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DIE CAST MODEL CARS, REMOTE CONTROLLED CARS, EXOTIC CARS:
DIECAST COLLECTIBLES & TOYS (Pre-built):
If you grew up building plastic models, but never became so skilled at building them that they looked like the models on the boxes, then this is a way to collect models that are professionally assembled. Expensive collectable die cast models can be found at these dealers. Notice the farther away from Los Angeles a dealer is, the lower the prices; and the closer inside, namely the Beverly Hills dealers, the more specialized and more expensive the prices. The ultimate hobby shops for die cast collectables are "Pegasus Hobbies" in Montclair, CA and "Prestige Hobbies" in Anaheim, CA, they have the biggest selections of everything. The "Frank & Son Collectible Show" is an indoor swapmeet of entrepreneurs selling die cast miniatures, paint ball, baseball cards, and other collectables. The Beverly Hills dealer Beverly Hills Motorsport has a great selection selling a few brands' complete lines of models, but at hideous jacked-up prices, charging least double the price the items are usually selling for elsewhere. If you're a collector, you'll irresistably visit all of them. "21st Century Toys" makes assembled plastic military minatures who detail is amazing. Most of these cars are imported from Thailand, Taiwan, and UK where collecting such miniature cars has been popular for decades. Most shopping malls have at least one die cast dealer in a tiny store or pushcart.
Miniature Brands
  • NASCAR: collectable miniature cars, die cast, collectables, Dale Earnhardt memorabilia
  • Airplanes: Dragon Wings, Ertl, Herpa Wings, Maisto, Road Champs, Air Legends, Air Command, Marushin, Corgi, Motormax, Forces of Valor, Gaincorp
  • Cars & Trucks: Anson, Auto Art, BBR, Chrono, Code 3 Collectibles, Danbury Mint, Diapet, Dickey, Eagle's Race, Ertl, Gateway Global, Guiloy, Joal, Johnny Lightning, Kingstar, Maisto, Mira, Motorcity Classics, Revell Germany, Road Champs, Sunnyside, UT, Yat Ming, Penny Racers, Welly, Yat Ming, Motormax, SunStar, Jada, Ricko, Custom Cars, Ertl
  • Construction / Farming: Ertl, Joal, NZG, ROS, Armour, Burago, Chrono, ERTL, Estes, Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning, Corgi, Maisto, Minichamps, Revell, Tamiya, UT Models, Minicraft, Paul's Model Art, etc.,
  • Figures, Military: William Britain, Blue Box Toys, Mego
  • Antique Texaco Gas Pumps: Sunnyside
  • Guns: Dong San, Tokyo Marui
  • Motorcycles: Guiloy
  • Ships: Abordage
  • Models: Doyusha, Bandai, Tamiya, Kawai, Imai, Arii
  • Radio Controlled: Tamiya, Konami, Keyence, Kyosho, Tokyo Marui, Taiyo, Trinity, Bandai, Takara, Dragon, Tomy, Futaba, Nichimo, Epoch, Nikko, Hirobo
Manufacturers
Magazines
Dealers (tell these dealers that my website referred you to them)
  • Hobby 411, directory
  • Prestige Hobbies, 1238 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92804, (714)821-8320 this is the biggest die cast dealer I've seen. They have a huge selection of everything. Prestige Diecast is their online die-cast model car catalog
  • Hypnotized Hobbies, (inside mall), 2134 Montebello Town Center Dr, Montebello, CA 90640, (323)727-9112 lots of die cast cars, motorcyles, and mini bikes
  • Auto Art Models, 99 E Union St., Pasadena, CA 91103, (626)229-9899
  • Beverly Hills Motorsport, 165 S Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, Ph:(310)550-6077, (877)854-0888, great selection, they'll price match anybody, call first for instructions on where to park and wher they're located, great selection of UT models, Minicraft, and hard to find models, email them
  • Hobby People chain of stores, see website for more locations
  • Pegasus Hobbies, 5505 Moreno Blvd, Montclair, CA 91763, (909)982-6507 ambitiously building the biggest hobby shop, huge selection
  • Mattel Toy Store, see website for locations
  • Autobooks-Aerobooks, Burbank, CA
  • Long Beach BMW, 2998 Cherry Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90806, (562) 427-5494 their M-Cafe has sells BMW minatures and memorabilia
  • Die Cast Station, 9 West Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801, (626)576-1240 located in the back of a perfume store, they have some items on display, mostly an internet order store
  • The Hobby Connection, 6723 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier, CA 90601 (562)789-8995 die-cast cars, models, comics, call first
  • Classic Auto Gallery, 146 N Glendora Ave, Glendora, Ca 91741, (626)335-0985, great selection, check website
  • G's Cyclery & Wheels, 6713 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier, CA 90601 (562)9426 large selection of die cast NASCAR, Hotwheels, Revell, others
  • Laidlaw's Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, 1919 Puente Ave, Baldwin Park, CA, 91706, (626)851-0412 sells Franklin Mint motorcycle miniatures and other brands
  • Auto Mates & More, Puente Hills Mall, 1600 S Azusa #216, City of Industry, CA 91748, (626)965-2885, FAX:(909)606-1289
  • Fast Track Scale Models, Santa Ana (714)641-0116 great selection
  • Puzzle Zoo, 1413 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310)393-9201 imported die cast cars & airplanes, Corgi model busses, lots of die cast busses, became famous a few years ago for selling Furbys
  • Longo Toyota Accessories Shop, 3534 N Peck Rd, El Monte, CA 91734 (626)580-6000
  • Sharper Image, see website for locations also an internet dealer, email them to request they carry a wider selection online
  • Franklin Mint, 2185 Glendale Galleria, Glendale, CA 91210 (818)637-2067 antique cars, NASCAR, Armour Collection airplanes
