1970 Range Rover

By Almost Real Price £189.95 Material Diecast

Besides being a supremely competent 4x4, the original Range Rover is a design icon in its own right, a fact reflected in the huge prices that exceptional examples now command. So this new Chinese-made, large-scale diecast is a welcome arrival – and it doesn’t disappoint.

It isn’t perfect: rather unfortunately, the model makers have gone to the trouble of including soft-touch ‘carpet’ when, of course, the real vehicle had hose-out vinyl floor coverings. Errors like this are common when a model is based on a restored example rather than an original car. But compensations include doorskins that are superbly thin, fine exterior door hinges, and a detailed chassis with working coil suspension – even if it doesn’t offer anything like the axle articulation of the full-size vehicle.

1932 Talbot 105

GCAM £135.95 Available in three versions, this Le Mans team car handbuilt is slightly crude but appealing nevertheless.

1972 Ferrari 246 GTS

BBR £141.80 Nicely finished handbuilt of the Targa-topped Dino, with a detailed interior that’s easy to inspect.

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT-R

Almost Real £79.95 A really fine model of the modern hot Merc, with superb paint – and other colours are available, too.

1948 Mercedes 320K Spezial Cab

Matrix £103.95 Very handsome model of an unusual post-war Mercedes specially bodied for Tan Tjoan Keng of Batavia.

1965 Sunbeam Tiger

Spark £53.95 The fat-tyred spare wheel doesn’t look period, but otherwise there’s much to like on this Monte rally car replica.

1980 Lola T530 Can-Am

1 Mann Factory £195.85 This handbuilt resin Can-Am model is, appropriately, by a Canadian builder. It’s not without flaws but looks good.