Brumm have been active in the diecast world for quite some time now, being one of the first companies to make models of vintage cars, back in the 70's. This year, however, they had some great models o...
Sun Star's big scale models are building quite a following, check out my pics and you'll see why!Starting off with 1/12 scale, here's Paddy Hopkirk's classic Monte Carlo Rally Morris Mini Cooper S:And...
This is a 1:72 scale Skoda Yeti by Abrex (though manufactured by Hongwell, so you can find them in the Czech Republic in Cararama boxes as well as Abrex boxes).For me the bigger surprise is this new f...
Bamfords Auctioneers Toy, Juvenalia and Collectors Sale - Friday 2nd March 2012 commencing at 10.30am at the Derby Auction House.Viewing Thursday 1st March from 2pm until 5pm and on the morning o...
I do like it when I get to see something a bit different. Academy certainly provided it this year. Of course, they had plenty of models of planes, ships etc on display, all up to their usual standards...
I love visiting the Kyosho stand. Most of it is taken up by the RC models, but they always have a dazzling display cabinet of diecast in big and small scales! This year, among the 1/18's, my eye ...
Here's more of my pics from M&D. It wasn't just musclecars....Harleys by HWY61:But bikes aren't all - check out these character models...ERTL Rat Fink '59 GMC Armoured TruckERTL Munster KoachERTL ...
Some companies put out helpful little "New" signs next to their new models, while others don't bother, necessitating that you have to ask what's new and what's old. TSM were extra helpful this year: E...
I couldn't quite believe how many pics I took on M&D's stand when I downloaded them to edit - I guess they just have a lot of stuff that makes for really great pictures! So this is another one I'm...
As promised, here's the rest of Solido. These are the larger scale car models...1953 Renault Colorale Taxi. More Colorales to come, mixed in with some Citroens for variety!Citroen 2CV Spot......and Ch...
Doyusha seems to be a Japanese brand of 1:64 miniature cars that is relatively new and found their niche in making Kei-cars.This is the only one I have in my collection, but I have seen they have done...
I'll be posting on Schuco separately, but thought this deserved its own individual entry! This is the prototype for Schuco's upcoming limited-edition Mercedes 600 Hearse. It'll be 1/43 and is the comp...
CM's is a rather strange name for a brand of diecast and it doesn't make it easy to search either (try it on my website for example). But these difficulties are worth searching as they do some fine mi...
There was so much to snap on the Solido stand that I'm going to have to break it into chunks! First up, here's what was there in 1/43 - a mix of ancient and modern, civilian cars, off-roaders, SUVs, f...
Here's the second part of my Revell postings, featuring the model plane kits!Airbus A400M "Grizzly"TA 154 Mistel & Fw 190Heinkel He 162-A, BT-17F Memphis Belle & Boston Mk IV/VSpitfire MkXVIHe...