Leigh’s Diecast Diary

Today we received a new delivery from SMTS. The standout replica was Villoresi’s 1:43 Maserati 4CLT that won the first ever British Grand Prix in 1948 (SMTS219). There were also a couple of new Jim Clark cars; his Lotus 24 (SMTS220) and Lotus 25 (SMTS221). These and all the other new subjects are currently at the top of our ‘New releases’ section.

Meanwhile, IXO announced the latest subject in their 1:43 Le Mans Winners Collection. It will be this year’s victorious Audi R10 of Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello (LM2008).

While covering the price increase (from £64.99 to £114.99) of AUTOart’s 1:18 Koenigsegg CCX replicas on Friday, I forgot to mention that anyone who has pre-ordered one with us at the original price will only be charged £99.99 for their example, as a thank you for placing their order with us. Even with the rare exceptions to our ‘No Price Rise’ guarantee (as in this case where the diecast manufacturer has changed the specification of the replica), it still pays to place your pre-order with Grand Prix Legends!

Welcome to the fifty-first Leigh’s Diary Vidcast, reviewing all the new diecast replicas that were released last week.

As always, I’ve listed the products below that have been featured in this week’s vidcast. Keep the comments rolling in. You’ll need quicktime installed to view the video on this post.

 

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These are the products featured on this week’s podcast:

1/12 Honda RC30 1st Isle Of Man TT 1988 #3 J. Dunlop - Universal Hobbies
1/50 Scania R Curtainsider Wilson McCurdy - Universal Hobbies
1/16 Ford County Super 4 Tractor - Universal Hobbies
1/18 Benetton B191B 1992 #19 M. Schumacher - Minichamps
1/18 Audi RS4 2006 Metallic Blue - Minichamps
1/18 Ford Sierra RS500 1st Spa 24hr 1989 #1 G. Brancatelli/ T. Schneider/ W. Percy - Minichamps
1/18 Mercedes L6600 ‘Shell’ Tankwagen - Minichamps
1/43 McLaren MP4/23 2008 #22 L. Hamilton - Minichamps
1/43 Toyota TF108 2008 #11 J. Trulli - Minichamps
1/43 Benetton B191B 1992 #19 M. Schumacher - Minichamps
1/43 Porsche 959 1987 Red Metallic - Minichamps
1/18 Alpine Renault 1800 Monte Carlo Rally 1973 - #36 B. Wollek - Solido
1/18 Renault Clio Sport - Clio Sport R3 Cup 2007 - #94 J-P. Bournot - Solido
1/43 Jaguar XJ Series III Sovereign 1986 Red - Neo
1/43 Jaguar Mk VII 1955 Green - Neo
1/43 Jaguar Mk IX 1960 Grey - Neo
1/43 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet USA 1985 Black - Neo
1/43 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet USA 1985 Silver - Neo
1/43 Porsche 911 Turbo 1985 Black - Neo
1/43 BMW 2002 1974 Orange - Neo
1/43 BMW 3 Series Baur Convertible Silver - Neo
1/43 Ferrari 158 1st Italian Grand Prix 1964 #2 J. Surtees - IXO
1/18 Ferrari 250 GTO 2nd Le Mans 1963 #24 J. Blaton/ G. Van Ophem - Mattel Elite
1/18 Ferrari F2001 1st Hungarian Grand Prix 2001 #1 M. Schumacher - Mattel Elite

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