The DiecastSociety.com team were recently invited to a Ferrari Corse Clienti event at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, thanks to Amalgam’s Tom Long (of Tom’s Garage fame). They had all of their 1:8 models on display, and even though so much Ferrari exotica was present, they still looked amazing. I especially liked the F40. Despite the stratospheric price tag for us mere mortals, Amalgam can receive up to 40 orders at events like these. We’ve all seen pictures of these masterpieces, but seeing them in person is a whole different experience. So much presence, such quality.

After talking to the Amalgam folks, we took it outside to watch the Ferrari Challenge cars practice and qualify – quite a sight. Afterwards, a giant red Ferrari trailer pulled up, bringing all of Ferrari’s “F” supercars, from the 288 GTO to the LaFerrari. We’ve never seen them all together, so needless to say, we were pretty giddy. At this point Tom Long grabbed a model of a LaFerrari and was getting his picture taken next to the real thing. Can’t think of a better image to sum up the embodiment of this hobby. We’re all just gearheads, with a hankering for fast cars, and the diecast hobby keeps fuelling that passion, and in the diecast world (well, resin, actually), Amalgam is definitely king. I know you’re thinking “one day!” Trust me, we were too.

The “Scale” Cars:

The “1:1” Cars: