Leigh’s Diecast Diary

Well, at least Raikkonen scored one more point than he did in Turkey! (That’s a total of one, by the way!) Only just though, I was sat at Luffield, and Timo Glock nearly got him there on the last lap!

We received the new AUTOart delivery today, with their long-awaited 1:18 DTM Mercedes C-Class replicas on it. And believe me, it was worth the wait, as they look fantastic! Especially the Mika Hakkinen 2007 version in the carbon fibre livery (AA80732). Also released were Bernd Schneider’s 2007 car (AA80730), and Bruno Spengler’s 2008 example (AA80731).

That wasn’t all though; also released were the 1:18 Lamborghini Espada in gold (AA74504), the 1:18 BMW Z4 from the ADAC Cup (AA80649), and the 1:12 Suzuki Katana (AA12151).

Alas, still no Koenigseggs from AUTOart, and the word is that they won’t be on the July container either. Surely we will see at least one of the colourways released soon?

Another release that was a big deal for me was the first batch of SMTS’s 1:43 white metal model of Jack Brabham’s 1966 Brabham BT19 (SMTS038). This is the ‘missing’ Formula One World Champion, and means that, after 15 years, my 1:43 Formula One World Champions collection is now finally complete! Woohoo!

Welcome to the eightieth Leigh’s Diary Vidcast. This week a ‘Naked Gun’ theme introduces us to a podcast filmed entirely in and around Leigh’s trusty Peugeot 206! Highlights include Leigh’s Formula One Champions collection finally being completed after 15 years, and the GPL staff make their predictions for the British Grand Prix.

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The replicas featured on this weeks podcast are;

1/43 Brabham BT19 1966 #5 J. Brabham - SMTS
1/18 Audi R10 1st Le Mans 2008 #2 - Norev
1/18 Peugeot 908 2nd Le Mans 2008 #7 - Norev
1/18 Ferrari F2004 2nd Belgian Grand Prix 2004 #1 M. Schumacher - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari F430 Scuderia 2007 Red - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari F430 Scuderia 2007 Avio Blue - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari F430 Scuderia 2007 Yellow - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari 412 1985 Red - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari 412 1985 Silver  - Mattel Elite
1/43 Ferrari 412 1985 Green - Mattel Elite
1/43 BMW 3 Series Touring Red - Minichamps
1/43 Dodge Charger HT Coupe 1968 White - Minichamps
1/43 Porsche Boxster S Highway Patrol - Minichamps
1/43 Brabham BT44 1st Austrian Grand Prix 1974 #7 C. Reutemann - Minichamps
1/12 Honda RC212V 2007 C. Checa - Minichamps
1/43 Tyrrell 018 Mexican Grand Prix 1989 #4 M.Alboreto - Spark
1/43 Porsche 956 1st Le Mans 1983 #3 - Spark
1/43 Lola T70 Mk II Le Mans 1967 #12 - Spark
1/43 Cheetah Cro-Sal Elkhart Lake 1964 #36 R. Salyer - Spark
1/43 Pagani Zonda Cinque 2008 - Spark
1/43 Brawn GP Showcar 2009 J. Button - Minichamps

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