Matchbox 1954 Jaguar XK120SE Custom

And next up is probably my FAVORITE modern day Matchbox casting, the Jaguar XK120SE. I've always been a fan of vintage Jags, and the boys in orange just got this one right in my opinion. Perfect proportions, detailing, and overall look. I have every standard release of this casting, and enjoy making customs too! I thought this nice metallic bronze over black interior suited the classy understated look of the Jag.

Matchbox Jaguar F Type Coupe Custom

Just a little repaint of a new release to share today. The F Type is my favorite car currently on sale, and I love the version that Matchbox came out with! They really nailed it. I decided to just do a quick repaint to match the one I got to drive at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance last year. What an experience that was!!

Here's the one I got to drive... What an experience!!

Lesney #28c-Jaguar Mark X Restoration

A favorite Lesney casting of mine to share with you tonight. The fabulous Mark X Jaguar! This one wasn't in bad shape to begin with, but it reeked of cigarette smoke and just needed a little love. 

I've been on a white kick lately for some reason, every car I can think of just looks great in white. So what do you think? I painted the interior a slightly darker shade of tan as well. Notice I kept with my tradition of leaving the chassis paint alone. :)

Mailbox Finds - April 4th 2015

This Lesney lot arrived from ebay-land today. A bit lot of beaters and a few very nice pieces too! Price was about $17 shipped, which I think is a pretty good deal. Here's the beaters.. You'll be seeing quite a few of these again soon! I've got 4 or 5 already taken apart and in the paint stripper..

And here are the minters:

I think $17 would be worth it for the 4 nice cars, so the beaters are a bonus! They absolutely reek of cigarette smoke unfortunately, but I'm still happy with my little lot. 

New Diecast Finds April 3rd, 2015

Found some great stuff over the last couple of days, finally. This has been a real slow spell for me, absolutely nothing new in stores for what seems like ages now. The first set of pics was found at Walmart yesterday.

And these next pictures were ebay finds that arrived today. First is a cool vintage Lesney Matchbox puzzle.. Not sure of the history behind it, but it was too cool to pass up! And the rest of the cars were bought in one big lot, and came in at less than $1 each shipped. 

Corgi Jaguar Mark X Restoration

Hey there folks, hope the weather where you are is better than it is here!! We're really getting pounded with ice. So I'm staying in today, spending the day playing with toy cars! What could be better, am I right?

So here's an old Corgi I picked up on one of my trips to England. A bit bigger than the scale I normally work in, but this project has been a lot of fun. Here's what I started with..

I liked the dark blue on the original car, but I thought a color change was in order. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Only problem is I have one size of headlight jewels, and this Corgi came with two different sizes. Eventually I'll have to find the second size. But it looks great!

Posing with it's smaller brother haha