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13/05/2008

Biante Collectors Club Newsletter 13th May 2008

Another week of releases is upon us once again and this time around we have some fantastic models on offer from Kyosho and CMC.

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 14th May 2008 2pm

CMC

The weeks releases are kicked off with another incredibly detailed model from CMC. This one being the beautifully designed Mercedes Benz W25 in stunning white. Fans of this era of European racing will be aware that racing Mercedes were not always silver. They were originally white. When racing began with the W25 the Mercedes team presented their beautiful white W25 to scrutineering only to discover that their racing machine wa 1kg over weight for the class. As they couldn't re-engineer the car on the spot the team mechanics set to work overnight to strip the white paint from the car thus revealing the bare aluminium body underneath. The car made weight for the class and the legend of the silver arrows was born. The model presented here is the 'before' version in the full white body paint.

This early Formula one car had a twin supercharged inline eight cylinder capable of up to 354 horsepower, which in 1934 was a very impressive figure indeed. It went on to win four Grand Prix races and two hill climbs in its first year of competition.
Biante are happy to offer this exquisite CMC model that is limited to a world wide release of only 3000 pieces.
M-065 MERCEDES-BENZ - W25 - White (1934)

Kyosho

From Kyosho this week we have a great range of models including of some of the most dynamic performance cars to have ever hit the roads.
First up in 1:43 and 1:18 scale is the mighty Mercedes Benz CLK DTM AMG coupe's and cabriolet's. These remarkable cars were based on the CLK body shape and were made in recognition to their dominating form in the 2003 DTM series. Performance was supplied by a supercharged 5.5 litre V8 that produced almost six hundred horsepower and rocketed the Merc to a 0 to 100kph time of 3.8 seconds!.
03218W MERCEDES-BENZ CLK DTM AMG Coupe - WHITE (2004)
03219BK MERCEDES-BENZ CLK DTM AMG Cabriolet - BLACK (2006)
03219S MERCEDES-BENZ CLK DTM AMG Cabriolet - SILVER (2006)
08461BK MERCEDES-BENZ CLK DTM AMG Coupe - BLACK (2004)
08461S MERCEDES-BENZ CLK DTM AMG Coupe - SILVER (2004)

Next up is the world famous R33 and R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R's. These re-tooled 1:43 scale models include an opening bonnet and other improved details throughout which further enhance these already popular items.
03341S NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R - BCNR33 - EARLY VERSION - SPARK SILVER
03341W NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R - BCNR33 - EARLY VERSION - WHITE
03381BK NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R - BNR34 V-SPEC - PEARL BLACK
03381BL NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R - BNR34 V-SPEC - BAYSIDE BLUE

For all the countless Ferrari fans out there, we have some of the most iconic cars to have ever rolled out of Maranello ready for purchase.
Included in 1:43rd scale is the stylish 512BBi in black and red and the twin turbo 288 GTO, the car that paved the way for the F40 and all the later ultra high performance Ferraris. The GTO's lightweight body was made entirely out of kevlar, fibreglass and aluminium with the one exception being the steel doors for added safety. This coupled with the four hundred horsepower engine made the 288 one astounding performer.
In 1:18 scale we have two of the most recognisable and desired Ferrari's available to buy. The F40 lightweight version and the extremely high detailed BBR sourced Enzo launch car
05012BK FERRARI - 512BBi - Black (1981)
05012R FERRARI - 512BBi - Red (1981)
05071R FERRARI - 288 GTO - RED
08412R FERRARI - F40 LIGHT WEIGHT VERSION - RED
08606T FERRARI ENZO Launch Car - RED

The remaining five road cars are from the Bavarian Motor Works Company and include the imposing M5 and the remarkably engineered 7 series that runs on Hydrogen and gasoline. All are available in the detailed 1:18 scale.
08574S BMW - 7 SERIES - HYDROGEN 7 - SILVER
08593BZ BMW M5 - BRONZE
08737S BMW - 335i CONVERTIBLE WITH FACTORY ROOF - SILVER
08741S BMW NEW MINI COOPER (R56) - LEFT HAND DRIVER - SILVER
08742G BMW NEW MINI COOPER S (R56) - ROOF

The only race car up for sale this week is the very rapid little Lancia Delta HF Intergrale from the 1992 Monte Carlo rally.
08342AO LANCIA DELTA HF INTEGRALE - #4 Rallye Monte-Carlo - D. Auriol / B. Ocelli (1992)

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 21st May 2008 2pm

Next week includes a wonderful list of releases from Ixo, Liberty Classics, Minichamps and Redline.
Be sure to have a scan through the models below to ensure you don't miss out on any them scheduled for release at 2pm Wednesday next week.

