Build Blog: The Gatorade Buick
Here’s the full Build Diary for the 1982 Daytona 500 winning Buick, driven by the late Bobby Allison, a 1:24 scale kit from Salvinos JR.
Kits
model kit requiring some form of assembly
Video: Building the Ferrari 643
This long-time obsolete model from the now defunct Rosso Corporation was ground breaking in its day. Click through to watch the full build of this huge 1:8 scale metal and plastic kit, including extra detail that was added for further realism.
Build Blog: 1/8 Rosso Ferrari
I never thought I’d see, never mind build, one of these kits. It’s the huge 1/8 scale Ferrari 643 – a rather rare model because much of the stock was destroyed in a factory fire that put the manufacturer out of business.
Best & Worst of 2024
Which model kit builds were the best and worst for the year just gone? And what were the eight kits added to the stash through 2024?
Update: Rosso Ferrari Build
Here’s the latest update video showing progress of the beautiful Ferrari 643 build.
How Are Your Old Models Going?
What’s the condition of your old models? This video takes a look at a build from the 1980s, the 1:20 scale Williams FW07 from Tamiya, and how some of it has deteriorated while other areas have held up exceptionally well.
Build Blog: The ’56 Indy 500 Winner
Here’s the blog of my first resin build – the 1956 Indy 500 winner, a pretty rough resin kit in 1:43 scale from MA Scale Models.
NAM Model Show & Swap Meet
Melbourne’s Northern Area Modellers ran a scale model competition and swap meet earlier this month. Can you guess which model got the People’s Choice award? …
Unboxing: Rare Lotus 80 Kit
This is the unboxing of a very rare Formula One model, the 1979 Lotus 80, a multi-media kit by Factory T’z in 1:20 scale. But it’s not all there.
Trophy Hunter
I’ve just won my first trophy for model building – and it was rather unexpected! It was very much a last minute decision to throw …
Factory Tour: Salvinos JR Models
Take a look inside the Salvinos JR Models factory as the first batch of its new Indycar come off the production line.
Build Video: Honda F1
Finally, here’s the fourth (and final) video about building the big 1/12 scale Tamiya kit of the 1966 Honda RA273 Formula One car.
Build Log: Honda F-1 (RA273)
Tamiya’s big 1:12 scale Grand Prix models are impressive pieces. This Honda RA273 was the company’s first foray into F1 at that scale, and my second ever 1:12 scale build. This is the full build log.
Video: Honda F1 Build, Part 3
Body colour, decals and clear have been applied to all the panels to represent Richie Ginther’s #12 version from 1966. Also, the wheels have been done and parts are starting to be assembled into the monocoque.
Unboxing SVG’s Chicago Camaro
I feel like a traitor – months after Salvinos JR Models released the Shane van Gisbergen Chicago race winner, there were still none in my local hobby stores – so I spent my money overseas.
Build Video: The Gray Ghost
This is the full build video of the late Buddy Baker’s 1980 Daytona 500 winning Oldsmobile 442, built from a Salvinos JR Models 1/25 scale …
Build Blog: Buddy’s Gray Ghost
Here’s the FULL Build Diary for Buddy Baker’s Daytona 500 winning “Gray Ghost”, a 1/25 scale kit from Salvinos JR Models to which I’ve made a number of changes to improve the reality.
Re-Take: Kimi’s F60
Several years ago, I posted the build of this model across two videos. The videos were terrible, but the model wasn’t too bad, so I’ve done this re-take!
Huge Ferrari
Ever wondered what’s inside the elusive 1:8 scale Ferrari 643 kit by Rosso Corporation?