FSW Weekly: we have an unusually large number of 1:18 releases
this time around with 2019 LM Ferraris from Looksmart and a great selection from Spark including 2019 LM & N24 entries, modern & classic F1s, classic sports racers and a couple of 1:12s too! We’ve new books with additions to the excellent Komakai range of photographic guides for modellers and a hefty celebration of the ROFGO Gulf collection. For 1:43 kit builders, we have restocks from Renaissance, a collection of per-owned Tameo kits and new releases from Tron. More good news for kit builders, after a long delay and a lot of chasing, we now have the Microscale range of decal solutions and adhesives back in stock. We’ve new hand builts too this week with BBR providing several new 1:43 Ferraris. Until next week!...
Looksmart: announced in five colours, the
2020 Ferrari Portofino M is coming as a 43rd hand built model sometime during Q1 of next year...
GLM: plans November release for its new
Chrysler Imperial Crown Convertible & Toyota Land Cruiser 1:43 resincast models...
Stamp Models: more 1:43 resincast
Cadillac models now listed for October/December release...
Tecnomodel: offering 1:18 resincast models of
1958 Formula 1 Lotus 12s & 2019 Mclaren Speedtail due around January & November respectively...
BBR: brings you 1:43 hand built models of the
Ferrari 488 Pista Piloti, Pista Spider (roof closed) & 812 GTS road going machines...
Tron: has sent us its new versions of the
Gr2 rally Alfa Romeo Alfetta and some accessories for those who enjoy diorama decorating...
Books: only one new title to keep you entertained and it is the
"ROFGO Collection" that is at the centre of this interesting work. If you like cars Gulf coloured then this is for you...
Looksmart: the first four (of six, Kessel to follow)
1:18 2019 Le Mans Ferrari 488GTE models have arrived - AF Corse, Risi Competizione, JMW Motorsport & WeatherTech Racing...
Decalcas: 3D printed
1:24/1:20 resin bonnet pin sets have now arrived in stock...
FSW Weekly: In this
latest issue we see new arrivals from just a handful of suppliers, but there are some gems among them and we have also been kept busy with a lot of new announcements to look forward to over the coming weeks. So, on to those parcels which have come in and there are new hand builts from Looksmart for road car fans, GCAM if classic Le Mans is your thing and MEA with new Formula 2 releases. In resincast, there are road cars from TrueScale and Neo and a great selection of competition machinery from Spark with moderns and classics and restocks of the ever popular Le Mans winners. There are new and re-issued larger scale high detail kits from Hiro for those looking for a project, and in 1:43 a rather simpler new kit from Touchwood Models for LSR fans. Click through now for all of the latest. And don’t forget it’s Le Mans weekend!...
Topmarques: is expanding its range of 1:43 resincast models adding
BMW Alpina B7, Ferrari Modulo, Lamborghini 350GT & Mercedes CL600 AMG all to become available in a choice of colours during December/January...
Model-Car Group: how about the
Team Lotus Volvo F88 Formula 1 transporter in 18th scale?...
Tecnomodel: is looking for December issue of its new
1:18 Le Mans & road 1924 Bentley 3 Litre & 1966 Formula 1 Ferrari 312 resincast models...
GB Models: the
Auto Union Prototype Nurburgring Test 1933 Welb is now being worked on and may appear as a 1:43 resin/metal kit before the end of the year, following wind allowing...
Touchwood: here is a very welcome rare delivery of a new 1:43 resin/metal kit, the
1905 Mercedes 60hp Flying Dutchman II...
MEA Kit 43: we have received two more in the hand built classic Formula 2 model series -
Depailler & Stuck March 742s plus Daren-BRM Mk3 from the 1973 Targa Florio...
Looksmart: latest new releases in its 1:43 hand built production are the wicked looking
Bugatti Divo and Ferrari 488 Pista Piloti...
GCAM: two
Le Mans 1958 Panhard Monopole are the latest in 1:43 hand built models to be released...
Oxford: it's been quite a while since having something to report on but news is in of 1:43 diecast
Aston Martin DB2 Mk3, Ford & Lotus Cortina Mk2 Crayford, Land Rover S3 SWB & Tickford models for Q4...
GP Replicas: arriving next week is our first look at this range of 1:43 resincast Formula 1 Ferrari models. First we will see are
1974 Ferrari 312B3, 1989 Ferrari 640 & 1990 Ferrari 641...
KK Scale: couldn't get much further part subject-wise by offering two 1:18
Singer 911s ("Dubai" & "San Francisco") & three Ford "Tranny" van mini buses...
