New Announcements Galore
There’s quite a bit to talk about today.
First off, we received a new Minichamps delivery, which had the long awaited 1:18 1930 Le Mans Bentley Blower (PG139530) on it. It looks absolutely stunning, with a level of detail up to the standard of CMC, especially with the functioning belt straps on the engine cover. These straps are extremely delicate though, so take your time when unfastening them!
Mattel also released a new subject, their 1:18 Ferrari 250 GTO in the Sixtieth Anniversary shade of red (HW2972).
Jason also dropped off a new signed item for us, Red Line’s 1:43 replica of Nigel Mansell’s Ferrari F430 GT2 from this year’s FIA GT race at Silverstone (RL001S).
Finally on the delivery front, we received Amalgam’s 1:1 replica of this year’s McLaren MP4/22 steering wheel (AML727). What blew me away on this was that you can actually press all the buttons and turn all the dials! The gearshift paddles can even be pulled back by your fingertips too! Definitely a contender for coolest replica of the year!
Towards the end of the day Red Line announced some new 1:43 Ferrari replicas. For me, the highlight was obviously Kimi Raikkonen’s winning Ferrari F2007 from the Brazilian Grand Prix (RL148). Felipe Massa’s car from the same race is also being replicated (RL149). It doesn’t look like Mattel are going to be releasing any 1:43 F2007s in the metallic shade of red that Ferrari used from Monaco onwards, so I am pleased to see that Red Line have announced these. The other new subjects are all currently at the top of our ‘New Announcements’ category.
