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Classics’ Jan-Mar 2015 Newsletter

Classic Carlectables today published their January-March 2015 (issue #59) Newsletter. It’s full of 1:18 scale news; road and race cars, including Brock, Skaife and even a taxi! But the only 1/43 is content is the Red Bull ‘Camouflage’ car #888 that Craig Lowndes & Steven Richards raced at Bathurst this year

New Incentives On New Biante Website

new biante website

Biante unveiled a new-look website at the end of November which includes added incentives like 10% off for Biante Collector Club members, and FREE Shipping on orders over $150

Marcos Ambrose DJR Team Penske Ford Revealed

The ‘wildcard’ entry for Marcos Ambrose at the Sydney 500 next month has been revealed. Xbox is the prime sponsor (former SBR sponsor Pirtek has …

bBurago Get The Ferrari Licence

a case of out of the pan, and into the fire…? With the Ferrari/Mattel deal ending (see news from last July HERE), collectors around the …

$300k Slot Car Track

Martin Raceway is a 1:32 scale custom slot car track built by Slot Mods USA for, reportedly, about $300,000. It’s highly detailed, an interesting layout …

New Location for 2015 Diecast Model Expo

The annual Diecast Model Expo will move from the Gold Coast to Sydney for next year’s edition. It will take place at the Penrith Panthers …

News Briefs

Various updates from various places… Models56/ARMCO The car transporter truck and trailer (limited edition of 300 pieces -does not include the cars) is set for …

The List of Dinkum Classics

A member over on the Biante Forum was looking for a list of the models that Dinkum Classics had produced. Many years ago, such a list was sent to me…

Management Change At Top Gear

statement from Top Gear

There has been a change of management at Top Gear. Company founder Frank Tregallas has stepped aside to allow Bob and Sue Rusconi take over …

Chrysler Royal AP3 V8 Next In Trax’s Select Series

Top Gear is now taking orders for the next model in the Select Series. There will be two colour variations of the 1960 Chrysler royal …

Holden Tow Truck Part of Latest Trax Offerings

A custom HJ Holden Tow Truck would be the highlight in the latest Top Gear (Trax, Trux etc) catalog. Like most of their latest offerings, …

Brock Bathurst VN Commodore SS Group A

Peter Brock’s 1991 Bathurst ride, the VN Group A SS Commodore, is coming from Biante in 1:43 scale. The Mobil sponsored car he shared with …

1998 Bathurst Winner Is Coming!

The '98 Bathurst 1000 winner, coming soon from Apex

Oh yeah, this is gonna be popular…

Apex Replicas has revealed photos of the 1:18 prototype for the 1998 Bathurst winning EL Falcon of Jason Bright & Steven Richards.

Classics’ Newsletter #58

ford falcon xp futura hardtop

Lots of new 1:18 models are included in the latest Classic Carlectables newsletter (No. 58, Oct-Nov 2014), but very little in the way of 1:43 …

Limited Trax Rarities

Trax has again announced a very limited number of models they’ve ‘found’ after the move into new premises. “When each new model is released by …

Webber’s Porsche In 1:18 (plus other 2014 Le Mans cars)

Mark Webber Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans 2014

Spark will be producing Mark Webber’s 2014 Le Mans racer, the Porsche 919 Hybrid, in 1:18 scale. They’ll also be doing the winning Audi R18 …

Truck Development At Models 56

Development shot of the 1956 Ford F600 car carrier that Model56 are doing in 1/43 scale (the wagon on top is not part of the …

Fantastic F1 Ferrari Collection

A brilliant collection of 60 years worth of Ferrari Formula One race cars (From 1947 to 2007), all in 1/43 scale. enjoy 🙂

Video: Is This The World’s Largest Collection?

Billy Karam reckons he’s got the world’s largest collection of model cars with over 30,000 pieces, plus 400-odd dioramas. Very impressive!

GRM & LDM V8 Supercars + ’59 Daytona 500 Winner

Some new race cars releases coming to market: Apex has confirmed production of the 2014 Repair Management Australia Commodore driven by Russell Ingall. In addition …