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1. 1 On February 24th, 2008, peter cavellini said:

   minichamps are kind of getting left behind just now don’t you think?

2. 2 On March 3rd, 2008, Lyria said:

   I am still waiting for my 2007 Alonso 1:43 scale McLaren Mercedes, will they ever release it do you think? I’m not happy at still having to wait for it to arrive, it was meant to be a Christmas gift to me from my daughter, I didn’t realise it would be next Christmas!!!

3. 3 On March 4th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

   It will certainly be released, but unfortunately it’s not unusual for replicas of F1 cars to miss the Christmas of the year that they raced in. We’re still waiting for about half of the 2007 grid, and have only seen one 2007 Moto GP bike! And Jenson Button fans are still waiting for the Hungary ‘First Win’ replicas from August 2006…..

4. 4 On March 4th, 2008, Ryan said:

   Hi,

   Thats a fair point, i actually ordered the Button 1st win car as soon as it was announced, any word on its arrival? Minichamps website quoted April 2008 last time i checked.

   Regards Ryan

5. 5 On March 4th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

   There’s still no confirmed release date, or any guarantee that when April arrives Minichamps won’t put the date back by another couple of months on their site!

6. 6 On March 6th, 2008, Lyria said:

   Thanks for your reply Leigh, have to say I can’t be that fed up as I have dared to order another model from you. I know I am going to have to wait for it to arrive but I’m sure it will be worth it!! If they promise a model though then they should deliver it within a reasonable time or people like you get the flack for it which isn’t fair really.

7. 7 On March 13th, 2008, chrisj said:

   hi what about the hamilton first win mp4/22 and 2006 test car mp4/21

8. 8 On March 13th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

   Still no confirmed dates for those I’m afraid.

9. 9 On March 19th, 2008, Andrew said:

   Going by eBay offerings I’ve picked up two roadcar releases that happened this month which weren’t on the published list, namely two of the 1980s Opel Corsa (Vauxhall Nova) models, # 400045004 (SR) & 400045005 (the Steffi Graf special).

   One wonders why Minichamps does these unpublished releases … that SR model went straight from “expected April 2008″ to “Sold Out” on their website overnight. Are Corsas that popular on pre-sales??

10. 10 On March 20th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Corsas aren’t necessarily that popular, but if we pre-sell two of a Minichamps 1:43, we order two, and then discontinue it when it is released, and many other diecast retailers operate the same way. That’s why some models sell out so quickly and why pre-ordering is so important.

11. 11 On April 24th, 2008, peter cavellini said:

    Has the china syndrome infected Minichamps-theres nothing signifcant appeared in months!

12. 12 On April 26th, 2008, Joe said:

    Hi,

    Is there any news of the release date for the Alonso McLaren Mercedes 1:18 scale?
    I pre-ordered it as soon as it was announced as I was amazed at the job Minichamps did on Kimi Raikkonen’s MP4-21 Race Car 1:18 scale.I know that Minichamps aren’t very accurate with timings, as I had to wait 6 or 7 months for Raikkonen’s car to arrive.

    Regards Joe.

13. 13 On April 28th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    I guess everyone has their own definition of ’significant’ - the Doohan Honda and Rossi Jerez figure were definitely significant for us, and Minichamps have released a fair few 2006/07 F1 cars recently, and we’re going to see Schumacher’s 1:43 B195 re-release this week too. But if you’re not interested in any of that, that list won’t sound as impressive!

14. 14 On April 28th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We’ve not been given any date on the 1:18 Alonso McLaren, but we’re getting the 1:43 version this week so hopefully its bigger brother won’t be too far behind.

15. 15 On April 29th, 2008, Andy said:

    Just before the May release schedule goes up, here’s what I noticed about this April one, based on what Leigh has said in his blog over the past weeks:

    Total models originally announced: 23
    No of models added:
    2 x 1/18 F1 cars (early releases)
    3 x 1/43 F1 cars
    1 x 1/43 F1 car (re-release)
    2 x 1/43 DTM cars
    5 x 1/43 roadcars (all Bentleys!)
    Total: 13

    So that works to being about 35% of the total releases for April that were added during the course of the month!

16. 16 On May 2nd, 2008, graham said:

    Hi leigh

    What’s happening with the La Storia collection?
    There doesn’t appear to have been any releases this year!

17. 17 On May 6th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    It has been a bit quiet this year, but we are expecting #12 (Berger 1987) any day now.

