[Closed] For Minichamps fans (I copied this from Hemmings Weekly):

There are indeed fine diecasts available for a fraction of the cost of many handmades. However,....

There are very few diecasts of my favorite subjects, 1950s American cars. For more unusual, less-cliche 1950s American cars, a collector has had to rely on Brooklin, Minimarque, Motor City, Conquest-Madison, and a few other manufacturers.

Amurican iron

That's my point Dillon. If Minichamps expanded their range beyond mostly European offerings to include American cars of 50's, 60's and 70's, collectors could have precisely detailed models for around $40.00 rather than $104.00 or $250.00 or more. They showed they are capable of producing them with their anniversary Ford range.

Dillon...I Still Prefer The Handmade In Most Pieces...

Dillon...

You make a 'good' point concerning the availability of
several more mass produced pieces in the 1:43rd. (some
I have added to my collection), but I still prefer the
'heft' if you will of the WM. Now, with that said, there
is absolutely nothing wrong with 'resin' models. I have
around a dozen of the VICTORY Models as an example and
they are some of the better detailed and period/era correct.

Jeff

I don't think that the high volume diecast manufacturers have any interest in...

Producing the more "unique" (i.e., less "sexy" according to some) items that
handmade companies have been manufacturing, like '57 Oldsmobile station
wagons and Buick sedans.

Instead, the diecast companies have focused on "safer" bets, like
Thunderbirds, Mustangs, and Tri-Five Chevies.

I have enough 1/43 '57 Chevies and '64 'Stangs to last a lifetime; it's the
more work-a-day items, like station wagons, that interest me. I would love
for a company like IXO or Minichamps to produce a non-sporty or non-radical
1/43, such as 61 Plymouth, but I'm not holding my breath...

white metal and resin kits

The number of companies producing 1/43rd scale kits in either white metal or resin gets smaller every day. Many companies have gone out of business, and most of the others are now only doing their models as built ups.

John lucky for me most of my dream machines are....

available as die-casts.

Plus I enjoy collecting old toy cars from the distant past whether they are made from zinc alloy, plastic, tinplate etc... etc...

Variety is one of my reasons for collecting. However, I admire anyone with a displined approach that keeps within a timeframe and/or material used for models.

Cheers Chris

The operative word in my post above was "IF"

I agree, it ain't gonna happen in diecast.

But then, what's this new resin series from Ixo going to do for future releases, after the Caddy and Lincoln (at $54 a pop)? Time will tell....

Thanks, Chris. I think the hobby is filled with collectors....

that know exactly what they want. Some of us have some overlap but most of us have a definite leaning in one direction (hand made white metal) or another (diecast). Both have their advantages but neither is hardly a threat to the other.

That's OK John and tomorrow I will be seeing Charles Barnett and no doudt he will be over in the States at some time.

Cheers Chris