FSW Weekly: We’ve new releases and restocks from plenty of ranges in this
latest edition. We’ll begin with 1:43 kits and that means GCAM and FB Models in resin, both ranges probably best for the more experience modeller, although the former also offers very limited edition hand builts if you’re quick. In 1:24 there is an updated reissue plastic kit from Tamiya and Renaissance released many of the etched sets for previous Tamiya kits as stand-alone parts. In 1:18 there are new diecast releases from CMR and the rest of the week’s arrivals are 1:43. These include a handful of diecasts from Minichamps and Ixo and a great selection of resincast models from Trofeu, Spark, Matrix and GIM covering a wide range of collecting themes. Enjoy...
Grand Prix Models: another in our sporadic 1:43 decal releases to rescue a rare Starter kit, here we have the
Porsche 962C 4th Brands Hatch 1000kms 1987 #7 Autoglass...
Autocult: do you go for the
1930 Horch 8/400 Tourer, Goertz design Porsche 695 or the Lenzburg Fire Engine? Let's help, the fire engine was a 1941 conversion on a 1930 Rolls Royce Phantom II. Got to love those Autocult boys & girls...
Avenue 43: is putting the finishing touches to these two new 1:43 car concepts from the 1950s -
Volvo P179 & Oldsmobile Cutlass...
Trofeu: hot on the heels of yesterday's delivery comes news of more new 43rd models to come with more race & rally
Alpine, Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Saab & Toyota subjects...
BBR: has licence to exclusively make the
Valentino Rossi VR46/Monster Energy Ferrari 488GT3 that he shared to 4th overall (3rd Pro-Am) in this year's Gulf 12hrs. Pre-order yours now in either 1:43 or 1:18 before the limited edition quantities are exhausted...
Great Iconic Models: the metallic blue "woodie"
1951 MGM Cadillac Series 75 is now available as a fine 1:43 resincast model...
CMR: has released the two sister cars to the 1991 Le Mans winning Mazda 787B. Both the 1:18 diecast models of the
#18 & #56 Mazdaspeed cars have opening doors to show off the interior detail...
Minichamps: two 1:43 diecast single-seater models but worlds apart. When the
1987 Senna Lotus 99T raced in F1, who dreamt of Paffet's 2019 HWA Racelab Gen2 Formula E being a motor sports thing?...
Tamiya: reissue of its classic
1989 Le Mans winning Sauber Mercedes C9 1:24 plastic kit has now arrived...
FB Models: an infrequent brand in our news, here is a new 1:43 resin/metal kit of the
1931 Italian Grand Prix winning Alfa Romeo Tipo A twin engined monster. The kit includes open bonnet and detail of those motors...
GCAM: hand builts of the
Le Mans 1969 Nomad-BRM are now in stock. Note that this is all we will get as the kit/built is now sold out...
Grand Prix Models: we apologise for the short notice but we will be closed on Monday. Our normal service will resume Tuesday onwards...
Esdo: another valued brand that makes infrequent new model releases, here is news of two 1:43 resin/metal kits & hand built road cars sharing a commonality - a
1976 Peugeot 104 with bodykit & 1969 BBM Anaconda concept built using Peugeot core parts...
FSW Weekly: Here is your
regular mag. Two manufacturer’s dominate this time around as we have had two deliveries from Spark offering seventeen new subjects between them with many, many collecting themes covered with classic and modern F1, Le Mans and Rally along with GT3/GTE and the odd road car. Arena too has a huge number of new releases covering many familiar rally and race themes as both kits and hand built models, all of high quality. Speaking of quality hand builts, there’s a solitary new release from Carbone too and 1:18 Ferrari Daytonas by KK Scale. We’ve also got plenty of news of items to come from a great selection of makers, so as usual, make sure to check the new announcements and get those pre-orders in...
Matrix: coming in early July will be this collection of 43rd scale models of TV detective series
Citroen CX GTi Turbo 2s, Blue Clover Daimler DE36, Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas & 1955 Sunbeam Alpine in two colours...
