‘Blue Tank’ Lotus 79, Mario Andretti
Blast From The Past: This is a terrible model. In fact, it hardly passes as a decent toy.
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Build Diary: 1998 Chev Monte Carlo, Dale Earnhardt
Building Revell’s Dale Earnhardt Chev Monte Carlo NASCAR was not without its problems! Here’s the full ‘how-to’ build diary, with photos.
Authentic’s 2017 Bathurst Winner
Authentic Collectables scored a lucky coup in 2017, holding the contract to produce models for Erebus Motorsport which happened to win that year’s Bathurst 1000. I’ve just received my 1:43 version. But I’m not happy.
Brock & Moffat Bathurst Tobacco Conversions
Three famous Bathurst racers had their tobacco decals applied this week – two Brock Commodores and a Moffat Mazda. ACE Model Cars 1982 Bathurst Winner …
1977 Tyrrell P34, Monaco GP (Tamiya, 1:20)
How to build Tamiya’s 1:20 Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler from the 1977 Monaco Grand Prix. Full photo diary with added detail.
Great Race Winners
These two winners of The Great Race could not be more opposing – Ford XL Falcon (Firth/Jane) and Holden ZB Commodore (Lowndes/Richards)
My ‘Lost’ Models: The 1980s
Here’s the second installment of the 20 ‘lost’ models mentioned a couple of months back – Tamiya F1s from the 1980s.
Handpainted 1:64 Diecast
It’s Christmas time and lots of toy cars will be received as gifts on the 25th. Here are some of the toy cars I ‘enhanced’ as I began my interest in scale models many years ago.
Quick Build: Dale Earnhardt NASCAR by Revell
Scott McLaughlin punting around the Gold Coast track giving a demo of Joey Logano’s NASCAR this weekend reminded me I have a handful of NASCAR kits in the stash, including this “Pro Finish” Snap Tite example of Dale Earnhardt’s Goodwrench #3 Chevy from 2000.
Then & Now: F1 Models 35 Years Apart
New technology, manufacturing methods and materials sees the model cars of today a superior product compared to those of the past. Case in point are …
My Indy 500 Winners
One of the aims of my personal collection is to have a model of each Indianapolis 500 winner. At the time of writing, that’s 100 cars! …
(More) V8s Galore!
Biante has been busy punching out more 1:43 scale V8 Supercars over the past 6 months or so. This has been a combination of catching …
Historic NASCAR Daytona 500 Winners
Spark has been churning out the occasional old-school NASCAR stock car racer over the years and have done several Daytona 500 winners. I acquired the …
Review: Panini F1 Model Car Collection & Issue 1
The Panini F1 model car collection is now available in Australia, issue 1 hitting the newsagents recently with the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 of Ayrton Senna …
V8s Galore!
With factories going bust in China (or whatever the reason was), there has not been much in the way of 1:43 V8 Supercar models for …
Review: 2014 Pepsi MAX Falcons
Note: seems I forgot to publish this review when I wrote it about 6+ months ago… Classics Carlectables FG Falcons from 2014 These are …
Aussies In F1 Additions
Models of Australian drivers who competed overseas would be a great collection theme and would make a significant and interesting display, even if it was …
Jim Richards’ 1985 ATCC Winning BMW
Spark recently did a run of 500 pieces of Jim Richards’ Group A 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship winning BMW 635CSi (Spark item # AS017). …
The First IRL Race Winner
I picked this up on ebay the other day – a model of the winner of the first ever IRL (Indy Racing League) race, the …
Review: Ertl G-Force IRL Indycar
Ertl’s 1998 G-Force IRL Indycar of Robbie Buhl isn’t a great collectable. But it is cheap and colourful! Read the Quick Review.