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
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.
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.
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
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)
Efijy To Kick Off New ‘The Apex Collection’
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 To Do Alan Jones Championship Winning Williams In 1:18!
Spark will produce Alan Jones’ World Championship winning Williams FW07B from 1980 in 1:18 scale.
Model kit construction gallery
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)
Classic’s 2013 VF V8 Supercars
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 …
1977 Copersucar FD04, Hoffmann (FDS 1:43)
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 …
Audi TT Coupe (Welly 1:24)
A friend needed this Audi to be built quickly so it could be given as a gift. It turned into a very quick New Years …
Apex’s 2013 FG V8 Supercars
I received four 1/43rd scale FG Falcon V8 Supercars from Apex recently, and I must say, they’re pretty good! left to right: Alex Davison #18 …
Indycar Enhancement, Paul Tracy (Onyx 1:43)
Portuguese manufacturer Onyx marketed a range of 1:43 scale Indycars in the early to mid 1990s. The models were very basic – plastic base plate, …
1976 Copersucar FD04, Fittipaldi (FDS 1:43)
This is the first white metal kit I’ve built from scratch. The kit is FDS #61 “Copersucar FD04 – 1977”, but it also builds the …
1977 Wolf WR-1, Scheckter (Tamiya 1:20)
About time I got back to building Tamiya 1:20 F1s! I’ve owned this kit (#20006) for some time and planned a standard out-of-the-box build. This …
Some Touring Car Fixes & Enhancements
A number of models that I’ve purchased (some from quite a while ago!) that needed to be fixed or enhanced in some way. Firstly, the …
Apex 2012 Bathurst ‘Retro’ Cars
Back in April, I blogged about Classic Carlectables’ 2012 Bathurst cars, including the two ‘retro’ racers from FPR and 888 (click HERE to view). Well, …
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 …
Classics’ 2012 Bathurst Cars
The Classic Carlectables range of 2012 Bathurst cars has been released, and I’ve bought all three. After hearing horror stories about their 1:18 offerings, it …
Russell Ingall “Magnatec” VT Commodore Conversion
Today I finished Russell Ingall’s Castrol VT Commodore that raced in this one-off “Magnatec” livery at Canberra’s GMC 400 in 2000. Build Diary below.