Build Blog: AJ Foyt Coyote
Here’s how I built a quite detailed but fiddly 1/43 scale metal kit of AJ Foyt’s record setting Indianapolis 500 winner from 1977 – the Coyote IV.
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Model Expo 2025
Take a look at the wide variety of awesome builds at the 2025 Australian Model Expo!
Brad Pitt / McDonald’s Movie Models
Images have surfaced of Formula One models relating to the new Brad Pitt F1 movie and McDonald’s!
Retro Paradise
Here’s a look at an iconic twin set of Holden Commodores from the Mobil Round Australia Reliability Trial, plus a much rarer Peter Brock race car – the V8 AUSCAR he raced at Calder Park.
F1 Six-Packs
Bburago released 6-packs of F1 cars a while back – Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull. Some are decent models, but some are garbage.
Build Blog: The Gatorade Buick
Here’s the full Build Diary for the 1982 Daytona 500 winning Buick, driven by the late Bobby Allison, a 1:24 scale kit from Salvinos JR.
Video: Unboxing Pocher’s Lotus 72D
The Pocher Lotus 72 is unboxed and examined in detail. You’ll see what comes in this massive 1:8 scale kit and get a sense of the build complexity and potential.
Video: Building the Ferrari 643
This long-time obsolete model from the now defunct Rosso Corporation was ground breaking in its day. Click through to watch the full build of this huge 1:8 scale metal and plastic kit, including extra detail that was added for further realism.
Models On Display
For February 2025 only, the model club I’m a member of (Pakenham Modellers Group) has a display running at a nearby hobby shop. It features …
Hot Wheels F1s
F1 and Mattel have revealed there will be a Hot Wheels F1 collection released during 2025, featuring both cars from eight of the ten race teams.
Unboxing Fujimi’s Tyrrell
How different is Fujimi’s version of the Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler Formula One compared to the Tamiya version?
Build Blog: 1/8 Rosso Ferrari
I never thought I’d see, never mind build, one of these kits. It’s the huge 1/8 scale Ferrari 643 – a rather rare model because much of the stock was destroyed in a factory fire that put the manufacturer out of business.
Fixing Biante’s VR/VS Supercar
There is a problem with Biante’s VR and VS Commodore V8 Supercar. This video runs through the steps to fix it – plus some other things to lift the realism of this classic diecast.
Review: The New Bburago F1s
How do the new Bburago 2024 Formula One models compare to the 2023 versions? Has Burago just re-decorated the old castings? Have they added more …
Best & Worst of 2024
Which model kit builds were the best and worst for the year just gone? And what were the eight kits added to the stash through 2024?
Update: Rosso Ferrari Build
Here’s the latest update video showing progress of the beautiful Ferrari 643 build.
Alpine Analysis
Which Is Best? It’s a very close call! Video review of the Alpine A522 F1 as modelled by Spark and Minichamps.
How Are Your Old Models Going?
What’s the condition of your old models? This video takes a look at a build from the 1980s, the 1:20 scale Williams FW07 from Tamiya, and how some of it has deteriorated while other areas have held up exceptionally well.
Build Video: ’56 Indy 500 Winner
Here’s the “How to” video for building the 1956 Indianapolis 500 winner. It covers everything from parts prep to painting, decoration and assembly, plus some tips and problems along the way.
Build Blog: The ’56 Indy 500 Winner
Here’s the blog of my first resin build – the 1956 Indy 500 winner, a pretty rough resin kit in 1:43 scale from MA Scale Models.