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| JPS273
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Peugeot 206 S1600 2002 Total
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£37.45
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| JPS274
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Peugeot 206 S1600 Corsica 2001 Total
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£37.45
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| JPS275
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Ibec 308LM Le Mans 1978 #19 Lloyds
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£37.45
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| JPS276
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Inaltera GT Le Mans 1977 #88
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£37.45
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| JPS277
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Inaltera GR6 Le Mans 1977 #1/2
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£37.45
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| Looking very similar to the
World Rally Car, but without the outrageous rear wing, the Super 1600
version of the 206 made its competition debut in 2001. Reliability
wasn’t a strong point early on and rising French star Cedric
Robert retired from the Corsica round of the JWRC. Things were a little
better in 2002 and Robert won the Limousin round of the French S1600
championship. The two kits share very similar parts with the most
obvious difference being the change of colour from white in 2001 to
blue. The bodies are well painted, the resin roll-cages and other
ancillaries will need a little flash removing but nothing serious
and the decals are clearly printed. Our only gripe is that the vac-forms
are anything but clear.We had to search a long way back through the
archives to find a previous release of the Ibec. |
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Eventually we found
it in 1985 under the Team-T banner (kit #1 in fact!) and if you missed
out then, this is a significant gap filler for collectors of British
cars at Le Mans. The kit captures the dark blue machine superbly with
accurately printed decals and a good paint finish.
The Inalteras have also been out of production for some time and these
simple to build kits will be welcomed by many collectors. All three
of these colourful cars did well with the #88 car finishing 4th overall
and winning its class, the #2 machine of Lella Lombardi and ‘Christine’
winning the Coupe des Dames and the #1 car coming home 13th. Great
looking subjects, well modelled.
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| RUP012 |
Ferrari 312PB 1st Targa
Florio 1972 |
£50.70
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This is now the fourth kit of
the classic 312PB made by Piranha and like the previous issues is
well cast and has a fair level of detail.
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flash to remove from the castings and in our review kit one or two
of the metal suspension components will need straightening before
use, but nothing that will take more than a minute or two to deal
with. Two options are included in the kit, the 1972 Targa winner of
Merzario/Munari (complete with double mirror so that ‘Little
Art’ could see what he’d just blown off the road) and the
car as it is now at Mas du Clos. |
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| BBA040 |
Fiat 131 Abarth MC/TDC/SRemo
1978/9 Fiat France |
£38.85
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We’ve seen a number of
Fiat 131s released under the BBR/Arena collaboration but this could
possibly be the most attractive.
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are moulded in BBR’s typical very crisp, but brittle resin and
will only require the simplest of clean up. The dash and seats are
also resin with the remainder of the parts being either cast, turned
or etched metal. The p/e sheet is very comprehensive with frames for
the flat acetate windows, various grilles and accessories for the
outside and plenty of tiny cockpit detail. The decals are very clearly
printed and offer four options, three for Andruet and one for Mouton.
Take your time with all of the small details and you’ll have
a very attractive model. |
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| MAX005M |
Lola T160 Can-Am 1968
Gurney |
£212.25
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| MAX010M |
McLaren M6A Can-Am 1967 McLaren |
£212.25
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| MAX011M |
McLeagle M6 Can-Am 1969 Gurney Slot |
£212.25
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We’ve looked at several of Maxi-Models pre-painted resin slot
car kits in past issues and must say that once completed they look
very impressive. We expected the paint finishes to be good, as they
always are in the kits, and the attention to detail and general build
quality is also excellent.
Each model is mounted on a square, track corner display case with
a clear acrylic cover and will look great in the cabinet.
