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Month: June 2011

McLaren MP4-7 Honda (Tamiya, 1:20)

The model is Tamiya’s 1:20 scale McLaren Honda MP4-7. The model was built straight from the box some time ago – around 1998? For the …

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14-year-old boy goes viral for mind-bending photos of cars

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Many young boys are fascinated by cars. Anthony Schmidt is a 14-year-old with autism whose love of automobiles inspires him to create mind-bending photography. Using his iPhone, Schmidt tricks the eye...
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How's this great little diorama (or is it a vignette?) of Michelle Alboreto's burning Ferrari at Brands Hatch in 1985! The model used here is not the correct specification for that race (it's quite possible no such exact model exists), but the flames (illuminated with LEDs) and smoke have been very well done. Interestingly, Alboreto drove the thing back to the pits on fire as if to say to the team "guys, these blow ups are losing us the world championship". And they did... ... See MoreSee Less
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Did anybody else subscribe to the DeAgostini Rally Car Collection that ran from 2005 to 2008? There were 70 magazines and each came with a model. See the full collection (including the extra 'gift' models) in this review video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltVSrh-tBXc ... See MoreSee Less

Review of the DeAgostini Rally Car Collection

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This video reviews the Rally Car Collection of 1/43 diecast models released by DeAgostini. The models came via post every two weeks and included a Rally Car ...

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4 days ago

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This American stock car kit is proving a little more challenging than expected - aside from some fitment issues and poor instructions (no colour callouts, inaccurate illustrations), there are multiple parts sharing the same part number and even parts that have no number! Prep and test fitting is mostly done, so on to the primer soon 🙂 (Richard Petty Oldsmobile, 1979 Daytona 500 winner by Salvinos JR in 1/25 scale). ... See MoreSee Less

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The next model kit I'll start will be a black Lotus. But which one? ... See MoreSee Less

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Model Expo returned with a vengeance last weekend with what was possibly the largest model show ever seen in Australia. MORE (with lots of photos): www.wixy500.com/model-expo-2022/ ... See MoreSee Less

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