18. 18 On May 12th, 2008, Andy said:

    For those like myself who have an avid interest in the road cars as well, that 1/43 Mercedes 230E 1990 model scheduled for release in early-May is interesting as being a retooled edition of a model previously released in the 1990s … something Minichamps/Paul Lang had previously said they were not keen to do.

    If I’ve got my facts straight, last month’s 1/43 Audi V8 release was the first retooled roadcar to be sold and this would be the second. The first Audi V8 model was one of PMA’s first 1/43 roadcar models in the early 1990s and the quality was not up to their current standard - obviously oversized door mirrors, for one thing.

19. 19 On May 18th, 2008, chrisj said:

    hi again any update about the 1/18 hamilton mp4/21 and canada mp4/22

20. 20 On May 19th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Still nothing - as soon as anything is confirmed it will be mentioned in the diary.

21. 21 On June 18th, 2008, chrisj said:

    hey do you no when the 2007 BMW of Vettel 1/18 USA will be released

22. 22 On June 18th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    No date confirmed yet!

23. 23 On June 26th, 2008, chrisj said:

    hey have you sold out all preorders of the vettel 1/18 bmw 2007

24. 24 On June 27th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    As I write this we have one left from our allocation, but it has sold so well over the last week or so that I have removed it from our website to ensure that we do not oversell and are not in danger of having to pay out Double Moneyback. It can still be ordered over the phone though, on our Orderline 0870 460 3456.

25. 25 On July 9th, 2008, Deano said:

    Any news on when the Jenson first win 1/43 is being released? Seems like minichamps are taking forever with this and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Lewis first win before it.

26. 26 On July 9th, 2008, chrisj said:

    oh my god i missed out on the 1/18 vettel USA, and it arrived today, buggar:(

27. 27 On July 14th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Considering there wasn’t a sample of it at Nuremberg, I can’t see it being on the immediate horizon………..

28. 28 On July 14th, 2008, Scott said:

    I have the Hamilton First Win 1:18 on pre order, its a shame minichamps cant be more on the ball. Ive just bought 2 new cabinets for new models but it seems as if it will take me a while to fill them, as I dont really want to buy mattel/hot wheels etc, the quality is just not there for me, and thats what diecast models are all about, surely??

29. 29 On July 29th, 2008, Deano said:

    Hi Leigh….
    Wondering if you knew anything about minichamps future releases… I put a couple of posts in the forum about it, but i’m wondering if minichamps are going to release a Rubens Barrichello 257 Grand Prix Honda…. Do you think they are going to produce it?
    I’m also expecting them to release a Kubica first win and probably either a Hmilton Monaco or Silverstone…. You know when they these are likely to be announced (if they are going to be)
    Cheers

30. 30 On July 30th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Minichamps haven’t announced any 2008 F1 specials yet; I’m sure there will be a Kubica First Win and a Hamilton Special from one of his wins, but it’s normally later in the season before they announce them.

31. 31 On August 11th, 2008, Thomas said:

    Does anyone know the realease date of the minichamps model The Audi RS4 in Blue 1/18th scale

32. 32 On August 14th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    No date has been confirmed yet.

33. 33 On August 14th, 2008, Peter Smith said:

    Have you any idea when the Minichamps 1/18 Bentley State Limousine will arrive please. Code No. PG 139700. Minicchamps said it would be available late July 08.

    Also can you explain why Leigh’s Diary never mentioned the arrival of Neo’s 1/43 Jaguar Mk VIII.It is an excellent model which I received a few weeks ago.

34. 34 On August 15th, 2008, Jan Vanhentenrijck said:

    Any release date for DC28409 1:43 RED BULL RB4 COULTHARD 2008?

    Thanks for feedback
    Jan

35. 35 On August 15th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Minichamps have not confirmed a release date to us yet for the 1:18 State Limousine. And I think you’ll find that I mentioned the new NEO subjects, including the Jaguar Mk.VIII, in my diary entry on 16th July!

36. 36 On August 15th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    It will be a long time yet before we get any indications of release dates for Minichamps’ 2008 F1 cars!

37. 37 On August 18th, 2008, Thomas said:

    Hiya Leigh do you no when the Neo models of the Jensen Intercepters and Ford Granada will be realeased

    Many Thanks

    Thomas

38. 38 On August 19th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We haven’t been given a release date yet for the new NEO models.

39. 39 On August 20th, 2008, john boddice said:

    where is the Toseland model,any news ,any idear, when it is coming??????

