F1 Tobacco Conversions

Spark’s classic F1 models generally have better fine detail than their Minichamps counterparts. They also usually include the tobacco decals for the collector to apply …

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1951 Talbot Lago

Technically, this is a minor enhancement job, not a Code 3 build. The early Brumms, and I classify this as one of them, were pretty …

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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 …

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Fixing Damage & Errors

I’ve been able to spend some time working on models over the past few months, including fixing up some “issues” on a number of race …

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Red Line’s F2007 Ferrari

Red Line Models now offer a range of 2007 Ferraris in various versions. I purchased the Filipe Massa Bahrain GP

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 …

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