Knight Rider Minimates At El Mirage

During my time out at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, I was also able to snap some quick shots of the newly released Knight Rider Minimates produced by Diamond Select Toys! Despite the high winds, fate was on my side as I quickly sprung into action to capture these historic up close pics!

Also, Diamond Select Toys/Art Asylum was so impressed with my photos, they even posted them on their fantastic official blog! You can read all about their post and their amazing products at the link below:

Minimates Vehicle KITT Hits the Desert in New Photos!

Here's some of my choice shots from the shoot:

You can find more of my photos at the link below:  

DST Minimates El Mirage Facebook Album

That's going to do it for this update!

-Nick

Back to El Mirage...

On January 23rd, The Knights of the West Coast made history by visiting one of the most recognized locations in Knight Rider - El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in near Adelanto, CA.

This historic location was featured in the opening and closing titles of the Knight Rider television series and had a specialized purple tint placed over footage of KITT driving across the dry lake. Nearly 30 years later, Knights of the West took some of their replicas out to his historic location for a little photo shoot.

Unfortunately the experience was more than any of us bargained for as we faced 30-40 mph winds, dropping temperatures, and other surprises like our precious KITTs breaking down from traveling through such rugged terrain.

Here's some photos I managed to snap for your viewing enjoyment of our little adventure:

(I apologize for not stacking these photos side by side but blogspot is being a pain in the butt)

You can find more of my shots at the link below:

Nicks El Mirage Facebook Album

All in all it was a great time at the ol' El Mirage Dry Lake Bed and history was made. I even managed to get a photo with The Knight Rider Companion, right in the middle where it all began with a setting sun to end the day and despite the high winds, it was a great trip!

We hope to return again soon to get some better footage of the cars and less turbulent photos.

Until the next time, enjoy!

-Nick

Long Time...

Hey everyone!

First off, let me apologize for not posting much on the blog these last few weeks. Truth is, I have been EXTREMELY busy planning out a bright and wondrous future for Knight Rider all across the world! I've also had some other developments which I'll get to later and I am very pleased to say my 30 years for $30.00 KRC book sale is going quite well. We're up to book #20 and 10 shy of that first Knight Rider Minimates giveaway to the owner of lucky book #30!

Speaking of updates, here's my BRAND NEW postcards for The Knight Rider Companion spotlighting the upcoming "30th anniversary of Knight Rider" in the fall! These new postcards not only feature a eye catching dual graphic front design but also have a newly designed El Mirage theme on the backside. No more technical car lineart this time around. I've taken my postcards back to where Knight Rider began - in the desert!

Also if you look closely you'll even see KITT racing in the background. These new postcards also feature a mirror-polish like gloss finish just like the real KITT! The only drawback is they show fingerprints more (Also like a real KITT) but that goes with the territory I guess.

Finally, I brought my Knight Rider Companion promotion into the modern age by adding my twitter account info ( @KRCompanion ) and a QR code you can scan with your cellphone apps that will take you right to the www.knightridercompanion.com webpage! How cool is that?

Well that's going to do it for this particular update but we're just getting started on the list of new posts I'll be rolling out here in a second that will cover everything from my trip to El Mirage to some great reviews of my new favorite additions to my collection - the Diamond Select Toys Minimates and some unique photoshoots I did with their KR products! I'll close with another exciting reveal that is sure to get your attention!

Until the next time, good luck out there and remember one fan can make a difference!

-Nick