Avenue 43: next up from this resincast brand will be the
1975 Opel GT/W Geneve concept car...
Looksmart: has three more classic Ferrari Formula 1 subjects in the pipeline for the end of the year -
John Surtees, Lorenzo Bandini & Bob Bondurant Ferrari 158 & Ferrari 1512 from Belgium & USA races...
BBR: is to make the all new
Maserati MC20 two-seat mid-engined sportscar as both 1:18 & 1:43 models in a six colour choice...
Looksmart: is the first to announce
Tuscan Grand Prix versions of Charles Leclerc's & Seb Vettel's special decoration Ferrari SF1000s. Models should be on the market during Q1/2021 in both 1:43 and 1:18...
Spark: here's another cracking mix of 1:43 model themes to look forward to over the next months and into the new year. Just picking a few to highlight,
Fangio Le Mans Alfa Romeo, 2007 Daytona 24hrs winner, Bob Wollek Monte Carlo A110, Sebring Healey Sprite, Villeneuve McLaren M23, '64 Monte winning Mini plus loads more...
Le Mans 2020: as we start to get over-excited about the prospect of our favourite race of the year this coming weekend, we have put together a
pre-order 'grid' for you. There are no guarantees of the models being produced but we can manage all that for you. So, if you fancy a model of the winner or your favourite team, driver or decoration then feel free to pop a pre-order in and we will do the rest as the information becomes more concrete in the weeks to come...
Studio 27: is to release
1:12 Templated Carbon Decal Set to fit the recent
Tamiya 2020 Honda Fireblade plastic kit...
FSW Weekly: We’ve plenty new for you in this latest
FSW Weekly, particularly for diecast and resincast collectors. Rally fans are well catered for with 1:18 and 1:43 releases from Ixo and a rather unusual support vehicle in 1:18 by Premium ClassiXXs. There are more rally machines among a huge number of new and reissued 1:43s from Spark. Looksmart offer Ferrari Le Mans race cars in its resincast range and F8 Spiders as hand builts. There are some typically unusual road and concept cars from Autocult and Avenue 43. Topmarques has previously concentrated on 1:18 but this week we see the first 1:43 resincasts. It’s not all for collectors as hobbyists can pick from new plastic kits from Hasegawa, Nunu and Aoshima in 1:24 and Revell in 1:25 and there are 1:24 decals for use on Tamiya kits from Blue Stuff. We’ve restocks from a couple of suppliers too and we’ve added to our sale listings too. Scroll on down for more...
Tabu design: is producing an
additional decal set to add to the
Ebbro 1:20 Lotus 49C plastic kit...
Premium Classixxs: 1:18
Ford Granada Mk2 Estate Rally Support model is now available...
Aoshima: releases a
1:24 Lamborghini Huracan plastic kit...
NuNu: has delivered its 1:24 plastic kit and photo etched detailing set to make the
Roland Ratzenberger/Andrew Gilbert-Scott BMW M3 (E30) Macau 1991 #18/35 AS Auto Tech...
Matrix: is well advanced with work on producing the mid-seventies
Jensen Healey GT in gold and metallic blue, 43rd scale...
Decalcas: has a new 3D printed accessory set to be available soon, twelve resin
bonnet pin/latches featuring four different types of closures...
Komakai: has three new photo guide books on the way. In the "Ultra" series there's a close look at the
Lotus 72E plus Porsche 936 & Carrera RSR Turbo in the "Fast" guide series...
TrueScale: 1:43
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 models in both grey & blue are on the way...
KK Scale: very excited to be able to offer 1:18 diecast models of the beautiful
Series 1 E-Type Jaguar Coupe. It is offered in both British Racing Green & Metallic Grey, left or right hand drive. We expect delivery towards the end of this month...
Spark: a huge delivery of new models has arrived with 27 new & 5 reissued subjects! There's
Alfa Romeo SZs, Alpine A110 & A210, Audi Quattro & R8LMS, Beatrice-Lola, BMW 320, M3 & M6, Cadillac DPi, Eagle T1G, Ford GT40s, Ligier JS5, Lotus 19, Mercedes GT3, Nissan R390, Peugeot 905, Porsche GT3, 962 & GT1, Rebellions, Renault 5TS Le Car, Shadow DN9b & VW Golf GTI...
Kess: announced a coupe of years ago, the
1987 Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake, 1960 De Soto Adventurer Hard Top & 1969 Iso Rivolta Fidia 4S 1:43 resincast models are now schedule to arrive during October...
