Build Diary: 1989 Sauber-Mercedes C9
First time with race grime! Here’s how I built Tamiya’s 1989 Le Mans winner as it finished the 24-hour race, complete with bug smears, rubber debris, brake dust and damage.
Kits
model kit requiring some form of assembly
VIDEO: Workbench Update
Here’s a video of the progress on a new build I recently started, plus what’s inside the box of an out-of-production kit I’ve just added to the stash.
VIDEO: Special Project – Building 40 Rally Car Kits
I interviewed a friend recently who has commenced a massive special project – to build a rally car model from each year across a 40-year span of competition.
VIDEO: Final Part, Petty Oldsmobile Build
This is the second (and final) part in the Build Series on the Salvinos JR model kit of Richard Petty’s 1979 Daytona 500 winning Oldsmobile …
VIDEO: Building Petty’s Oldsmobile
This is the first part (of two) on how to build the Salvinos JR kit of Richard Petty’s 1979 Daytona 500 winning Oldsmobile. It’s basically the Build Diary that was posted last month, but in video format.
Build Diary: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 (Salvinos JR, 1/25)
I’d been wanting to build a Salvinos JR stock car kit for some time. Here’s the full build in words and pictures of creating Richard Petty’s Daytona 500 winning Oldsmobile.
A Rare Rosso – Kit Build & Review Video
This build is of a long-out-of-production (and I believe now quite rare) kit from Rosso Corporation of the 1991 Ferrari 643 V12 Formula 1 car.
Video: Building Mansell’s Ferrari
This video is my FULL BUILD of Tameo’s 1/43 scale white metal kit of the Ferrari 640/F189 from the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix, covering everything from initial parts clean up and test fitting, to paint, assembly & final touches.
VIDEO – Tyrrell 023 Build (part 2 of 2)
I crashed it! Here’s the second (and final) video of building Tamiya’s 1:20 scale Tyrrell 023 Yamaha F1 racer from 1995.
VIDEO: Building Tamiya’s Tyrrell 023
Tyrrell’s 023 Yamaha F1 racer from 1995 didn’t do much on track, but it wasn’t a bad looking car. This video is the first of two that shows my build of Tamiya’s 1:20 scale plastic kit.
Build Diary: 1989 Ferrari F189 (Tameo 1:43)
Tameo’s kit of Ferrari’s early season F1/89 Grand Prix car is typical of its 1/43 scale range of the era. Despite now being quite an …
Unboxing Hasegawa’s New Lotus
Hasegawa has released a new Limited Edition run of its Lotus 79, but as a “Detail Up Version” with photo etch and lots of extra parts. Here’s a video of what’s in the box!
Video: Workbench Update (April 2022)
Here’s a quick update of progress on various models I’m working on:
Video: Building Kimi’s Ferrari, Part 1
This is part 1 of a two part series on how I built Tamiya’s 1:20 scale kit of the Ferrari F60 Grand Prix car that Kimi Raikkonen drove in the 2009 F1 World Championship.
Castlemaine Model Auto Show
I ventured up towards Bendigo on the long weekend to have a look at the Castlemaine Model Auto Show at Autopia. Here’s what I found – it’s not just models!
Build Diary: 1995 Tyrrell 023 Yamaha (Tamiya, 1:20)
Considering the disaster that happened mid-way through the build, it’s a small miracle this model made it to completion. It was initially to be an out-of-box build but I ended up adding some plumbing, wiring and carbon fibre. And just to prove I’m crazy, I used the kit’s decals for the blue livery…
Model Kart in 1:12 Scale
I run a karting website (KartSportNews.com – check it out) so this announcement from Italy has double interest – a 1/12 scale resin kit of Max Verstappen’s 2013 World Championship winning kart.
I Bought a New Kit!
I have an interest in “old” NASCAR stock cars and have just purchased my first Salvinos JR kit of the 1979 Daytona 500 winning Oldsmobile of The King, Richard Petty.
Workbench Update: September 2021
What’s been on the workbench this month? Well, the Toyota 88C-V from Tamiya is complete; a 43rd scale metal Ferrari by Tameo is lined to start; there’s some progress on Mika Salo’s Tyrrell, plus dramas and mistakes with a diecast Holden Racing Team Supercars conversion…
Video: Unboxing a Tameo F1 Ferrari
The decision’s been made, this will be the next build – a Tameo kit of the Ferrari F1/89, Brazil Grand Prix 1989. It’s a white …