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REVIEW: Norev Mercedes C111 Concept

As the seasons and the colours of the leaves are changing, autumn has finally come … White Autumn, to be precise. I am, of course, not referring to premature snowfall, but the colour of the Mercedes C111, the only colour this extremely rare car ever existed in, named after and in colour reminiscent of a type of German wine (Weißherbst) Continue Reading...
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Float Your Boat: Mitica Riva Boat & Trailer

Mitica has not received much attention yet on DiecastSociety.com. But as we found out in our review of the Alfa Romeo 156 variants, the Italian manufacturer really invests quite some Italian pride and enthusiasm into Italian icons at affordable retail prices. Their latest announcement to be released soon (Q1/2026) is an Italian classic, the smallest of the classy 1960s Riva Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: MotorHelix Mercedes S600L (W221)

“Inflated S Class“ is what the Maybach had been ridiculed as, which didn´t keep the 5th-generation-S-Class (W221) from drawing the Maybach´s rear lights´ design so that it could have equally been seen as a “deflated Maybach“. The “Maybach“ name was consequently dumped as its own brand and used as the top-trim level in subsequent S-Class generations. It may be due Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: Mitica Alfa Romeo 156

MotorHelix has unsurprisingly taken our 2024 Model of the Year Trophy with their outstanding and very good Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA. What is surprising, though, is that they cared to make the Alfa Romeo, a subject matter usually either covered in sealed resin by BBR and Cult Scale or by manufacturers on the budget end of the hobby, such as Continue Reading...
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