LEGO make many great sets about retro cultural icons. I couldn’t resist their Group B era Audi Sport Quattro S1 + rare Michèle Mouton minifigure.
Category: Nostalgia
A brief update about R/C Toy Memories
My larger blog posts have been few and far between lately. Would anyone mind if I shared smaller “microblog” posts/news, a bit more frequently, about toys and collectibles?
Protecting valuable books from age
The Tamiya book ‘Master Modeler’ now retails for between $100 and $300 in fine condition. And since books easily age in poor conditions, it’s worth considering how you store your books.
Lost Hobby Shops: Yennora Hobbies – Part 3
A late follow-up to a couple of articles I wrote a long time ago… I finally have a photo showing the R/C stock inside of one of my favourite, lost childhood hobby stores: Yennora Hobbies in Sydney.
Why I reject social media
Social media has all but ruined the “open” web I once knew. And that includes the community of R/C fans, who once created an interesting network of websites about vintage R/C cars. The new Netflix documentary, “The Social Dilemma”, is an eye opener about how the Internet has changed in the last 5-10 years. Mostly for the worse.
Lockdown… but an upturn for hobbies?
It’s a curious fact that the tragic COVID-19 pandemic has triggered some tiny silver linings in unexpected areas of business. And one of those might be hobbies – and hobby stores.
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