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New Releases - The hobby's No. 1 guide, with every model reviewed and rated
New Releases again - A 14-page review section, packed with honest, unbiased reviews
News - New EFE 1:76 bus tooling announced and lots more besides
WIN one of five Joe 90 Collector’s Edition box sets - Relive your childhood, with every episode now digitally remastered
WIN an Oxford Diecast model finished to your specification - Plus the cell design for your unique creation and a specially struck medal
Exclusive interviews......with three key members of the team behind the great British success story that is Oxford Diecast
Bond’s Bug - The fab new 1:18 model from new kids on the block, DNA Collectibles that will blast you straight back to the 1970s
Joe 90 turns 50 - Tune in to our colourful collectables birthday celebration
Desert Island Diecast - Richard Sweetman casts his footsteps in the sand as he talks us through his take-five selection
XJ6 Jubilee - Michael Driver marks 50 years since the launch of this classic saloon by treating us to a look at some of the more unusual small scale versions in his collection
Lyon’s favourite Jaguar - Peter Miskelly delves deeper into how the XJ6 sprang out of adversity and into the hearts of Big Cat enthusiasts and model collectors everywhere
25th ANNIVERSARY * * OXFORD DIECAST SPECIAL - Insightful interviews with three key members of the team behind this much loved brand - PLUS, don't miss your chance to WIN a model finished to your own unique specification
News - Including the announcement of the first all-new EFE tooling since Bachmann took ownership of the brand, details of the marvellous 1:50 Monarch o'the Glen Scania coming soon, and lots more....
Joe 90 turns 50 - Colourful contemporary collectables showcased to mark 'The Birthday' of The World's Intelligence Network's 'Most Secret Agent'
First and last - Steve Coles compares the initial release of Corgi's 1:36 Ford Sierra with the casting's last outing and the Sierra Sapphire Cosworth version that marks the end of Sierra production
Get your kicks on Route 66 - Join us on an amazing little road trip
Auction news - We report back on the models making money in the salesrooms
Your letters - Views aired, information shared and projects showcased
Swapmeet diary - Find out what's on where, and when
Signing Off - Worldwide? Actually, no...Stephen Paul Hardy provides some useful tips on how to cast the net wider when it comes
If you're celebrating a birthday or anniversary this month, you're in good company! In this issue we're saluting, in our own little way, two 50th anniversaries - the launch of what was to become founder Sir William Lyons' favourite Jaguar, the XJ6, and the broadcast of the first ever episode of Gerry Anderson's Joe 90 on our television screens (and thanks to ITV Productions, we've got five Joe: 90 Collector's Edition DVD box sets up for grabs, so, if you fancy spending a few hours reliving your childhood from the comfort of your sofa, you could be onto a WINner!
In fact, if you have fond memories of the '60s and 70s you're in for a bit of a treat nostalgia wise, because, as you can't fail to have noticed on our front cover, we've also got a fascinating feature on the Bond Bug. Now, if we were putting this issue to press just a little bit later, I would be able to share a bit of trivia and tell you how much a 1:1 scale "restored to better-than-new standard" example went for at the RM Sotheby's September 5 sale. Probably suffice to say, though, that seeing the catalogue estimate is £20,000-£30,000, the new 1:18 scale version from DNA Collectibles will be infinitely more affordable and won't get you into nearly as much trouble with your half! I don't think a car could get more screamingly '70s' and, while the model is sure to prove a real talking point in your display cabinet, I'm not so convinced many people would want the real thing parked on their drive.
Beauty, however, is very much in the eye of the beholder and it would be a very boring world if we all shared the same opinions and tastes. That's clearly something Oxford Diecast took into account when it offered us the incredibly generous and exclusive to Model Collector prize (see page 33) for the draw we're running to accompany this month's 25th Anniversary Oxford Diecast Special. I'm also very grateful to Lyndon Davies (Chairman), Eloise Davies (MD) and Adrienne Fuller (Product Manager) for taking time out of their very busy schedules to answer all the questions I posed in the interviews that I hope you will find both entertaining and insightful.
Enjoy your read!
