Good news for Corgi
Scalextric sold
For those of you who are unaware and I must admit I only recently found out, Scalextric, one of Hornby's key brands has been sold by it's owners , the Castelnau group for £20 million pounds. Scalextric Motorsports has been established by Mark Brown, President and CEO of Purbeck Capital Partners, to be the holding company of the Scalextric business in the future. The sale of Scalextric will benefit Hornby in two main ways, by helping to bring down it's debt and to invest in it's remaining brands including of course, Corgi.
Show reports
The latest trends
Now that we have got a few high profile model shows under our belt the overall impression is that the diecast collecting hobby is alive and well and that both ends of the price market are catered for. There seems to be no stopping the rise in popularity of 1:64 scale with lots of interesting subjects to come. A bit of a surprise was an increase in 1:18 scale model announcements. Finally, many of the higher end model companies are working on highly detailed and very exclusive models, a sector that is out of reach of the average collector.
New model Announcement
SOLIDO
Nissan Silvia (S15) Spec-S TOKYO DRIFT – MONA LISA – 2006. 1:18 scale
New Model Announcement
AMALGAM
Bugatti Veyron W16 Engine & Gearbox.
New model Announcement
MINI GT
1:64 scale Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Blower.