2009 Basic range release schedule as at batch A (updated again with pictures)

[David Tilley]

Note: models in bold are the new castings, and a red x2 underlined means that the model will be released in 2 different colors during the year.

Models available in all 3 ranges (US, LAAM & ROW) will be shown in black (59 models).
Models available in the US and LAAM range only will be shown in blue (16 models).
Models available in the US and ROW range only will be shown in green (16 models).
Models available in the US range only will be shown in dark red (9 models).

MB1/1/1 MB777 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser x2
MB2/2/2 MB765 1969 Austin Mini Cooper 1275S x2
MB3/3/3 MB761 1972 Lotus Europa Special
MB4/4/4 MB760 1969 Type 14 Karmann Ghia Convertible
MB5/---/5 MB758 1954 Jaguar XK120SE Coupe
MB6/---/6 MB735 1968 Citroen DS
MB7/7/--- MB739 1969 Cadillac Sedan Deville
MB8/8/--- MB637 1968 Mercury Cougar
MB9/9/9 MB688 1961 Jaguar E-type Coupe
MB10/10/--- MB289 1970 Pontiac GTO
MB11/11/--- MB328 1971 Chevy El Camino
MB12/12/12 MB759 2008 Dodge Challenger
MB13/13/13 MB766 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren x2
MB14/14/14 MB595 TVR Tuscan S
MB15/15/15 MB744 2007 Shelby Cobra GT500 Convertible x2
MB16/16/16 MB750 2008 Lotus Evora
MB17/---/17 MB706 2006 Lotus Exige
MB18/18/--- MB671 2005 Ford GT
MB19/---/19 MB692 2006 Jaguar XK
MB20/---/20 MB729 2007 Porsche 911GT3
MB21/---/21 MB726 2007 Audi R8
MB22/22/22 MB517 Dodge Viper GTSR x2
MB23/23/23 MB749 2008 Chevy Corvette ZR-1
MB24/---/24 MB754 2009 Morgan Aeromax
MB25/25/25 MB774 2009 Toyota Prius x2
MB26/26/26 MB753 2008 Honda Civic Type R x2
MB27/27/27 MB752 2008 Mazda 2
MB28/28/28 MB561 Smart Cabrio
MB29/29/26 MB680c Dodge Magnum w/surfboards x2
MB30/30/30 MB684 Volkswagen Golf V GTi
MB31/---/--- MB711 2007 Volvo C30
MB32/32/--- MB665 Scion xB
MB33/---/33 MB668 Mitsubishi Eclipse
MB34/34/34 MB683 Mercedes Benz CLS500
MB35/35/35 MB673 Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG
MB36/---/--- MB696 2004 Audi RS6 Avant
MB37/---/37 MB714 2006 Lexus GS430
MB38/---/--- MB691 2006 Range Rover Sport
MB39/39/39 MB727 2006 Bentley Continental GT
MB40/---/--- MB645 Lincoln Navigator
MB41/41/41 MB763 MBX Mover x2
MB42/42/42 MB768 2006 GMC Short Wheelbase School Bus
MB43/43/43 MB778 Heritage Ice Cream Truck
MB44/44/44 MB776 MBX Street Sweeper
MB45/---/45 MB741 2006 Volkswagen Caddy
MB46/46/46 MB742 2008 Garbage Truck
MB47/47/47 MB733 1955 Ford F-100 Panel Delivery x2
MB48/48/48 MB693 2007 Ford Transit
MB49/49/49 MB709 Chevy Van
MB50/---/--- MB662 City Bus
MB51/51/--- MB689b 2006 Ford Crown Victoria Taxi
MB52/52/52 MB694 Routemaster Bus
MB53/53/53 MB713 1965 Austin Mini Van
MB54/54/54 MB762 1978 Dodge Monaco Police
MB55/55/55 MB771 2009 Ford E-350 Ambulance x2
MB56/56/--- MB780 1963 Cadillac Ambulance
MB57/---/57 MB755 Pierce Dash Fire Engine
MB58/58/58 MB420 Chevy Impala Police
MB59/59/59 MB379 International Pumper x2
MB60/60/60 MB698 Ladder Truck x2
MB61/61/61 MB676 Dodge Charger Police x2
MB62/---/62 MB745 Scraper
MB63/63/63 MB737 Quarry King
MB64/64/64 MB707 Ground Breaker x2
MB65/---/--- MB687 International CXT
MB66/---/--- MB695 2006 Utility Truck aka MBX Tanker
MB67/67/67 MB536 Dirt Hauler x2
MB68/---/68 MB690 2006 MBX Mixer
MB69/---/69 MB704 Power Lift
MB70/70/70 MB728 2006 Mercedes Benz Unimog U300
MB71/---/71 MB703 Tractor
MB72/---/72 MB702 DAF XF95 Space Cab
MB73/73/73 MB686 Tractor Plow x2
MB74/74/74 MB222 Plow Master 6000 x2
MB75/75/75 MB767 Quick Sander x2
MB76/5/7 MB781 Rock Shocker
MB77/6/8 MBxxx Sahara Survivor x2
MB78/17/10 MBxxx Jungle Crawler
MB79/19/11 MB748 MBX 4x4 x2
MB80/20/--- MB731 Baja Bandit
MB81/21/18 MB685 2006 Dune Buggy
MB82/24/31 MB723 Volkswagen 4x4
MB83/31/--- MB697 1997 Land Rover Defender 110
MB84/33/32 MB699 Off Road Rider
MB85/---/--- MB670 Jeep Hurricane Concept
MB86/36/36 MB712 Desert Thunder V16
MB87/37/--- MB131 Jeep Wrangler 4x4
MB88/38/38 MB716 Ridge Raider
MB89/40/40 MB764 1968 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 x2
MB90/45/50 MB769 Mitsubishi L200 Triton
MB91/50/51 MB756 MBX Motor Home
MB92/57/--- MB736 1975 Chevy Stepside
MB93/62/56 MB738 1974 Volkswagen Typ 181 Thing x2
MB94/65/65 MB734 1970 Volkswagen T2 Bus x2
MB95/66/--- MB720 1972 Ford Bronco 4x4
MB96/68/66 MB524 Land Rover Discovery x2
MB97/69/--- MB705 2007 Honda Ridgeline
MB98/---/--- MB677 Jeep Rescue Concept
MB99/71/--- MB666 Hummer H3
MB100/72/--- MB672 Chevy Silverado SS

