Leigh’s Diecast Diary

We said at the end of last year that we didn’t think it would be long before the diecast manufacturers ‘adjusted’ their prices back up to what they were before the VAT rate changed, and it has now started happening.

All of AUTOart’s subjects that are due for release in the first quarter are now the same RRP with 15% VAT as they were with 17.5% VAT last year.

And today Universal Hobbies increased the prices of all their 1:16 tractors by £5, on top of their 17.5% VAT prices of last year.

It probably won’t be long before everyone else has followed suit.

Welcome to the sixtieth Leigh’s Diary Vidcast and the first one for 2009, reviewing all the new diecast replicas that were released over the Christmas period.

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 Ferrari California 2008 Red - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari FXX 2005 Turquoise - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari FXX 2005 Yellow - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione 2007 Red - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari 312 T2 1st German Grand Prix 1977 #11 N. Lauda - Mattel Elite
1/43 Honda RA108 2008 #16 J. Button - Minichamps
1/18 Audi R8 2007 Red - Kyosho
1/18 Ferrari 512 TR 1992 Red - Kyosho
1/18 Ferrari 575 GTC 1st Donington FIA GT 2004 #17 J. Melo/K. Wendlinger - Kyosho
1/18 Ferrari 250 GTO 3rd Le Mans 1962 #22 L. Dernier/J. Blaton - Kyosho
1/43 Aston Martin Triple Car Set - IXO
1/12 Honda CB1100RD - WITS
1/18 Aston Martin DBR9 Le Mans 2007 #59 A.Garcia/J.Menten/C.Fittipaldi - Solido
1/18 Citroen C4 WRC Night Version 1st Monte Carlo 2007 #1 S. Loeb - Solido
1/18 Ferrari 156 Sharknose Belgian Grand Prix 1961 #4 P. Hill - CMC
1/18 Citroen C4 WRC 1st Monte Carlo Rally 2008 #1 S. Loeb - AUTOart
1/18 Citroen C4 WRC 1st Rally Of France 2008 #1 S. Loeb - AUTOart
1/18 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 2000 Black - AUTOart
1/18 Lotus Europa S 2006 White - AUTOart
1/18 Lexus SC430 Toms Super GT 2006 #36 - AUTOart
1/18 Nissan GTR R35 2007 White - AUTOart
1/18 Nissan GTR R35 2007 Silver - AUTOart

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