I'm uploading new content to Youtube

I'm uploading new content to Youtube.  If there is something you would like to see, I'll consider it. 

Here's the newest video.  A Shrinking Batmobile!

What happened to the website?

The "The Super Happy Funtime Virtual Diecast Museum/ The Turnpike Toy Museum" is gone for now.  I enjoyed working on it and the whole collecting experience, but the prices of web hosting kept going up and my advertising revenue kept going down.  So what was once a profitable or break even endeavor lurched consistently into the red.

I still enjoy collecting, but for now, the only public acknowledgment of it will be here and on my youtube channel.  I maintained that site for 16 years and there were over 10,000 photos posted and tons of info dedicated to toy versions of particular makes and models of cars*.  Should I share it again?  Will it be reborn?  Who knows?

But for now I'm thinking I might share these cars via Youtube. Leave a comment if you have an opinion and I guess we'll see.

*(For Example: The Chevy Impala Page that showcased Impalas from 1958 to the present.)

The Turnpike

For those of you in certain parts of the country that don't know, a turnpike is a toll road.  When I had my physical location I was amazed by how many people didn't know that.

Cool Classics... Series 2

I just added Series 2 of the Cool Classics series and just like last time, every picture is clickable.  Check it out here.

Diecast Donation!

A big shout out and a "Thank You" go out to some customers of mine; Mr and Mrs. Frazier who surprised me this week by giving me some model cars after finding out I was a collector.  You can tell that the cars were defiantly enjoyed by their son :)  Let the sorting begin!

New Page: Maisto's 2002 Ultimate Marvel Series 1

There's been a lot of movies and TV shows based on superheros in the recent years and the genre has appeared in our hobby as well.  In 2002, Maisto released an edition called the Ultimate Marvel Series 1 consisting of 25 cars with Marvel graphics.  The number 25 car was the "Limited Collectors Vehicle".  The chase car - supposedly rarer than the others.  To my surprise I found and bought the entire set and now I'm bringing the images to you so you can hunt them down on Ebay or somewhere. 

Of course, unlike other websites all the pictures are on one page so can enjoy the set as a whole and each picture is clickable so you can go to other sections of the site.  Click here to start. Seeya!