1537:
25:
1547:
131:
326:. Rick Wilson was editor from July 2013 to January 2016, being replaced by Tim Morgan later that year. Rick Wilson returned as editor in September 2018, a position he still holds. During his second stint, Wilson authored and edited the specialist
252:
The magazine was founded and edited by Mike Forbes, a well-known collector who formerly edited trucking magazines. Regular contributors have included
Malcolm Bates, Mike Pigott, Horace Dunkley, and Andrew Ralston. Popular columns include the
241:. Beyond information on the collectables themselves, the magazine is also a source of hobby information such as auction results, collectors' fairs schedules, specialized dealer information, etc.
389:
for £1 to cover postage. Demand exceeded the five thousand pieces that were originally produced and an additional one thousand models had to be made to be shipped several months later.
261:, Matchbox Superfast and character toys by Mike Pigott. Every issue includes up-to-date news on the model industry, plus reviews of the latest diecast and white metal releases.
486:
1591:
1576:
1571:
319:
celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special issue in which columnists and readers discussed their favourite diecast models from the past decade.
386:
1436:
578:
527:
445:
1596:
635:
1550:
89:
1581:
61:
647:
1139:
1104:
1038:
755:
257:"Models of Yesteryear" series by Horace Dunkley, the amusing 'Drive-Past' column by Brian Gower, and regular features on
68:
42:
108:
628:
75:
385:
In the
January 2006 edition, a special offer was included in the magazine offering a model Oxford Mini Van from
1272:
607:
46:
57:
1540:
1169:
835:
1119:
698:
621:
1179:
875:
855:
409:
582:
229:
metal vehicles. Published monthly, it is a thick, glossy magazine featuring a variety of articles on
1345:
1184:
1063:
925:
1234:
1214:
975:
673:
281:
765:
35:
1360:
1020:
82:
1441:
322:
In 2010, Forbes was replaced as editor by Denise
Burrows, who also edited companion magazine
1257:
1043:
995:
770:
337:
204:
8:
1586:
1461:
1451:
1005:
720:
688:
1500:
1495:
1406:
1340:
1325:
1310:
1209:
1174:
1149:
1083:
1058:
980:
970:
880:
613:
1277:
940:
1521:
1224:
1088:
840:
805:
285:
254:
130:
1421:
1262:
820:
810:
1426:
1219:
1124:
1098:
1000:
945:
930:
730:
273:
238:
1565:
1320:
1282:
1252:
1194:
1144:
985:
955:
760:
725:
1388:
1373:
750:
309:
297:
226:
1287:
1159:
1010:
885:
865:
850:
644:
579:"MV005 Diecast Collector Edition 5,000 - OVER REDEMPTION SEE ALSO MV009"
1431:
1315:
1297:
1134:
1129:
1033:
950:
920:
895:
790:
785:
740:
735:
703:
693:
305:
293:
269:
265:
258:
1446:
1416:
1378:
1330:
1199:
1154:
1048:
960:
870:
800:
775:
745:
715:
664:
330:
publication, celebrating the 50th anniversary of
Matchbox Superfast.
301:
234:
288:. Articles based on TV, film and comic book character have included
24:
1411:
1401:
1368:
1204:
1073:
915:
845:
553:
487:"Value in the attic: long-forgotten items could be worth a few bob"
1490:
1474:
1335:
1164:
1053:
905:
795:
710:
528:"A lifetime of Dinky Toys set to go under the hammer in Exmouth"
513:
Plastic Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s: The
Collector's Guide
472:
Diecast Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s: The
Collector's Guide
1396:
1350:
1305:
1247:
1242:
1189:
1114:
1078:
1068:
1028:
965:
935:
910:
860:
830:
815:
683:
289:
277:
1469:
1267:
990:
900:
825:
780:
144:
890:
225:
is a
British magazine dedicated to the hobby of collecting
264:
Diecast series covered in the magazine include
Matchbox,
230:
643:
244:
The magazine also issues a yearly price valuation book.
336:
is published monthly by
Warners Group Publications of
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1592:Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
1563:
1577:Hobby magazines published in the United Kingdom
629:
410:"Warners Group Publication/Diecast Collector"
434:. Benn Business Information Services. 1995.
636:
622:
129:
1572:1997 establishments in the United Kingdom
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
525:
510:
484:
469:
343:
1564:
617:
474:. Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 124.
404:
402:
1546:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
1597:Magazines published in Lincolnshire
13:
399:
14:
1608:
601:
380:
1545:
1536:
1535:
135:Cover to the edition of Sep 2008
23:
485:Cradden, John (March 6, 2010).