  • Best 1 Hobby, 197 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776, (626)282-9408
  • Mr. G's For Toys, 735 S Figueroa St #207, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213)622-6815 mostly NASCAR and Hotwheels, Armour Collection airplanes
  • Petersen Automotive Museum Gift Shop, 6060 Wilshire Blvd (at Fairfax), Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323)964-6328 great selection
  • Travel Connection, 113 Broadway Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310)656-2550,(310)260-1225 small selection of low grade brands
  • Tatak Pilipino, Tatak Pilipino, 1660 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323)953-3662 unique Phillipine Jeepney miniature die cast buses
  • The Antique Mine, 124 E Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832 (714)526-2200 antique toys
  • Ferrari of Beverly Hills, 9372 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310)275-4400 real Ferraris, big and small die cast, and memorabilia
  • Speed Limit, located at The Block at Orange, (714)769-3851, (562)489-0188 call first to see what they have
  • Earles Hobby no diecast, just lots and lots of plastic models, trains, rc
  • Natick Stamps & Hobbies, 405 S Myrtle Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016, (626) 305-7333 John Mercer sells a small selection of rare plastic models, email
  • Uncle Kal's Slot Car Racing, 116 W Lime Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016, (626) 303-0585 slot car racing
  • Quarterscale Motorsports, 7562 Klusman Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, (909) 987-7745 slot car racing
  • Collectables Toys,
    3011 W Ball Rd, Anaheim, CA 92804, (714) 484-9080,
    1215 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, (714)995-4151, lots of rare Hot Wheels, largest collectables toy stores in Southern California, from the 60's thru the 90's
  • Massies Hobbies & Crafts,
    9564 Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA 91780, (626) 285-7111
    small selection of die cast, lots of remote control cars
  • Echo Base Toys,
    9612 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780,
    dolls for boys? collectable miniature figures
  • Valley Hardware & Toys and Trains, 612 S Myrtle Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016, (626) 359-2529
    good selection of slot cars, die cast, trains
  • Stop Sign, Ontario Mills Mall,
    good selection of die cast
  • Victory Station, 3800 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505, (818)842-4503
    huge selection of slot cars, die cast, trains
  • Game Edge, 2033 Hacienda Blvd, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745, (626)369-3029 small selection of imported Japanese figures, Star Wars figures, large selection of imported Japanese video games
  • SO-CAL Speed Shop, 1357 E Grand Ave, Pomona, CA 91766, (909)469-6171
  • Frank & Son Collectible Show, 19649 E San Jose Ave., City of Industry, CA, 91748 175 dealers and 250 tables
  • So Cal RC Raceway, 19118 Brookhurst St, Huntington Beach, CA 92646, (714) 963-7484 indoor raceways for on and off road radio controlled cars
  • Southern Californian Radio Controlled Racing, places to race your RC cars
  • Block Death from ExtraBad
  • Bicaji's Model Collection, Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita Mall, 400 S Baldwin Ave Q-256, Arcadia, CA 91007, (626)445-4566
  • High Banks Racing Die Cast, Jeff (909)593-3779, Ed (714)776-4240, has displays at Frank & Son Collectible Show, Action, Revell, Caliber, 1320, Brookfield, Chae, JH Design
  • Surf City Model Cars, Huntington Beach, CA they can build your plastic models for you
  • Cool Ride, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, 2800 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 543-5596
  • Manga House, Irvine Spectrum Center, (949)450-0588 Japanese manga and animate, including video and card games
  • Burbank's House of Hobbies, 911 South Victory Blvd., Burbank, California 91502, (818)848-3674
  • Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove, CA 92840, (714)636-3580, games on Friday nights
  • Importing Japanese Toy & Hobby, 17360 Colima Road Suite #326, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
  • Model Shoppe, 1415 Marcelina Ave., Torrance, CA 90501, (310)320-6632
  • Legends Hobbies, 1600 S Azusa Ave, Unit 255, City Of Industry, CA 91748, (626) 810-8962, 17426 Colima Road, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
  • Marco Polo Import Inc., 532 Coral Ridge Pl., City of Industry, CA 91746, (626)333-2328
  • Evike, 136 S. San Gabriel Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776, (626)286-0360
  • R Hobbies, 14269 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638, (562) 777-9492
  • Military Shop Hobbies & Books, 2009 Palo Verde Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815, (562)493-1612
  • Mission Models, 3408 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039, (818)842-1885
  • Armies In Miniature, Norman B Lawson, 1745 Tradewinds Lane, Newport Beach, CA 92658, (949)646-4471
  • Toy Soldiers of San Diego San Diego, CA
  • Toyway, UK
  • Old Toy Soldier Home Vista, CA
  • Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash Los Angeles, CA, Red Bank, NJ
  • Buena Park Raceway
  • 21st Century Toys, Dealer Directory
  • Slot Car Tracks You Can Race
Internet Dealers
Paper Models, some free to download
Miniature Conventions & Shows
Master Model Builders (they don't have official websites, so these are examples)
Real Cars, Planes, Motorcyles (go see real ones)
Airsoft

