Click on a link to order
a model or the logo to see the complete range from that manufacturer |
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| STU20141
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Tyrrell 007 1975 1:20
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£122.60
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| STU20142
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Tyrrell 007 1976 Gulf 1:20
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£122.60
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| STU20143
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Tyrrell 007 Fuji 1976 Hoshino 1:20
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£122.60
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| STU20144
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Tyrrell 007 Fuji 1977 Kunimitsu 1:20
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£122.60
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| STU20145
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BAR 05 2003 1:20
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£111.70
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| STU20146
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Ferrari F2003-GA 2003 1:20
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£111.70
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| STU20147
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Tyrrell 007 Japan 1976 1:20
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£130.45
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| STU20148
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Sauber C22 2003 1:20
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£119.00
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| STUDC629C
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Benetton B192/B193A Decals 1:20
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£11.00
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| STUDC628C
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Jordan 191 1991 Decals 1:20
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£12.00
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| STUDC630C
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Brabham BMW BT50 Decals 1:20
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£11.00
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| STUDC622C
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BMW CSL Le Mans 1976 #42 Gitanes Decal 1:24
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£10.00
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| STUDC623C
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BMW CSL Le Mans 1976 #43 Gosser Decal 1:24
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£10.00
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| STUDC625C
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Lancia Stratos Giro Marlboro Decals 1:24
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£10.00
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| STUDC626C
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Lotus 72D 1972 Decals 1:12
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£14.00
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| STUDC631C
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Williams FW24 2002 Decals 1:20
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£10.00
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| STUDC632C
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Williams FW24 2002 Decals 1:20
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£6.00
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| STUDC633H
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Williams FW24 2002 Hi Tech Decals 1:20
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£11.00
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| STUFP2036
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Williams FW24 PE Detailing Set 1:20
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£8.50
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We’re
used to seeing huge quantities of decal sheets and accessories arriving
in one go from Studio 27, but can’t remember when they last released
so many kits in one month!
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Admittedly
five of these are variations on one basic model, the Tyrrell 007,
which was a works entry in 1975 and early ‘76 before passing
into private hands, in the days when such things were not merely allowed,
but actively encouraged in F1. No race versions are specified for
the works cars but the general shape looks pretty good and major body
changes between the two years have been well observed. We don’t
have photos of the privateer cars but know that the attractive looking
Gulf car was driven by Pesenti-Rossi who failed to qualify in Holland
but finished 11th in Austria and 14th in Germany. All three options
are offered in the kit. A two-tone paint finish will also be needed
for this subject, while the others are all single colour with any
stripes provided on the excellent decal sheets. In all of these Tyrrell
kits there are well detailed DFV engines and all of them will make
attractive models.
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Moving
on to the modern cars, Studio 27 appear once again to be trying to
bring us the whole grid which must be commended. Some thoughtful modelling
on the BAR gives us the option of different race versions with adjustments
to the small winglets found on the side pods, but the only part of
the caption on the predominantly Japanese instructions we can decipher
here is ‘GP’. Photos we have don’t show enough consistent
detail for us to be able to identify a specific race.
Reference material for the Spanish GP winning Ferrari is rather better
and the kit looks pretty good with very finely cast ancillaries for
the wings and barge boards. Like the BAR, the Sauber doesn’t
have a race version specified but the overall impression is of a pretty
good kit and Studio 27 are now at least including decals for the ‘Petronas
blue’ panels on the sides of the car, though you’ll have
to mix your detailing paints to match for the front wing endplates.
While the decals are well printed in these kits all of the modern
F1s would really benefit from the addition of carbon fibre (STUFP002).
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The accessory decal
sheets are all printed to the very high standard we have become used
to from Studio 27. Most are for older Tamiya kits and include the
options of several liveries with complete sponsorship. In the case
of the Jordan every race version for the season is possible as well
as the black test car, though you will also need several sheets of
carbon fibre (STUFP002) if you take this route. We’re not sure
what kit the Stratos decals are for though and some major modifications
will be needed if using the Hasegawa kit.
