Welcome to our March Blog 2025
You don't have to be glamorous to be a winner
Looking through a copy of Diecast Collector I see that even the ever so humble dust cart was up there in terms of popularity with the glamourous Ferrari's and Lotus models. The first half of 1979 sales figures for Corgi Toys showed sales of over 274,000 for Corgi Toys no 1116 Revopak Refuse Lorry, Shelvoke and Drewry, and had sold close to 300,000 units by the time Mettoy relinquished control of the company.
Oxford Diecast new announcements Jan - June 2025
There is positive news from Oxford Diecast in the form of a whole raft of new model announcements, some 88 models in all. Best of all there are some welcome New Tooling's amongst them. This I feel sure is proof of an invigorated team at Oxford now that the company is back in the family. Although the BSM Austin Mini Metro is not a new casting it will certainly be popular for railway layouts and the collector.
New tooling models announced in 1:76 scale
Hillman Minx series 111A Caramel Beige.
Humber Sceptre Mk1 Moonstone Quartz Blue.
Ford Cortina Mk5 Cardinal Red
Aston Martin DB6 Mk11 Volante Seychelles Blue ( King Charles 111 )
Bedford CF Hanlon Ambulance Merseyside Ambulance Service.
Bedford MK REME Recruiting Team
The Hobby that keeps on giving
Part of our hobby for me is trying to keep abreast of the latest developments in the wonderful world of diecast and I am constantly amazed that new model companies keep popping up. I perhaps should qualify that by saying they are new to me. A case in point this week was a company with the catchy name of Mortal Models. Their latest announcement is this 1:64 scale model of the Volkswagen T3 camper van and it looks great.
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