34:needs additional citations for
571:
546:
519:
504:
478:
463:
438:
424:
1:
1582:Magazines established in 1997
526:Strange, Paul (May 7, 2016).
392:
7:
247:
180:; 27 years ago
162:Warners Group Publications
10:
1613:
1531:
1513:
1483:
1460:
1387:
1359:
1296:
1233:
1097:
1019:
663:
654:
237:, trucks, and buses, and
210:
200:
192:
174:
166:
158:
150:
140:
128:
648:manufacturers and brands
515:. Veloce Publishing Ltd.
511:Ralston, Andrew (2007).
470:Ralston, Andrew (2009).
373:John Kinchen (died 2015)
304:, The Magic Roundabout,
282:Exclusive First Editions
312:and The Green Hornet.
16:British hobby magazine
432:Benn's Media Volume 1
344:Regular contributors
338:Bourne, Lincolnshire
43:improve this article
446:"Diecast Collector"
324:Collectors' Gazette
125:
58:"Diecast Collector"
412:. 22 December 2015
376:Stephen Paul Hardy
121:
1559:
1558:
1509:
1508:
334:Diecast Collector
317:Diecast Collector
315:In October 2007,
222:Diecast Collector
218:
217:
123:Diecast Collector
119:
118:
111:
93:
1604:
1549:
1548:
1539:
1538:
1522:Meccano Magazine
806:Johnny Lightning
661:
660:
638:
631:
624:
615:
614:
608:Official website
595:
594:
592:
590:
581:. Archived from
575:
569:
568:
566:
565:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
532:Cranbrook Herald
523:
517:
516:
508:
502:
501:
499:
497:
482:
476:
475:
467:
461:
460:
458:
456:
442:
436:
435:
428:
422:
421:
419:
417:
406:
286:Johnny Lightning
188:
186:
181:
133:
126:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1612:
1611:
1607:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1602:
1601:
1562:
1561:
1560:
1555:
1527:
1505:
1479:
1456:
1383:
1355:
1292:
1229:
1101:
1093:
1015:
670:
668:
656:
650:
642:
604:
599:
598:
588:
586:
577:
576:
572:
563:
561:
552:
551:
547:
537:
535:
524:
520:
509:
505:
495:
493:
483:
479:
468:
464:
454:
452:
450:Collectors Club
444:
443:
439:
430:
429:
425:
415:
413:
408:
407:
400:
395:
383:
346:
250:
184:
182:
179:
136:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1610:
1600:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1557:
1556:
1554:
1553:
1543:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1517:
1515:
1514:Related topics
1511:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1487:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1472:
1466:
1464:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1393:
1391:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1365:
1363:
1357:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1302:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1239:
1237:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1220:VEB Plasticart
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1125:Corgi Classics
1122:
1117:
1111:
1109:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1003:
1001:VEB Plasticart
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
731:Corgi Classics
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
707:
706:
696:
691:
686:
680:
678:
658:
652:
651:
641:
640:
633:
626:
618:
612:
611:
603:
602:External links
600:
597:
596:
585:on May 9, 2016
570:
545:
518:
503:
477:
462:
437:
423:
397:
396:
394:
391:
387:Oxford Diecast
382:
381:Special offers
379:
378:
377:
374:
371:
370:Chris Sweetman
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
352:Andrew Ralston
350:
345:
342:
328:Fast and Fifty
276:, Norev, Ixo,
274:Lone Star Toys
272:, Hot Wheels,
249:
246:
216:
215:
212:
208:
207:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
134:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1609:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1567:
1552:
1544:
1542:
1534:
1533:
1530:
1524:
1523:
1519:
1518:
1516:
1512:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1463:
1459:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1386:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1253:Bassett-Lowke
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1236:
1232:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1106:
1100:
