First 2009 diecast releases revealed!

29th December 2008

posted in Due Dates, Diecast, Other Cars, Moto GP, Formula 1 |

Today Minichamps confirmed their January 2009 releases.

The second week of 2009 sees several 2008 F1 cars released. In 1:18 scale there will be Nick Heidfeld’s BMW F1.08 (DC2803) and Heikki Kovalainen’s McLaren MP4/23 (DC2823), while in 1:43 we will see Rubens Barrichello’s Honda RA108 (DC28417) and Giancarlo Fisichella’s Force India VJM01 (DC28421).

The following week we will see Robert Kubica’s 1:18 BMW F1.08 (DC2804), leaving Adrian Sutil’s 1:43 Force India VJM01 (DC28420) as the only ‘standard’ 2008 F1 car still to be released. Kubica’s BMW is close to being a sell-out on release though, so don’t think it will be plentifully available once it hits these shores!

The third week of the schedule (the fourth week of January) sees the nest Valentino Rossi 1:12 bike released, his 2001 Honda RC211V summer test bike (PO17946). We will also see the 1:43 two car Quantum Of Solace set of the Aston Martin DBS and Alfa Romeo 159 (P121300).

For the last week of the schedule we will see the next 1:18 Bentley, the Azure in Metallic Blue (PG139501), and the next 1:8 Valentino Rossi helmet, his colourful lid from Phillip Island 2007 (PO70896).

All in all, a pretty good start to the year for new diecast releases!

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1 On December 29th, 2008, Justin said:

Hi leigh. Is there definately going to be no more Vettel 2008 Toro Rosso’s for the UK? Thanks.

2 On December 29th, 2008, Andy said:

Well for me the most exciting model on that release list is the first of Minichamps’s Ford Escort Mk.2 range in the final week … yes, this one is just a Popular/L sedan but once the first of the range is released the RS1800 & RS2000 ones won’t be too far behind

3 On December 30th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

It doesn’t look like there are any more Vettels coming in, especially with the First Win version now announced.

4 On January 1st, 2009, Tom said:

Hey Leigh, are Minichamps showing any signs of a 1:8 scale Mugello 2008 Rossi helmet (You know the one!). Surely they couldn’t let this iconic lid slip through their fingers… If so, when would you expect it?

Thanks!

5 On January 2nd, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

They haven’t confirmed anything yet - I think the earliest we will hear anything about it will be the New Announcements listing which is currently scheduled to be revealed on 5th February. If they did do it I imagine it would be quite a complicated helmet to replicate so it could take some time to be released.