Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 1:18 Diecast Model

The R34 is the most requested model on this site, and this is the one to have. Midnight Purple is the colour that shifts from violet to green as the light moves, and the model's paint does the same, which is rare on a diecast at this price. The proportions are the R34's own: the tall glasshouse, the flat bonnet, the boot-mounted wing on twin uprights, and the deep front bumper with its round driving lights.

The bonnet lifts to show the RB26, the 2.6-litre twin-turbo straight-six, with the red cam cover, the strut brace across the bay and the intercooler piping in silver. Doors open onto a right-hand-drive cabin with the three auxiliary gauges on the dash and the GT-R seats in dark cloth. The four tail lights are clear red lenses over silvered housings. Wheels are the six-spoke forged design the car shipped with.

This suits anyone who knows what an RB26 is and quite a few people who don't. The 1:24 in the Fast and Furious livery is the companion piece; between them they cover the two reasons the R34 became a legend.