1096:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
705:
702:
701:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
676:
675:
666:
662:
659:
653:
649:
646:
639:
634:
632:
627:
625:
620:
619:
616:
609:
606:
605:
584:
580:
574:
559:
558:SEBeetles.com
555:
549:
533:
529:
522:
514:
507:
492:
488:
481:
473:
466:
451:
447:
441:
433:
427:
411:
405:
403:
398:
390:
388:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
347:
341:
339:
335:
331:
329:
325:
320:
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
262:
260:
256:
245:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
223:
213:
209:
206:
203:
199:
195:
191:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
132:
127:
124:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1520:
1462:Construction
1361:Agricultural
1103:
672:
587:. Retrieved
583:the original
573:
562:. Retrieved
560:. 2018-02-25
557:
554:"Who we are"
548:
536:. Retrieved
531:
521:
512:
506:
494:. Retrieved
490:
480:
471:
465:
453:. Retrieved
449:
440:
431:
426:
414:. Retrieved
384:
367:David Boxall
364:Roger Bailey
355:John Kinchen
333:
332:
327:
323:
321:
316:
314:
310:The Simpsons
298:Looney Tunes
263:
251:
243:
221:
220:
219:
122:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1288:Meccano Ltd
1160:Herpa Wings
851:Meccano Ltd
645:Scale model
491:Independent
349:Mike Pigott
175:First issue
170:Mike Forbes
1587:Model cars
1566:Categories
1130:Corgi Toys
951:Scalextric
921:Powertrack
786:Hot Wheels
766:Greenlight
736:Corgi Toys
694:Auto Pilen
610:(archived)
564:2022-02-18
393:References
361:Paul Bason
358:Roger Wynn
306:James Bond
294:Spider-Man
259:Hot Wheels
235:model cars
141:Categories
69:newspapers
1484:Materials
1427:McFarlane
1278:Kitmaster
1170:Majorette
996:TrueScale
886:Morestone
871:Minialuxe
836:Majorette
655:Products
302:Star Trek
159:Publisher
151:Frequency
1541:Category
1442:Sideshow
1412:Hot Toys
1402:Britains
1369:Britains
1341:Monogram
1311:Atlantic
1258:Britains
1205:Skybirds
1175:Monogram
1099:Aircraft
1074:Skybirds
1059:Monogram
1044:Hasegawa
1021:Military
916:Polistil
881:Monogram
866:Mikro'67
846:Mebetoys
841:Matchbox
771:Hasegawa
534:. Exeter
455:2 August
255:Matchbox
248:Overview
239:aircraft
211:Language
201:Based in
99:May 2016
1551:Commons
1501:Testors
1491:Humbrol
1475:Meccano
1452:Zindart
1389:Figures
1336:Italeri
1235:Railway
1165:Italeri
1054:Italeri
1006:Zindart
981:Testors
941:Round 2
906:Playart
856:Mercury
796:Italeri
711:Bburago
227:diecast
214:English
193:Country
183: (
167:Founder
154:Monthly
83:scholar
1496:Tamiya
1422:Kenner
1397:Bandai
1351:Revell
1331:Heller
1306:Airfix
1263:Hornby
1248:Bandai
1243:Airfix
1225:Zvezda
1210:Tamiya
1195:Schuco
1190:Revell
1155:Heller
1120:Aurora
1115:Airfix
1089:Zvezda
1084:Tamiya
1079:Solido
1069:Revell
1049:Heller
1029:Airfix
986:Tomica
971:Tamiya
966:Solido
956:Schuco
936:Revell
911:Pocher
861:Mettoy
831:Maisto
821:Lesney
816:Kyosho
811:Kenner
776:Heller
726:Conrad
721:Code 3
699:Aurora
684:Airfix
669:trucks
657:brands
589:May 8,
538:May 8,
496:May 8,
416:May 8,
290:Batman
284:, and
278:Kenner
205:Bourne
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1470:Bayko
1432:Mezco
1316:Dinky
1298:Ships
1268:Jouef
1215:Tekno
1135:Dinky
1034:Dinky
991:Tonka
976:Tekno
946:Safir
901:Norev
826:Lledo
791:Husky
781:Herpa
741:Dinky
270:Dinky
266:Corgi
145:Hobby
90:JSTOR
76:books
1447:SOTA
1437:NECA
1417:Jada
1407:Hawk
1379:Siku
1374:Ertl
1346:Pyro
1326:Hawk
1321:Frog
1283:Lima
1273:Kato
1200:Siku
1185:Pyro
1150:Hawk
1145:Frog
1140:ESCI
1105:List
1064:Pyro
1039:ESCI
1011:Ziss
961:Siku
931:RAMI
926:Pyro
891:Muky
801:Jada
761:Frog
756:ESCI
751:Ertl
746:Efsi
716:Buby
674:List
665:Cars
591:2016
540:2016
498:2016
457:2015
418:2016
233:and
185:1997
178:1997
62:news
1180:MPC
896:NZG
876:MPC
704:AFX
689:AMT
667:and
231:toy
45:by
1568::
556:.
530:.
489:.
448:.
401:^
340:.
308:,
300:,
296:,
292:,
280:,
268:,
196:UK
1108:)
1102:(
677:)
671:(
637:e
630:t
623:v
593:.
567:.
542:.
500:.
459:.
420:.
187:)
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
