Archive for May, 2007

Riva Aquarama Speed Boat Model

Monday, May 28th, 2007

In the world of speed boats, Riva was the one to be seen in when you were out and about around the moorings in Cannes and Monte Carlo  in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The very definition of luxury and style, the Riva Aquarama was introduced in 1962 by the Italian company and even with a […]

1/12 Scale Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZR-M1 2006

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Even though 2006 was not a championship winning year for Valentino Rossi, replicas of his Yamaha YZR-M1 from that year are incredibly sought after.
This 1/12 scale replica of Rossi’s YZR-M1 from Minichamps is currently being sold by Grand Prix Legends without the ‘Team’ or leaning race bike logos due to licensing issues between Yamaha, Camel […]

1/48 Scale F117 Nighthawk

Monday, May 28th, 2007

This highly detailed 1/48 scale replica of the famous F117 Nighthawk comes courtesy of the Franklin Mint, and as such you can be assured of a build quality and detail second to none for the price.
The exquisite detail of this model even shows an accurate cockpit, right down to the dials.
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King Leonidas from The 300

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

King Leonidas is one from the series of action figures which comes from the highly acclaimed movie, The 300 which was set during the Spartan War and was based Frank Miller’s graphic novel.
These highly detailed figures come with alternate heads and movie accurate accessories.
We found them at Forbidden Planet

Queen Gorgo from The 300

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Queen Gorgo is one from the series of action figures which comes from the highly acclaimed movie, The 300 which was set during the Spartan War and was based Frank Miller’s graphic novel.
These highly detailed figures come with alternate heads and movie accurate accessories.
We found them at Forbidden Planet

Macfarlane Lost Action Figures - Sawyer

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

In the 20th episode of the 1st season of Lost, which was called ‘Born to Run’ Sawyer helped build a raft which was going to be the group’s salvation. Unfortunately it didn’t quite turn out like that and the raft as we suspected was doomed to fail. This exceptionally life-like action figure from Macfarlane takes […]

AUTOart 2006 Jaguar XK Coupe

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Jaguar fans may have already splashed out on the Minichamps version of the 1/18 scale 2006 Jaguar XK, but personally I think it is usually worth waiting the extra time it takes to get a more detailed replica onto the market.
Don’t get me wrong, the Minichamps version is a great replica for the price, and […]

Minichamps Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

The prototype for this model was first shown at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2006.  We have had to wait a painful 12 months before Minichamps were happy enough with the finished product to release it onto the market.
As with any Porsche RS model, the 911 GT3 RSR was devoid of any unnecessary equipment, which […]