40. 40 On August 21st, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    No news at all; to be honest, I think we’ll be lucky to see it this year.

41. 41 On September 2nd, 2008, stuart taylor said:

    ANY CHANCE OF ASKING MINICHAMPS TO PRODUCE A BLACK AIRWAVES DUCATI WITH RIDING FIGURE BIKE DEFINATELY OF HASLAM AND LAVILLE I BET IT WOULD BE AN INSTANT SELL OUT. thanks
    REGARDS STUART

42. 42 On September 4th, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Minichamps would have made the black Airwaves bikes if they had won the BSB in 2006, but they didn’t so unfortunately that was that. I was pushing for them to be made myself!

43. 43 On September 9th, 2008, Stephen Smyth said:

    Hi Leigh

    I’m a bit confused about the quality issues concerning Mattel’s Ferari F1 cars of recent. I have both the F2007 and the new F2008 car that i bought about a week ago on ebay, both with Kimi Raikkonen as the driver.

    The 2007 model looks a rushed item that hasn’t been done very well, some of the decals look loose and even broken, especially the case in the 1:43 version, but the new F2008 has been done brilliantly, the metallic red paint job and aero have been done very well, while the helmet has been improved, the car even has rubber tyres!

    I was wondering how they could go from making average Ferrari F1 models, then make the 2007 cars look like a total joke, then make a fantastic 2008 car the next? Would they get pulled up for poor quality?

    Regards

    Stephen

44. 44 On September 24th, 2008, matt said:

    go to say the lewis hamilton first win is quite cr@p, i still have the kimi first win which is excellent,surely with all the lewis hype they could have made a decent one as i’m sure it would have sold.

45. 45 On November 26th, 2008, Will Athawes a Jaguar Driver said:

    Minichamps have produced an XJS Jaguar Cabriolet in 1.43 scale and are shortly to produce a red variant but in truth the Jaguar cabriolet for real had a tee bar across the centre section of the driver and passenger seats with detachable roof panels either side with no rear seats but a luggage shelf instead. It seems to me a fundemental mistake that on the continent a cabriolet is in fact a convertible. If you will pardon the pun they are 2 different animals in real life. I would very much like Minichamps to get there act together and produce a 1.43 model of the very rare cabriolet which in fact was put into production by JAGUAR before they built the convertible which Minichamps are calling the cabriolet.

    regards

    Will

46. 46 On December 1st, 2008, RAHULAN RAJAH said:

    Dear Leigh,

    Greetings from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    I just stumbled your very informative website, indeed and glad to note the future Minichamps releases.
    Am more of a 1/18 diecast cars and trucks collector and just wondering what is the next 1/18 scale Minichamps truck scheduled to be produced/ released for next year 2009, sir. Any idea? Am anxious to know, Leigh! Just purchased both the 1/18th’s Minichamps Shell and the brown tan Rungenwagens Mercedes Benzes. Looking for these 1/18th scale trucks, especially, Mercedes trucks, Any themes, will do. Just purchased the Schuco truck, as well. Your advise please.

    Regards,
    Rahulan Rajah
    rahulanrajah@yahoo.com

47. 47 On December 3rd, 2008, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Minichamps haven’t confirmed their 2009 1:18 trucks/lorries yet - if there are any to come they will probably be announced with all the other new releases early in the New Year.

48. 48 On December 22nd, 2008, Hub Galliker said:

    Ha ! Reading all prior posts here, I see it is par for the course for makers to announce, then delay, retail-sales of their product. MOST peculiar-way of commerce I’ve yet seen.

    I’m wondering what decade the MInichamps GT40Mk.II series will debut in, along with the Spark Bizzarrini 5300 street spyder, and the excellent Kyosho 1/64 scale LeMans ‘66 first three cars across the line, all Ford Mk.II’s.

49. 49 On February 17th, 2009, Mick said:

    Hello Leigh,

    I’ve been very patiently waiting (over 5 years actually) for Minichamp to release the McLaren MP4-98T Two-seater F1 model. At the point of giving up, I was woken from my 5 year hibernation last year with the arrival of the 1/43rd version which was all rather nice, apart from it being changed at the last minute to the Mika/Erja snow version. My question is this: How long may I possibly have to wait for the 1/18th version and are Minichamp likely to alter the livery again? I was hoping that the version they put into production was the Siverstone run Brundle/Walker car with the ‘West’ decals. I assume this is not possible due to tobacco regulations?
    Anyway, any additional information you can find will be greatly welcome. I shall get comfy again and return to my long sleep!

