Jada Club

Making Die Cast Look Real Contest

Jada — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:07:36 +0000

Alright Folks! Here is the next contest!! Get your camera’s ready.

We want you to take a picture of a Jada die cast but make it look like a real car in real world settings. For example, Heat or Hero Patrol on the street, Big Time 4 Wheelin’ off-roading, Battle Machines in a post apocalyptic scene. The key here is make it looks like a real car and not a toy.

There are techniques that you can do to make it look real. Some have shown me some real creative ideas.

Rules:
-Must contain Jada Toys die cast only.
-Photoshop is OK
-One submission per email address
-Must be your own photo
-Cannot be an image already posted on the Jada Facebook page
-To qualify, pictures must be emailed following the submission format below.
-Pictures posted to the Jada Facebook page prior to the picture submission deadline will not qualify.

Judging:

-All qualifying entries will be judged by Jada Toys employees.
-Each judge will have 3 votes each
-Judges will not know who submitted each picture
-Judging will be based on how much the die cast looks like a real car rather than a toy

The PRIZE!!:
The winner will receive a 1/24 Option D Subaru Impreza WRX STi signed by the designer who created the graphics on the car; Glenn Depuno

Jada Wallpaper Design Contest 1 on Facebook

Jada — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:00:44 +0000

We are holding a wallpaper contest over on our Facebook page. Head on over there and click “Like” on the designs you like. The wallpaper with the most “Likes” on March 15th, 2012 at 6pm pst will win a 1/64 scale 5 pack that has not been on the shelves for a long time.

Good luck to all who entered!!

Make sure you visit our Facebook page often. We will announce more contest that you can participate in very soon!

Here is the link to the Wallpaper Contest Gallery

Head over to Facebook!

Jada — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:26:58 +0000

Want to see a sneak peek at a new Jada casting?

Head on over to the Jada Toys Facebook Page!

https://www.facebook.com/JadaToys

“Like” the page so you can get in on the latest news regarding Jada die cast.

We will release some news there first so if you want to be the up to date, make sure you like the page so you can get our news right on your timeline!

HelLA Occupy Little Tokyo

Jada — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:44:10 +0000

On December 11th, 2011, I left my house just east of Downtown LA at 6am to get parking. Why so early you ask? Occupy Little Tokyo is a take off the Occupy movement. The organizers thought it would be cool if we could line all the public street parking around one square block of Little Tokyo with fixed up cars. Parking is free on Sunday and that area of Downtown L.A. gets pretty busy so going early was a must.

We arrived about 6:15 to find that 98% of the free spots were filled. There were even cars cruising around trying to find a prime spot in front of the Illest Boutique (the organizers of the event).

This was not a car show. It felt more like a cars and coffee or a meet and greet but it was fun non-the-less.

Other shops involved besides the Illest Boutique are:
Standard Functions
Bowls
RIF Los Angeles
Royal Origin
NightImport.com
CanIbeat.com
Team Supastar
Autoconevents

Check out our Facebook page for more pictures.

Ralph’s ’63 Vette Project

Jada — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:28:46 +0000

James Green from Jada’s Facebook page did an amazing job customizing this ’63 Vette from our For Sale line. Not only did he customized the car, he also did a whole story line around it! With a full video of the build no less! Not your typical build video. It’s much more! Check it out.

Here are some pictures!

Stance:Nation COE Article

Jada — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:09:34 +0000

If you don’t know the site Stance:Nation, then you are really missing out on some crazy 1:1 customs. They cover different scenes with one common thread. STANCE! Low, flush, tucked, frame scrapers, stretched… you will find the sickest dropped cars on this site.

With that being said, they have an article featuring one crazy 1951 Chevy COE. This one is done in a similar fashion as our For Sale line and I LOVE IT!! Make sure to check it out!!

Source: Stance:Nation

Car Kicks

Jada — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:33:49 +0000

Looking through car magazines and browsing car sites to check out the latest rims reminds me of my pre-driving days when I was collecting sneakers… well I never really collected sneakers because I didn’t have the money to buy all of the ones I wanted. I guess that’s why I get all nostalgic when looking at rims. I can’t have them all and it brings me back to that feeling I had when the new Penny’s or a new AF1 colorway came out.

Just like sneakers, rim styles change but at the same time there are a few that will always be in style.

One of my all time favorite rims is a JDM classic; SSR Supermesh.

These rims worked on old school 1972 Datsun 240z’s to late model Mazda Miata’s. I have even seen them 2010 GTi’s! If I could find them just to have them in my garage, I would totally jump on a set.

Nothing means business more than Centerline’s Solid Face Auto Drags!

If you are rocking these rims on the street, your car better be able to justify having them because they don’t just look good, they also says that there is a lot of power under the hood.

Now my favorite rim in today’s market has got to be Douglas Wheel Technologies Rockstars!

Ok, ok.. I know these are not car rims, but hear me out. One of the trends in rims that is starting to catch on a bit more are concave rims. That is when the rim is designed to curve from the outer edge of the rim down into the center creating like a bowl. Volk has been doing that with their TE37′S for some time, but these Rockstar wheel have got to be the best representation of concave rims on anything that is drivable on the street. I love deep dish rims, but deep concave is FRESH!

Just like when shopping for shoes, sometimes timeless classics are just the right fit. But every once in a while a new design comes out that catches your attention and screams in your face saying, “I AM IT!” This look does that for me and I cant wait to see more of it on the streets.

I am totally considering them for my Ruckus… **sigh** Only if I had the money.

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Take a tour of Jada HQ with Wong Fu

Jada — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:45:01 +0000

You have all seen the video where Wong Fu used our products as parts of the story. Well we invited them out to our offices to take a tour, play with some new toys. We let them pretty much do what they wanted… well almost.

Enjoy the show. Make sure you like and share the video with your friends!!

Jada’s Battle Machines + Wong Fu Productions

Jada — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:13:01 +0000

Jada’s Battle Machines had the privileged of being part of the latest short written, directed, produced and edited by Wong Fu Productions. If you are not familiar with them, then you must check them out. These guys are a huge hit on YouTube.com with their witty, comedic films that are sure to get you laughing.

The latest video to hit the web is a short called “Recess Court!” Be sure to check it out!!

http://wongfuproductions.com/2011/08/recess-court-new-short/

Be sure to like the video and share with your friends!!

Awesome Road Rats Photo

Jada — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:03:37 +0000

Searching around the web, I stumbled across this tumblr blog dedicated to beautiful automobile pictures. This site has some awesome stuff!! My favorite has to be this shot of 2 rat rods cruising down the highway. The only thing missing is the sparks from the frame scraping.

via http://fueledbypetrol.tumblr.com