Diecast models
Diecast models
Review: Spark 1:5 F1 helmet replica – Lewis Hamilton 2020 Turkish GP helmet
While Lewis Hamilton has varied his race helmet over his career (and even during his time with Mercedes), his recent black and purple 2020 season helmet (designed by Lewis’ helmet designer since 2017, Rai Caldato) was str...
Diecast models
Rare and hard to find Hot Wheels F1 diecasts
Unlike the wide range of 1:18 scale F1 model makers today, in the late 90’s and early 2000’s retail F1 collectors were for the most part limited to choosing between Hotwheels and Minichamps for 1:18 scale diecast models. Hotwhe...
Diecast models
Rare and hard to find Spark F1 models – 2021 update
It’s hard to believe that it’s been exactly 8 years ago when I first posted on rare Spark F1 models in 2013 and 2014 – and since then I’ve received a number of requests to update it. While Spark still occupy a niche in th...
Diecast models
Fantasy Concept F1 car diecast models
While we wait to see whether the new regulations in 2022 will produce the futuristic cars the FIA is hoping to see appearing on the grid, there are already several fantasy or F1 concept cars that have made it into diecast and p...
Diecast models
CMC 2020 catalog – a quick peek
Although the most valuable CMC diecasts are its sportscar models such as the Ferrari Sypder and 250 GTO, CMC do offer a decent range of vintage 1:18 grand prix F1 diecast models and from a F1 diecast collectors’ perspecti...
Diecast models
2020 review – COVID and F1 diecast and book values
Looking back at 2020, it’s certainly been an overwhelming year with COVID outbreaks globally. Similar to the market shift to online retail and the surge in demand for home based goods – I think COVID has definitely re-inv...