Montegrosso: another new 1:43 metal kit to add to the future production list is the
4th placed Le Mans 1971 Ferrari 512M entered by David Piper Racing...
Looksmart: on the way are its
1:18 2020 Formula 1 Ferrari SF1000 models modelled on the Tuscan & Turkish Grands Prix...
Great Iconic Models: three new limited edition
1:43 Cadillac models are promised for early July - 1976 75 Fleetwood Brougham Limousine (silver and Black) & 1938 V16 Series 90 Convertible Sedan...
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Neo: a these days rare announcement of some new 1:43 resincast models scheduled for August are a
1963 Maserati Sebring Series 2, 1980 Opel Manta B CC & VW Golf GTO hooli-wagon!...
Matrix: new 1:43 resincast models currently being worked on are the
1977 Bertone Jaguar Ascot, 1969 Pininfarina & 1970 inhouse 2+2 Porsche 911 concepts plus 1970 Frua BMW 2002 GT4 & 1955 Chrysler ST Special Coupe both offered in a new colour choice...
Cult Scale Models: a short list of new production
1:18 Cadillac, Jaguar Range Rover & Triumph models is joined by a number of limited availability reissue Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Fiat, Mercedes & Rolls Royce...
SilverLine: being readied in Italy for end July delivery is a new 1:43 metal kit of the
Chris Amon, Jacky Ickx & Andrea De Adamich Ferrari 312 from the South African Grand Prix 1968 where Amon finished in 4th place...
Carbone: we are sure you'd agree that this limited edition 1:43 hand made model of the
1933 Horch 750 Typ8 Offener Tourenwagen is a cracker! Looks fab in dark metallic blue with pale blue interior...
Montegrosso: (
Tameo) next 1:43 top quality detailed metal kit is the
1970 Spa 1000kms Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 512S shared by Bell & de Fierlant to 8th place. First delivery is expected at the beginning of July...
Top Studio: new top quality detailing sets for the
1:24 Tamiya Sauber Mercedes C9 & 1:12 motorcycles are nearing completion...
MEA Kit43: a new classic Formula 3 subject being worked on at the moment is
Jacques Laffite's 1969 French Championship Martini MW3 run by the Winfield Racing Organisation. Model will be a 1:43 hand built only...
FSW Weekly: Welcome to your
weekly news as we rapidly approach the midway point of the year already! For the builders out there we have kit restocks from SMTS and Denizen and there are more interesting new decals from Cigale 43 for fans of early 70s F1. If Formula 1 in the 60s is more your era, we have a fine new book for you. From Looksmart we see both hand built and resincast new releases with supercars and modern F1s respectively. There are plenty more new resincasts from Spark with 2020 subjects and a fine selection of classics, along with a few restocks and a single release from TrueScale. We’ve also added a few bargains to our sale page, so click through now...
Profil 24: set for release during July will be the 1:24 resin/metal kit of the
1989 Le Mans Aston Martin AMR1 GrC racers that have been in the works for quite some time. Great to see the subject finally nearing fruition...
Looksmart: arrived today are the 1:43 2020 Turkish Grand Prix versions of
Charles Leclerc/Seb Vettel Ferrari SF1000 where the drivers fought through to 3rd & 4th by the flag...
TrueScale: just a single new 1:43 resincast model arrived, the
Bonneville 1960 Land Rover Series II Bluebird Support Vehicle...
RGM Design: is to make a limited edition 1:43 hand built (
BBR) model of the
Raab Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina Series 1 in Solar Yellow...
Model Car Group: on the way for week 26 delivery are
1:18 Andretti/Peterson Lotus 79 plus Fittipaldi/Walker Lotus 72D & Brabham/Hume Brabham BT20 models added to the forthcoming list...
Looksmart: will be making
Carlos Sainz Jnr's 2nd placed Monaco Grand Prix Ferrari SF21 in both 43rd & 18th scales. Pre-orders are welcome...
