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15/04/2008

Biante Collectors Club Newsletter 15th April 2008

Welcome to another week of interesting model news and releases here at Biante.
First up, we have a great announcement regarding a new manufacturer that Biante will be stocking.

Carousel 1.

We are pleased to announce that Biante are an official authorised distributor of the first-class diecast models from Carousel 1. Carousel 1 specialise in 1:18 historic American open wheel racing cars primarily from the Indy 500 and 1:48 World War 1 and 2 fighter planes. Carousel 1's range of Indy racers extends from the early 50's front engined roadsters through to the the 1980's. Carousel 1's first venture in the the 80's era of the Indy 500 begins with a bang with the planned release of the 1984 Indy 500 winner driven by Rick Mears. These high quality models are superbly presented in a gift box and include the individual models history and details. They even come with a life-like printed road surfaced base!
We currently only list items from out first shipment on the website. The full list of Carousel 1 products will be added in the coming weeks. Be sure to check these beautiful models in the models just added section and also the new model showroom for a closer look.

The first shipment of models will be made available for website customers on the 30th of April.

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 16th April 2008 2pm

Due for release this week is another great selection from Minichamps.

Minichamps

For the road car collectors, we have the silver 2005 Audi A4 and the 86 Metallic red BMW 730I in the detailed 1:18 scale together with the silver 05 Toyota Rav 4 in 1:43 size.
100 014402 AUDI A4 - SILVER METALLIC (2005)
100 023001 BMW 730I - RED METALLIC (1986)
400 166570 TOYOTA RAV 4 - SILVER (2005)

F1 fans once again have some important releases this week with the two 1:18 Red Bull Toro Rosso cars from the 2006 season and the highly anticipated World Championship winning Brabham-BMW BT52 of Nelson Piquet in 1:43 scale.
100 060020 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO-COSWORTH STR-1 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (2006)
100 060021 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO-COSWORTH STR-1 - Scott Speed (2006)
436 830005 BRABHAM-BMW BT52 - Nelson Piquet (1983)

We have six race cars from various categories for release including the stunning gulf liveried 996 GT3 RSR driven by Lambert, Lefort and Ianetta which finished a credible 24th outright in the 2006 LeMans.
100 066473 PORSCHE 911 [996] GT3 RSR - Lambert / Lefort / Ianetta - LeMANS 24hr (2006)
400 766301 PORSCHE 935 - Stommelen / Schurti - NURBURGRING 1000kms (1976)
400 766304 PORSCHE 935 - Stommelen / Schurti - WATKINS GLEN 6hr (1976)
400 772305 BMW 320i - DRM - Jorg Obermoser (1977)
400 772308 BMW 320i - 1977 DRM - Peter Schneeberger
400 772315 BMW 320i - 1977 DRM - Hans-Joachim Stuck (1977)

The remainder of the minichamps releases are made up of some different models including some fantastic fire engines in 1:43rd scale.
439 030204 MERCEDES-BENZ - UNIMOG 401 (Grey)
439 031071 MERCEDS BENZ L 322 DL30 - FEUERWEHR VILLINGEN
439 035040 MERCEDES BENZ UNIMOG 404 - KOFFER (1960)
439 140075 MAGIRUS-DEUTZ - S 6500 DL30 Aerial Ladder 'Albufeira Fire Dept'
439 144071 MAGIRUS-DEUTZ 150D10 LF16 - FEUERWEHR DUSSELDORF
499 034880 MERCEDES BENZ LPS1624 - KUHLSATTELZUG

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 23th April 2008 2pm

Once again we have another great range of Minichamps scheduled for next week including models for almost every type of collector ranging from F1 to military.

Minichamps

100 840020 TOLEMAN-HART TG184 - Johnny Cecotto (1984)
100 914425 OPEL OMEGA 3000 24v - Klaus Niedzwiedz 3000 24V - DTM (1991)
350 035000 CENTURION - TANK 'Britain'
400 014011 TRABANT - 601 S UNIVERSAL - Green (1985)
400 016100 DKW - MUNGA GREEN
400 034501 MERCEDES BENZ M-CLASS - GOLD METALLIC (2005)
400 036950 PORSCHE 911 [996] GT3 RS - Ortelli / Lieb / Dumas - SPA 24hr (2003)
400 045501 OPEL MANTA - RED (1971)
400 045720 OPEL - CALIBRA (1991)
400 050020 MINARDI-COSWORTH PS05 - Patrick Friesacher (2005)
400 050021 MINARDI-COSWORTH PS05 - Christijan Albers (2005)
400 772321 BMW 320i - DRM - Ronnie Peterson (1977)
400 830003 TYRRELL-FORD 012 - Michele Alboreto (1983)
400 830004 TYRRELL-FORD 012 - Danny Sullivan (1983)
400 830103 F1 TYRRELL FORD 012 - M. ALBORETO - PARCTICE AUSTRIAN GP (1983)
400 863508 MERCEDES 190E 2.3-16 - DTM - Volker Weidler (1986)
400 863509 MERCEDES 190E 2.3-16 - DTM - Franz Klammer (1986)
430 043308 OPEL KAPITAEN - BLUE (1951)
430 043390 OPEL KAPITAN - TAXI (1951)
430 046128 OPEL REKORD C COUPE - BLUE
430 052305 VOLKSWAGEN - T1 SAMBA Bus 'Taeter' (1960)
430 056190 VW GOLF IV - ‘ACL’. AUTOMOBIL CLUB LUXEMBURG
430 058095 VW NEW BEETLE - TRULY NOLEN PEST CONTROL (1998)
430 113690 RENAULT ALPINE A110 - GENDARMERIE (1971)
430 168922 TOYOTA CELICA - WHITE (2000)
430 738113 FORD ESCORT - RS1600 - 1st RAC RALLY (1973)
430 748002 FORD CAPRI RS3100 - DRM, Eifelrennen - Rolf Stommelen (1974)
430 748005 FORD CAPRI RS3100 - ETC, Zandvoort - Stommelen / Mass (1974)
430 982625 BMW 320i - Prince Ludwig von Bayern - STW Cup (1998)
436 139030 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTC - BLACK (2006)