Batch A - December 2008 (14/13/10 released so far out of 100/75/75)

New
MB10/10/--- 1970 Pontiac GTO - yellow
MB22/22/22 Dodge Viper GTSR - black
MB28/28/28 Smart Cabrio - green
MB34/34/34 Mercedes Benz CLS500 - silver
MB48/48/48 Ford Transit - white
MB53/53/53 1965 Austin Mini Van - red
MB61/61/61 Dodge Charger Police - black
MB66/---/--- Guzzler - yellow/black
MB67/67/67 Dump Truck - brown/black
MB74/74/74 Tractor Plow - orange
MB81/21/18 2006 Dune Buggy - purple
MB95/66/--- 1972 Ford Bronco - blue
MB96/68/66 Land Rover Discovery - brown
MB100/72/--- Chevy Silverado SS - blue

[David Jr]

Tilley, you owe me a keyboard. I just got drool all over mine and it's ruined. I can't find a single mediocre/bad model in the bunch. I want all of them. Felix, i love you. That Challenger is outstanding. Better than the HWS version.

[kctjsmee]

Well it seems there's a lot of 4-sided tampo jobs here.

But pick of the bunch has to be that AMAZING 911 GT3!!

From what i've seen that is model of the year, no questions.

The Exige, with proper lotus colours, runs it close too, and the R8 is brill as well!

Bring it on!


Tom

[jtl46]

What a batch! It is going to be an outstanding year...

[chris.p]

What a great selection....

Love the ice cream van - is it based on an old Bedford CA - like the old first series Bedford milk float, Dunlop van and Evening news van?

The Sahara Survivor looks to be based on a SAS Pink Panther Land Rover?

Love the Land Cruiser, Warrior etc etc.

Now I just need to see them in the shops.

Even reasonably priced bay "buy it nows" + postage mean they cost a lot each.

So come on Tesco, Asda etc

What about a direct purchase system from the UK?


Yours desperately Chris

[Yujie]

Can't wait to see the real things in my hot little hands. Love all the new models. Oh, I forgot. I love ALL Matchbox. That's why I collect them

[Viva Chile!]

So, my impressions.

First, Im seeing lots of at-least-3-sides-tampo, which is excelent. At the same time, I see lot of sides-instead-of-front-and-back tampo, which is not good at all.