FREE MOVIES
Movie View movie screening company needs people as test audiences for upcomming releases. Call and write to these places to ask them to add your name to their mailing lists. Only use "throwaway" free email accounts so they won't add you to too many spam emailing lists.

ART GALLERY - New York

ART GALLERY - Other Locations

ART GALLERY - Los Angeles based

ARTISTS - Los Angeles based

ARTISTS - New York based and other areas

AUTHOR - Economics
George Soros, author of books on economics; find out everything you can about him.

AUTHOR - Science
Michael Shermer is a Cal Tech professor, writer, and founder of Skeptic Magazine which debunks psuedo-science.

FURNITURE - HANDMADE
If you want quality, strong, furniture that has more style than the mass produced furniture, then you need to check out these boutique custom furniture makers. These "design centers" are huge buildings with many floors and showrooms of individual furniture makers. These showrooms look like movie sets, small and packed with furniture and decorations. These people usually contract out to large corporations or rich people who want custom furniture that matches their architecture, interior designs, and sensibilities. You can meet the people who will actually hand-make your furniture. Also inside these buildings are individual artists's galleries. Their prices are expensive and these malls look desolated and you'll wonder how they stay in business without customers.
  • Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90069 (310)652-0203
  • Laguna Design Center, 23811 Aliso Creek Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, (949)643-2929
  • Warisan, Indonesian furniture, Los Angeles, CA
  • Rose Tarlow - Melrose House, the finest antique reproduction furniture in the country or perhaps even the world

