Diecast Collector Magazine February 2025 Vorige editie

Inside the February issue of Diecast Collector, we bring you:
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.
Corgi Through the Years - Rick Wilson continues his series of year-by-year articles from the beginning of the Corgi brand in 1956.
A-Z of Diecast - In which Alwyn Brice continues his series, leafing through the alphabet of diecasts.
Collecting by Numbers - Charting the evolution of the Matchbox Superfast range during the Lesney years, from 1969 to 1982.
Top Vintage Model 0 DTCA Chairman, Michael Driver, picks another vintage favourite from Dinky.
Your Models - A pictorial snapshot of your prized diecast models and
collections.
Toy Tales - Ed Karswell ponders the wonderful world of model collecting.

NEW MODELS
What's New - Six pages of latest new model reviews.
A New Year - Stephen Paul Hardy reflects on the trends of the past few
months.

FEATURES
The truck driver - Francisco Mota looks at the career and the cars of
Frenchman Jean Ragnotti.
Tomica Helicopters - Mike Pigott looks at the helicopter models produced by Japanese company Tomica.
On the move - Nigel Robertshaw looks at an exotic Art Deco Coach Station, the scene for some wonderful classic buses and coaches from the 1950s and 1960s.
Motor Star Monster Trucks - Paul Brent Adams gets up close with a selection of big wheeled miniatures.
The (nearly) invisible jet - Paul Brent Adams discovers a new model to add to his Wonder Woman collection.
Simply Shackleton - Brian Howes ventures back in time with an iconic fleet of vehicles.
On the write line - With correspondence to Father Christmas behind us,
Stephen Paul Hardy encourages you to keep that pen to hand...