    Many thanks…

    Regards, Mick.

50. 50 On February 18th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    I’m assuming that the 1:18 version will also be of Mr. and Mrs. Hakkinen! As there was no sign of it at Nuremberg, I do fear that we’re not going to see it at any time soon. I’m certain that it won’t have West branding on it, as you say because of the tobacco regulations.

51. 51 On April 27th, 2009, Darren Edwards said:

    Glad to see the 1:18 MP4-98T on this month’s schedule! Just a few more weeks! I too have been waiting about 4 or 5 years for this one!!! Can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

52. 52 On May 25th, 2009, chrisj said:

    any chance of minichamps re-releasing the vettel bmw usa?

53. 53 On May 26th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    I don’t think they can, as it was a limited edition when it was released originally.

54. 54 On May 26th, 2009, chrisj said:

    Oh ok then, i cant see to find it anywhere, just wondered if they were gona make anymore, but now there not:(

55. 55 On May 27th, 2009, Danny said:

    Hi Leigh,
    I was wondering if minichamps will be releasing a kovalainen first win special?
    Do you know of any notification of that?
    Also any definate date on Hamilton 1:18 brazil date yet?
    Thanks
    Danny

56. 56 On May 27th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    I’m sure that if Minichamps were going to release a Kovalainen first win special, they would have announced it by now. It’s a shame that he seems to have been the one left out! I would certainly buy one too, as I was at that race!

57. 57 On May 27th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    P.S.We have not been given a definitive date on the Hamilton Brazil specials yet.

58. 58 On June 29th, 2009, Gary said:

    Hi Leigh.

    Like many others i have a list of models ive been waiting for,2 of which are from Minichamps.Im waitng for the 1/43 mk1 Golf GTI and the 1/18 Mclaren f1.
    Looking at your catalogues and the minichamps one they seem to be doing all the other models on that page except the one i want(The golf)Which is an extremely popular car and has a big following.Have you seen or have any info on when it might arrive?
    Minichamps seems to spend way more time on there f1,rally cars than they do on their road vehicles.Any info appreciated.

59. 59 On July 6th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Unfortunately Minichamps hasn’t given us any info on timings for these two replicas. We do sell a lot more of their F1 cars than their road cars, so they do concentrate on them as it means they can get more income from what they have out on their production line.

60. 60 On July 6th, 2009, Deano said:

    Hi Leigh,
    do you know whats happened to the kubica 1:43 first win special?
    i thought it was being released in july and i notice minichamps have left it off their schedule?
    cheers
    deano

61. 61 On July 8th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We were told July, so it may be added to one of July’s weekly schedules as they come through.

62. 62 On August 17th, 2009, john g said:

    still no news on the kubica 1st win special?

63. 63 On August 18th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We are still waiting for a revised release date from Minichamps.

64. 64 On August 21st, 2009, Rob Bell said:

    Hi Leigh,

    Are you going to be getting in any 1:43 Bugatti Veyrons? Or have you had them in before and sold out?
    The AutoArt website seems to say they are only available to ship in America and Canada

65. 65 On August 21st, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We do have more on order from AUTOart (our first delivery sold out quite quickly), but seeing that it took nine months to get restocks through of the 1:18 versions, I’m not going to hold my breath as to when we are going to see the 1:43s again!

66. 66 On September 2nd, 2009, Malcolm said:

    I wonder if I will die before I get my BSA Gold Star clubman

67. 67 On September 4th, 2009, NIGEL MAC said:

    Just a quick question ,when i ordered the 1/12th scale model of revin Kevin’s 1993 winning championship bike , i didn’t think i’d have 2 wait 2 years or so 4 it .Any idea when i will receive this model ? .

68. 68 On September 5th, 2009, Morten said:

    Still wating for the volvo 242 grp-a model to be finish…. (after 3years of wating)

69. 69 On September 6th, 2009, Julia Harlow said:

    Currently watching Rossi showing the ‘babies’ how to race at Misano, and still waiting for BSA Goldstar after about 18 months (ordered when advertised as scheduled delivery July 2008).

    There appears to be only 2 of us waiting for the Goldie, so is this why they are not making it?

