by jclevering
on Dec 17, 2011
In the past we've been able to see High-end efforts in Formula 1 miniature cars by Microchamps and Kyosho, but a new player in this field is Aoshima. Like Kyosho, Aoshima is from Japan, though production is in China. Their efforts seem on par with the offerings from Kyosho.
Williams FW18
by DaveWeber
on Nov 07, 2011
Following the end of
WWII, the larger US automobile manufacturers with Canadian subsidiaries decided
to emphasize production of special brandnamed cars and trucks. All three of the
"Big Three" manufacturers became involved in this venture. The June
2011 "Hemmings Classic Cars
Magazine" presented a most interesting and informative "Geneology of
Post-War Canadian Variants". The
first Variant cited was a Monarch; a companion to the US Mercury.
These Variants sometimes used body parts from a similar
brand with modified grille and chrome strip identifiers. The Variants were
reportedly introduced by
the Canadian subsidiaries to provide their consumers with a larger choice of
vehicles to be purchased.
It is recognized that
until 2011, no toy or model company has produced a Canadian Variant model in
1:64 scale. I do recall that Brooklin of England introduced a model of the Meteor ( Ford) in 1:43 scale, maybe ten years ago, but models of such
vehicles are far from common! Thus
Castline Inc/M2 Machines opened a new
marketing venture when they produced the 1956 Mercury Pickup Truck (somewhat
similar to the Ford counterpart), yet still quite identifiable in its own
right.
by jclevering
on Oct 30, 2011
Let's start this trip into a country which is almost forgotten in the so-called small scale world. Despite it used to be the biggest country in the world. These cars are new to the collection:
This is the so-called Chaika or GAZ M13, a big car, apparently visually based on the Packard Patrician and you needed to be quite a big boffin to be able to own one.
by jclevering
on Oct 24, 2011
Some 35 to 30 years ago, the Spanish diecast makers made a plethora of SEAT scale models in 1:64 (or thereabouts) scale. I have some examples below. Around 1985 no new Seat models seem to have been made.
First up: two scale models of the 1st gen Ibiza.
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