SPEED RACER 2008

Speed Racer live-action movie, in theatre 9th, May 2008, only a few months away.

So, we'll be seeing a lot of merchandises from this movie. Since ERTL no longer has the license for Speed Racer diecast model as they are quitting the diecast industry (hey, grab the ERTL diecast now, it's retired). Jada Toys is the new owner of the Speed Racer license. . However, there's something that we need to let our customers know. Only Mattel (Hot Wheels) has the merchandise license to the 2008 live-action movie. Jada Toys's Speed Racer diecast are from the TV animation. You can tell by the different logos.

NOT DIECAST RELATED - HEATH LEDGER

This post is not really diecast related.... Well, it's about the upcoming movie "The Dark knight". Everyone at Pro-Models just feels so sad for the passing of Heath Ledger, who is playing The Joker in the movie. We all really have high hope for this young rising star (god, he's just 28), and his performance in 'Brokeback Mountain' is awesome. Just by watching the trailer of 'The Dark Knight', we can already tell how well he handled this role.

It's sad that we won't be seeing anymore future performance from Heath.... and it's a big lost. RIP Heath...