Leigh’s Diecast Diary

Today we received new deliveries from Mattel and Kyosho.

From Mattel we received Kimi Raikkonen’s 1:43 2009 Ferrari F60 (DC29404), his last Formula One car? Don’t forget that Mattel’s price rises kick in tomorrow, so order today to save yourself £5!

We also received Felipe Massa’s winning 1:18 Ferrari F2008 from last year’s European Grand Prix at Valencia, complete with sharkfin (DC2802V).

Kyosho at last released its 1:18 replica of the 2007 BMW M6 2007 Moto GP safety car (KY8707GPC), as well as Enrico Bettega’s winning Lancia 037 from the 1984 Monza Rally (KY8302G).

A new brand for us, HPI, announced some very exciting 1:43 replicas from the 1994 BTCC season, which we should see released very soon. These are the championship winning Alfa Romeos of Gabriele Tarquini (HP8124) and Giampiero Simoni (HP8125), and the infamous Volvo 850 Estates of Jan Lammers (HP8112) and Rickard Rydell (HP8113). From what we’ve seen of HPI so far, these look like being very detailed replicas indeed. I’ve already put my name down for a Tarquini and a Rydell!

Welcome to the Diecast Legends Podcast, which brings you the latest releases in the world of diecast models. Jenson Button fans will be pleased to see the Minichamps 1:18 sample of his 2009 Brawn GP Car. Mario Andretti has also added his signature to his 1978 world championship-winning Lotus 79 replica from Minichamps. A new Jim Clark model is available from Spark and the McLaren 2009 showcars arrive as well.

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The replicas featured on this weeks podcast are;

1/18 Brawn GP BGP001 2009 #22 J. Button - Minichamps (SAMPLE ONLY)
1/18 Signed Lotus 79 1978 #5 M. Andretti - Minichamps
1/18 Mercedes Benz R Class 2006 Metallic Red - Minichamps
1/12 MV Agusta F4 Senna 2005 Black/Grey - Minichamps
1/43 McLaren Showcar 2009 L. Hamilton - Minichamps
1/43 McLaren Showcar 2009 H. Kovalainen - Minichamps
1/43 BMW F1.09 2009 #6 N. Heidfeld - Minichamps
1/43 Force India Showcar 2009 A. Sutil - Minichamps
1/43 Force India Showcar 2009 G. Fisichella - Minichamps
1/43 Toro Rosso STR3 1st Italian Grand Prix 2008 #15 S. Vettel - Minichamps
1/43 Porsche 956 Le Mans 1983 #14 - Minichamps
1/43 BMW M3 Coupe 2000 Grey - Minichamps
1/43 Ford Fiesta 1995 Silver - Minichamps
1/43 Mercedes CLK 2001 Silver - Minichamps
1/43 Porsche 550 Spider 1955 White - Minichamps
1/18 Aston Martin DBR9 1st Le Mans 2008 #009 - Solido
1/43 Lotus 33 1965 #1 J.Clark - Spark
1/43 Lotus 25 BRM French Grand Prix 1964 #34 C. Amon - Spark
1/43 Mercedes W196 1st Swiss Grand Prix 1954 #4 J-M. Fangio - Spark (SOLD OUT)

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