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50 Years of Flintstones

The Flintmobile

Although I'd never really considered them an absolute favorite, The Flintstones have always been part of my life. Whether it was the vitamins as a kid, "Bedrock Anthem" as part of the standard rotation in my car's tape deck (yes, I drove - and still drive - a car with a tape deck), or the 1/24 replica of the Flintmobile as part of my current TV/movie car collection, I've always had some reminder of Bedrock's famous denizens close at hand.

That seems to be common ground for a lot of us. Even if today was the first time you've thought about the Flintstones in years, chances are that you can still go back and recall some part of your life that included Fred, Wilma, or the rest of the cast.

So as you go about your day, take a break and catch an episode or two. You can watch them online thanks to Hulu and KidsWB!, or you can get the series on DVD.

Both Fast and Furious

Vin Diesel's '70 Charger is arguably the best part of the first and fourth Fast and Furious movies. With the completion of the "partially restored" version, I now have two of the three cars featured in the movies.

New Batmobile Slot Car Set from Round 2

Not only is this awesome in it's own right, but the Joker's car is a '59 Cadillac. That means this is a paint job and roof rack away from being the Batmobile vs. Ecto-1:

Batmobile Slot Car set

New Product Bulletin: NASCAR Kits from Round 2

Updated "For Sale" Page

I've added several aircraft kits to the models page - check them out here!

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
February 15, 1914 – September 11, 2010


A Scene from The Simpsons

The World Trade Center as seen in The Simpsons


The season 9 premiere episode of The Simpsons was the "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson," in which Homer's car is illegally parked and booted in the plaza between the Towers. The DVD commentary track for this episode is unique in that there is an emotional resonance as well as the standard "behind-the-scenes" type material. Executive producer Bill Oakley provides most of the narration, and tells us how he had sent Dave Silverman to New York to take reference photos of the buildings and surrounding areas to make the scenes in NYC as realistic ("though Simpson-ized") as possible. Lance Wilder and the design department then used those photos to depict as startlingly accurate depiction of the Towers, down to the appropriate guest signs in the lobby and observation deck. It was the first time The Simpsons worked with a more realistic setting like this, and many of the new techniques used here would later become mainstays of animated programming (such as the use of computer rendering for the bridge in the episode's closing sequence).
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Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix
Glenn Shadix
April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010


September 2010 Wallpaper: Sunset Drive

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