22nd December 2008

Talk About Three Musketeers!

Three diecast manufacturers took it in turns to give us an exciting new release each today.

First up was Minichamps, with their 1:43 replica of Jenson Button’s 2008 Honda RA108 (DC28416), just squeezing it in in time for Christmas. I’m still impressed with the rate that Minichamps have got their 1:43 F1 cars out this year; it’s the end of the year and we are only waiting for three ‘standard’ cars; Barrichello’s Honda and the two Force Indias.

Then Solido released their next great value 1:18 replica of the Aston Martin DBR9 (SL118001). It is the #59 car from the Modena team as raced by Fittipaldi, Garcia and Menten at Le Mans in 2007.

Finally, CMC dropped off the balance of our order for the 1:18 Phil Hill Ferrari Sharknose from the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix (CMC070), so all pre-orders have now been fulfilled and it is now available from stock. The amount we have left over is tiny however, so if you don’t order tonight you will probably have to wait for our next delivery in the New Year!

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22nd December 2008

Leighs Diecast Diary Vidcast Episode 59

Welcome to the fifty-ninth Leigh’s Diary Vidcast, reviewing all the new diecast replicas that were released last week. This of course will be the final webcast of 2008.

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:

1/18 McLaren MP4-23 World Championship Presentation 2008 #22 L. Hamilton - Grand Prix Legends
1/18 Porsche 956L Le Mans 1983 #18 A.Plankenhorn/D.Wilson/J.Lassig - Minichamps
1/18 Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior DRM 1972 #83 - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Toro Rosso STR3 2008 #15 S. Vettel - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Williams FW30 2008 #8 K. Nakajima - Minichamps
1/43 Bentley Arnage White Line - Minichamps
1/43 Dodge Challenger R/T 1970 Green - Minichamps
1/43 Maserati Quattroporte 1963 Silver - Minichamps
1/43 Ford Capri Mk II 1974 Blue - Minichamps
1/43 Smart Fortwo coupe 2007 Black - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/12 Vincent-HRD Series C Black Shadow 1950 - Minichamps
1/12 Moto Guzzi 850 Lemans Mk I 1976 Silver/Blue - Minichamps
1/43 Gulf Mirage GR8 1st Le Mans 1975 #11 J. Ickx/G. Bell - Spark
1/43 Dome S102 Le Mans 2008 #11 T.Kataoka/Y.Tachikawa/D.Ito - Spark (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Zytek 07S/2 Le Mans 2008 #32 M.Vergers/J.Barazi/S.Moseley - Spark
1/43 Lola B08/17 Le Mans 2008 #12 G.Pickett/K.Graf/J.Lammers - Spark
1/43 Aston Martin DP1229 Le Mans 1982 #31 B.Evans/T.Needell/G.Lees - Spark
1/43 Lola T70 Le Mans 1971 #5 T. Pilette/G. Gosselin - Spark
1/43 Mini Sprint 1969 Silver - Spark
1/43 Mercedes Benz T80 Rekord 1939 - Spark
1/18 Ferrari 330 P4 BOAC 1967 #6 C.Amon/J.Stewart - GMP
1/12 Ford County Super-4 Tractor - Universal Hobbies
1/43 Jaguar Mk VII 1950 Grey - Oxford
1/43 Jaguar Mk VIIM Police 1954 - Oxford
1/43 Daimler DS420 1968 White - Oxford
1/43 Daimler DS420 Hearse 1968 - Oxford
1/24 AEC Regent RT10 1946 - Sun Star
1/24 Bedford OB Coach 1949 Royal Blue - Sun Star

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