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.

Diecast Collector

EXCELLENT NEW TOOLING ANNOUNCED BY OXFORD DIECAST FOR RELEASE IN 2023

ESVAL EXPANDS ITS NEW RELEASE SCHEDULE

Welcome

DINKY TOYS COLLECTORS’ ASSOCIATION AGM 2022

NEXT UP FROM THE CORGI MODEL CLUB

THE PROFESSIONALS RS2000 BY CORGI UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

KK-SCALE CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF THIS ITALIAN BEAUTY IN COMPLETE STYLE • 1/18 scale

YOU MIGHT JUST GET CARRIED AWAY WITH IXO'S CLASSIC FIAT RACING TRANSPORTER • 1/43 scale

GET ON BOARD WITH IXO'S LATEST VERSION OF AEC'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR BRITISH BUS • 1/43 scale

SCHUCO'S BIG-SCALE UNIMOG IS A WHOLE LOAD OF TRUCK • 1/18 scale

All four • By simple multiplication, Stephen Paul Hardy is putting sixteen driven wheels to the ground by looking at more of the latest releases from France.

Artura! • Back in June last year, Stephen Paul Hardy voted a McLaren GT his winner in a Group Test of four GT Spirit models - A Knightsbridge quartet. So, with eager anticipation, he gets his hands on the latest companion McLaren release.

My kind of Citroëns • Stephen Paul Hardy takes a trip back to the seventies, with one of OttOmobile’s latest releases.

When racing cars looked great • In this second instalment Francisco Mota finds a few more scale models, representing cars that were seen at tracks and on rally stages in the late eighties and early nineties.

Happy 25th birthday! • This issue, in case you haven’t noticed, is number 300 – so, that means the completion of 25 sets of 12 magazines, non-stop, since 1997. Current editor, Rick Wilson takes a look back.

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RMS Caronia • Brian Salter matches another model to a vintage publication cover

Dinky Toys Cosmos 725CM Mobile Crane • David Busfield uncovers details of an amazing Dinky Toys crane that could have been.

Solido’s 1972 Le Mans Matras • Fifty years ago, Matra took the honours at a much-changed Le Mans. Solido made full use of the publicity, releasing two models - Rick Wilson has both.

CorgiMatics • Mike Pigott investigates this small and short-lived range of trucks with operating features, introduced by Corgi in 1983.

HALO: combat evolved • Mike Pigott continues his series on science fiction models with a report on the Hot Wheels models based on the futuristic Halo video game series.

MGB at 60 • If the 1960s marked a golden age for British sports cars, the MGB is one of the most significant cornerstones of that era. David Lynn celebrates 60 years of the mighty B.

GS 19: Land-Rover, Nipper Aircraft and Trailer • An occasional look back at a popular Corgi Toys release, when it reaches 50, by Rick Wilson.

Small-scale fun • There has been a huge surge in the popularity of 1/64 scale in recent years. Rick Wilson has been truly swept along by the wave of new manufacturers and highly-detailed miniatures.

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

Corgi Toys No 347 Chevrolet Astro I Experimental Car • Never lost for things to talk about, Rick Wilson shares another selection from his collection.

Morris Mini Minor • DTCA Chairman, Michael Driver, picks another vintage favourite by Dinky.

JAMES BOND SETS THE STYLE, FOR HIS 60TH ANNIVERSARY, AT VECTIS

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