Sparky/Tiny: here's another great looking 1:64 box set which will include the
Red Bull sponsored 2022 & 2023 Dakar winning Toyota Hilux T1s of Nasser Al-Attiyah. Expect first deliveries during Q2...
Looksmart: news many Ferrari fans have been wanting with the announcement of a selection of
2024 Formula 1 Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc & Carlos Sainz Jnr's 5th scale crash helmets. First delivery penciled in for Q2...
FSW Weekly:
this week we have new model news from AML Miniatures with Aston Martin kits including its Brough motorbike while CMR offers a very nice Jaguar XJR12 Le Mans winner in 1:18 as does Tecnomodel but a Ferrari TR58 instead. There's also other TR58s and 1:43 Porsches from Tecnomodel, Ixo has 1:43 & 1:18 road, race & rally and Spark has another large collection arrived, mostly 2024 subjects from the most popular themes. To finish, working with Tiny, Sparky 1:64 offers three Porsche boxed sets. There is plenty of new model news to catch up with. If you haven't stayed abreast of the latest announcements check out our home page, Facebook and Twitter feeds...
Ixo: you know that old saying "An Ixo a day keeps the blues away"? Here is another delivery of a couple of new models and both are the
2024 Elfyn Evans 2nd Sweden Toyota Yaris Rally1 in 43rd & 18th scales. The 43rd features the aditional bonnet mounted light pod...
CMR: has issued a good looking 18th scale diecast model of the 1990 Le Mans fan favourite, the race winning
Jaguar XJR12 driven by Martin Brundle, Price Cobb & John Nielsen. The model features opening doors...
Ixo: we have a couple of very nice new 43rd diecast models arrived, both from the early 1980s with the
Billy Coleman Ford Escort RS1800 Ireland 1980 and Jochen Mass Porsche 935/81 3rd Zolder 1981...
Spark: has a new series devoted to the cars and drivers of the various Formula 2 championships starting with this group of
Elf 2 (Alpines) & Brabhams of Jabouille, Depailler, Beltoise, Brabham, Hulme, Rindt, Westbury & Jaussaud plus the H24EVO concept shown at Le Mans last year...
Spark: there's another healthy shipment being readied to leave the Madagascar factory, expected to arrive during February bringing a mix of 1:43 & 1:18 classic & modern subjects from the
1950s Sebring 12hrs via Monte Carlo, Le Mans, Formula 1, 944 Turbo Cup, Spa 24hrs, Daytona 24hrs to 2022 Pikes Peak...
Model Car Group: we expect towards the end of the month/beginning February to see its 1:18 diecast models of the
1986 Formula 1 Williams FW11B Grand Prix winners of Mansell/Piquet and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 8th Monte Carlo 1992 Biasion/Siviero in Autoglass/Mobil colours...
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first magazine of the year brings one of the most important models, the 2024 Le Mans winning Ferrari from Looksmart. From the same brand comes F1 Ferraris, Spark's huge pair of deliveries brings the usual great variety of subject. There's rally & road cars from Autocult while both Avenue 43 & Schuco Pro.R both concentrate purely of street machines. Hobby builders are looked after by GCAM with more pre-war Le Mans kits. There are hand builts from two ends of the quality spectrum with new models from MEA Kit 43 and Marsh Models and lastly, our January Sale Dept. offerings are included too...
Matrix: expected to arrive during week four are its 1:43 models of the
1951 Cadillac Superior Ambulance, 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Brougham & Mercedes 300SD (W116) in US spec. All are availalable in three colours...
Cult Scale Models: on the way to us now are the 1:18
1993 Jaguar XJR-S models made in turquoise, silver and burgundy...
Sparky: proposes three 1:64 two-car 2024 Formula 1 sets each displayed on unique display base designs celebrating the
McLaren Constructor's Championship, Mercedes 1-2 in Las Vegas and the Bottas/Zhou final Sauber race in Abu Dhabi...
Marsh Models: news of another important 1:43 resin/metal kit & hand built to come during the year. There will be 6 options of the
Lotus 23 with Jim Clark Snetterton, Riverside & Nurburgring, Unser & Jones Arciero Bros & Geoghegen Australia TT Bathurst winner too. Our order book is open...
Schuco Pro.R: its a difficult choice for top of the list of these newly announced 1:18 road car models due February-April but maybe the
Lancia 037 pips the GMA T50 "Niki Lauda"? There's also a Lamborghini Countach LP400S, Porsche 911 GT3 (992) and finally 1958 Fiat 500 Sport. Pre-orders invited...
Looksmart: sailing from HK towards the end of the month and due to dock during May, this shipment of 18th scale Ferrari models will include the three
Le Mans 2024 Ferrari 499Ps and 2023 Formula 1 Ferrari SF-23s from the Italian & Ls Vegas Grands Prix...