Carbone: is modelling the majestic
1933 Horch 750 Typ8 Offener Tourenwagen in dark blue with the roof down as a limited edition hand built of just 50 pieces. Be quick...
Cigale 43: and the last new item delivery has arrived bringing the
1971 Mike Beuttler March 701 Formula 1 decal decorations from the Race of Champions & Oulton Park/Silverstone International Trophy races...
NuNu: confirms pricing for its forthcoming first 12th scale kit,
Ayrton Senna's 1987 Monaco Grand Prix Lotus 99T...
Hiro: have some splendid ideas for its range of highly detailed resin/metal kits and this time we can look forward to
1:43 Ferrari 330P4 Spider and 1:12 Jaguar XJ13. How good is that?...
Matrix: new colour versions of previously released
Daimler DE36 FHC Blue Clover & Daimler Double Six 1:43 resincast models will be released later this year...
Minichamps: has additions to its planned 2021 Formula 1 releases with 1:43 & 1:18
Mercedes, Red Bull, Aston martin & McLaren from Emilia Romana, Spain & Monaco...
Sale Dept.: here are the selected kits, plastic kits, hand builts, resin & diecast, books & accessory
June additions and further revised prices...
Cigale 43: first delivery of the very popular
1971 Frank Williams Racing March 701 1:43 decal set offers five driver/race versions...
Looksmart: cracking 1:43 hand built models of the
Bugatti Centodieci and Ferrari 812GTS are now available...
New Books:
"Formula One Portraits: The Sixties" & "Ferrari 250 GTO: Ultimate Series" have both been released and well worth adding to your library...
GP Replicas: a new collection of 1:18 & 1:43 Formula 1 models expected during August/September with
Ferrari 312T4, 126C & 126CX, Brabham BT52 & BT55, Lotus 81 & 95T...
FSW Weekly: It’s been a busy few days at GPM after the holiday weekend and we have plenty for you in this latest
FSW Weekly. Builders of 1:43 kits have plenty of unusual subjects to enjoy from Jade Miniatures and GCAM and in both of these ranges there are new hand builts as well. Also for hand built collectors, MEA Kit43 has several new built only subjects with a heavy Lotus bias. Also for kit builders we see restocks from Tameo of some F1 championship subjects and accessories. There are more detailing parts and decals in 1:24 and 1:12 from Decalcas. 1:43 resincasts this week come from Autocult, as usual finding wonderfully obscure subjects and in diecast we have a raft of new releases from Ixo in three scales, the regular 1:43 & 1:18 and also a new departure into 1:24. Finally there are superb 1:18 hand builts from MR Collection...
Arena: another of the regular six-monthly huge lists of 1:43 resin/metal kits and hand built models of
IMSA, Trans-Am, rally, Mille Miglia Bedford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Datsun, Ferrari, Lancia & Porsche subjects...
Autocult: has released its
1955 EMW R3/55, 1958 Citeria & 1961 Tatra 603MB 1:43 resincast models...
Jade Miniatures: excited to have new 1:43 resin/metal kit and hand built arrivals in the shapes of
1953 Rosier Ferrari 500, 1954 Pegaso Z105 Formula 1 concept & 1957 Skoda 968 Sport Spider in various options...
MEA Kit43: latest 1:43 hand made creations to arrive are all Lotus themed with the
1956 Stirling Moss Lotus 11 record car, Jim Clark & Jackie Stewart Formula 2 Lotus 32s & 1970 Rob Walker Racing Bedford TK truck that carried the team's Lotus 49C & Lotus 72 around Europe...
