FSW Weekly Edition #28/2026

Hunt's Trois-Rivières March

FC Models' March 76B 3rd Trois-Rivières 1976 #96 Hunt in 1:20 scale captures one of motorsport's most evocative single-seater subjects. Trois-Rivières was the jewel of North American Formula Atlantic, a fearsome street circuit in Quebec that drew Formula 1 stars across the Atlantic to test themselves against the continent's rising talent. In 1976, the very year he would wrest the Formula 1 World Championship from Niki Lauda in the McLaren, James Hunt guested in the Ecurie Canada, Ramada-backed March 76B and charged to a hard-fought third. As a subject, it neatly bottles the raw, no-nonsense spirit of period Atlantic racing and one of the sport's most charismatic champions at the peak of his powers.

FC Models' resin and metal interpretation does the subject full justice, with the sharply mastered casting, sensible photo-etched detailing, printed acetate windows and finely screen-printed decals that have become hallmarks of the range. Built to the exacting 1:20 scale, the kit resolves the 76B's purposeful wedge profile, exposed suspension and period Ecurie Canada livery with real presence, rewarding the collector who enjoys creating a centrepiece with their own hands. Released this month, it is available to order now.

The March heads an FC Models delivery with a strong single-seater flavour, arriving alongside the 1:20 March 772P BMW in which Jochen Mass won the prestigious 1977 Nürburgring Formula 2 race, another beautifully detailed resin and metal kit celebrating a memorable chapter of late-seventies competition. Beyond FC Models, the historic Formula 1 content runs deep this week, with Tecnomodel ending its recent quiet spell to offer the 1981 March 811s of Derek Daly and Eliseo Salazar in several different versions, the favourite likely being Daly's seventh-placed British Grand Prix car, adding a welcome ground-effect-era subject to the growing range.

Built and ready made Formula 1 content runs equally deep in the wake of Silverstone. Spark continues to expand its 2026 Formula 1 driver's helmet collection, following the fashion of almost constant new race-by-race designs, with British Grand Prix editions for Sainz, Russell, Stroll, Norris, Bearman, Bottas and Piastri, along with an Austrian version too. Looksmart, in parallel with BBR, continues its 2026 Ferrari SF-26 programme with Charles Leclerc's British Grand Prix winner in 1:64, 1:43, 1:18 and 1:12 scales, Lewis Hamilton's Silverstone car in 1:43 and 1:18, and his Catalunya Grand Prix winner in 1:12, while BBR's 1:43 history of the season adds the British Grand Prix versions of both SF-26s, offered with or without driver figures, and 1:18 diecast versions with removable nose sections, front wings and wheels.

March 76B 3rd Trois Rivieres 1976 #96 Hunt 1:20 - FCM20009

Lamborghini Fenomeno 2025 Yellow - MRCLS567A

Sant'Agata's New Phenomenon

Looksmart's Lamborghini Fenomeno 2025 in 1:43 scale captures the most extreme road-going Lamborghini yet built. A limited "few-off" of just twenty-nine coupes, the Fenomeno takes the Revuelto's naturally aspirated V12 hybrid architecture to a new peak, its 6.5-litre engine combining with three electric motors for a combined output beyond 1,080 CV, making it the most powerful road car the marque has ever produced. Finished here in a searing Giallo Crius yellow, it represents the very pinnacle of the contemporary supercar and the sort of headline machine that defines the year for road car collectors.

Looksmart's hand-built resin interpretation upholds the standards that have made the range a benchmark for 1:43 road cars, with the top-quality paint finish and finely applied photo-etched detailing collectors expect. The Fenomeno's dramatic, sharply sculpted bodywork, aggressive aerodynamic addenda and purposeful stance are all beautifully resolved, the vivid yellow lending the little model real shelf presence. Released this month, it is precisely the kind of limited, high-desirability subject that rewards early commitment.

The Fenomeno heads a rich week for road car collectors. The same Looksmart shipment brings the equally striking Ferrari 849 Testarossa 2025 in Metallic Orange, another of the latest Italian supercars rendered in beautifully hand-built 1:43 scale. Elsewhere, Cult Scale Models has confirmed a first delivery during the third quarter of 2026 for its 1:18 1961-1964 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Ti (101) and 1949 Aston Martin 2 Litre Sports, with three colour choices of each, while Ixo rounds out the roadster interest with a 1985 Renault 5 GT Turbo and a Lancia Ypsilon among its latest classic and current announcement. For the kit builder, Italeri is to release a 1:24 plastic kit of the delightful late-1960s Lancia Fulvia HF to catch the eye of kit enthusiasts.