There is a ton of must-haves! About all the new ones are perfect, including most generics! Land Cruiser and Challenger are perfect! I hope the Toyota will retain its white roof... wasn't that a reason for not making the FJ Cruiser? And a Mini was needed on the range since the Racing Mini was no more!!

And Viper and Dune Buggy made me realise 2009 are already on the stores in Chile. Saw them yesterday.

Seeing the pictures, there are cars that now are way more desirable than before, like:

Mercury Cougar: That tampo underneath looks nice, I guess its realistic?

Jaguar E-Type: Love the license plate on the bonnet!

TVR Tuscan: Mmmm, I don't like that colour combination. The black outline of the stripes looks thick, better not having outline at all. And gold? The purple on the Golf looks more TVR-ish.

Ford GT, Shelby conv, Lotus Exige, Jaguar XK, Volvo C30, Scion, all look gorgeous, but oh my god that Porsche is stunning! Corvette too, new headlamp tampo? Love the Routemaster, and its coming!!! Whoohoo! Hopefully is not gonna be almost imposible to get, like the first time?

The Audi R8 needed those sides in other colour, hope they will remain so, because black seems a little boring to me.

Dodge Magnum... ugly side tampo! What about fake woodie panels? Colour doesn't seem apropiate either. What about some metallic blue, maybe silverish light blue?

VW Golf GTi... purple?! Eeeeww! I hope it's another limited edition... I'd rather see the Fahrenheit done again... or the red one, a yellow, green, white one...

Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept: Why can't they do it in the proper show colour? This is close, but still, makes me wonder.... seems to have a clear-ish roof, with is a vast improvement over the previous orange issue, though.

Lexus look between blue and purple, which is good because I won't be needing a model that is not gonna come here anyway. Same with the Navigator, both are not very different from previous variations.

The GMC and Ice Cream van are glorious! Im happy to see the latter is quite like a Bedford, I couldn't remember myself what it looked like. Can it be a "generic" like the London Taxi. Hope so... money starved GM should be easy to get licenses from? anyway...

Don't like the Street Sweaper. I just don't like that kind of trucks, how they look, even if its realistic for the same reason that kind of truck design is pretty generic itself, I mean the real trucks look very generic anyway.

Im glad to see I won't be missing that VW Caddy a lot either. The design look generic, and is not like some of the VW liveries we've talked about here...
Same goes for the Minivan. From all the retro designs and colours that can hold, has to be that generic-looking and too modern design?

I again repeat, working liveries don't work for that flared Chevy Van. I hope to see more groovy crazy designs on the sides of future variations, or one as cool as that with the Matchbox logo on the sides, that would work wonders on the VW Caddy, too.

Crown Victoria Taxi, great! Thing on the roof, I hope is done in some other colour, and is maybe too big? Tampos on the sides... what are you thinking!!!! What are those unrealistic splats?! I'd rather have it in yellow with only front and rear tampo!

Chevy Impala, nice casting. I wanted to see it in the line, but to sport some rear-and-front tampos. As it is, is not very atractive. Couldn't you make it civilian and so give it a proper tampo treatment? In silver would be fantastic.

Love the Charger! And I bet the Chevy Highway Mainteinance is not gonna have a plow...

Silver grille on the DAF? Why oh why? And also, I think it resisted more nice realistic schemes before being customized like that!

Generics: They are beautiful! The Mover is almost a Chevy, and looks the part with Budget behind. Is the Jungle Cruiser gonna use the FJ Holden or some of those old Chevy or Airflow vans as body? Weird concept, looks like a Power Wagon with that grille on the front, what was the inspiration behind it?

The Sahara Survivor has a Lamborghini face! Looks like the prototype Jeep replacement project they did and that was done by Tomica. And the Rock Shocker looks like the Hilux destroyed by Top Gear. Fantastic!

The Honda Ridgeline needs its front and rear tampos, and Im so happy those Jeeps concepts are out of the LAAM range.

Overall, great job! But you already know what I don't like.

[Chuck Snyder]

Lots of great cars and great new colors, but I have one question...

Is there any indication as to when we will see these? Does anyone know what will be in batch B... C... ect? I really like the looks of the 63 Cadillac Ambulance and would like to know when to look for it.

[Hammond72]

How about that porsche with the red wheels.....looks sweet....I think somebody on this board is eagerly awaiting to rip the packaging to threads to get at it!

[crayonbreaking]

no retooled 65 stang?