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Book of Days
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Let’s Ride
Jan 26, ’13
7:53 PM
Toy Cars: 1983 Matchbox Ferrari 512 BB
Jan 17, ’09
6:30 AM
Toy Cars: 1983 Matchbox Porsche 959
Jan 16, ’09
6:30 AM
This was once my favorite model of car. I’ve since moved on to idolizing the Lotus Esprit Turbo — primarily because it made an unforgettable appearance in the excellent first volume of Diane Duane’s So You Want To Be A Wizard? series.
Toy Cars: 1983 Matchbox Chevrolet Camaro
Jan 15, ’09
6:30 AM
Toy Cars: 1983 Matchbox Kremer Porsche CKS
Jan 14, ’09
6:30 AM
Toy Cars: 1983 Matchbox Lancia Rally
Jan 13, ’09
6:30 AM
Take a look at that beautiful rust! Just like the real thing.
Toy Cars: 1983 Matchbox Pro-Stocker
Jan 12, ’09
6:30 AM
I recently shot photographs of six Matchbox replica cars from 1983. These will be posted throughout the next week as a series. The textured surfaces of these aged toys are visually arresting — particularly in conjunction with the nuances of design and engineering abstracted from the larger originals.
(These were all shot using a Canon 20d, 24-70mm f2.8 zoom, and flash on a field-expedient lateral jig constructed from an inherited Tiltall tripod and clamps. Fun!)