Nightvision Goggles
Night Owl Optics

Kirlian Cameras - Kirlian Photography
Kirlian Cameras

Used Clothes from TV Shows, Movies
3315 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, (818)567-7366

PETS: Reptiles
Radical Reptiles

HOW TO ANSWER NEWSGROUP TROLLS
Definition of a Troll

Antiques and crafts from Phillipines, Thailand, Vietnam
Pusaka Collection
1111 N Crescent Heights Blvd, (323)650-2952

Topix Gallery
Topix Gallery
sells gadgets, novelty electronics, similar to The Sharper Image stores, DAK

AVANT GARGE FURNITURE
  • Krypton, Joe Tatar and Kevan Sledge design retro-futuristic furniture, influenced by the artist named Shag. This furniture is often used in science fiction movies and shows.
  • Las Venus

ASIAN MAGAZINES

The Ultimate Executive Cubicle
Poetictech Aura

SPY STUFF
ESpyMall, spy cameras, hidden camera security surveillance system mall

Polynesian Culture
Polynesian Cultural Center, all the spirit of the islands. All in one place. Located on the North Shore of Oahu, Laie, Hawaii.

B*tch Magazine
feminist magazine

The Brunching Shuttlecocks
satire website

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Business Section
Dogbert on management
Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook
New Business Vocabulary
New Business Vocabulary 2
Blame Storming
Dilberted
Office politics are a permanent part of the corporate landscape
God of Office Politics
Dilbert
the real world of management. Office politics suck. One-upmanship sucks.

Bounty Hunter
offensive t-shirts

Northern Sun
political t-shirts and bumper stickers

Emily Strange
strange shirts, dolls, stickers

memetic engineering
the 'meme' is the study of ideas, behaviours, and skills which replicate and transmit themselves via imitation (using the human mind similarly to the way that a virus does in a biological host

Traffic Light Changer Kit and Accessories
This traffic light signal changer kit will cause infrared traffic signals to change from red to green.
Priority Green
MIRT - portable, infrared traffic light changer from FAC of America

college slang terms

ASIAN BACKLASH AGAINST WHITE CAUCASIAN IDEALS OF BEAUTY

UNDERGROUND VIDEOS
  • BumFights, kind of like MTV's "Jack*ss" show, but with drunken street bums fighting each other and doing crazy stunts, parodies "America's Funniest Home Videos", parodies "The Crocodile Hunter" with "The Bum Hunter", this is extreme and is guaranteed to traumatize you
  • BumHunt, gross
  • DamnShow

@Submit!-FREE Promotion

OLD COMPUTERS

World Monuments
List of 100 Most Endangered Sites, threatened, one-of-a-kind historic treasures.

11 Most Endangered Places
threatened, one-of-a-kind historic treasures.

Smart Growth
In communities across the nation, there is a growing concern that current development patterns-- dominated by what some call "sprawl"-- are no longer in the long-term interest of our cities, existing suburbs, small towns, rural communities, or wilderness areas. Though supportive of growth, communities are questioning the economic costs of abandoning infrastructure in the city, only to rebuild it further out. Spurring the smart growth movement are demographic shifts, a strong environmental ethic, increased fiscal concerns, and more nuanced views of growth. The result is both a new demand and a new opportunity for smart growth.

Congress For New Urbanism
Building communities.

REJECTION
Unless you are fabulously filthy rich wealthy or famous or look like a fashion model, in Los Angeles, you're considered to be "ugly" and are subjected to a life of receiving abuse, humiliation, and rejection. Hollywood and the media have successfully brainwashed everyone into being materialistic and shallow. Before MTV, people just used to like beautiful people, not worship them. Celebrities such as actors didn't have to be beautiful people before 1980, not really. Now the current batch of actors and pop stars are talentless mediocrities who've only got where they are by their photogenic/telegenic looks. Now everyone is brainwashed into wanting trophy friends that are beautiful people.

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