Avenue 43: first releases of the year are the two additional colours for its previously issued
2018 VW Beetle Memminger Roadster & the 2023 NSU EP4 retro EV concept...
Marsh Models: two more superb hand built 1:43 models are now available in the shapes of the
All American Racers Lotus 19J from the 1965 Daytona 2000kms & Sebring 12hrs races...
Spark: is offering additions to its first selection of WRC subjects with models of
Toyota Yaris Rally1 & Rally2, Ford Puma & Alpine A110 RGT from Japan, Finland, Sanremo, Hokkaido rallies and the FIA Motorsport Games too...
Sale Dept.: January's new additions and further reductions offer some great variety with
hand builts by BBR, Carbone, Faenza 43, Renaissance & J-F B Models, kits from Arena, Beemax, ABC Brianza, GCAM, K&R, NuNu, Provence Moulage, resin & diescast by Ebbro, Ixo, Minichamps, Spark, Trofeu & TrueScale plus some books & accessories too...
MEA Kit 43: we have received another of Bruno's somewhat crude bespoke hand built models, this one the
Porsche 904 Tour De France 1971 #126 of Cachia & Anselme. For Porsche & TdF collectors this may be the only time the car is modelled...
GCAM: has the honour of our first news piece for 2025 with the delivery of its three new 1:43 resin/metal Le Mans kits of the
1926 Georges Irat #23, 1928 SARA SP7 #19 & #20 and 1934 Bugatti T55 #14...
FSW Weekly: this our
last edition of 2024 as we are now closed for the Christmas/New Year holiday. We return on Thursday 2nd January to despatch all orders received while away. Meanwhile, this week has not been all tea, coffee and mince pies, ho-ho no... Arena has released its latest collection of 1:43 kits and hand built Le Mans, IMSA & rally models. We have small but interesting group of rare, long out of production kits too. There are a couple of new book titles, one vital to GT40 enthusiasts. Road cars are supplied by Schuco, Masterpiece and Looksmart which also offers historic & 2024 Le Mans Ferraris as well as 2024 F1 SF-24s. Finally, Spark's offerings include 1:18 Formula 1 & Le Mans as well as Japanese national single seater and GT cars too...
Masterpiece: two 1:43 versions of the
3-seater Ferrari 365P built for Gianni Agnelli during 1966 are now available. The red car is the original, the silver the restored version...
BBR: adds to its
2024 Formula 1 Ferrari SF-24 lineup 1:43 Mexican and 1:18 USA Grands Prix versions along with photo update for all the other 18th scale diecast race choices...
Cult Scale Models: announces 18th scale models of the
1981 Ford Capri 2.8 Turbo in silver, red and metallic green and the 1980 Ford Capri 2.0 GL Mk4 right hand drive in either gold or silver...
New Books: aimed at Ferrari officiandos but of huge interest for all Formula 1 & sports racing fans are
"Ferrari in America : Luigi Chinetti And The North American Racing Team" & "Ferrari In F1" both titles expected in January...
Rarities: a small but varied collection of road, rally & race 1:43 resin/metal kits from
Provence Moulage, MG Model, Annecy Miniatures, Hostaro, MPA, MAE and Robustelli. Be quick as only one of each...
Schuco: coming next year are 1:18 diecast models of the
Mercedes 0317 John Myer Automotive & Porsche race transporters & 1963 VW Beetle in two nice looking versions...
Spark: unusually there is news of just one new item to come during Q2 next year, a
Toyota Supra GT4 from the 2023 FFSA French GT Championship raced by Cheli & Joulie to the Silver class crown...
Trofeu: has
1975 Safari works Apline A110 #5/6 Saby/Collinge, 1983 Monte Carlo Audi Quattro #58 Briy & 1988 Boucles de Spa Ford Sierra XR 4x4 #3 Droogmans all being readied for January. Unfortunately none of the these subjects reached the finishing line in their respective rallies...
Spark: has added the pair of
Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RCF GT3s from Le Mans 2024 and both are suggested for May delivery...
Top Marques: it is not often we report on this model brand but we are very pleased to announce 1:43
Martini Lancia 037 & Delta S4 rally cars including 1983 & 1986 Monte Carlo winners amongst several others...
KK Scale: how about a little American muscle for a change? The
1972 Pontiac LeMans GTO is the subject of 1:18 diecast models to come in February...
Model Car Group: showing off pictures of its future production 1:18
2025 Ford Mustang GTD & 2024 GT3 models for preorder...
Cult Scale Models: latest 1:18 creations on sale are the
1998-2002 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 Super and 1978 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia. Both subjects are available to order in a three colour choice...
