New Releases From Top Gear & Apex

Trax 1950 Ford V8 Custom 'Single Spinner'

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.

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New Models Coming From Apex & Biante

Biante's VL SS Group A Commodore "Bob Jane T-Marts" Grice/Percy, Bathurst 1987

Latest Aussie model news and releases

Apex

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.

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Biante Newsletter #55 – July 2014

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.

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Minichamps Newsletter – Week 25

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

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Biante’s June Newsletter

A number of interesting race cars are in the latest Biante Newsletter, #54 (June 2014) – however, they are all 1:18 scale models.

  • Download the 12-page newsletter HERE (PDF format)

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Efijy To Kick Off New ‘The Apex Collection’

Efijy concept car prototype model by apex

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.

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Model kit construction gallery

A 'dry run' fit. Once this is glued, it's just tyres, rear wing, body cowling (almost done) and decals to go!

Some model kits at various stages of construction:

  • 1976 Copersucar FD04 (Emerson Fittipaldi – FDS 1:43)
  • 1977 Copersucar FD04 (Ringo Hoffman – FDS 1:43)
  • 1977 Wolf WR1 (Jody Scheckter – Tamiya 1:20)

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F1 Tobacco Conversions

Spark’s classic F1 models generally have better fine detail than their Minichamps counterparts. They also usually include the tobacco decals for the collector to apply …

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