DICK TRACY - TESS' CAR FROM DICK TRACY

 This vehicle is seen briefly in the film, where it is driven by Tess Trueheart. Tess, played by Glenne Headly, was Tracy's long-suffering girlfriend, and in the comic strip would go on to become his wife. The car was a 1937 Plymouth Business Coupe in bright red. The model is quite accurate, but is slightly smaller than the others. Shop here

DICK TRACY

Dick Tracy is a 1990 American pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Warren Beatty produced, directed, and starred in the film, which features supporting roles from Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Madonna, William Forsythe, Glenne Headly, Paul Sorvino, Dick Van Dyke, and Charlie Korsmo. Dick Tracy depicts the detective's love relationships with Breathless Mahoney and Tess Truehart, as well as his conflicts with crime boss Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice. Tracy also begins his upbringing of "The Kid".

Development of the film started in the early 1980s with Tom Mankiewicz assigned to write the script. The project also went through directors Steven Spielberg, John Landis, Walter Hill, and Richard Benjamin before the arrival of Beatty. Filming was mostly at Universal Studios. Danny Elfman was hired to compose the film score, and the music was featured on three separate soundtrack albums.

Dick Tracy was released in 1990 to mixed to positive reviews, but was generally a success at the box office and at awards time. It picked up seven Academy Award nominations and won in three of the categories: Best Original Song, Best Makeup and Best Art Direction. A sequel was planned, but a controversy over the film rights ensued between Beatty and Tribune Media Services, and the lawsuit continues, so a second film has not been produced.

Hot Wheels Elite 1/43 Ghostbusters Ecto-1

 The Ecto-1 is the legendary vehicle that the Ghostbusters used to travel throughout the city busting ghosts. The vehicle used for the Ecto-1 was a 1959 Cadillac professional ambulance, built by the Miller-Meteor company and converted by Universal Studios. GhostBusters is the famous 1984 American comedy film about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators. The roof is littered with spook-battling paraphenalia, and the attention to detail is impressive indeed. Shop here

THE BEATLES CAN'T BUY ME LOVE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTABLE TAXI TIN

Themed around the artwork for one of The Beatles most prolific singles, "Can't Buy Me Love", The Beatles Single Cover Artwork Taxi die-cast is featured in a 1:36 Scale English styled Hackney Carriage Taxicab.

"Can't Buy Me Love" is a hit song that was released by The Beatles on the A-side of their sixth British single, "Can't Buy Me Love"/"You Can't Do That" in 1964.

Celebrate the Beatles legacy with these famous singes limited edition collectible die-cast Taxi tins, which feature some of the band's most iconic single sleeve artwork, brought to you only from Factory Entertainment.

The Beatles, Can't Buy Me Love Taxi Tin includes The Beatles die-cast collectable Taxi, collectable T-Shirt (L) with single sleeve artwork, 7 inch single sleeve artwork wall plaque all packaged in a collectable tin. Shop here

THE BEATLES A HARD DAY'S NIGHT LIMITED EDITION COLLECTABLE TAXI TIN

The Beatles are arguably one of the most successful and influential bands of all time. After four decades their music continues to inspire artists throughout the world and their popularity remains undiminished.Themed around the artwork for one of The Beatles most prolific singles, "A Hard Day's Night", The Beatles Single Cover Artwork Taxi die-cast is featured in a 1:36 Scale English styled Hackney Carriage Taxicab.

A Hard Day's Night, is a single that was released on the movie soundtrack of the same name in 1964. It was later released as a single, with Things We Said Today as its B-side.

Celebrate the Beatles legacy with these famous singes limited edition collectible die-cast Taxi tins, which feature some of the band's most iconic single sleeve artwork, brought to you only from Factory Entertainment.

The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night Taxi Tin includes The Beatles die-cast collectable Taxi, collectable T-Shirt (L) with single sleeve artwork, 7 inch single sleeve artwork wall plaque all packaged in a collectable tin.

The Beatle Famous Singles Taxi Tins Collection also features themes around some of The Beatles most legendary hit singles, such as Yesterday, Long and Winding Road, and Can't Buy Me Love are also available. Shop here

AMERICAN GRRAFITTI THE MYSTERIOUS BLONDE'S '56 FORD THUNDERBIRD

The Revell American Grafitti white 1956 Ford T-bird offered in 1:25 scale diecast with car hop figure is a pretty nice depiction of the '56 T-bird used in the 1973 movie American Grafitti and driven by the "mysterious blonde" Susan Sommers. The car hop figure on roller skates is the real value in this set, as she is what every guy would like to have delivering his Mel's drive-in burger and shake to his open window. She is more accurately detailed in 1:24 scale than the 1:25 scale model T-bird because the car's grille is not blacked out and the wide whitwall tires are too wide compared to actual car used in the movie. American Grafitti is a cult classic and the Revell '56 T-bird has a special reminiscent quality and place for every diecast car collector and their diorama display.-- Craige P. Keen Shop here