Ixo

CLC141 RENAULT - 5 TURBO I - Blue (1982)
CLC150 SIMCA - 1000 RALLY Ibiza - White (1978)
FER001 FERRARI - ENZO - Red (2002)
FER032 FERRARI F40 LM - Mancini / Monti / Ayles - LeMans 24hr (1995)
FER041 FERRARI - 575 M #11 GIESSE - P PETER / F BABINI - 3RD MONZA FIA-GT (2004)
FER045 FERRARI - 250 Testa Rossa - Red (1958)
FER054 FERRARI - AUTO AVIO - DARK RED (1940)
FER066 FERRARI - 550 Maranello #51 C.Pescatori / F.Gollin / M.Ramos - Le Mans (2005)
FER070 FERRARI - 550 MARANELLO #50 LARBRE - G GARDEL / P BORNHAUSER / J BLANCHEMAIN - LEMANS (2006)
GTM043 MASERATI - MC 12 #16 - RED BULL - P PETER / C BUNCOMBE / R RUSINOV - FIA GT MONZA (2005)
GTM066 MASERATI - MC12 #1 (VITAPHONE) M.Salo-T.Biagi Winner FIA-GT Silverstone (2007)
LM2007A AUDI R10 TDI - Pre-race 'clean' version - LeMANS 24hr WINNER (2007)
LM2007B AUDI R10 TDI - Post-race 'dirty' version - LeMANS 24hr WINNER (2007)
LMC085 RENAULT - 4CV #45 J.E.Vernet / R.Eckerlein (1950)
LMM083 AUDI - R10 #7 - AUDI SPORT - R.Capelo / T.Kristensen / A.McNish (2006)
LMM116 ASTON MARTIN - DBR9 #006 - P.Bornhauser / R.Berville / G.Fisken (2007)
MOC078 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX - YELLOW (2006)
MOC088 AUDI RS6 - METALLIC BLUE (2003)
MOC092 MASERATI - QUATTROPORTE Executive GT - Bordeaux with Beige interiors (2006)
MUS011 HORCH - 853A CABRIOLET - Black & Silver (1938)
RAC093 SUBARU - IMPREZA 555 #4 Colin McRae / D.Ringer RAC (1995)
RAC131 NISSAN - 240 RS #14 T.Kaby-K.Gormley Rally Monte Carlo (1984)
RAM229 SKODA - FABIA WRC #18 F.Duval-P.Pivato Rally Germany (2006)
RAM250 CITROEN - XSARA WRC #20 J.Tuohino-M.Markkula Rally Finland (2006)
RAM271 FORD - FOCUS WRC M.Grönholm Test Car (2006)
RAM281 FORD - FOCUS WRC #3 M.Grönholm Rally Monte-Carlo (2007)
RAM284 FIAT - PUNTO S2000 #1 (YACCO/IXO Models) F.Duval-J.P.Delemelle Winner Rally Condroz 2007 (special COFFRET BOX) (2007)

Liberty Classics

LC84033 DODGE - CHALLENGER SRT 8 (2008)

Minichamps

100 014410 AUDI - A4 Avant (2005)
100 070009 BMW SAUBER F1.07 TEAM - NICK HEIDFELD (2007)
100 139461 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR - FLYING SPUR (2005)
122 061033 HONDA RC211V - Marco Melandri - MotoGP (2006)
122 890001 HONDA NSR500 - Eddie Lawson - 500cc GP (1989)
312 060146 RIDING FIGURINE - Valentino Rossi - motoGP (2006)
400 014490 AUDI A4 - POLICE LUXEMBURG (2004)
400 039002 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL - 300SL (1954)
400 045004 OPEL CORSA SR - WHITE (1983)
400 045005 OPEL CORSA - WHITE. STEFFI GRAF SPECIAL (1986)
400 055260 VOLKSWAGEN - T3 Van (1983)

Redline

24RL008 FERRARI 330 LM TRI - #6C LEMANS WINNER - OLIVIER GENDEBIEN – PHIL HILL (1962)

Finishline Competition

With the Ferrari and Mclaren show continuing over the weekend at Istanbul, cramped at the top of the ladder and sharing top spot is Gary Hargreaves, Darryl Heilig and Andrew Goods all on 20 points each.

1) Gary Hargreaves, Darryl Heilig and Andrew Goods
2) Paul Vella, Christopher Ian Hammond and Stephen Duck
3) Wayne Chippendale

As you can see this year is proving to be one of the most hotly contested Finishline competitions ever with seven people taking up the top three spots after the latest round in Turkey!
Make sure you're next tips are in by 5pm Friday the 23rd of May for the most famous of all Grand Prix's, the Monaco round.