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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
New Releases - Honest, unbiased reviews, so that you know the score
Super Southdown Prize Draw - Your chance to win Oxford Diecast's superb 1:43 scale Weymann Fanfare
News - Stay bang up to date with what's happening in the hobby
Modern Classics - Stephen Paul Hardy takes two great new models from DNA Collectibles out for a winter test drive
Jowett Javelin mystery - Doug Kelly reveals the twists and turns encountered during his quest to identify a charming but curious plastic toy
Nose to nose - Steve Coles explains how two Ottomobile 1:18 scale Saabs provides a fascinating insight into the evolutionary process the 'classic' Saab 900 Turbo went through
Sport Coupes - Kevin Brock reviews the numerous models of Fiat's pretty Italian classic and its Spanish Seat counterparts
Russian fire - Dmitry Lisin, one of Russia's foremost model exports, tells the fascinating story of LOMO's eyes on the prize diecast range
New Releases An exciting array of latest issues, all reviewed and rated
A Modern classics - Two cool DNA Collectibles releases are taken for a winter test drive
WIN OD’s 1:43 scale Weymann Fanfare - Don't miss our super Southdown prize draw
It’s a Scoupe! - Peter Miskelly shares details of a little-known UK promotional for perhaps the first Korean car with Seoul
First time toyfair trader - Mike Reid provides a candid account of his debut as swapmeet dealer
Auction news - We report back on the latest estimate smashers
Your letters - Views aired, information shared and impressive projects showcased
Swapmeets and events - Find out what's on where, and when
Signing Off - Stephen Paul Hardy takes a view on model manufacturers' preferred glazing methods
Jowett Javelin mystery - The twists and turns in the quest to identify this charming but curious plastic toy
Article Snippets
Welcome
Athough this issue is cover dated January 2020 (is it just me getting old, or does 2020 sound terribly sci-fi to you, too?), in real time I find myself writing this at the beginning of December, with both a general election and a jolly girls trip to Margate for the preview of Corgi's new line-up for the year ahead (an event far more likely to deliver some good cheer) still to come -the latter I look forward to reporting back on in the next issue.
By the time you have this edition in your hands, though, the holidays will almost be upon us, so, whether you love all the festivities or not, I hope its contents will serve as a well-timed dose of R&R. I recently learned that in Iceland books are exchanged on Christmas Eve and the tradition is then to spend the rest of night reading them and eating chocolate. I've always loved the calm that finally depends after sundown on the 24th, so throw in a roaring fire and either a glass of red or a single malt and that idea sounds just perfect to me!
As is so often the case, there's quite an international flavour to the pages ahead, because as well as plenty of classic British model coverage (including the opportunity to win Oxford Diecast's superb new 1:43 scale Weymann Fanfare coach looking simply splendid in Southdown livery) we've also included marques and manufacturers from Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Russia, South Korea and the Netherlands. I will, therefore, leave you to get on with that smorgasbord, but before doing so I just want to thank you all so much for your continued support and your contributions during 2019 and indeed to wish each and every one of you a very merry little Christmas and a really happy, healthy New Year.
Cheers, and enjoy your read!
Athough this issue is cover dated January 2020 (is it just me getting old, or does 2020 sound terribly sci-fi to you, too?), in real time I find myself writing this at the beginning of December, with both a general election and a jolly girls trip to Margate for the preview of Corgi's new line-up for the year ahead (an event far more likely to deliver some good cheer) still to come -the latter I look forward to reporting back on in the next issue.
By the time you have this edition in your hands, though, the holidays will almost be upon us, so, whether you love all the festivities or not, I hope its contents will serve as a well-timed dose of R&R. I recently learned that in Iceland books are exchanged on Christmas Eve and the tradition is then to spend the rest of night reading them and eating chocolate. I've always loved the calm that finally depends after sundown on the 24th, so throw in a roaring fire and either a glass of red or a single malt and that idea sounds just perfect to me!
As is so often the case, there's quite an international flavour to the pages ahead, because as well as plenty of classic British model coverage (including the opportunity to win Oxford Diecast's superb new 1:43 scale Weymann Fanfare coach looking simply splendid in Southdown livery) we've also included marques and manufacturers from Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Russia, South Korea and the Netherlands. I will, therefore, leave you to get on with that smorgasbord, but before doing so I just want to thank you all so much for your continued support and your contributions during 2019 and indeed to wish each and every one of you a very merry little Christmas and a really happy, healthy New Year.
Cheers, and enjoy your read!
