Leigh’s Diecast Diary

If you’re wondering where the 2006 Lewis Hamilton MP4/21 testcar (DC26484) is on our website, I had to remove it today as we are now sold out to pre-orders.

After the hype following the 2007 showcar (DC27402P) selling out on release, and now changing hands for around £100 on Ebay, demand for Hamilton replicas has been higher than for any F1 driver we have ever seen before. The only thing close to it is the demand we have seen for Rossi diecast.

Those of you who have already pre-ordered will of course still get your example, but if you haven’t ordered it yet then I’m afraid it’s already too late. We are expecting to see the 2006 testcar released at the beginning of September, while we should receive our second batch of the 2007 showcar (which again is pre-sold out) this week.

Just to recap, the 1:43 Hamilton replicas still available to pre-order are his 2007 ‘regular’ McLaren (Product Code - DC27402), his 2007 Australian Grand Prix first race / first podium special (Product Code - DC27402A), and his 2006 Canadian Grand Prix first win special (Product Code - DC27402C). To guarantee what you want you really should pre-order as soon as you can.