FSW Weekly: First of all on this latest
FSW Weekly, a reminder that we are closed on Friday as we are away racing and also Monday as it is a UK public holiday. On the subject of our racing, we have a new kit and hand built this week under the GPM Studio banner of our little Citroen C1 endurance racer. There’s plenty more for 1:43 kit builders with new releases from Marsh Models, ABC Brianza and Model Factory Hiro. ABC has also sent through hand builts of many of its recent models and from Hiro we also have a new 1:12 kit. There’s more in 1:12 from Italeri in plastic. In 1:18 there are new releases from Tecnomodel and Almost Real, the latter also having new 1:43 models too. We have new full Formula 1 livery decals from Cigale 43 and restocks of the ever versatile Virage range while in resincast there has been a healthy new delivery from Spark. There are many new announcements too for pre-orders from Spark, Ixo, Looksmart, TrueScale, Autocult, Avenue 43 and more...
Rarities: if you are a fan of the
Carrera Panamerica here is you one-off chance to grab some seriously rare 1:43 resin/metal kits from the BBR stable (Leader/Project 43), Provence Moulage, Starter, Tron & Tameo...
Cigale 43: second delivery has arrived, this one bringing 1:43 Formula 1 decal sets to make the
John Love 1971 March 701 & Brett Lunger/Nelson Piquet 1978 McLaren M23...
Ixo: here's a production update and news of new classic & current 18th & 43rd scale
road & rally diecast model subjects in various stages of production...
Revell: new 1:24 plastic kit releases are a
Jaguar E-Type Roadster & VW T1 Bus...
TrueScale: just a singleton new model on the way which is the 1:43
1960 Bluebird support Land Rover Series 2 from Bonneville 1960...
Autocult: adds 1:43 resincast models of the
1940 Hunt Hollywood House Car & 1956 Soletta 750 to its catalogue of oddness...
Cigale 43: first delivery of these great classic Formula 1 1:43 decal sets brings us the
1970/71 Hahne/Jarier March 701 & 1977 Lunger McLaren M26...
ABC Brianza: two new 1:43 resin/metal kits & hand built models of the
1936 Le Corbusier Minimum & 1930 Scuderia Ferrari Ford AA transporter have arrived along with a number of choice re-stock...
Marsh Models: new things! We have received delivery of the 1:43 resin/metal kits of the
1985 Road Atlanta 500kms winning Group 44 Jaguar XJR5 plus seat belt brand logos and bonnet pin accessory sets...
Ebbro: it has been a while in gestation but now we can look forward to August release of the 1:20 plastic kit of the
Jackie Stewart & Francois Cevert 1972 Tyrrell 005. Orderly queue please!...
Spark: hold on to your hats.. forty new models just made public and ready for pre-ordering now in time for the proposed Q4 deliveries to start.
BRM, Cooper, Abarth X1/9, Jordan, Lamborghini, Lancia, Ligier, Lola, Lotus (new Evija!), March, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Renault-Alpine, Surtees, Tyrrell & Williams...
Almost Real: an almost
Land Rover exclusive delivery with both 1:43 & 1:18 scales catered for - 2020 % 2015 road Defenders, Camel Trophy, Trans-Americas Expedition plus a couple of Mercedes...
Grand Prix Models: now here's a bit of fun - 1:43 resin kits and hand built models of "our"
Citroen C1 endurance racer "Brie" from the 2019 Silverstone and Spa 24hrs races. Just in time for the 2021 race nest weekend...
Spark: if you like your models on the really large side, here are six 1:8 Le Mans 2020 subjects - the
winning and 3rd placed Toyota TS050, works Aston Martin Vantage AMRs, Mentos & Wynn's Porsche 911RSRs...
FSW Weekly: just a few arrivals for you on this
latest copy, but there are also plenty of new announcements to get those pre-orders in for and we have a box full of invoices for shipments on the way. If you build 1:43 kits we have restocks of several and accessories from Renaissance while from Tron there are new 1:43 kits and hand built along with restocks of many of its popular detailing parts. 1:43 diecasts this week come from Ixo with re-issues of some classic Le Mans winners and also new subjects in both 1:43 and 1:18. In the larger scale we see a new addition to Le Mans Miniatures’ excellent hand painted figures range, with more to come. Click through now...
