Where have you seen model cars in movies, TV shows ?

[Mike C.]

That semi that wasn't for sale was huge. What was that the Terminator 2 truck?

[Brian Austin]

A decade ago James May had a series where he profiled popular toys.

In the Scalextric episode he recruited townsfolk to recreate the 3-mile track around the Brooklands curcuit using slot car track, racing two 1:32 cars.  Since half the Brooklands property had been redeveloped after racing was shut down in the late '30s or so, they had to traverse many obstacles.

 

Hour-long episode split over four parts on Dailymotion.

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[Mike C.]

Oh yeah. I remember that one.

[keyser]

James did a 1:1 Airfix Spitfire kit. 

Edited January 18, 2022 by keyser
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[Brian Austin]

I was reminded of the Spitfire episode as well.

 

Then there was the one where he attempted to run a model train along a 10-mile rail-trail segment.  He failed that attempt, but some time later he did another episode where he tried it again with lessons learned from the previous episode (titled "James May's Great Train Race").

 

(There was also a completely separate production hosted by someone else that ran a larger live-steam powered locomotive across a 71-mile course tracing the route of a long-gone railway line in the Scottish Highlands.  This was a miniseries called The Biggest Little Railway In The World, and aired in 2018 or so.)

[ChrisBcritter]

On 1/16/2022 at 8:47 AM, Mike C. said:

They buy a 1/6 square body GM truck and a '65 Impala from The Mothman Prophecies

These two?

(photo via IMCDb)

Edited January 19, 2022 by ChrisBcritter

[deuces wild]

I don't know if gumby has been mentioned... it has the Lindberg big red rod in one of the shows.....

[rust-n-dust]

In the show Bob's burgers, Bob can be seen working on a model bus from the movie Speed, also, Fired up garage always has model car boxes on shelves in the backgroung 

[Snake45]

 

[deuces wild]

Has anyone mentioned the sitcom "2 and a half men"??? (funny show! ?) One episode shows Alan assembling the Monogram 1/24 scale Firebird T/A... 

[Daddyfink]

2 hours ago, deuces wild said:

Has anyone mentioned the sitcom "2 and a half men"??? (funny show! ?) One episode shows Alan assembling the Monogram 1/24 scale Firebird T/A... 

And other stuff....

[deuces wild]

Yeah, that one too....?

[keyser]

Coke kit would be good for Charlie Sheen. 

[Oldcarfan27]

7 hours ago, keyser said:

Coke kit would be good for Charlie Sheen. 

Does Coke go with "winner, winner, chicken dinner"?

[Tabbysdaddy]

Butters is building a model.

[gasman]

Family guy 

 

[Brudda]

What’s it worth? Jeff Foxworthy has a model plane and a 69 camaro on the shelf in the background. 

[Lunajammer]

Not a car but it was amusing to see Niles and Martin on Frasier building a model. The scene was actually about building the model and not just window dressing.

 

[espo]

11 hours ago, Lunajammer said:

Not a car but it was amusing to see Niles and Martin on Frasier building a model. The scene was actually about building the model and not just window dressing.

 

These two were the most interesting caricatures in the series. 

[The Junkman]

8 hours ago, espo said:

These two were the most interesting caricatures in the series. 

Eddie, and who else? ☺️

[ChrisBcritter]

I was watching the 1954 movie Down Three Dark Streets on TCM just now, and spotted this toy truck with a familiar logo on the door (image from a poor quality YouTube dub):

Sure enough, it's Revell (eBay image via Worthpoint):

Wonder if Atlantis got the mold for this one? 

(ETA: Who's going be first to say "What truck? All I see is Ruth Roman in lingerie!" )

Edited June 27, 2022 by ChrisBcritter

[Oldcarfan27]

On 2/8/2022 at 10:23 AM, Daddyfink said:

And other stuff....

Anybody notice that there is no paint on the brush and that none of the paint bottle colors are even used on the kit?

[iamsuperdan]

11 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

I was watching the 1954 movie Down Three Dark Streets on TCM just now, and spotted this toy truck with a familiar logo on the door (image from a poor quality YouTube dub):

 

Sure enough, it's Revell (eBay image via Worthpoint):

Wonder if Atlantis got the mold for this one? 

(ETA: Who's going be first to say "What truck? All I see is Ruth Roman in lingerie!" )

Nah, everyone will be too busy complaining that the truck's body is not accurate to even notice hers. ?

[Ace-Garageguy]

4 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Nah, everyone will be too busy complaining that the truck's body is not accurate to even notice hers. ?

What truck?

[Brian Austin]

In OK GO's video for their song "This Too Shall Pass", a Rube Goldberg machine is kicked off by the rolling of a diecast pickup truck emblazoned with the logo of a sponsor into a line of dominoes.