25 years ago, I was a serious 1/43 collector - 90% were Minichamps. I had over 1500 of them. I sold them all off many years ago but recently decided to start a small collection. Until, that is, I saw the current pricing
$50 to $100 each! The level of detail has improved for sure, but still ... I kept looking at the options and eventually found a brand called OPO 10. I think they might be a Chinese manufacturer who contract to build for the name diecast companies but also sell models directly. Anyway, they are generally between $12 and $30 and the quality of the sportscars is quite nice - close to what Minichamps were 25 years ago. Their F1 cars are just "OK" with heavy-looking suspension pieces and body edges. There doesn't seem to be a lot of rhyme or reason to what they offer but there are some really cool cars at very reasonable prices. This one even has Silk Cut cigarette livery which is normally verboten today.
