Minichamps Tanks and Diecast Military Vehicles
 For the last 20 years, Minichamps has striven to bring to the demanding collector the very best quality die-cast collectibles money can buy. With each passing year, Minichamps offers an ever wider variety of models from the major automotive manufacturer's of the world, encompassing the classic racing & road car to the contemporary models as well as current Formula 1, Moto GP, & Military models.
#MIN350011005 - German Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank - KFOR Multi-National Brigade, Kosovo, 2003 (1:35 Scale)
-- Updated August 24th, 2010 --
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Minichamps Signs Up with the Bundeswehr's Training Program
While the robust Leopard tank forms the backbone of the modern Bundeswehr, it seems to have special significance for German modelmaker Minichamps. Earlier today, the manufacturer announced its intent to produce yet another variant of the Leopard 2A4 later this year, this one based upon a vehicle attached to the panzer training unit 3./ Panzerlehrbataillon 334 "CELLE", which was quartered at Munster, Germany in 1993. We hope to have an image of the new Leopard shortly and expect to take delivery of this new 1:35 scale vehicle towards the end of the year...[posted 3/30/2009]
Minichamps Goes Off Roading
First announced some two years ago, Minichamps has finally begun shipping out their 1939 Mercedes G4 parade limousine to its dealer network. Painted in grey with black fenders and a blackened interior, this six-wheeled, open-topped vehicle was capable of travelling off-road, thus making it one of the first cars capable of handling rough terrain as well as blacktop surfaces. Minichamps, a German-based modelmaker, is downplaying its role in the rise of the Third Reich, due to obvious political considerations both within the country and abroad...[posted 2/20/2009]
Minichamps Taps the Leopard Tank To see Them Through
Many modelmakers leverage the fanfare surrounding the Nuremberg Toy Fair to hawk their wares for the coming year. German-based Minichamps is one such attendee, who unveiled their 2009 lineup today in accordance with the venue. In the military realm, only one new vehicle jumps off the list, a repaint of their powerful Leopard 2A4 tank. The fifth issue Leopard represents a vehicle that served with the German contingent to KFOR, which upheld the ceasefire in 2003. Look for their new diecast military vehicle to show up in the 3rd quarter.....[posted 2/2/2009]
New Product Showcase
 One of the nice things about our new site is that it now allows us to highlight some of the more noteworthy items being released by each manufacturer. In the case of Minichamps, what follows is a list of some of the more intriguing products that have just arrived which we feel would be of interest to the savvy collector.
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