Diecast Collector - October 2024
Issue Media
Offer Meta Data
- Offer Number:
- 238
- On Sale:
- 03/09/2024
- Digital Edition:
- £6.99
- Print Edition:
- £6.99 (plus postage)
Issue Summary
Aviation in miniature - the BBMF Hawker Hurricane! Plus the story of the Ford X-2000 and all your regular favourites in the October issue of Diecast Collector!
On Sale: 03/09/2024
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What's in this Issue?
REGULARS
News and events - What's happening in the world of diecast collecting.
Then and Now - Steve Coles continues his series comparing vintage models with their present day counterparts.
A-Z of Diecast - In which Alwyn Brice continues his series, leafing through the alphabet of diecasts.
Corgi Through The Years - Rick Wilson continues his series of year-by-year articles from the beginning of the Corgi brand in 1956.
Top Vintage Model - DTCA Chairman, Michael Driver, picks another vintage favourite from Dinky.
Collecting by Numbers - Charting the evolution of the Matchbox Superfast range during the Lesney years, from 1969 to 1982.
Dear Editor - Your diecast-related questions shared.
Toy Fair Times - News of upcoming events that you might want to put in your diary.
Toy Tales - Ed Karswell ponders the wonderful world of model collecting.
NEW MODELS
What's New - Eight pages of new model reviews.
Into Autumn - Part 2 - Stephen Paul Hardy delves into Solido’s latest catalogue. He also looks closer at recent release pairings…
FEATURES
Living the Dream - Andy Saunders takes us back in time to explore the Atomic Age of a concept car... and the new replica it has spawned!
Modelling for The Stones - Rick Wilson visited Vinnie Karslake and discovered that he had an incredibly interesting story to tell.
A very rare breed - Ferrari saw concept-cars as an unnecessary distraction. Francisco Mota went in search of some of these “cavallinos”, through 1/43 scale models.
Adventures in hollowcast - Don Townshend reminisces about the 'Golden Age' of children's television.
The Jimmy Whalen Hurricane - Jarrod Cotter looks at the Hobby Master model of Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane IIc PZ865.
A supercar from Leicestershire - An ambitious engineer created Britain’s fastest ever road car from a small factory in the East Midlands. David Lynn explores the complicated Noble story.
BRM: The final years - John Tailby returns to the story of British Racing Motors, and its history in the Grand Prix racing.
Italian truck memories - Olivier Weyl hits the road and gets truckin' with De Agostini, and its range of haulage vehicles.
My Collection - Aamir Ashfaq, from Lahore in Pakistan, tells us about his beloved diecast collection.
AUCTIONS
Auction news - Highlights around the auction rooms and online this month.
Online auction results - We help you to put a value on your collection, with a look at recent online results.
Price Guide - Value your collection with auction results from around the country.