At this year’s LA Auto Show it wasn’t Ford who delivered the ultimate Mustang — it was their biggest dealership. Just three days after their reveal of the much hyped high-performance GT350 Mustang with “over 500” horsepower, Galpin Motors steals Ford’s thunder with a supercharged drag-strip monster, The Rocket. When the schedule for the 2014 LA Auto […]
20
Nov
Designer Henrik Fisker & Galpin Motors' supercharged creation
25
Jul
Movie-accurate toys in honor of upcoming film release
In honor of the upcoming release of the latest Marvel summer tentpole flick, The Guardians of the Galaxy, Hot Toys is coming out with a movie-accurate Rocket and Groot duo — a clear indicator that the next movie-comic franchise is on the rise. Like many a comic nerd, we’ve been anticipating the film ever since the first […]
16
Apr
Sneak peak at Marvel Comic's next LEGO blockbuster
What’s that? A Marvel comic going blockbuster movie you say? Impossible! Well, if Guardians of the Galaxy is a ship you wanna jump on, LEGO is already on board. In honor of the upcoming release this August (watch the trailer here), LEGO has created some do-it-yourself spoiler-alert action scenes. These buildable previews include “Starblaster Showdown,” a 196-piece set […]
22
May
Wes Anderson, Adam McKay and P.T.A. give us a lil tease
Today is a good day for film nerds of all colors and stripes, as a handful of film teasers have come out in the last 24 hours that shed a tiny beam of light on 3 of the most anticipated films of the upcoming year. They’re not trailers, really, more of a sideward glance at […]
27
Sep
Hot Toys' villain from Iron Man every nerd's daddy
The year 2008 was a great one for Robert Downey, Jr. The same year he played Tony Stark in Iron Man he also played Kirk Lazarus, the black faced “method actor” in Tropic Thunder. Both were big hits, but it was Iron Man that had legions of acne-pocked fanboys clamoring for more of the villainous […]
22
Jun
Zafirro Iridium's tool to bleed oil tycoons of boatloads of cash
There are so many ingenious ways of bilking the obscenely rich of their money, you have to give props anytime someone has the savvy — and straight up balls — to create something so outlandishly expensive that you just want to give one of those dramatic, end-of-movie climactic speech slow claps. You could, I don’t […]
22
Apr
For when you're feeling a little nostalgic about the good war
If you’re ever in the mood to reminisce about blowing stuff up the old fashioned way, this Spanish Bazooka will add some character — and perhaps clutter — to your room. This quaint little rocket launcher measures close to 6ft long, making it the perfect little nook to hang your GI Joes and model airplanes […]