Matrix: is very busy with work to finish in its 18th scale series promising new models for both October & December including
Alfa Romeo BAT5 & BAT7, Duesenbergs, Ferrari 250GTE, 330GT Shooting Brake & Rolls Royce Phantom Experimental...
Cult Scale Models: coming at the beginning of next month will be two colours each of the
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato & 1989 Land-Rover Discovery MK1. Be very quick on the Disco as numbers available are tight...
Blue Stuff: has sent over its new 1:24 aftermarket decals to fit the
Tamiya Ford GT & Mustang GT4 making the vibrant 2018 Volt Racing version...
Looksmart: 1:43 hand built
Ferrari F8 Spider models are now released in the choice of red (two shades), blue, white & yellow...
Revell: just the one new plastic kit to offer here, a
1:25 AC Cobra 289 in race trim...
Autocult: fire engines are not a usual part of our offering but a 1:43 model of a
Pegaso had to be along with a Skoda Popular, Triumph TR-X & Pontiac Club de Mer...
Topmarques: new series of 1:43 resincast models launch with five colours of the
1980s Alpina BMW 323i & two Ken Block Hoonigans - "Beast" & "Stars & Stripes"...
Spark: has announced the surprising yet very welcome Italian Grand Prix podium finisher's
Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz Jnr & Lance Stroll cars. The 1:43 models should be around Q4 this year...
Sale Dept.: here are
September's additions and revised reduction sale kits, accessories, books, DVDs, diecast & resincast items covering a myriad of themes and in many scales...
FSW Weekly: With our break and a Bank Holiday, it’s been a short but busy few days back and there’s been a
fair amount of new and restocked product arrived. New kits in 1:43 come from Marsh Models and there are decals in 1:24 & 1:12 from Studio 27 & Tabu Design respectively. We have a new GPM Studio Limited Edition with just ten examples of the Penske PC3 driven by John Watson and signed by the driver plus 1:43 Trans-Am Mini Cooper kits. There’s a good selection of new releases from Spark including the first of their 2020 F1 test car releases with many more to come. There are more competition cars in 1:43 from TrueScale and Matrix and the latter also has new road car releases along with Kess and, in 1:18, Cult. Click through now for all of the latest arrivals...
Marsh Models: latest 1:43 resin/metal kit to stock the shelves is the early season
Wolf Dallara WD1 Can-Am 1977 #2 driven initially by Chris Amon and then Gilles Villeneuve...
Grand Prix Models (again!): this time it's to announce the arrival of the
Morris Mini Cooper 10th Mont Tremblant 3hrs 1968 #850 Brack 1:43 metal kit made with the help of
SMTS and
ALO...
Grand Prix Models: after some amusing tooing-&-froing with
John Watson we now have available a ten piece only signed edition of the recent
Spark Penske PC3 he raced back in 1976. Be quick!...
Studio 27: newly arrived is a
1:12 additional decal set & 1:24 templated carbon decal set to fit the
Tamiya Vaillant Porsche 934 & Ford Mustang GT4 kits respectively...
Kess: 1:43 model of the
1993 Aston Martin Virage Lagonda Shooting Brake & Mercedes 260 Type 10-50 Stuttgart have arrived and available in a choice of two colours each...
Spark: here is news pencilled in for
Q4/Q1 release and includes both 1:18 & 1:43 scales. Most amusing must be the two Rebellion Le Mans Driver's Parade cars and Lando Norris Silverstone crash helmet to go with the usual fab mix of a great popular many themes...
Top Speed: will release its 1:18 model of the 2020 Daytona 24hrs,
Wayne Taylor Racing's Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi...
TrueScale: next week we will also have their 1:43 resincast model of
Ken Miles' AC Cobra from Sebring 12hrs 1963...
Looksmart: delivery en route is bringing us the last five of the 2019 Le Mans Ferrari 458GTEs -
JMW Motorsport, Weathertech Racing, Car Guy Racing, Clearwater Racing & #71 AF Corse entries...
Spark: there is a load of new 43rd scale model subjects on the way to us due to land next week covering current/classic
Le Mans, Monte Carlo, IMSA GTD, Formula 1, DRM, Nurburgring, Spa & Daytona 24hrs, Nassau, Blancpain & Macau races...
Spark: Held back to avoid loss during our holiday by those nice people at Spark, the
week 34 delivery is with us and brings the usual cornucopia of model pleasures...
Norev: new 1:18 & 1:43 diecast models loosely listed for release later this year and into early 2020 looks at
Alpine, BMW, Bugatti, Citroen, Daimler, Ford, Mercedes, Opel, Porsche, Rolls Royce & VW...