Katsuta's Kenyan Crown

Ixo's Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1st Safari 2026 #18 Katsuta/Johnston in 1:18 scale captures the modern World Rally Championship at its most dramatic. On the brutal, car-breaking gravel of Safari Rally Kenya, Takamoto Katsuta, partnered by co-driver Aaron Johnston in the Toyota Gazoo Racing machine, drove with grit and resilience to claim the biggest result of his career, a hugely popular and emotional maiden WRC victory and a proud home-brand triumph for Toyota. As one of the leading hybrid Rally1 cars, the #18 GR Yaris represents the cutting edge of current rallying and the fierce fight between Toyota and Hyundai at the front of the championship.

Ixo's diecast interpretation does the subject full justice at the larger 1:18 scale, with the well-resolved casting and competitive pricing that have made the range so popular. The GR Yaris's aggressive aerodynamics, deep front splitter, prominent rear wing and busy Toyota Gazoo Racing livery, complete with its Denso, CCI, Panasonic and Tamadic branding, are all cleanly rendered, capturing the purposeful, planted stance of a modern Rally1 car. Currently listed for pre-order with a 5% discount, it is an easy recommendation for any collector of contemporary rallying.

The Toyota heads a rich week for rally collectors. The same Ixo classic and current announcement runs deep in both 1:43 and 1:18 scales, taking in the Audi 200 Quattro, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and 4x4, Skoda Fabia Rally2, Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 and Rally2 and the Lancia Ypsilon HF Rally4, while a separate Ixo group of 2025 WRC models is expected for first delivery at the end of August, featuring the Monte Carlo Fords of Munster/McErlean, the Safari Hyundais of Tanak and Neuville, Tanak's in a splendidly dirty finish, and Martin Sesks' Ford from Sweden and Estonia. There is a strong historic seam too, with Beemax set to reissue the excellent Aoshima 1:24 plastic kit of Carlos Sainz's 1991 Monte Carlo-winning Toyota Celica GT-Four, DSN 43 preparing new master parts for the 1970s Opel Commodore, beginning with Michele Mouton's Monte Carlo 1975 Commodore GSE shared with Robini, alongside an Audi 80 Quattro from the 1989 1000 Lakes, a splendidly tartan-decorated Porsche 911SC from Portugal 1979 and an Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 365 GTB/4 from Le Mans 1972, and Trofeu adding an Alpine A110 from the 1971 Monte Carlo of Chubrikov and a Ford Escort RS1800 from the 1977 RAC of Fowkes and Harris.

Endurance, GT and touring car collectors are well served too. Spark has confirmed that the number of 2026 Le Mans models in preparation in 1:18 far outnumbers those left unselected, with the three class winners joined by a further thirty-three Hypercar, LMP2 and GT3 subjects scheduled for release from December through to May. Spark has also published its short list of 1:18 Nürburgring 24 Hours models, taking in the winning Mercedes-AMG GT3, the second-placed Aston, the third-placed BMW, the ever-popular BMW M3 Touring 24H, the HWA Engineering Mercedes, a pair of Audis and the Red Bull Lamborghini. That M3 Touring theme continues at Minichamps, where what began as an April Fools' joke and became a firm fans' favourite, the BMW M3 Touring 24H, is to be modelled in its three current decorations, the "April Fool", the "We Built It" NLS2 racer and the fourth-placed Nürburgring 24 Hours Shell-sponsored version, all available to pre-order in 1:18, 1:43 and 1:64 scales, while Trofeu adds a period touch with the BMW 1602 from the 1971 Nürburgring 300kms of Clever.

Elsewhere, two new titles tempt from the bookshelf, with 20 Years of GT3 Racing: The Story Of The World's Leading GT Sportscar Category and Andrea Moda Formula: The Legend Of The Formula One Team Too Bad To Be True rounding out a week with something for every taste.

Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1st Safari 2026 #18 Katsuta/Johnston 1:18 - IXO18RMC282A