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| However these models
aren’t just built to be admired they’re for racing, just
undo the mounting screw and away you go! We resisted the temptation
to bring some Scalextric in to test the performance as we do have
to work occasionally..... |
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| EBB43336
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Toyota Supra JGTC 2002 #1 Cerumo
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£32.50
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| EBB43346
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Toyota Supra JGTC 2002 #36 Tokuhon
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£32.50
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| EBB43355
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Honda NSX JGTC 2002 #16 Mugen
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£32.50
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| EBB43357
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Honda NSX Suzuka 2002 #18 Regain
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£32.50
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| EBB43370
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Porsche GT3R JGTC 2002 #24 Endless
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£32.50
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| EBB43377
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Nissan Skyline JGTC 2002 #12 Calsonic
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£32.50
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| EBB43392
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Toyota Supra Suzuka 2002 #39 IDC
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£32.50
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We knew we were taking a little
bit of a gamble when we looked at the first of these die-casts back
in FSW 5/2003 but the response has been mostly positive. Hardly surprising
when you look at the spectacular subjects on offer. The overall level
of finish is very good with the only really jarring details being
the slightly heavy rear wing supports. The wheels and brake details
are generally good but if you prefer to improve them alternatives
can be found on our website for most.
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to remove the plastic wipers and replace with p/e parts (RENA090 should
do the trick). Now that we’ve found the JGTC website (www.jgtc.net)
we can tell you that the Toyotas and Hondas here ran at or near the
sharp end of the field with wins for the #1, #16 & #18 cars, a
second for Wayne Gardner in the #36 car and a third for the #39 Supra.
The pretty Skyline was making up the numbers and the very attractive
Porsche was a GT300 class winner. |
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| SPK0021
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Ferrari 333SP Le Mans 1998 #10 Pilot
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£30.00
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| SPK0061
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MG EX257 Sebring 2003 #20
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£30.00
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| SPK0062
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MG EX257 Sebring 2003 #37 Banana Joes
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£30.00
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| SPK0054
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Mirage GR7 Le Mans 1974 #12 Gulf
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£30.00
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| SPK0064
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Mirage GR8 Le Mans 1977 #11 Gitanes
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£30.00
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from Spark this time round, quality wise. The 333 is not the best
model they’ve made. The masking between the different paint colours
has been done well, the decals are all in the right places and well
fitted. The main dark blue paint is not good however and the rear
wing is sitting very high and far back making the whole model look
odd. The two MGs are better, much better in the case of the Banana
Joes car. |
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The masking for
the two tone paint is neatly done and for the most part the decals
are well applied. They’re not perfect but offer a great basis
for a little extra detailing (BBD014 carbon fibre, etc) and offer
attractive subjects not otherwise available.
The Mirages show what Spark can produce when they get it right with
well painted and proportioned bodies and accurate decal placement.
Even the rear wing supports are nice and fine. |
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| PMA020122 |
Minardi PS02 Hungary
2002 Davidson |
£22.00
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| PMA020123 |
Minardi PS02 Australia 2002 Webber |
£22.00
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models we’ve seen from Minichamps. The paint finishes are excellent
and the decals, while one or two are slightly mis-sized, are all in
the right places and have been carefully applied. |
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| The wing endplates
are fairly fine and there are even some areas of vaguely carbon fibre
like material around the rear of the car. With some better carbon
(BBD014 again!) and the models removed from the transport boxes they’ll
look pretty good. |
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| FAS013 |
Ferrari 712 Can Am 1971
#50 Andretti |
£66.75
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| FAS012 |
Ferrari 712 Can Am Press 1971 |
£66.75
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| FAS016 |
Ferrari 712 Can Am 1974 #10 Redman |
£66.75
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| The first thing that comes to
notice with these very competitively priced hand builts is the quality
of the main paint, it is superb. Overall the shapes and proportions
also look good and there are some decent detail touches such as engine
wiring and p/e rear bracing that are often neglected by other makers. |
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| The models are let
down by some rather sloppy black detail painting, especially the vents
on the tops of the front wings, and there is nowhere in the cockpit
for a driver with legs. Otherwise the Redman and Press cars check
out very well with photos, though there are a couple of errors on
the Andretti car. With a little red paint on the mirror support and
the Firestone decals on the rear wing moved from the leading edge
to the trailing edge, this too will be a pretty accurate model. |
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