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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 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.
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…
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 …
Most of my modelling time is spent building F1 open-wheelers or doing code-3 conversions on Aussie V8 Supercars. This was the first time I’d tackled a closed-cockpit sports racer. It turned out OK 🙂
An online order of modelling supplies has arrived and includes a Formula One kit, metallic paint and various detailing components to use in future projects.
This workbench update video includes a semi-review of a new spray booth (the HSeng E550BLK with dual fans and LED lighting) plus some progress on the Toyota 88C-V Tamiya build.
This is Honda’s first ever Formula One race winner, the RA272 taking victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix. This is a video of how I built mine.
These two professionally built F1 kits had been damaged and required a little work before they were ready again for a display cabinet.
Some projects that have been worked on or completed over the past few months – plastic kits and diecast conversions.
There have been a lot of companies come and go in the model kit manufacturing business. Max’s Models has published a stack of history videos that give a fascinating insight into the industry and cover a wide range of brands, many of which no longer exist.
The Iceman, Kimi Raikkonen, was the only driver to manage a win in Ferrari’s 2009 racer, the F60. Here’s the full diary of my build with lots of photos, information and tips.
Progress on the three Tamiya kits I’ve got going at the moment…
Blast From The Past: This is a terrible model. In fact, it hardly passes as a decent toy.
This Tameo kit had already been started by the previous owner. I effectively started again, trying out some new paints, a custom colour mix and modifications to fit my own plinth.
Building Revell’s Dale Earnhardt Chev Monte Carlo NASCAR was not without it’s problems! Here’s the full ‘how-to’ build diary, with photos.
I did a quick run around the tables at Model Expo on the weekend. Here are some photos.
How to build Tamiya’s 1:20 Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler from the 1977 Monaco Grand Prix. Full photo diary with added detail.
Here’s the third and final installment of my ‘lost’ models. It startles me that the most recent build on this page (the McLaren at the bottom), was over 20 years ago.
Here’s the second installment of the 20 ‘lost’ models mentioned a couple of months back – Tamiya F1s from the 1980s.