adminMark A brilliant collection of 60 years worth of Ferrari Formula One race cars (From 1947 to 2007), all in 1/43 scale. enjoy 🙂
Billy Karam reckons he’s got the world’s largest collection of model cars with over 30,000 pieces, plus 400-odd dioramas. Very impressive!
Some new race cars releases coming to market: Apex has confirmed production of the 2014 Repair Management Australia Commodore driven by Russell Ingall. In addition …
The latest Biante newsletter once again has some great models listed, but nothing of significance for 1:43 collectors. The highlight is the Enzed sponsored VK …
In the summer of 1971, 15-year old Steve Mirabelli and his friend combined their collections of scratch built NASCAR models – and made a movie. …
Biante will this week release a new addition to the 1:43 scale Motor Racing Legends collection – the Ford EB Falcon driven by Glenn Seton …
For the third year in a row, Dick Johnson Racing will field a retro livery car at the Bathurst 1000. And once again, it will be modeled by Apex Replicas.
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Classics have released the latest newsletter, #57. Download a PDF copy HERE 1:43 V8 Supercars from 888, FPR and HRT have been confirmed for a …
The Mattel/Ferrari deal will officially end on 31 December 2014. I cheered at this news!
Top Gear and Apex both announced new releases today; from Top Gear, a 1950 Ford V8 Custom ‘Single Spinner’ as the next Trax Select Series model, and from Apex Replicas, a huuuge number of models (108!!) that have come in to stock from various suppliers.
Sample of the 1:43 scale Efijy showing the car in production colour and special premium display box. The box will change for the final production (the carbon fibre panel will be replaced with something much lighter to make the car stand out more) and each model will have a metal plaque showing the model description and serial number.
Biante’s latest newsletter, #55 July, is now available. Download in PDF format HERE
It reveals there are several great 1:18 subjects ready for pre-order.
It also lists which 2014 V8 Supercars Biante will produce.
No Formula One race cars this week, but there is an interesting old Hispano- Suiza from 1911 and the “rollout” version of the famous Porsche 956 racer that was sold to many customer racers in the early/mid 1980s
A number of interesting race cars are in the latest Biante Newsletter, #54 (June 2014) – however, they are all 1:18 scale models.
Apex Replicas has announced a new premium range of limited edition resin models – “The Apex Collection” in 1:43 scale.
Subjects will be chosen for their exclusivity and special appeal. The first model in the collection will be the Holden Efijy concept car.
Spark will produce Alan Jones’ World Championship winning Williams FW07B from 1980 in 1:18 scale.
Some model kits at various stages of construction:
Classic Carlectables have won the race to get the first 2013 VF Commodore to market in 1/43 scale with the release of two cars each …
I won this old, and now very rare, FDS model on eBay a few years back. It is Emerson Fittipaldi’s Copersucar FD04 Formula One car …