FSW Weekly: In this edition of
FSW Weekly we bring you news of a limited edition hand built road car by BBR. There are more road cars included in diecast from both Model Car Group and Ixo while Ixo also offers a couple of WRC machines too. Looksmart's offerings mix current with historically important Ferrari circuit racers while Spark brings a large group of Macau & Japanese series racers plus a smattering of other formulae too. We also offer four new book titles the most mouth-watering of which must be on the Martini Lancia endurance machines. Of course there is plenty of future production news to follow so don't forget to check out those stories too...
BBR: delivers 1:43 hand built limited edition
Ferrari 400 SA Coupe 1961/1962, one of Enzo Ferrari's private cars in a fetching shade of metallic green...
Looksmart: more future production Formula 1 news with the information that the
2nd & 3rd placed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Ferrari SF-24 models will be made available during Q1 in both 43rd and 18th scales...
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This week we bring you news of our regular monthly Sale Dept. update along with plenty of new model news. As is becoming a regular weekly feature, Spark has once again come up with the goods to keep may a competition car collector happy while road car fans are well catered for by Looksmart, Schuco Pro.R, Kess & Matrix all offering new models. Formula 1 kit hobbyists are looked after by SilverLine with a classic Ferrari Grand Prix race winner. There are 1:64 diecast models from BBR and a couple of new books including the long awaited history on Formula 2 and what a fabulous looking title it is too...
Spark: is taking order for 18th scale models of the
2023 Le Mans Centenary Winner's Trophy expected to become available during Q1 of next year. Sorry, we hope for a better image to become available later...
GCAM: has listed three new 1:43 resin/metal pre-war Le Mans kits of the
1926 Georges Irat #23, 1928 SARA SP7 #19 which finished 15th & #20 and 1934 Bugatti T55 #14. Order quickly as stock about to ship...
New Books: after years of waiting (first announced in January 2017) we finally have
"Formula 2, The Glory Years 1967-1984" and what a cracking title it is too. Also received is "Autocourse Faces of Formula 1 - The Sixties" which we look forward to being followed up with other era...
Looksmart: the first delivery of the 1:43 hand built
Ferrari SF90XX Spider models has arrived along with a another colour of the Stradale too...
Sale Dept.: there are many newly listed items now included from
BBR, Avenue 43, Denizen, GP Replicas, Minichamps, Modellismo 90, Spark, Tameo & SilverLine plus further reductions on several other previously listed items we would prefer you to have then us!...
SilverLine: new fine quality metal kit of the
John Surtees 1966 Belgian Grand Prix winning Ferrari 312 is in stock...
Spark: in what could be either the last 2024 or first 2025 delivery we are told to look forward to classic
Spa 24hrs Alfa Romeo & BMW, Le Mans Argo, Chevron, Cougar, Courage, Jaguar (1951 winner), Mercedes, Porsche, Rondeau & Simca, Formula 1 Aston Martin, Brabham, Cooper, EuroBrun & Ligier, Sebring 12hrs Corvettes, Monte Carlo & JGTC Porsches...
FSW Weekly: In
this edition you will find new model news from kit and hand built maker Esdo. TSM's 18th scale Top Speed and 64th scale Mini GT brands feature. Autocult offers more automotive weirdness including very attractive... er... vintage lorry! The three largest deliveries came from Spark & Looksmart with several 2024 F1 models including Ferrari & Red Bull and the first 2024 Le Mans car, the Toyota #8 while Tecnomodel's historic subject selection are all red but not all Ferrari!...
Esval: a substantial production list for early 2025. The majority of the wubjects are colour changes, wheel changes or roof up/down changes to the original production but we did spot new
1933 Ford Model 18 & 1951 GMC Series 100 5-Window Pickup masters...
BBR: is working on 18th scale hand built models of the
2023 Pagani Imola Roadster offered in five colours including "Chameleon" and a gloss carbon fibre finish...
Mini GT: adding to the previously announced and yet to be released 1:64 James Bond Aston Martin DB5s ("Goldfinger" & "Thunderball"), preorders taken for the
BMW 750iL ("Tomorrow Never Dies") & Jaguar C-X75 ("Spectre")...
AML Miniatures: announces 1:43 resin/metal kits of the
2023 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster and 2020 Aston Martin AMB 001 Brough Superior motorbike. The bike can also be orderd hand built in six colours...
Avenue 43: adding to the 2023 release of the grey & red versions, there will be pale blue and green versions of the
2018 VW Beetle Memminger Roadster to come during next month...
Autocult: the December delivery will bring along the
Denzel WD 1300 1st Coupe Des Alpes 1954 #228 Denzel/Stroinigg, the 2024 Yearbook & 1966 Tatra 603 X-2 exclusively with the 2024 Yearbook in a digital version...
Esdo: a bit of traditional 1:43 resin/metal kit & hand built news with the first delivery of the
Alpine A310 Coggiola from the Paris show in 1972...