70. 70 On September 8th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Wow, three questions at once! Considering we didn’t even see a sample of Schwantz’s 1993 Suzuki at Nuremberg this year, I’m sure we won’t see that released this year. It has to be said that lead times of three years or more are pretty average when it comes to Minichamps’ 1:12 classic bikes and race bikes! There’s no news on the Volvo either, but we did see a sample of the BSA Goldstar at Nuremberg this year, so fingers crossed we will see that one before Christmas.

71. 71 On September 8th, 2009, Julia Harlow said:

    Thanks Leigh - unfortunately the older us classic bikers get means we can’t cross our fingers for long! Keep hoping though.

72. 72 On October 5th, 2009, Andy said:

    Just a comment re. the Oct/Nov 2009 schedule, the “Ford Escort ITC” could use a space: “Ford Escort I TC” (= Mk.1 Twin Cam).

    Interesting how quickly the second colours of popular models are being released now - like the Mini 850, now in green … it seems as if Minichamps are setting their edition volumes too low on some first-colour models, forcing them to bring out the second colour within months in order to keep cashing in. Great news for ebay sellers, I suppose

73. 73 On October 7th, 2009, Malcolm said:

    in the time I have waited for the goldie clubman I could have saved up and bought a real one.

74. 74 On October 7th, 2009, Sid said:

    I also have been waiting for my BSA Gold Star Clubman model since the eary part of this year , do hope it will arrive soon as am greatly looking forward to receiving it?

    Though do wonder why this model is being
    produced with BLACK Exhaust pipe?

    I can never recall having seen any original Bike with out the usual Chrome Exhaust, well my one was a 1956 model and that was Chrome, as were all of my Mates, who also were the proud owners of this fantastic motorcycle!

75. 75 On October 8th, 2009, Colin Jacobs said:

    Last week at long last I received my MiniChamps Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda hooray! I’ve only been waiting just over 2 years so how long I will have to wait for my Schwantz, Rainey and Bayliss models is any bodys guess? It cracks me up Valentino Rossi only has to get his “haircut or change the stickers” on his bike and hey presto there’s an instant new model released.

76. 76 On October 8th, 2009, Mark Gipps said:

    Hi Leigh, the latest catalogue said the next Rossi bike to be released would be th 08 any ideas what happened to it?

77. 77 On October 8th, 2009, Mike Powell said:

    Leigh, I purchased the 1/18 McLaren MP4-98T Two-seater F1 model and am happy with it … apart from the fact that its livery is not accurate because of so-called tobacco regulations. Could you - either here or in some future video blog - explain why adult collectors have to put up with this nonsense? I have never smoked at any time in my 59 years on this planet so I have no allegiance to tobacco companies and perfectly happy that they have been squeezed out of F1. But, bloody hell, we are talking about historical accuracy here. It is unbelievable to me that an adult collector can’t buy an historically accurate model just because a thousand years ago it used to carry tobacco branding! I really think from a GPL point of view, where models are advertised as being representative of a certain historical event, there ought to be a clear warning that the livery is NOT accurate (if there was formerly tobacco branding) and you guys should be enlisting some MPs to lobby the UK and EU parliaments to get some kinf of clear exemption for collector models.

78. 78 On October 16th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Hopefully the BSA Gold Star will appear on Minichamps’ next release schedule which will take us up to the end of the year - if it isn’t on there though, then unfortunately we will have to wait until 2010.

    We haven’t been given a revised delivery date for the 2008 Rossi Yamaha yet - this is another one that we’re very keen to see before Christmas!

    If I had £1 every time someone asked me about cigarette branding and diecast models, I would be a very rich man! I’ve been into F1 since I was 9 and never been tempted to buy a packet of Marlboros, Rothmans or Wests, but unfortunately the situation regarding cigarette branding on replicas has been the same for some time now and I can’t see it changing.

79. 79 On October 19th, 2009, Danny said:

    Hi there.
    First off let ne apologise if you’ve already been asked this but do we have a date in December when the minichamps 1:18 mclaren models will be released?
    Also any special models in the pipeline? Mclaren that is?
    Thanks alot.
    Danny

80. 80 On October 21st, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We haven’t been given a date yet, and I’d be surprised to see them at all in December to be honest. We haven’t been given any indication that there will be any 2009 McLaren specials either I’m afraid.

81. 81 On October 31st, 2009, Darren Norton said:

    When do you find out the November/December release schedule? Can we expect to see as many rossi items as we have seen in the last couple of weeks?

