Leigh’s Diecast Diary

As predicted, within an hour of our phones going live this morning, we were completely pre-sold out of the Minichamps 1:12 Nicky Hayden 2009 Laguna Seca Ducati Desmosedici (PO90169)! The same goes for the signed version (PO90169S).

I haven’t known a week in the diecast industry like it, with so much hype and excitement generated by this 609 piece limited edition, just after the release of the Rossi Valencia paddock bike (PO73176) which was limited to just 3,999 examples, and an instant sell-out, and going for over £200 on Ebay at the weekend! I wonder if these sorts of instances are going to become more common in the coming months and years…

We received the new Spark delivery today, headlined by their latest couple of superb 1:43 classic Formula One cars. These were Jean-Pierre Beltoise’s 1971 Matra MS120 (SPK1604), and Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s 1979 Renault RS11 (SPK1704).

Spark also announced a couple of rather unusual new 1:43 subjects. The first of these is the Colibri sponsored offshore powerboat that Didier Pironi had his fatal accident in off the Isle of Wight in 1987 (SPK2302).

The second is the famous 1938 De Monte Bugatti Model 100 aeroplane from the Oshkosh Air Museum (SPK2300).

Staying with the aviation theme, we have had a lot of requests today as to whether we still have any left in stock of the Armour 1:48 replica of the Messerschmitt BF109 signed by the legendary fighter pilot Gunther Rall (AFM215S), who passed away recently. At the moment, we do still have some available.

Welcome to the eighty sixth Leigh’s Diary Vidcast. In this week’s episode, Leigh is caught napping (and singing in his sleep!) before introducing the new Minichamps releases with Charlie, who also has a surprise up her top! Alex then joins in to help take us through the week’s new releases from AUTOart, WIT’s, and a new signed replica of Carl Fogarty as well.

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The replicas featured on this weeks podcast are;

1/18 McLaren MP4/23 Brazilian Grand Prix 2008 #22 L. Hamilton - Minichamps
1/12 Honda RC211V Test Freddie Spencer - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/12 Honda RC211V Test Mick Doohan - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Ralt RT3 Macau 1983 #3 A. Senna - Minichamps
1/43 Red Bull Showcar 2009 #14 M. Webber - Minichamps
1/43 Williams Showcar 2009 #16 N. Rosberg - Minichamps
1/43 Williams Showcar 2009 #17 K.Nakajima  - Minichamps
1/43 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Light Blue - Minichamps
1/43 Jaguar XK Convertible Yellow Line - Minichamps
1/43 Ford Focus RS White - Minichamps
1/43 Porsche 356A Speedster Green - Minichamps
1/43 Porsche 356C Cabriolet Dusseldorf Police - Minichamps
1/18 Shelby Mustang GT Black/Silver - AUTOart
1/18 Land Rover Discovery 3 Black - AUTOart
1/18 Land Rover Discovery 3 Green - AUTOart
1/10 BMW F800 GS Silver/Black - AUTOart
1/10 BMW F800 GS Yellow/Black - AUTOart
1/18 BMW Z4M Coupe White - AUTOart
1/12 Signed Honda RC30 1990 #8 C. Fogarty - Universal Hobbies
1/12 Suzuki Katana - WIT’s

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Welcome to the forty-eighth Leigh’s Diary Vidcast, reviewing all the new diecast replicas that were released last week.

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These are the products featured on this week’s podcast:

1/18 McLaren MP4/22 1st Canadian Grand Prix 2007 #2 L. Hamilton - Minichamps
1/12 Honda RC211V 2002 #46 V. Rossi - Minichamps (Re-release)
1/43 Tyrrell 012 Monaco Grand Prix 1984 #4 S. Bellof - Minichamps
1/18 Ferrari 250 GTO 1962 Red - Kyosho (SOLD OUT)
1/18 Mini Cooper Clubman 2008 Silver - Kyosho
1/18 Mini Cooper S Clubman 2008 Red - Kyosho (SOLD OUT)
1/18 Porsche 901 1964 Ivory White - CMC
1/12 Honda RC30 1988 - Universal Hobbies
1/18 Porsche 928 1978 White - AUTOart
1/18 Porsche 928 1978 Blue - AUTOart
1/18 Ferrari F430 2007 Metallic Red - BBR/Kyosho (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Aston Martin V8 Coupe 1977 Blue - SMTS
1/43 Aston Martin V8 Volante 1977 Black - SMTS
1/43 Aston Martin DBS V8 1967 Red - SMTS
1/43 Aston Martin V8 Volante POW 1986 Green - SMTS
1/43 Signed Thrust SSC 1997 - Spark

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Welcome to the forty-seventh Leigh’s Diary Vidcast, reviewing all the new diecast replicas that were released last week.

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 Audi 90 Quattro 1st Mid Ohio 1989 #4 H-J. Stuck - Minichamps
1/18 Benetton B191 1991 #19 N. Piquet - Minichamps
1/12 Triumph Hurricane 1973 - Minichamps
1/12 Rossi Riding Figure 1997 - Minichamps
1/43 McLaren MP4/22 1st Canadian Grand Prix 2007 #2 L. Hamilton - Minichamps
1/43 Renault R28 2008 #5 - Minichamps
1/43 Mercedes W196 British Grand Prix 1954 J-M. Fangio - Minichamps
1/43 Bentley Continental GT World Ice Speed Record Breaker - Minichamps
1/43 RUF CTR3 2007 Silver - Spark (SOLD OUT)
1/24 Porsche 917/20 Le Mans 1971 #23 R. Joest/ W. Kauhsen - Spark (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Ferrari F2007 2nd Brazilian Grand Prix 2007 #5 F. Massa - Red Line
1/18 Ferrari F2001 - 1st Hungarian Grand Prix 2001 #1 M. Schumacher - Mattel Elite
1/12 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Coupe 1984 Red - Premium Classix
1/12 Kawasaki Z1000 Mk II 1979 - Wits

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Welcome to the twenty fith Leigh’s Diary Vidcast, reviewing all the new diecast replicas that were released last week.

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 22 2007 #2 L. Hamilton - Minichamps
1/12 Rossi Figure Jerez 2007 - Minichamps
1/43 BMW F1.06 Hungarian Grand Prix 2006 #16 N. Heidfeld - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Porsche 917 2nd Le Mans 1970 #3 Larrouse/Kauhsen - Minichamps (SOLD OUT)
1/43 Audi TT Roadster 2007 Grey - Minichamps
1/43 Volkswagen T3 Bus 1979 Green - Minichamps
1/43 Mazda MXR01 Le Mans 1992 #5 Herbert/Weider/Gachot - Spark
1/43 Aston Martin DB2 Coupe 1950 Green - Spark (SOLD OUT)
1/18 Mercedes W25 1934 White - CMC

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