Cheap “Cinceroc” Rocket for the Modern Age

The Cineroc was a remarkable device. A marvel in simplicity, the Cineroc was a movie camera that fit inside the nose of a model rocket, providing the viewer a first-person view of what it would be like to ride in a model rocket. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-09-21 19:30:07.

Wild Willy (1982)

One of the early plastic off-road buggies for Tamiya, the Wild Willy was often referred to as a “stunt vehicle”, because of it’s ability to frequently wear out rear tires doing never-ending wheelies.

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Originally posted 2015-05-27 13:18:00.

Tamiya Ferrari F2001 (2001)

Tamiya isn’t making many F1 cars anymore. This is one of their more recent casualties and has been discontinued. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-03-22 09:38:40.

Con-Cor Aerotrain (HO)

Looking like a car almost as much as it looked like a train, the Aerotrain was an attempt to woo travelers back to the railroads.  (more…)

Originally posted 2015-06-05 13:36:35.

Estes Oracle Video Rocket

The Estes Oracle Video Rocket predates the recently launched (pun intended) Estes Astrovision by a few years. It was the first motion picture rocket offered by Estes since the Cineroc of the 1970’s. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-10-18 20:27:57.

Intermountain Cab Forward

This is the first plastic edition of any loco that I’ve seen exceed the level of detail normally found only in brass. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-07-20 16:22:44.