NuNu: here is the
2021 plastic kit catalogue with plenty of enticing forward announcements, several without ref numbers so we've made some up for the time being to allow for your pre-orders. Fill your boots ladies & gentlemen...
Top Speed: is working on the G80 series shapes of the
BMW M3 Competition & BMW M4 Competition to be available as 18th scale models in white and red respectively...
Meng: following on from the success of its 1:12 release, we will be treated to a nicely detailed 1:24 plastic kit to make the choice of the
1966 Ford GT40 Mk2 Le Mans podium with decals to make the #1 Miles/Hulme, #2 Amon/McLaren and #3 Hutcherson/Bucknum cars...
Le Mans Miniatures: 1:18 hand painted
Enzo Ferrari is in the building!...
Tecnomodel: is looking at August to start deliveries of its
1958 Moss/Brooks Vanwall S4 & de Angelis/Mansell 1981 Lotus 87 1:18 models. Pre-order book open...
Marsh Models: will be making the
1970 St Jovite AVS Shadow Mk1 driven by George Follmer as both 1:43 resin/metal kits and hand built models...
Looksmart: not to be left out of the new Ferrari party, early announcement of the
2021 Ferrari 812 Competizione & Spider version. Just one colour of each offered for now...
BBR: offer you eight colour/trim combinations on the new
2021 Ferrari 812 Competizione on both the 1:43 & 1:18 hand built models...
NuNu: confirms the rumour that it is working on its first 12th scale plastic kit choosing the
Ayrton Senna & Satoru Nakajima 1987 Lotus 99T as the first subject. No release date, images, pricing or otherwise but can't wait...
FSW Weekly: We begin this
latest mag with the announcement we’ve been wanting to make for weeks, our stray Spark shipment has now finished its holiday on the perimeter of Coventry Airport and has now arrived! We’ve plenty more 1:43 resincasts this week with road car collectors being particularly well looked after by Neo, Kess and Matrix, some very unusual subjects among them. There is a raft of new 1:43 diecast releases from Ixo covering a number of themes and it has new 1:18s too. Also in 1:18 there are resincast modern GT racers from Top Speed and we have more modern GTs as 1:24 resin kits from Profil 24 (along with an interesting classic). There are plastic kits from NuNu catering for touring car and rally fans and we have new books too. It’s been a busy week for new announcements and production schedule updates, so make sure to check the forthcoming releases and get those pre-orders in...
Profil 24: has delivered its 1:24 resin/metal kits of the
2020 Le Mans class winning Aston Martin Vantage plus 1968 Le Mans Howmet TX turbine powered whistler...
Spark: here's the
planned June production schedule to look forward to baring any last minute hitches/delays. Still time for online pre-order discounts...
Matrix: great news for Ferrari GT racing enthusiasts, 1:43
three Le Mans & Bridgehampton Ferrari 330LMBs & four Ferrari 365GTB4 Michelotti Spyder NARTs are to be modelled during this year...
CMR: is making the
8th placed 1991 Le Mans Mazda 787B #56, sister car to the winner, as an 18th scale diecast model. Delivery is expected in the next couple of weeks...
Spark: celebrating two Formula 1 century scores with Spanish Grand Prix 1:43 models of
Max Verstappen's 2nd placed Red Bull & Lewis Hamilton's winning Mercedes - 100 races for the team & remarkable 100 pole positions (that's 9.6% of all races since 1950!) respectively...
Looksmart: has expanded the colour choice of its forthcoming
Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 by adding to the original show car announcement a choice of five more colours...
Hiro: busy putting the finishing touches to its latest 12th scale creation, the
1959 Le Mans winning Aston Martin DBR1 of Carroll Shelby & Roy Salvadori. Go on, you know you want to...
Cigale 43: 1:43 Formula 1 decal sets are on the way over to us. We will have the
Beuttler/Hahne/Jarier/Love & Frank Williams Racing March 701s and Lunger/Piquet McLaren M23 & M26 to decorate your favourite donor models...