82. 82 On November 1st, 2009, Deano said:

    Hi leigh,
    just wondering if you knew anything about the mclaren showcars for 2009?
    seems like we’ve been waiting an age and surely the race car must be due sometime soon.
    cheers
    deano

83. 83 On November 2nd, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We’ve still got two weeks of new releases left on the current schedule, so I think the earliest we will see the November/December schedule will be the end of next week.

    I’ve heard absolutely nothing regarding the McLaren showcars; given that this year all the showcars are pretty much the same shape, I’m surprised we haven’t seen them released already.

84. 84 On November 16th, 2009, Simon said:

    Dear Leigh,
    I was wanting to know if minichamps are going to release a Mark Webber first win special, considering they’ve done this for a lot of other drivers. Being Australian its been a long time since an Aussie won and would be very dissapointed if they didn’t!
    Best regards,
    Simon.

85. 85 On November 17th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Minichamps haven’t announced anything so far, so I wonder if they will replicate this or think it is ‘not worth it’ as it means making a new Red Bull tooling with the wider nose. I hope they make it, as I was at that race and would want one for myself!

86. 86 On November 17th, 2009, Chris Reyne said:

    Seem to be more than 2 of us waiting for the Goldie! I have got the sit-up-and-beg one and ordered the PROPER clubman version as soon as it was announced.

87. 87 On November 18th, 2009, Ian Macfadyen said:

    A kind of related question - has ANY manufacturer, Minichamps or otherwise, ever made a 1:18 scale of Nelson Piquet’s 1987 World Championship winning Williams Honda FW11, also driven by Patrese & Mansell? Can’t understand why a car of this stature appears to be TOTALLY unrepresented and unavailable. No-one ever done it?

88. 88 On November 19th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    I don’t believe anyone has ever replicated the 1987 Williams FW11 in 1:18. I’m hoping Minichamps will decide to after seeing how popular their 1:43 versions were.

89. 89 On December 6th, 2009, Ankur Malik said:

    Hi there! It would be very much appreciated if you could let me know when the Toro Rosso STR3 - 1st Italian Grand Prix 2008 - #15 S. Vettel 1:18 scale model signed by sebastian himself will be available.

    Regards,
    Ankur

90. 90 On December 8th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Unfortunately Minichamps hasn’t given us a release date yet - if it’s not released until after the 2010 season has started then it will also take longer to pin Vettel down to do the signing as well! I think we’re looking at months rather than weeks before we can supply the signed version.

91. 91 On December 9th, 2009, James Lovell said:

    Hi Leigh,

    Im wondering if you would be able to find out if Minichamps will make a model of Mark Webber’s 1st WIN!

    I would love to have a model of that! They did it for Kubica, Hamilton, Button and others so i see it only fair to make one for us Aussie’s! They make test drive cars for some drivers as well and a win is a very important thing.

    Anyway could you let me know thanks?

    James

92. 92 On December 10th, 2009, Adam said:

    Hi Leigh,

    Any news of when we can get a look at a sample of the Minichamps 1:43 JB Australian GP special, I know there is an example on the GPL website but I’d like a better look at it if possible,

    Thanks

93. 93 On December 11th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    Unfortunately we’ve heard nothing from Minichamps regarding a Webber First Win special. If one isn’t confirmed in their new 2010 announcements, then I don’t think we’ll see it released. I’d definitely get one as I was at that race!

94. 94 On December 11th, 2009, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    We haven’t received a sample of the 1:43 Button Australian Grand Prix special - the first time we are going to see it is when the entire shipment turns up on Monday 14th.

95. 95 On February 2nd, 2010, Alex said:

    Hi any news on the Brawn 1-2 Oz special in 1/43? also any more info on which World Championship Collection cars we’ll get in 2010 and when?

    thanks

96. 96 On February 2nd, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    The Brawn 1-2 set is on Minichamps’ new release schedule, which we should receive on 15th February. We haven’t had any confirmation so far of the World Champion subjects that we will see released in 2010.

97. 97 On February 3rd, 2010, Chris said:

    Hi Leigh, do you know what Ayrton Senna Minichamps are scheduled for this year?

98. 98 On February 8th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

    The only confirmed date is the 1:18 1984 Portuguese GP Toleman, which we will see in a couple of weeks. The 1:18 1983 British F3 Ralt was on show at Nuremberg, so hopefully that means we will see that released soon as well.

