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New releases, manufacturer announcements, and industry news for serious collectors of adult scale model collectibles. Updated regularly by The Diecast Zone.
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Spark Model’s New “Bushi Rex” winner in Four Scales, Including 1:8 — Diecast News Roundup, September 16
First, an update on the site: more than 1.2 million posts from the original forums are back, the Car List now holds 45,145 models with a plain-English search, and the lost member…
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GP Replicas Brings Back Senna’s McLarens and Schumacher’s F2002 — Diecast News Roundup, September 15
GP Replicas has listed twenty-four historic Formula One references for the first quarter of 2027 — Senna’s 1992 and 1993 McLarens, Schumacher’s F2002 in 1:12, Alboreto’s 156/85 and the Benetton B194. Tecnomodel…
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Dalton’s Riviera from the movie “Road House” — Diecast News Roundup, September 14
KK-Scale has a 1965 Buick Riviera coming in four colours, and one of them is named after Road House — the fourth film car the company has tooled in three weeks. Also:…
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A new brand of 1:43 Models — Diecast News Roundup, September 11
ACME is importing a 1:43 Mitsubishi Evo IX with opening doors, hood and trunk and a detailed engine, at $109.95. Also: BBR invents the Sculpture Concept and limits it to 144, KK-Scale…
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Kyosho Puts Working Lights in a 1:64 Initial D AE86 — Diecast News Roundup, September 10
Kyosho has cut new tooling for four Initial D cars in 1:64 with working LEDs. Also: ACME’s Hemi Under Glass Cuda at 240 pieces, AUTOart’s Toyota 2000GT in four colours, and Spark…
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CMC Goes 1:64, and Puts 342 Parts In It — Diecast News Roundup, September 8
CMC has taken the Bartoletti racing transporter down to 1:64 with 342 individual parts, opening workshop doors and working steering, at $139. Also: Minichamps opens its first quarter of 2027 with Valentino…
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19 New GT Spirit Models — Diecast News Roundup, September 7
Two makers replicated Ferrari’s Schumacher tribute before it turned a wheel. It crashed out on lap two and finished sixth. Monza was won by Kimi Antonelli from nineteenth, and only one manufacturer…
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Diecast New News Roundup for September 5
Sun Star has put its own date on the 1956 Lincoln Premiere: October 2026, two quarters earlier than one distributor listed it. Also: Minichamps takes on the Porsche 911 Spirit 70, and…
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Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute & 849 Testarossa lead today’s Diecast News Roundup, September 4
BBR and Bburago both booked replicas of Ferrari’s Schumacher tribute livery before the SF-26 turned a wheel at Monza. Also: LookSmart commits to twenty-two Ferraris, and one of them is listed as…
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GMP’s Revival & LTD ED Camaro, MR Collection SVJ — Diecast News Roundup, September 3
The revived GMP line has its second car and its first hard edition figure: 402 pieces of the 1969 Camaro Street Fighter RHINO at $164.95, with orders closing 10 September. Sun Star…
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A Third 1:18 Lincoln in Three Days — Diecast News Roundup, September 2
Sun Star books a 1956 Lincoln Premiere Cabriolet for the fourth quarter, making it the third 1:18 Lincoln announced in three days after GLM’s Town Car and KK-Scale’s Continental Sedan. Also: a…
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GLM and Stamp Go All-In on Detroit — Diecast News Roundup, September 1
GLM and Stamp Models opened a joint pre-sale this morning covering nine references and not one European car among them: the 1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series in 1:18, a 1956 Chrysler…
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Aston Martin Valhalla in Three Scales at Once — Diecast News Roundup, August 31
The Aston Martin Valhalla lands in three scales at once as TSM rolls it out through Mini GT in 1:64, TSM in 1:43 and TopSpeed in 1:18. Mini GT opens pre-orders on…
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Diecast News Roundup — August 29, 2026
Stamp Models announces the first die-cast model in its history, a 1:43 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, from a maker known for handmade resin. GH Model shows production samples of its 1:18 Ferrari…
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Diecast News Roundup — August 28, 2026
Acme confirms the GMP tooling is back in its main factory and under test, with a full 2027 lineup of Mopars, Fox Body Mustangs and Camaros planned — and the 1:18 GMP…