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Click on a link to order a model or the logo to
see the complete range from that manufacturer |
The recent release of Tamiya’s
Williams FW24 (TAM20055) has created excitement for modellers and
accessory manufacturers alike. The kit includes loads of detail but
there’s always space for a few extras! The first sheet offers
several late season race versions and includes some of the white panels
not on the Tamiya sheet to make masking simpler. It also has all of
the sponsors and drivers names including test drivers Gene and Rosberg.
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The second sheet is a simple additive
so that the early season cars can be made with Compaq rather than
HP sponsorship. The Hi Tech decal sheet contains all of the sponsors
logos, both early and late season, but no stripes of any kind, and
are intended as direct replacements for most of the original kit decals.
Even if you’re happy with the decals in your Tamiya kit, how
about some super-fine etched details. The p/e sheet includes grilles,
seat belts, brake details, various panel fasteners, barge boards and
an ignition wiring harness. |
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| HIR24035 |
Ferrari 500TR Le Mans 1958 #25
1:24 |
£121.90
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| HIR24026 |
Ferrari 512M LM/Daytona Sunoco
1:24 |
£173.80
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fendered 250TR’s released by Hiro, the 4-cylinder 500TR kit still
offers plenty for the modeller. The resin body and base plate are
crisply cast and with the addition of white metal inserts for the
front wing area accurately capture the lines of the car driven by
Pedro Rodriguez and Jean Behra at Le Mans. |
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High quality metal
ancillaries offer a good level of suspension and cockpit detail. The
wire wheels are in kit form with turned alloy rims and p/e spokes
and an additional p/e sheet offers various fine details including
the ‘egg-box’ grilles for the front air intake.
The 512 kit shares very similar parts to those reviewed in FSW 4/2003
and offer the opportunity to build a highly detailed miniature of
one of the best looking sports-racing cars of all time. A wealth of
metal and p/e parts build into a complete chassis frame and drive
train, while the finely cast resin body sections fit together almost
perfectly straight from the box and will need minimal clean-up. Decals
are offered for the Sunoco backed machine as raced at either Daytona
or Le Mans and look to be just about spot on. There are plenty of
etched parts to finish off but one detail that has been missed is
the fuel return pipe to the front of the left hand door (the Penske
team used a pressurised filler system rather than a gravity feed to
speed up pit stops). |
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| ACU1212
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Honda V5 Detailing Set 1:12
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£20.70
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| ACU2013
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Ferrari F2001 Fuel Filler/Cover 1:20
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£13.65
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| ACU2016
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Brake Disc Set (x4) 1:20
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£21.25
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| ACU2433
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC PE Detailing set 1:24
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£14.35
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| ACU2434
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BMW 320i PE Detail Set 1:24
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£13.65
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| ACU2435
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Nissan Skyline GTR R34 PE Detailing Set 1:24
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£11.55
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| ACU2436
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Ferrari Enzo PE Detailing Set 1:24
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£19.30
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| ACU2437
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Ferrari Enzo Brake Disc PE Detail Set 1:24
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£21.25
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| ACU2438
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Ferrari Enzo Cornes Decals 1:24
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£9.30
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| ACU2439
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Subaru Impreza WRC01 02 PE Detail Set 1:24
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£14.25
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| ACU2440
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Ferrari Enzo Shock Absorbers 1:24
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£23.50
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| ACU2441
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Ferrari Enzo Centre Lock Wheel Nuts 1:24
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£21.10
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As usual from Acu.Stion, these
etched frets are beautifully produced and will add significantly to
whichever plastic kit they are being fitted to.
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| The Bike set includes
brake discs, grilles, various Honda badges, tyre stencils and some
little bits we can’t identify! The fuel filler set includes p/e
blanking rings and a multi-piece turned filler which will look very
realistic once assembled, while the F1 brake discs are to be assembled
from several layers of p/e. The etched detail frets for the 1:24th
kits also include various grilles, wipers, seat belt furniture and
facings for the plastic brake discs in the base kits. If you wish
to go a little further on the Enzo there are fully detailed vented
discs, complete with bearing housings, the superb turned shock absorbers
have springs and p/e mounting brackets and so that you can see all
of the brake and suspension detail, how about fitting the wheels on
proper threaded stub-axles with real wheel nuts!? Finally, if the
plain red colour scheme is a little plain, how about the decoration
for the promotional car used by Japanese Ferrari importer Cornes.. |
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