99. 99 On March 31st, 2010, Nick said:

    Hi Leigh, I received an email from GPL regarding the Rossi Barcelona bike. It gave the edition size, I think it was 5500 approximately, yet on your website there is no mention of this. Can you confirm the limited edtion size of this model? Thanks Nick

100. 100 On March 31st, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     Minichamps’ website states that the limited edition will be 5,999, but we tend to wait until we have seen the model for ourselves and the limited edition number on the box before confirming the limited edition number on our own website.

101. 101 On May 15th, 2010, Ankur Malik said:

     Hi there,
     I was wondering if you reckon minichamps will announce a Mclaren 1:43 1-2 set from the chinese gp in shanghai. I really hope they announce it because I would definitely buy it!

     Thanks,
     Ankur

102. 102 On May 17th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     I’m not sure as I don’t think the event was ’significant’ enough to warrant a two car set - I think it is more likely a Red Bull Monaco 1-2 set will be announced. We’ll see!

103. 103 On July 5th, 2010, Ankur Malik said:

     Hi there,
     I was wondering if you could give me an indication of when you think minichamps will re-release the 1994 Schumi Benetton?

     Kindest Regards,
     Ankur

104. 104 On July 12th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve not been given any indication as to a date yet - we’re quite keen to see it re-released ourselves so that we can then send out our Schumacher seven championships presentation!

105. 105 On August 22nd, 2010, Ankur Malik said:

     Hi there,

     When will the JB Brawn ‘09 pit stop diorama be released?

     Thanks,
     Ankur

106. 106 On August 23rd, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve not been given a release date for it yet.

107. 107 On September 1st, 2010, Sam said:

     Hi Leigh I wondered if you know of the release date for the white nicky hayden ducati limited to 609pcs and the date of the rossi estoril bike?

108. 108 On September 2nd, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve not been given release dates on either of these bikes yet.

109. 109 On September 13th, 2010, Ankur Malik said:

     Hi leigh,

     When will you get seb to sign his 1:18 1st win china gp special because the unsigned version has already been available for a weeks.
     Many Thanks,
     Ankur

110. 110 On September 13th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     At the moment we don’t know when Vettel will be signing this model for us. Given that he is in the thick of the championship fight and that the rest of this year’s races are outside Europe, I now don’t expect him to sign for us until after the end of the season.

111. 111 On September 14th, 2010, Alex Phillips said:

     Hi Leigh

     Was wondering if you’d heard much about the World Championship Collection. I noticed that a few have had their release dates knocked back a few months again. Any rumours about which ones (other than the re-realises) we’ll see and when?

     many thanks

112. 112 On September 14th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve not had any news yet on the next releases in the World Champions Collection.

113. 113 On September 29th, 2010, Sam said:

     Hi Leigh,

     Any news on the Colin Edwards laguna seca stars and stripes bike and when it will be released? 2011 perhaps?

     Thanks

114. 114 On September 30th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve been given no news on this one I’m afraid, so I think 2011 is more realistic.

115. 115 On October 27th, 2010, Mr Webber said:

     I see the JB showcar is now on the schedule but not Lewis? Id have thought they were all made at the same time?

116. 116 On October 27th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     You’d have thought so, but pairs of team-mates hardly ever turn up at the same time! The gap between the Pedrosa and Hayden 2006 Hondas being released was over a year!

117. 117 On October 29th, 2010, Ankur Malik said:

     Hi there,

     How come you never have any offers when you reduce the price of shipping to the rest of the world when you spend a specified amount on in-stock items because you have tons of uk offers? It’s very frustrating for customers like me because there’s no added incentive to buy products from your website.

     Thanks,
     Ankur

118. 118 On October 29th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     Unfortunately the high costs invloved with shipping items abroad mean it is unlikely that we will be able to offer disocunts on our overseas postage. Sorry.

119. 119 On November 4th, 2010, jack de haas said:

     i must agree whith ankur.
     i can understand the high cost involving shipment,but you could take the uk cost for shipment of the item for overseas customers.
     you must pay that for uk customers.
     the overseas buyer must pay for the full shipment cost!
     regards,jack

120. 120 On November 15th, 2010, spdesign said:

     hi leigh, any word on when the 1:18 Button McLaren Showcar is going to be released?

121. 121 On November 15th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve not been given a release date yet, so I don’t expect to see it before Christmas.

122. 122 On November 15th, 2010, Anthony Kellett said:

     Hi Leigh

     The Button 1:43 showcar is due for release next Monday. Do you have any sample pics of it yet?

123. 123 On November 15th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We have recently uploaded sample images of this onto our website. Type our code DC210401P into the Search box and you will see them.

