Classic Road Cars
Ready built – once called die-cast but today more are made in resin, usually in China. Much better quality than they once were. but limited to a particular vehicle and/or colour scheme. Cheaper alternative to hand built usually priced around $60 to $100
Hand built – the true collectors model, usually very limited release and very high quality. There are two types of hand built, those that are built in batches so as they can be painted and assembled all together and those that are individually built. Prices from $150
Kits – the main advantage of a kit is it can be built as a one off model to suit a particular vehicle. You have the chice of what colour you paint it, what wheels you fit and what ancillaries are fitted. Price from $60
| Manufacturer | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Brianza | Good range of European and some US subjects | Built & Kits |
| Abby Classic | UK Vehicles | Kits |
| Alezan | Some modern classics | Hand Built |
| Automodello Unusual US subjects | Unusual US subjects | Ready Built |
| BBR | Mainly Ferrari | Hand Built |
| BHM | UK | Hand Built |
| Big River | UK subjects | Hand Built |
| Crossway | UK subjects | Hand Built |
| DIP | Russian Vehicles | Ready Built |
| Brooklin | US and UK models | Hand Built |
| EnCo Models | See Tin Wizard | Kits |
| Ilario | Classics from the European coachbuilders | Hand Built |
| J&M Classics | UK subjects | Hand Built |
| Kenna | UK subjects | Hand Built |
| Klaxon | Mainly Italian | Built & Kits |
| K&R Replica | UK classic sports cars | Kits |
| Landsdown | See Brooklin | Hand built |
| Look Smart | Modern classics | Ready Built |
| Luxcar | Bugattis | Ready Built |
| Marsh Model | A few classics | Built and Kits |
| Me-Mod | Modern classics | Kits |
| Neo | Worldwide subjects | Ready built |
| Renaissance | A few classics | Built & Kits |
| Rialto | Modern & classic | Built & Kits |
| RGM Design | Ferraris | Hand built |
| Rob Eddie | Swedish Vehicles | Hand built |
| Spark | Worldwide subjects | Ready built |
| Swiss Mini | Modern Classics | Kits |
| Thoroughbred | UK Vehicles | Hand built |
| Tin Wizard | Many European vehicles | Built & Kits |
| Tron | Worldwide subjects | Built & Kits |
| Vroom | European subjects | |
| Zaugg | Modern US Classics | Kits |