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  • Diecast Delights: The Ford GT90 in 1:18 Scale

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    What if? It’s a fun if ultimately futile game to play. What if, in 1995,  the Ford Motor Company had successfully designed, built and sold a supercar which was absolutely without equal? Well, it never quite happened. But fortunately, Maisto built a model which is plentifully available so you can wistfully gaze at the legend…

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  • Diecast Delights: A BMW M635CSi in 1/18th Scale

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    You can come back now. Those of you who were mortified by the sinister direction in which Diecast Delights turned with the Cadillac Escalade review the other week can relax. We’re back to cars, and nice ones at that for a little while, starting with this one. It’s an AutoArt E24 M635 CSI, and not…

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  • Diecast Delights: A………Cadillac Escalade EXT?!? In 1/18 Scale.

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    What on Earth drove me to buy this model? What possible reason could I have for wanting to dilute my otherwise spectacular and wisely chosen collection of 1:18s with a model of a vehicle that I, well, kind of hate? I’m still struggling for an answer to this conundrum, but I’m glad I do have…

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  • Diecast Delights: The (old!) Ford GT in 1:18 Scale

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    Talk about having your thunder stolen. With the brand new Ford GT concept car now wowing crowds it’s feasible that one might forget the last one. The last Ford GT concept wowed the world back in 2002 and the Blue Oval weren’t slow in realising just how much of a win they had on their…

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  • Diecast Delights: A 1970 Triumph Spitfire in 1:18 scale

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    I find myself slightly baffled by the various diecast collecting websites out there. Choosing what to collect is obviously up to the choice of the individual, but an awful lot of people out there spend massive amounts of money on high-end models of high-end supercars. As soon as a new Ferrari is released, or even…

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  • Diecast Delights: A Volkswagen Phaeton W12 in 1:18 Scale

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    Variety is the spice of life here at Hooniverse. Every-playa-has-one Supercars are not really guaranteed to get us twitching with excitement. We’re all grown-up enough to know that it’s engineering and thought, not just power and prestige that makes a great car. And there are more than a few of us who derive our interest…

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  • Diecast Delights: A '78 Mustang II Cobra in 1:18 Scale

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    What on Earth was I thinking, posting an Aston Martin Vanquish last week? This isn’t Billionaires Gazette, this isn’t the kind of on-line motoring organ whose participants spend their days on chaise longues, being handed trays of crackers and Grey Poupon, heck, some of us don’t even have butlers. Lets get back to a model…

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  • Diecast Delights:- THAT Aston Martin Vanquish in 1:18 Scale

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    There isn’t a huge amount that’s been left unsaid about Bond Cars, and The Internet is well stocked with information about every one of them. The model you see before you is a depiction of one of them, but I’m going to pretend it isn’t. I’m not really interested in having a model of James…

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  • Diecast Delights: A 1977 Citroen CX GTi in 1:18 scale

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    Over the festive period I spent some of my available time getting my house in order. The dozens of model cars that I have gathered since what seems like birth have been boxed up neatly and put in safe storage in my attic, ready for retrieval when necessary, after years of being marooned at my…

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  • Rusty Writes on Swag Envy.

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    Today I went on a training mission for the hand that feeds me in the real world, and I came back with a Mercedes-Benz memory stick as a souvenir for my trouble. I now have a couple of free Benz USB sticks, and one from Ssangyong, and that pretty much sums up my entire list…

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