Spark will produce Alan Jones’ World Championship winning Williams FW07B from 1980 in 1:18 scale.
Review: Trax LE Coupe
A quick review of the LE Holden Coupe by Trax, an excellent 1:43 scale model that has now sold out.
Reviews
Opinion.
Review: Copersucar FD01 ‘Press’ 1975 (Spark)
The Brazilian Copersucar team presented this wild looking creation as their first ever F1 racer, to compete in the 1975 Grand Prix season. This is a review of Spark’s 1:43 scale version.
Review: Russell Ingall’s 2014 VF Commodore by Apex
Apex AR40705 – 2014 Holden VF Commodore Russell Ingall THE CAR: This is Russell Ingall’s last full-time V8 Supercar ride, the Repair Management Australia backed …
Review: STP-Paxton Indycar 1967 (Spark)
Review of the STP-Paxton Turbocar raced by Parnelli Jones in the 1967 Indy 500, produced in 1:43 scale by Spark
Review: Arrows FA1 1978 (Spark)
The Warsteiner beer sponsored FA1 was Arrows’ first F1 car; a good looking and moderately competitive racer for the newly formed team. This is a review of Spark’s 1:43 scale version.
Review: Williams FW05 – Warwick Brown
If you’re a collector of Aussies in F1, Warwick Brown’s Williams FW05 should be in your collection. Here’s my review of Spark’s version.
A Metal Model From Trax
It was refreshing to receive an old-style metal model from Trax in the post today. It was also encouraging to see Trax’s new plinth and display case.
Indycar Additions
This week saw the addition of two “Indycar” models to the collection that enjoyed widely differing success – one won the 500 while the other was ruled out before it even qualified!
Classic’s 2013 VF V8 Supercars
Classic Carlectables have won the race to get the first 2013 VF Commodore to market in 1/43 scale with the release of two cars each …
Apex’s 2013 FG V8 Supercars
I received four 1/43rd scale FG Falcon V8 Supercars from Apex recently, and I must say, they’re pretty good! left to right: Alex Davison #18 …
Some Touring Car Fixes & Enhancements
A number of models that I’ve purchased (some from quite a while ago!) that needed to be fixed or enhanced in some way. Firstly, the …
Apex 2012 Bathurst ‘Retro’ Cars
Back in April, I blogged about Classic Carlectables’ 2012 Bathurst cars, including the two ‘retro’ racers from FPR and 888 (click HERE to view). Well, …
Classics’ 2012 Bathurst Cars
The Classic Carlectables range of 2012 Bathurst cars has been released, and I’ve bought all three. After hearing horror stories about their 1:18 offerings, it …
Lotus 88 ‘Twin Chassis’
article updated Jan 2012 Minichamps released two versions of the ‘twin chassis’ Lotus 88 Formula One racer recently; the blue and red Essex version presented …
Nissan Skyline GTR, Bathurst 1992
This is the 1992 Bathurst winner sold by Biante. The model is in 1:43 scale and was produced without Winfield cigarette decoration. Interesting Note – …
Red Line’s F2007 Ferrari
Ever since Minichamps lost the licence to produce contemporary F1 Ferrari models, collectors have suffered at the hands of Mattel’s Hot Wheels (or Cold Wheels …
Trax XA Opal Series
The XA GT is the first Opal Series Ford from Trax – and it’s a pretty good subject that looks nice and appears to be …
Commodore Wars – Trax V Biante
The iconic VB Commodore has been shouting out to be modeled for many years. Well, now we have the VB and the VC modeled by …
A1GP Team Australia
English company Amalgam has now released several of the planned 22 pieces in their 1:43 A1GP range from the 2007/08 season, including this stunning example …