Tecnomodel: the
1953 Ferrari 250MM Coupe Vignale is subject for a series of four 1:18 hand built models due for release during December...
Neo has a couple of colour options on the 1:43
1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Hard Top Coupe coming along during week 36...
FSW Weekly: It has been
another busy week with a number of new deliveries, plenty of restocks and also several boxes of rarities to work through. We’ll begin with diecast and resincast releases seeing several new models from Ixo, Trofeu and Neo offering a fine selection of road, race and rally cars between them all in 1:43. For kit builders we have just one new resin kit release this week, a pretty little Panhard, but this is joined in the delivery by several hand builts too. If you build F1 cars, Cigale 43 is a range we’ve not had releases from for quite some time and we are pleased to have received a significant delivery of new and restocked decals from them, filling many pre-orders. There is another of our regular restocks from Denizen too and a truck load of those rarities, which are going very fast! In hand built there are some elegant 1:43 1930s road cars from Evrat and 1:18 1950s Ferrari racers from BBR and we have several new books too!
We must also remind that we are closed to the coming two weeks as we take a holiday. We will send everything possible before we lock up and will clear any new orders and payments received when we return on September 1st...
Rarities Box A5: so excited with this small group of Formula 1 which has a
Bosica and three Superior Models kits (pictures tomorrow). There's also more MG Model, PM, Tenariv, SMTS & a 1:20 Hiro...
Minichamps: half way through the month feels a little odd to be announcing models "expected throughout August" but here we have
1:43 2019 Sims/Da Costa BMW FE, Brabus 550 & Mercedes 190E plus 1:18 2019 Bottas Mercedes, 1989 DTM Mercedes & 1987 Sauber C9s...
Spark: Q1/2021 is the anticipated release date for these early 2020 Formula 1 season
Bottas, Hamilton Mercedes W11 & Verstappen Red Bull RB16 race winners. Also back for its third (?) reproduction will be the so popular 2018 Porsche "Pink Pig"...
Cigale 43: now landed, six all new 1:43 high quality decal sets making a total of fifteen versions of the
March 761B & 2-4-0 and all from the 1977 Formula 1 season...
Evrat: has released its 1:43 hand built limited edition models of the
1939 Bugatti T57C Faux Cabriolet Charmaine James Young & 1938 Delahaye 135MS Coupe Figoni & Falaschi, the Delahaye available in beige or black...
Rarities Box A3: heads up
BBR & Marsh Models resin/metal kit fans, here's a collection of Formula , Can-AM & sportscar racing goodies...
Rarities Box A2: in this box of goodies you will find 1:43 resin/metal kit sports cars from
Starter, Indy cars from Formula Models and F1 by Meri (superkits), SRC and Tenariv...
Rarities Box A1: something to leave you all with for the weekend. Another cracking collection of 1:43 resin/metal kits has come to us and here is the first group of
PM, Starter, Tenariv, GPM & Meri F1, Le Mans, IMSA & BTCC...
Trofeu: offers nine new rally cars & three new race cars as its collection of newly arrived models with
Alpine, Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford & Vauxhall all represented....
Ixo: has issued a mix of 1:43 diecast road, sports & WRC subjects from
Aston Martin, Fiat, Ford, Jaguar & Toyota...
FSW Weekly: We’ve got plenty to tempt you with in this latest 47-page edition of
FSW Weekly with restocks, new arrivals, additions to our sale section and also more rarities coming in. In the case of the latter, keep watching over the coming days, particularly if you’re a Formula 1 builder. On the subject of F1 kits, we have restocks from Tameo and Bad Wolf Miniatures and several new releases from Hiro in a variety of scales. There are 1:43 resincast releases from Spark, Matrix, Great Iconic Miniatures and TrueScale and we have 1:18 releases from Cult Scale Models and Top Speed. Click through now...
F1 Rarities: a collection of 1:24 & 1:20 resin/metal & plastic Japanese kits from
Wave, Modeller's & Hasegawa. Be quick...
Can-Am Collection: a collection of
Marsh Models either factory built models or others built to a good standard all mounted in BBR display cases and including their original boxes too...
MR Collection: likewise,
Looksmart's parent company is to make the
Lamborghini Sian Roadster in 1:18...
Looksmart: is making
Lamborghini's Sian Roadster as 43rd hand built models. A somewhat larger production run than the 19 1:1 cars and at considerably less money too!...
