Minichamps/Kyosho Homologation In Black Series

With the current economic downturn, the die cast car industry has ground to a virtual halt. I mean, who has $50 to spend on a useless 1/43 scale toy car? Minichamps, my favorite die cast manufacturer, is especially hurting. I've been waiting patiently for months now as it keeps delaying the debut of its Aston Martin Lagonda and 1967 Chevy Camaro. It appears that Minichamps is trying to save development costs and is just selling older models with new paint schemes.

Hence, we come to the Homologation In Black Series. In partnership with Kyosho, Minichamps is selling past models, painted in matte black, limiting the cars' production to around 1,500 per model, and making them only available in Japan. It's gimicky, but it may just work. These cars look down right sinister.
CKY