Diecast Collecting
Maisto Diecast Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 10 June 2009
Maistro (pronounced “mace-toe”) is a private company founded in 1967 with its headquarters in California, United States of America. Maisto’s parent company is the May Cheong Group which acquired the assets of Bburago, another scale model manufacturer, in 2005. It produces die-cast models of automobiles, aircraft as well as a number of Tonka products. Maisto’s [...]
Diecast Car Kits
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 13 March 2009
The love of diecast cars has been parlayed into a burgeoning model car kit industry. Among the relatively few model car kit manufacturers, Tom Daniel was a pioneer in the trade. Tom Daniel conceived the plans for 75 model car kits in collaboration with Monogram from 1967 to 1975. His 1970 Mean Maverick was a [...]
Diecast Movie Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 13 March 2009
Cars featured in movies have also translated into diecast cars as well and in many movies, cars are often one of the main attractions. Corgi Toys has long been an innovator in diecast movie cars. In 1965, Corgi produced the best selling toy car of all time, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 based on the [...]