CORGI 1/43 ONLY FOOLS & HORSES SET

Del Trotter has become a national institution along with his famous vehicles from the seven series award winning British TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses. This two piece set comprises of Del Boy and Rodney’s ‘Trotters Independent Traders’ Reliant-Regal Supervan III and Del’s green Ford Capri.  These 1:36 scale die cast vehicles boast full body decoration, the ‘2 wheeled van’ features; Del’s Suitcase, opening side and rear door, furry dice, ‘tax in post’ sticker, and the ‘Cap-ri Ghia’ includes; an opening boot and orange wing mirrors and aerials. Shop here

HOT WHEELS 1/64 FLINTSTONES FLINTMOBILE

Hot Wheels back in 1994 released this 1:64 sized (standard mass produced Matchbox, Hot Wheels size) version of the Flintmobile. It does somewhat resemble the one from the cartoon series in design but not in colour. The one in the cartoon was made out of red logs and had a white (with the same red coloured logs supporting it) canopy and wheels. It also didn't have a middle support log on the canopy but this is obviously present in the Hot Wheels version to give support to the canopy otherwise touching it, it would break pretty easily. In the cartoon the white canopy also hung down a bit at the driver end of the roof, this is not present in the Hot Wheels car. See the vehicle out of its blister pack in the customer images part of this page.

One of the reasons Hot Wheels may have gone with the wrong colour is that the canopy on this Hot Wheels vehicle actually changes colour if you dunk it in a sink full of hot water. 90's neons is the colour it changes to, I haven't personally done this with my vehicle as I'm not sure it changes back after you've washed away the brown and I'd prefer mine to be brown to whatever neon is. If you get one and do dunk it, I'd love to hear what it changes to and if it goes back in the comment section of this review.

The other thing that lets this Hot Wheels car down a bit is that it doesn't roll very smoothly (fast) and squeaks a lot when doing so. If you're planning on leaving it in the packaging the blister card it comes does nothing to enhance the display either. It's pretty much your standard blue Hot Wheels card of the 90s with the red Hot Wheels ribbon logo at the top. See my customer images for the back of the card but there's nothing special on there either other than telling you this came from some breakfast cereals that I've never heard of but seem to be rip offs of Kellogg's Coco Pops and Fruitloops. Cereal box coupon mail ins might have been how you got these in 94 but now they are quite commonly found on E-bay and elsewhere. However most sellers who sell this can't spell, so try variations of the correct spelling by leaving out the first t or other letters in Flintstones or Flintmobile when searching. As far as I know Hot Wheels are the only manufacturer who has released this vehicle in 1:64 size.-- James N Sympson Shop here

JOHNNY LIGHTNING - THE FLINSTONES 'BARNEY RUBBLE'S SPORTS CAR'

 Don't get me wrong this is a pretty cool car, that's why I bought it but that doesn't mean I'll just it rate it five stars when there are obvious flaws. Firstly and most obviously the wheels on this thing are rubber tyres with shinny hubcaps. Neither of these things had been invented back in the stone age. The TV show had circular rocks, I'm not saying they should have used rocks, plastic would have done the job as long as it somehow resembled rocks appearance wise. Plus the car in the cartoon was red, this one is brown and light brown (granted the colour of many trees and logs). So maybe you would let that slide except for the fact that for display purposes the card behind the blister bubble uses the image from the cartoon of Barney driving Fred in this very car so you can immediately see they are not the same. The blister pack in its entirety displays very well so it is a shame that the die cast car looks so different for those who wish to keep it in the unopened packet. You also get a nice little original filmstrip animation art cel. There are about 20 different ones of these so if ordering online who knows which one you'll get. The one I've got has Fred and Barney queing in a line behind three other guys. If you are going to take the car out and throw away the packaging you can actually get the cel with the exact same image as is on the card which would probably be the best one to display with the car out of the packet. 

The car itself also has a little hole in the floor for feet powering action. So it is a nice little die cast and to my knowledge no one else has done a 1/64 Barney Rubble's Sports Car so you can't really complain. What else is out there though that would go very nicely with this one is Hot Wheels Fred Flintstones Flintmobile. So you could park these side by side on display.--James N Sympson  Shop here

THE FLINTSTONES

The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It has since been re-released on both DVD and VHS. The show celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 30, 2010.

The show's popularity rested heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting. It has been announced that Seth MacFarlane (creator of Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show) will produce a revival of The Flintstones for the Fox network. Development is set to begin in fall 2011 and the first episode is scheduled to air in 2013.