Review: Panini F1 Model Car Collection & Issue 1
The Panini F1 model car collection is now available in Australia, issue 1 hitting the newsagents recently with the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 of Ayrton Senna …
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Concept Cars: The Lincoln Futura
I was browsing through the latest Minichamps Newsletter “Announcements for the next six weeks” when this thing took my attention – the Lincoln Futura concept …
New Stuff From Top Gear (Trax) & Biante
Top Gear’s July product brochure There are some decent models in here I’d like to buy, but Top Gear have priced themselves out of my …
Triple 8 Features in Classics’ Latest Newsletter
A Triple eight triple-set features in the latest issue of Classic Carlectables newsletter #65, July – September 2016. The 1:43 scale set honours the team’s …
American Formula 5000s To Use Aussie Tooling
ACME Diecast will release two Lola T332 Formula 5000 racers later this year, modelling cars that Brian Redman and Danny Ongais drove in the US …
Classics Launch New Diecast ‘RepliCars’ Range
Classic Carlectables have launched a new brand – Diecast RepliCars. The first model in the range is a 1:18 2-door XP Falcon. The company made …
Minichamps to model 80% of the 2016 F1 Grid
Minichamps will model 9 of the 11 Formula 1 teams contesting the 2016 World Championship. Only Ferrari and Manor will not be produced by Minichamps. …
DJR Team Penske Back to Biante
DJR Team Penske will have Biante produce their model cars for the 2016 season. The partnership re-unites Biante with the iconic Ford V8 Supercars team. …
Spark & DJR Team Penske Announcements from Apex
Apex Replicas has added a huge list of new models to its site. From Spark there are 49 new 1:43 scale items, the first of …
Classic Carlectables Jan-Mar Newsletter
Classic Carlectables’ January-March 2016 newsletter, #63, is now online. Download the full PDF version from the CC website HERE (or click the pics below for …
Review: Arrows FA1 1978 (Spark)
The Warsteiner beer sponsored FA1 was Arrows’ first F1 car; a good looking and moderately competitive racer for the newly formed team. This is a review of Spark’s 1:43 scale version.
HRT Star Wars Racers
Holden Racing Team’s special “Star Wars” Bathurst 2015 liveries have been modeled by Biante. 1:43 scale versions broke cover at Mount Panorama across the weekend …
Classics Confirm 2015 Bathurst winner In All 3 Scales
Classic Carlectables has confirmed the 2015 Bathurst winning Red Bull Commodore of Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards will be produced in all three scales – …
Apex Falcon & Ferrari Announcements
Late last month, Apex Replicas announced they were ready to produce the 2015 range of Prodrive Racing Australia FG-X Falcon V8 Supercars, plus the 2014 …
Classic Carlectables Oct-Dec Newsletter
Classic Carlectables have released their October-December 2015 Newsletter, issue #62.
The Guy With Over 30,000 Diecast Cars
And I thought I had a problem… This guy in the United States has over 30,000 diecast toy cars. More about him and his collection …
Biante’s Bathurst Collectors Night
communication from Biante Biante Model Cars are very pleased to announce the 2015 Bathurst Collector’s night. This year our Collector’s Night will be held on …
Videos: 2015 Diecast Model Expo
Videos of some of the new release models on display at the 2015 Diecast Model Expo in Penrith on the weekend. Some nice looking items …
Trax / Top Gear Releases For Next 6 Months
Top Gear have published their planned new releases for the next 6 months. To their credit, they’ve got some some desirable models coming up. It’s …
New Announcements / Releases
Some new stuff that’s recently been announced: Top Gear/Trax This 1980 Statesman WB Caprice in Nutmeg Metallic is a desirable model that would appeal to …