Is this toy gold Aston Martin the ultimate stocking filler?

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Model cars have moved far beyond the fiddly DIY kits and pots of paint of childhood memory. Today there’s a fast-growing market for them whether your budget stretches to a pocket-money Lego kit, a self-assembly 24-carat gold-plated Aston Martin DB5 for £24,999, or an ultra-rare pink 1969 prototype Hot Wheels Volkswagen Beach Bomb of the type that was valued at…