“Enhancement” means improving an existing model to make it look better, usually by adding more detail, decoration or fixing errors.
I got a few ‘tobacco conversions’ done recently – two F1s and an Indy 500 winner.
The Connaught Type A is one of the first cars Stirling Moss raced in Formula 1. This is his ride from the 1952 Italian Grand Prix as modelled by Spark in 1:43 scale.
A lot of people have trouble applying waterslide decals to a model. This video shows how I do it, plus the tools and products I use.
The passing of Carlos Reutemann the other week reminded me I have a model of the Williams FW07C that he drove in 1981, the year he almost clinched the Formula One World Championship. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the worst F1 models Minichamps has produced.
These two professionally built F1 kits had been damaged and required a little work before they were ready again for a display cabinet.
Here’s another “how to” post, improving one of the quite basic Onyx Indycar models to enhance its appearance, in this case Michael Andretti’s Newman-Haas Lola from the 1995 Indy 500.
Here’s another batch of tobacco decals applied to pre-built 1:43 scale models with before and after shots of each. Includes McLaren, Lotus, Alfa Romeo, Brabham and more.
Here’s another batch of models after they’ve had their missing tobacco decals applied, enabling them to properly represent how the cars ran back in the day. Includes race cars that carried Gitanes, Marlboro, L&M and Player’s liveries and markings.
Parcel turned up today with a handful of Spark 43rd scale models to add to the collection, ranging from World Champions & Le Mans winner, to a car that didn’t even get close to qualifying for a race.
Here’s a batch of F1s getting their tobacco liveries completed, plus a modern-day F1 that required flag, not fag, markings.
Another batch of aftermarket decals applied to a variety of Australian Touring Car Championship models to increase the authenticity of how they raced in the day.
Three famous Bathurst racers had their tobacco decals applied this week – two Brock Commodores and a Moffat Mazda. ACE Model Cars 1982 Bathurst Winner …
It’s Christmas time and lots of toy cars will be received as gifts on the 25th. Here are some of the toy cars I ‘enhanced’ as I began my interest in scale models many years ago.
Before and After photos of another batch of tobacco decal applications to F1 models.
I haven’t had time to do any serious modelling recently, but I did get to apply the tobacco decals to this trio of F1 cars.
New technology, manufacturing methods and materials sees the model cars of today a superior product compared to those of the past. Case in point are …
Spark recently did a run of 500 pieces of Jim Richards’ Group A 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship winning BMW 635CSi (Spark item # AS017). …
If only we could have the standard Spark plinth utilise the Minichamps stackable case… I like the way Spark models have a rather straightforward …
Having looked at the misaligned push-rods on the Buzz Calkins Indycar (see Quick Review article HERE), I decided I’d have a crack at fixing them. …
A selection of before and after shots of 1:43 Spark Formula One models and the naughty ciggie decals that come packed underneath the plinth: