1993 Lotus 107B Ford, Zanardi (Tamiya 1:20)
I like the shape of the Lotus 107B and the colour scheme of this 1993 version is pretty stunning, if somewhat busy. It just had …
Build Diary
Step-by-step build diaries
Mini Cooper S Conversion, Price/Keable (Dinky 1:43)
This project for a mate was on the back burner for far too long – converting a Dinky Mini Cooper S to resemble the car …
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 …
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 …
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.
1983 Tyrrell Ford 011, Alboreto (FDS, 1/43)
This is the Tyrrell 011 that was used for most of the 1983 season. It arrived as a “gift” with another model I purchased off …
1992 Benetton B192 Ford, Brundle (Tamiya, 1:20)
I built this from the box. Tamiya’s 1:20 scale Grand Prix range is excellent and they build into outstanding models with little effort – however …
OXO Ford Sierra Enhancement (Trax 1:43)
Trax made four racing versions of the Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth – two DJR Shell cars (Johnson #17 & Bowe #18, sold separately), a black …
2001 Rodney Forbes AU Falcon Conversion
The subject for this Code 3 was Rodney Forbes’ 2001 Gibson Motorsport AU Falcon.
Paul Weel’s 2000 AU Falcon Conversion
Paul Weel’s KJ Thermal AU Falcon from the 2000 season was the subject for this conversion Here’s a tip – whenever you receive your decals, …
2000 VT Commodore Bathurst Winner Enhancement
This is a 1:43 scale model of the 2000 Bathurst winning VT Holden Commodore driven by Jason Bargwanna and Garth Tander. It is by Classic …
Holden EH S4, David Price Conversion (Trax 1:43)
Above: This model starts out as the Scuderia-Veloce Dealer team EH Holden S4 of Spencer Martin/Brian Muir that raced in the 1963 Armstrong 500 (Bathurst) …
FX 48/215 Conversion, David Price (Trax 1:43)
This project was to create a representation of the 48/215 “FX” Holden that David Price once raced.