Interesting Kickstarter Project: An RC Car-Quadcopter Called "B" [w/Video]

There’s just something fascinating about RC vehicles, which makes people of all ages spend a lot of money on what some would dismiss as mere toys. Well they are toys, but not in a childish way, as some like the “B” car-quadcopter are quite serious and advanced machines.

Currently in its Kickstarter project phase, “B” is the brainchild of a UK-based product designer called Witold Mielniczek who is very close towards reaching his goal of raising $131,500 (€100,800) – the sum he deems necessary to get things going.

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Warning, Micro Car Mayhem Film Contains Graphic Clay Content

Ah, the wonders of modern camera technology; combine that with some creative thinking, and ladies and gents, you have a winner, which in this case, is the Micro Mayhem short film made by the team at Buddy Laboratories.

It's a stop-motion-style animation that features two Micro Machines, including a sheriff's Pontiac GTO and a truck with a…license to kill, on the chase.

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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Revealed as a Die-Cast Model

With only a week left before its official presentation, information and images of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class continue to leak on the Internet. Following the official interior photos of the new flagship sedan, the prototypes caught on video at Mercedes’ plant and the leaked photo showing the front end of the car, we now get to see a new and different kind of set of images with the all-new S-Class.

The photo gallery was posted on a French forum dedicated to miniature models, so the S-Class you see in the images is a 1:18 scale model. However, since these die-cast models must replicate the real car  in detail, we can safely say we are looking at the 2014 S-Class.

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This Mercedes-Benz CLA Starts from Only €29.90

We're talking of course about Mercedes-Benz's newly launched line of scale models of its new slippery-shaped CLA compact four-door coupe, the real life size version of which is already available to order in many countries around the world, including the UK, and will soon go on sale in the States as well, starting from $29,900 for the 208hp (211PS) turbo CLA 250. Read more »

Fast & Furious 6 Trailer Parody with Radio-Controlled Scale Models

While the cast from the upcoming Need for Speed movie just started filming this week in California, Former FBI agent turned-to-street racer Brian O'Conner and his fugitive friend Dominic Toretto, played by Paul Walker and Vin Diesel respectively, are counting down the days until the sixth installment of the fuel-injected Fast & Furious hits theaters on May 24.

We already know about the screenplay and have seen the official trailer that was released during this year's Super Bowl XVLII in February. As with most installments of the Fast & Furious franchise, this one too is bound to ignite several parodies, the first, or at least one of the first we've seen, is this one from radio-controlled (RC) vehicle specialist and retail seller NitroRCX.

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Check Out Toyota's Incredible Collection of Realistic 1:5 Scale Models

For us gearheads with hollow pockets and empty back accounts, amassing a collection of real life cars is nigh impossible, which probably explains why the scale model industry is thriving.

Now, there are scale models and there are scale models for individuals, and then there are the specialty car replicas made by automakers for their eyes alone. However, once in a very, very rare while, some companies share their secret creations for a limited time with the public, as is the case with Toyota.

In celebration of the brand's 75th anniversary, Toyota is displaying no less than 50 one-fifth scale creations at the Toyota Automobile Museum in Nagakute city, Aichi prefecture until May 6.

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Ultra-Detailed F1 Scale Models by Andy Mathews for Sale

If you're into cars, you've most likely had your passion from a very early age, and you can always relate it to one car – the one which sparked it. Following the joyous event, you ask your parents to get you a scale model, and the snowball effect begins from there on.

However, there are some models so exquisite and expensive that you would never let your children even get near them.

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Citroën Creates an Amazing Scale Rally Scene On Top of a DS3

The French really outdid themselves with a detailed diorama molded on top of a Citroën DS3 hatchback, created to celebrate Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena’s nine FIA World Rally Championship titles. Read more »

Hot Wheels Elite's Limited Edition K.I.T.T. Rolls Out Just in Time for the Holiday Season

One of the most popular icons of the decade that brought us big hairdos and even bigger shoulder pads was K.I.T.T., short for "Knight Industries Two Thousand".

It was the car of Michael Knight, played by Germany's favorite son, David Hasselhoff, in the original action-adventure television series, 'Knight Rider'. K.I.T.T. was a blacked out, heavily customized and highly intelligent version [pun intended] of the 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am.

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The Mini-Me MINI of the BMW Group's London Olympic and Paralympic Games Fleet

After the 160 BMW 1-Series ActiveE coupes and 40 MINI E hatchbacks, the Bavarian automotive group today presented its third pure-electric vehicle to the London Olympic and Paralympic fleet: the Mini MINI.

Evidently, and unlike the other two models, the Mini MINI was not designed to shuttle athletes and officials within the Olympic Park and surrounding Games sites.

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