Leigh’s Diecast Diary

The most exciting subject is, finally, a 1:43 replica of a modern BTCC car! The manufacturer is Oxford Diecast, and the subject is Fabrizio Giovonardi’s 2007 championship winning Vauxhall Vectra (OXF2007).

OK, so we’re not talking a Minichamps or a Spark replica here, but as it’s half the price of Minichamps’ non-F1 race cars and less than half the price of a current Spark offering, it should still represent good value for money. As a massive BTCC fan, I’m definitely getting one for my collection!

Spark also announced some new replicas today; four new releases in their highly detailed 1:24 Le Mans Collection, and a couple of new Mercedes concept cars in 1:43. They also announced some new releases through their Bizarre brand, and I think it’s fair to say that these subjects are pretty obscure, although the brand name would suggest that anyway! All of these are now at the top of our ‘New Announcements’ section, which has had quite an overhaul so far this week!

In closing, just a quick note to say that I won’t be in the office tomorrow, so there won’t be a diary entry unless something truly dramatic happens and someone fills in for me. I’d quite like to come back into the office on Thursday and find that Minichamps have finally announced their 2008 F1 race car line-up!