Belkits: is starting work on three rally
Renault Maxi 1:24 plastic kits - 5 Turbo, Clio & Megane. Details of events, years, drivers etc. are to follow...
Spark: and the good stuff keeps on coming with the arrival of
street Porsche 914/6, F1 Brabham, Connaught, Ensign, Matra, F2 Lola, WRC Stratos, Porsche, 2020 Yaris, Spa Rowe Porsche, GT4 Alpine, Ring VW ID-R & Golf, SCG003C, Australian 935 & 2019 Lando Norris helmet...
TrueScale: the 1:43
2019 Le Mans BMW M8GTE models have now arrived in stock...
Top Speed: as promised the
2019 Le Mans Ford GTs & Daytona 24hrs Acura & Mazda DPi 1:18 resincast models are now released...
Spark: first pictures of the 1:43 2020 Formula 1 models shows us to expect the
Raikkonen Alfa Romeo C39 Fiorano Test plus Gasly & Kvyat Alpha Tauri AT01 and Hamilton/Bottas Mercedes W11 all from the pre-season Barcelona test. Have you pre-ordered yours?...
Sale Dept.: here is our regular update of
sale items with additions and further reductions. Be quick as in most cases we only have the one...
Matrix: has three new subjects now available as four 1:43 resincast models. Our favourite is the jet-age
Chrysler Turboflite join by Bugatti T57TT "Therese" & 1929 Mercedes 680S Armbruster Cabriolet which is available either roof up or down...
Great Iconic Models: has delivered its 1:43 resincast model of the
Lincoln Pioneer Station Wagon 1956 in a very smart two-tone copper & black colour scheme...
FSW Weekly: plenty
arrived this week including another selection of rarities and we have more to work through over the coming weeks including a number of hand builts as well as kits, so keep watching! New kits this week are plastic releases with two 1:24s for rally fans from Belkits and a new name, Magnifier, offering a revised reproduction of the ex-Trumpeter GT40 in 1:12. There are new decals in a variety of scales from Decalcas and Blue Stuff and from Komakai an excellent reference guide to go with the Belkits releases. 1:43 hand builts this week come from Looksmart and MEA Kit43, the latter also providing plenty of back orders. We have restocks of Denizen figures and Le Mans winners from Spark, along with a new 1:64 release in their Sparky range. BBR sent 1:18 diecasts of 2019 F1 Ferrari race winners and in 1:43 resincast we have some very unusual subjects from Autocult. Click through for all the latest...
Magnifier: last week we held off announcing the release of this 1:12 former
Trumpeter 1966 Ford GT40 plastic kit as half the delivery had gone astray. Happily that is now rectified and the kit is in stock...
Autocult: has sent its
1962 GAZ 16A hover-car & 1935 White Gilmore Streamline Tanker both 1:43 limited edition resincast models...
Looksmart: two more colours of its 1:43 hand built
Ferrari Roma are now released...
Goldvarg: we are going to have a second swing at this brand of 1:43 resincast late 1950s to early 70s Americana. Here are
Buick, Chevrolet, Ford, Mercury, Oldsmobile & Pontiac including a 1963 Monte Carlo rally Falcon...
Cult Scale Models: late August is the expected delivery time for the its 1:18 resincast models of the
1969 Austin 1100 & 1958 Jaguar XK150 OTS, both to be available in a choice of two colours...
Almost Real: has added some colour variants to previously released
1:43 Mercedes S-Class Maybach & 1:18 Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousine By Mulliner limousine models...
Evrat: on the way to us from France are three new 1:43 hand built limited edition models of the
1939 Bugatti T57C Faux Cabriolet Charmaine James Young & 1938 Delahaye 135MS Coupe Figoni & Falaschi 1938 in both beige & black...
Neo: 1:43 resincast model of a
1965 Jaguar S-Type in black is due for release soon...
Ixo: here's news and a production update on a variety of classic and current
1:18 & 1:43 diecast rally and road car projects...
Profil 24: due during August is the
1999 Le Mans Mercedes CLR as 1:24 resin/metal kits. Pre-order now...
Books: you just know a book from the McKlein stable is going to be chock full of top quality images so we are really looking forward to
"Grand Prix 1961-1965 : The 1.5 Litre Days In Formula One" & "Jochen Rindt : A Champion With Hidden Depths" expected next month...
MEA Kit 43: has issued its 1:43 hand built models of the
1971 Ford powered & 1971 BRM powered Daren sports car as raced Nurburgring 1000kms, Silverstone & Targa Florio...
Belkits: the two new
1:24 MG Metro 6R4 plastic kits are in stock...