A Look At Mattel Elite’s Ferrari F1 Car!
Today there’s some Revell news. They’re a manufacturer I don’t mention much, as they don’t do that many 1:18 replicas, but when they do release one it tends to be a very popular subject. As is the case with their latest replica which we received today, the Opel Manta 400 rally car (RV8916).
They also announced a new 1:18 subject in two colourways, the sporty looking Artega GT. It will be available in silver (RV9024) and blue (RV9025).
Amalgam also announced two of their imposing 1:8 replicas of the forthcoming Ferrari California. It will be available with the roof up (AML844), and the roof down (AML845).
Mattel sent us a sample of their Elite 1:18 replica of Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 from the 2002 French Grand Prix, the race in which he won his fifth world championship (HW2076), so hopefully it won’t be long before we see that released.
Finally today, probably the biggest news was that Minichamps announced the cars that it would be replicating from the new James Bond film ‘Quantum Of Solace’, in 1:43 scale.
There will be 007’s trusty Aston Martin DBS of course (P137622), and a black Alfa Romeo 159, which I believe will be the baddies’ car (P120500B). The last car is the new Ford Ka (P120500C), which I’m not sure how big a part it has in the film. It may be a bit of product placement, like with the Ford Mondeo in ‘Casino Royale’. There will also be a limited edition two car set of the DBS and the 159 (P121300).
There won’t be an entry tomorrow or on Monday, as I continue my summer of Raikkonen jinxing with a visit to the Hungarian Grand Prix.
