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McLaren MP4-21 Mercedes #3 K. Raikkonen Interim Livery 2006 Minichamps 1:18

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McLaren MP4-21 Mercedes #3 K. Raikkonen Interim Livery 2006 Minichamps 1:18 530061873 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast McLaren MP4-21 reproduces Kimi Raikkonen's #3 car in its early-season interim livery from 2006, his final year before joining Ferrari. The body is sealed with a one-piece diecast shell; this is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. A distinctive transitional-livery piece for a McLaren shelf.
McLaren MP4-21 Mercedes #3 K. Raikkonen Interim Livery 2006 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
McLaren
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
530061873
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About the McLaren MP4-21 Mercedes #3 K. Raikkonen Interim Livery 2006 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast reproduces the McLaren MP4-21 in Kimi Raikkonen's #3 interim livery from early 2006, before final sponsor graphics were applied. The body is sealed; this is a used model with a box showing traces of storage. A notable transitional variant for McLaren-Mercedes collectors.

Interim liveries appear when a team races before final sponsorship deals are locked in, and this MP4-21 captures that earlier-season look during Raikkonen's last year at McLaren before his move to Ferrari for 2007.

Sealed-Body Livery Accuracy

Because this diecast has no opening features, the interim livery has to carry the model on its own, and Minichamps keeps the simplified early-season graphics as crisp as a full sponsor scheme, without the sharper contrast panels the final livery would add later that season. The zinc-alloy shell gives the model real weight at 1:18, and its panel lines are scribed cleanly across the sidepods and nose, holding tight tolerances typical of pressure-cast diecast. Under direct light, the silver-and-chrome McLaren finish shows genuine paint depth, distinct from the flatter tone a mass-market promotional model would carry. Being a used model, expect handling wear consistent with prior display; the box itself shows traces of storage, a cosmetic condition separate from the casting, worth checking against photos before purchase.

A Transitional Piece Worth Tracking Down

Interim-livery variants are less common than a season's definitive scheme, which makes them a specific target for collectors chasing every livery iteration a car ran through a season rather than just its headline look. Paired with a final-livery MP4-21, this piece documents how quickly F1 sponsorship deals could change a car's appearance mid-season. At 1:18, it holds real shelf presence and fits naturally into a Raikkonen career collection or a broader McLaren-Mercedes grouping, offering collectors a variant that a standard grid-set purchase would otherwise miss.

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