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

LIGHTING THE WAY!

NEW MODELS AT BHM

DIGITAL RAMSAY’S

A CAREER CHANGE?

NEW COLLECTIBLES RANGE LAUNCHED

CHICAGO TOY SHOW

THE NEC CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW • Our man Charles Barnett paid a visit…

NEXT MONTH

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.

SOLIDO GOES FOR GOLD WITH RENAULT’S ULTIMATE MPV – THE ESPACE F1

NEW MASSEY FERGUSON 188 TRACTOR

GET READY TO GO RACING WITH MINIATURES THAT REALLY ‘POP’

Latest model releases from Oxford Diecast… • Here we round up the latest models announced during November and December by Oxford Diecast in its every growing range… everything from vintage road rollers to American classics!

TOP MODELS of 2023 • As I sit and write this Christmas and New Year celebrations are just days away and I have started to look back over the last 12 months. Each issue, our panel of experts review all the latest models to hit the collecting market, so it seems fitting that I ask them to reminisce as well and to pick their favourite releases from the past year. Here goes…

Agritechnica '23 • David Pullen travelled to Hannover in November to Agritechnica, the German Agricultural Society’s world leading international biennial exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment. Alongside the machinery many new and limited edition scale models were also launched…

King of Monaco • One of the most incredible feats by any car manufacturer was the four consecutive rally Monte Carlo wins by Mini. It all started 60 years ago and Francisco Mota revisits the story of this once King of Monaco and why one of its crowns was taken away.

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The Mercedes-Benz 600 • David Lynn delves into his own collection to review a car loved by despots, dicators and Jeremy Clarkson.

Truckin’ America • Mike Pigott looks back at this impressive range of pickup trucks made by Johnny Lightning in 1997.

SPECIAL EDITION MAGAZINE

Let there be light • Always looking for ways to attract new customers, the big modelling names started to add 'extras' to models. Andrew Ralston finds out more…

Triumph Herald • In the first part of a new series, Steve Coles compares vintage models with their present day counterparts.

But what is it? • Paul Brent Adams looks at a 1980s aviation oddity.

John Hill & Co • Brian Howes explores the history of one of Britain’s hidden gems.

Corgi through the years • Rick Wilson continues his series of year-by-year articles from the beginning of the brand in 1956. We continue the series with the models released during the first half of 1971.

A-Z of diecasts • In which Alwyn Brice continues his eclectic look at diecasts through the alphabet.

TOY COLLECTORS PRICE GUIDE • Bringing you nearly 100 pages of auction prices from the past year

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

Frazer-Nash Sports Car • DTCA Chairman, Michael Driver, picks another vintage favourite from Dinky…

AUCTION NEWS

SALES RESULT • 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...