Nuremberg Toy Fair 2015 News

January 29th 2015

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Held every January the Nuremberg Toy Fair is where the toy and model manufacturers traditionally announce their plans for the coming year.
So far we’ve seen some superb new releases which fill some significant gaps and should prove to be very popular with collectors. Obviously it is impossible to bring you a complete list but here are a few of our highlights from the show so far!

Ottomobile

It looks like 2015 will be a great year for Otto collectors as they guys at Otto are bringing us a superb selection of models in 2015. Included in 2015s release schedule and in no particular order are the following –

Fiat Barchetta in Orange
VW Jetta GTX Mk2 16V in Red
Renault Sport Spider
VW Corrado VR6 in White
BMW 850 CSi
BMW 635 CSi
Opel Calibra
Ford Mondeo ST24 Saloon
Renault 15 GTL
Opel Commodore
Renault Megane RS
Citroen BX 4TC in Black
Simca Matra Rancho
Alfa Romeo 156 Estate
Opel Lotus Omega
Renault 5 GT Turbo Challenge
VW Beetle 1200

Solido

After a relatively quiet spell, it looks like Solido are back! Now under the wing of Ottomobile, the Solido brand have announced a wide range of 1:18s and 1:43s for 2015 some of which we know will be very popular. It’ll be nice to have Solido back with the following 1:18s –

Citroen Dyane
Citroen 2CV
Renault 4 GTL / Clan
Renault 4 Gendarmerie
VW Beetle
VW Golf Mk1
Renault 5 Turbo 1
Citroen HY
Shelby Cobra

Matrix

Matrix’s range of 1:43 resin models have proved to be very popular over the last twelve months and the proposed releaes in 1:18 will be very popular with collectors. Coming in 2015 –

Rover P6 in Red
Jensen Interceptor in Grey
Mercedes W114
Jaguar XK120
Jaguar XJ40
Jaguar E Type Lightweight

Abrex

In addition to the ever expanding range of 1:43 Skodas (say hello to the 2015 Fabia in 1:43 scale later this year!), Abrex are also expanding the 1:18 offering with the following

Skoda 110R in Red
1963 Skoda Octavia Cabriolet in Red

Welly

1:18 Lamborghini Huracan
1:24 Lotus Elan
1:24 Mercedes G Wagon
1:24 Mini Paceman
1:24 Porsche Macan

Premium ClassiXXs

In amongst Premium ClassiXXS proposed releases for 2015 (of which there are many!) there was one 1:18 casting that stood out…..

Ford Transit ‘Ford Motorsport’
Ford Transit ‘Porsche Motorsport’

We’ll be updating this story over the next few days and adding some more new announcements as we get them. In the meantime, tell us what you think so far on our facebook page!






We would like to thank our friends at kleine-klassiker.de for kindly allowing us to use their images from the show. Please note these images are subject to copyright!

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