Year in Review: 2025
Here’s my annual review video of the builds and conversions I completed in the previous 12 months.
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Video: NAM Model Comp & Swap Meet
Take a look at the wide variety of models I found on display at the Northern Area Modellers Competition and Swap Meet in Melbourne on Sunday.
888 Switches Teams
Arguably Australia’s top race team and arguably Australia’s top model manufacturer have jumped into bed!
Building Brad’s F1 Car
This video shows how I built the Apex GP F1 Movie car driven by Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) in the recent Hollywood blockbuster!
Hot Wheels $$ Boom
Bruce Pascal has one of the world’s largest collection of Hot Wheels, valued at $2 Million and growing.
Update: The 40 Years of Rally Project
Graham Mahoney shares progress on his ambitious scale modelling project – building 40 rally cars, one from each year across 1970 to 2009. In this …
Building A Cutaway F1
In this video I talk with prize winning model builder Geoff Austen about his unique cut-away Lotus F1 build – what inspired it and what he did to create this stunning piece.
Video: 1982 Daytona 500 Winner
Here’s my take on putting together the Salvinos JR kit of Bobby Allison’s 1982 Daytona 500 winning Buick.
Brad Pitt / McDonald’s Movie Models
Images have surfaced of Formula One models relating to the new Brad Pitt F1 movie and McDonald’s!
Hot Wheels F1s
F1 and Mattel have revealed there will be a Hot Wheels F1 collection released during 2025, featuring both cars from eight of the ten race teams.
Unboxing Fujimi’s Tyrrell
How different is Fujimi’s version of the Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler Formula One compared to the Tamiya version?
Fixing Biante’s VR/VS Supercar
There is a problem with Biante’s VR and VS Commodore V8 Supercar. This video runs through the steps to fix it – plus some other things to lift the realism of this classic diecast.
Diecast Review: 2023 Aston Martin F1
There was a lot of talk online that Bburago’s 2023 Aston Martin diecasts had been cancelled. Clearly, that is not the case…
Out of Stock & Inflated Prices
Collectors are missing out on models due to demand outstripping supply of the Australian Cars Diecast Collection. But you might not have to pay the …
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.
Salvinos Confirm Indycars
Salvinos JR will soon be producing kits of modern Indycars! The American company confirmed its first two models will be from the 2023 Indy 500 – the winner Josef Newgarden plus 7th placed Takuma Sato.
Model Expo 2023
Take a video tour of the Australian Model Expo – I walk through the ENTIRE expo site to witness the trade stalls, club displays and competition models on the tables.
Setup Day at Model Expo
Here’s a quick video tour of the pavilion with traders, competitors and clubs setting up their displays, plus a few photos of some of the first items to hit the tables.