). It was awesome. The first stop […]

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Funny road signs across Argentina

February 20, 2012
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I already told you about my trip across the patagonia. Well, on the way I’ve not only met family, friends, junk cars and cows but also a few curious road signs that I want to share with you now. It seems like when you drive off the cliff here, you have to jump out of […]

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