124. 124 On November 17th, 2010, Justin said:

     Hi Leigh. What is the latest on the Rossi/Lorenzo set? Do you think we will see it before Xmas? Thankyou.

125. 125 On November 17th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     I now seriously doubt that we will see this in time for Christmas.

126. 126 On November 17th, 2010, Dalton Fan said:

     Hi there,

     I see from the site that there is a Minichamps 1/43 replica of the Aston Martin from the James Bond film ‘The Livings Daylights’ due soonish.

     Do you know if this is going to have any working gadgets, like the minichamps 1/43 ‘Goldfinger’ DB5?

     Thanks

127. 127 On November 18th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     Minichamps hasn’t informed us that this replica is going to feature working gadgets.

128. 128 On November 19th, 2010, Anthony Kellett said:

     Hi Leigh

     Have you ever heard or seen of a Minichamps 1:43 J.Button from 2009 Abu Dhabi race? I hadn’t seen or heard of one at all but I’ve just been on Ebay and there’s one on there?? Heard nothing about this model anywhere so can’t understand it. As it was Jenson’s last race for Brawn I would be tempted

129. 129 On November 19th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     I’ve heard word of an Abu Dhabi special that is extremely limited and was offered to Brawn employees only, but I don’t know how true that last bit is! I’ve only seen one once on eBay.

130. 130 On December 2nd, 2010, Alan Torrance said:

     Any news on the 1/43 scale Robert Kubica 2010 showcar?

131. 131 On December 3rd, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     We’ve still not been given a release date for this yet.

132. 132 On December 7th, 2010, Justin said:

     Hi Leigh. What is the latest on the Lorenzo Estoril 2009? Will GPL not be getting it as it is now 750 pcs exclusive to Danhausen? Thankyou.

133. 133 On December 10th, 2010, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     Our latest information is that it is a German market exclusive and consequently will not be coming into the UK.

134. 134 On January 6th, 2011, Howard Gadd said:

     I collect Minichamps 1/43 road cars and have been disappointed at the rate of new releases in 2010.
     I think that at the 2011 Nuremburg toy fair,
     Minichamps should not announce any new releases but should spend 2011 catching up with those models not yet released from the 2010 catalogue.
     What does anyone else think.

135. 135 On February 12th, 2011, Robin Boswell said:

     Still waiting for John Lennons Rollsroyce since may 2010 by Minichamps.We saw one for sale Ebay so we know its available.Am i ever going to buy it from you?

136. 136 On February 14th, 2011, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     I assume you mean by TrueScale Miniatures? The TrueScale UK importer hasn’t received this yet, although I do understand it will be on their next shipment which is due to arrive in a couple of weeks.

137. 137 On February 22nd, 2011, Justin said:

     Hi Leigh.
     Have Minichamps actually confirmed the Lorenzo Laguna Seca bike yet? The Rossi version was on the 2011 Announcements but no Lorenzo? And nothing on the Minichamps website either.
     Many Thanks.

138. 138 On February 23rd, 2011, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     Minichamps haven’t officially announced it yet, but we understand that they will be making it.

139. 139 On April 21st, 2011, Martyn Cummins said:

     Short and sweet. When will the 1/18 McLaren MP4-25’s be released??

140. 140 On April 26th, 2011, Leigh 'Diecast' Hobden said:

     The latest indication we’ve been given is that we will see them mid to late summer.

141. 141 On June 3rd, 2011, andy stephney said:

     minichamps f1 2010 collection - little dissapionted that minichamps have pulled the plug on williams f1 team for 2010 - 1.43 scale - having collected all the top 6 teams in f1 over the years / every year , will result in a small void in the collection case ? with gp legends backing hope to pursade minichamps in the future ( within a few years from now )to produce the models that are now lacking ………… come on minichamps ! youre a great company , listen to your loyal collectors .

142. 142 On June 9th, 2011, andy stephney said:

     update on f1 2010 collection 1.43 scale - been told by the staff of minichamps that williams 2010 fw32 in 1.43 scale will not be made - it turns out that williams did not submit plans / drawings of their f1 car on time for production . generaly this means the model would not be made until 2012 with a release date some time further in 2013 . minichamps pulled the plug on fw32 as demand for this model would have demissed by 2013 . i can only hope the 2010 williams will go on sale one day in the future , even by another company to fill the gap in the 2010 fomula 1 collection ! step forward spark models i say …………