Michael Schumacher ‘Last Race’ presentation
Well, I survived (just)! It turned out it was a 43 mile ride each way to Brighton and back, not 30 as I had written on Friday. If I’d known that it was actually that far then I’m sure I would have come up with a hamstring/shoulder/elbow/knee injury (or all four) to get me out of one or both days! There was quite a sense of achievement though when those of us who completed the return leg got back to the office on Saturday afternoon.
It’s been busy in the diecast world too, with two important replicas being released.
From Mattel, we have the 1:18 Michael Schumacher ‘Last Race’ presentation from the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix (Product Code - DC2605SP). It uses the same base as their Race Suit Specials from 2004/05, with the car, driver figure and 1:8 helmet all mounted onto it.
From Minichamps, we received their latest 1:12 Valentino Rossi figure, the 2005 Valencia Sitting release (Product Code - PO50086). This one is quite exciting, as it has been moulded in a ‘burn-out’ pose, with both hands on the handlebars and both feet touching the ground. To complete the effect you just need to put some cotton wool behind the rear tyre to simulate the smoke coming off of it!
We had stopped pre-selling this replica some months ago as we had reached the limit of our original allocation, but more made it into the country than expected so we are now able to offer it for sale again. It is limited to 3,999 pieces.
Mattel supplied us with a couple of advance images today of two of their forthcoming releases, Felipe Massa’s 1:18 2007 Ferrari F2007 (Product Code - DC2705), and the 1:18 Ferrari 250 GTO in the ‘Ferrari Sixtieth Anniversary’ shade of red (Product Code - HW2972). These can be viewed now on our website.
Finally, we expect to receive our delivery of the Lewis Hamilton 1:43 2006 McLaren testcar (DC26484) next week. We have completely sold out of this one already, so it will be interesting to see how it does on Ebay in the days after its release. The 2007 showcar (DC27402P) is still routinely going for about £70 - £80.
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