De Agostini Dinky Toys

Yes, I would say that is the correct interpretation, Jacques. Everything shown in the offer as being part of the collection are the same models offered as Atlas Editions.Different paintwork but very probably not different castings. A rough count of the Atlas models gives a total of eighty or more, so there are certainly enough to sustain the series without tooling anything new.The cost of each deAgostini model is lower than the Atlas version - presumably because they are saving money by reusing existing dies.Of course that implies a disproportionate number of French Dinky models over UK Dinky models, since that's how the Atlas selection was skewed.

Just as a footnote to the recent DeAgostini offering, the models in the series included 197 Morris Mini Traveller 111 Triumph TR2 480 Bedford Van Kodak 555 Ford Thunderbird 157 Jaguar XK 120 With the Jaguar delivery was an accompanying letter stating 'We would like to thank you for your enthusiasm and support for The Classic Dinky Toy Collection. Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, we have been forced to suspend publication of the series until further notice. We would like to be able to advise you when the series resumes and send you your copy of issue 6 free of charge.' Since every delivery included a zero amount invoice, I assume that the whole exercise was a marketing test.

DeAgostini Dinky Toys Return The Deagostini Classic Dinky Toys Collection partwork that was suspended in April 2016 is set to resume in December 2017. Previous subscribers should have received an email announcement to this effect.* As discussed above, it doesn't seem that Deagostini will be producing any new castings for this enterprise but, rather, will recycle Atlas castings under different paint jobs. The premium subscription (adds 75p per issue) rewards with an eventual 785 service station. This will come with the last delivery. However it is not specified how long the partwork is going to last. Bank on 36 or 48 issues at minimum. (EDIT: it's 80, so the whole subscription will cost a minimum 960 or 1020 premium over three and a half years) ***(EDIT AGAIN: Now advertised as 60 issues bimonthly, 719 standard , 764 premium, which means that the service station will eventually have cost 45 in two and half years). Two issues are shipped at once and each issue is 11.99 freepost on a monthly basis (4 weeks). Note the small print that the company intends to ship binders for the magazines that it assumes you will want to keep. Each binder only holds 15 issues but costs 7.99. And they will send special issues (of unspecified content) costing 12.99. it's an automatic opt in, so the subscriber must purposely opt out to avoid the imposition. Or return the goods within 14 days (good luck with that). * The first five issues are 1) 111 Triumph TR2 2) 480 Bedford Kodak 3) 555 Ford Tbird 4) 181 VW Beetle (issue 4 was a Morris Mini Traveller in the original run) 5) 157 Jaguar XK120

Here is a picture of some of the Italian issues, there is also a brown and yellow Fiat 1800 break.

In an email on Wednesday (26/5/21), Deagostini announced that their subscription system for the Dinky Toys Collection had finally collapsed. So the partwork has sputtered out in the UK at issue 64 with a few remaining models that were offered in other territories now only available in the secondary market. Versus the Atlas partwork, the only new casting in the Deagostini range, the Service Station, failed to materialise. While their models tended to be presented in standard paintjobs compared to the Atlas counterparts, many were straight up clones - the only difference being the baseplate stamp. Deagostini never attempted anything like a special edition, so I'd expect all the models to be quite easily found at equally easy prices.