These three early Classic Carlectable “bricks” (as they are often referred to due to their basic nature) were not going into my display cabinet until they had been tarted up a bit. These models came with extra decoration that needed to be applied by the collector. The Castrol Commodore and Pirtek Falcon included a sheet … Read more Enhancing 3 Bricks – Before & After Pics
The subject for this Code 3 was Rodney Forbes’ 2001 Gibson Motorsport AU Falcon.
Paul Weel’s KJ Thermal AU Falcon from the 2000 season was the subject for this conversion Here’s a tip – whenever you receive your decals, check them against the actual model! I bought these ones from Patto’s Place well over a year ago. When it was time to decal the model, I cut the first … Read more Paul Weel’s 2000 AU Falcon Conversion
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 as many call them!) range. Outside of the brilliant Tameo kits, it was difficult to source good quality modern F1 Ferraris – until now. Red Line Models now offer a … Read more Red Line’s F2007 Ferrari
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 selling fast. My XAs (I purchased both colours, which is unusual for me as I usually only purchase one of each new release) arrived safe and well, but I read … Read more Trax XA Opal Series
This is a 1:43 scale model of the 2000 Bathurst winning VT Holden Commodore driven by Jason Bargwanna and Garth Tander. It is by Classic Carlectables and was part of a Limited Edition run of 4000 pieces.
Above: This model starts out as the Scuderia-Veloce Dealer team EH Holden S4 of Spencer Martin/Brian Muir that raced in the 1963 Armstrong 500 (Bathurst) as modelled by Trax TR5E. The Task? Convert it into a representation of the car driven by Victorian David Price in the mid to late 1960s. Ironically, Price purchased the … Read more Holden EH S4, David Price Conversion (Trax 1:43)
This project was to create a representation of the 48/215 “FX” Holden that David Price once raced.
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 both Biante and Trax. As both manufacturers have released an SL/E version, time is ripe to put them head-to-head! The Models The Numbers – Both Biantes are Limited Editions of … Read more Commodore Wars – Trax V Biante
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 of the Team Australia car. Biante is the Australian distributor and this is where my example was purchased from. I was planning to buy several (if not all) of the … Read more A1GP Team Australia
All of the 2007 BF Falcon Supercars have now been released by Classic Carlectables. As usual, I purchase one model from each team, or both cars if the liveries are significantly different. The Classics Falcon Supercars have been pretty good of recent years (certainly better than Biante’s in my opinion) and these BFs with the … Read more Classic’s 2007 BF Falcon Supercar
This is the 1980 Penske PC9 #12 of Bill Alsup produced by Ertl. I bought this off ebay. The box is pretty shabby, but the model is fine. It is one of an original 4 cars released of 1980 Penske Indy cars (Bobby Unser, Rick Mears, Mario Andretti and Bill Alsup – there’s also a … Read more 1980 Penske PC9 – Ertl
Last year, ARMCO (Australian Racing Model Co – a Models 56 brand) released the 1970 Chevrolet Camaro (but wasn’t it actually a ‘69 ZL1??) as raced by Bob Jane in the 1971/72 ATCC. Well packaged with a COA (Ltd Edition of just 500 world wide), the first thing you notice is the model weight – … Read more Bob Jane Camaro
Released under the AutoArt banner, this 1:43 twin set depicts the famous 1-2 finish at Bathurst in 1977. 3000 sets were produced (how else could they sell that many of the #2 car?) so they should remain at RRP for some time before they sell out. Overall, the models look good with accurate markings (but … Read more Moffat/Bond XC Bathurst Falcons