Toy Subjects | Details in a Diecast Car

Diecast cars have been around and popular brands like Hot Wheels, Burago, Majorette, Tomica, and many more continue to produce them in their 1/32 and 1/64 scale. Matchbox would be considered part of the Mattel’s diecast brand with Hot Wheels since acquiring the rights in the mid-1980s along with Tyco Toys.

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Behind the Lens | Practical Effects

Toy Photography is a fun hobby anyone can share their artistic skill in photography using conventional toys as a subject. Almost eleven years ago that interest has been slowly given a spotlight and a renewed interest in the collectible hobby scene. It also gave birth to those who would push the boundaries of this type of interest. But for the casual ones sometimes it’s a challenge to keep up with what are others doing. Though you don’t need to catch up to those who have established themselves its far noting is to stick what you do and ignore the attention just have fun.

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Toy Subjects | Die-Cast Photography

For the Toy Photographer on-the-go that uses the outdoors as organic as possible some carry with them small figurines or multi-articulated figures in their bag. But there are also minimalist who just doing it ‘for the heck of it’ to pack something small like die-cast cars. Die-Cast cars have been around long enough to be one its favorite subjects being used in Toy Photography. It’s either indoors with all the sets and diorama or the organic natural way in the use of the great outdoors.

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