Diecast Collector

Diecast Collector is the most popular UK model collecting magazine, featuring both vintage collectables and the brand-new diecast releases. The monthly magazine is written and edited by collectors with a passion for the subject and includes a wide range of in-depth features and supplements on models old and new.

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Diecast Collector

BUSINESS UPDATE FROM OXFORD DIECAST

COVENTRY DIECAST MODEL CLUB MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

NEW MODEL RELEASES ANNOUNCED BY ESVAL

HOT WHEELS CROWNS ‘LA LIEBRE’ THE WINNER

CULT SCALE MODELS UNVEILS 1938 BENTLEY 4.25 LITRE TOURER

MATRIX ROLLS ROYCE

ALLENTOWN ANTIQUE TOY SHOW • Charles Barnett fulfilled a minor ambition while he was Stateside…

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What’s new… • Our team of experts take a look at this month’s model releases, including fine handbuilt replicas, scale construction and the latest in farm models.

NEW HOLLAND FROM THE SWINGING SIXTIES

GET RACY WITH SOLIDO’S EVOCATIVE, LATE-EIGHTIES RENAULT 5 GT TURBO

THEY MADE A 1/1 PROJECT CAR BEFORE MAKING A 1/18 MODEL OF IT!

A New Year… • Following last month’s Into the New Year feature Stephen Paul Hardy brings us right up to date with news of AutoCult’s Model of the Year 2024.

The truck driver • Jean Ragnotti is one of the most versatile drivers from France. Francisco Mota looks at the career and the cars the Frenchman drove… and how it all started by driving trucks.

Tomica helicopters • Mike Pigott looks at the helicopter models produced by Japanese company Tomica.

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On the move • A rather exotic Art Deco Coach Station sets the scene for some wonderful classic buses and coaches from the 1950s and 1960s,

Motor Star Monster Trucks • Paul Brent Adams gets up close with a selection of big wheeled miniatures.

Ford Sapphire Cosworth • Steve Coles continues his series comparing vintage models with their present day counterparts.

The (nearly) invisible jet • Paul Brent Adams discovers a new model to add to his Wonder Woman collection.

Corgi through the years • Rick Wilson continues his series of year-by-year articles from the beginning of the brand in 1956. We continue with the models released during the second half of 1978.

Simply Shackleton • Brian Howes ventures back in time with an iconic fleet of vehicles.

A-Z of diecast • In which Alwyn Brice has an L of a time…

On the write line… • With correspondence to Father Christmas, the annual news letters to family and the obligatory “thank you” letters all soon to be behind us, Stephen Paul Hardy encourages you to keep that pen to hand…

Superfast 1969-1982 • Charting the evolution of the Matchbox Superfast range during the Lesney years, from 1969 to 1982.

Volvo 1800s • DTCA Chairman, Michael Driver, picks another vintage favourite from Dinky…

SALE RESULTS • From collectables of the future to old favourites, online auctions will always manage to produce some interesting finds… and occasionally, even more amazing prices! We visit auction houses and sites for this month’s results.

SALE RESULTS

YOUR MODELS

TOYFAIR TIMES

Pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap! • Ed Karswell ponders the wonderful world of model collecting.