FSW Weekly Edition #10/2026

Moffat’s BTCC BMW

Spark’s BMW 330i BTCC 2025 #16 driven by Aiden Moffat captures a contemporary contender from one of the world’s most fiercely contested touring car championships. The British Touring Car Championship has long balanced manufacturer involvement with fiercely independent teams, and the West Surrey Racing–run BMW 330i has been among the category’s most consistently competitive machines in recent seasons. Its rear-wheel-drive layout provides a distinct handling character within the BTCC field, while WSR’s engineering depth and development experience continue to make the car a regular presence at the sharp end of the grid. For Aiden Moffat, the 2025 season represents another step in a steadily maturing BTCC career. Having entered the championship as one of its youngest ever drivers, he has grown into a composed and determined competitor capable of challenging established names in the series. Spark’s 1:43 resincast model captures the purposeful stance of the BMW, the dense sponsor graphics of the modern BTCC grid and the clean, muscular proportions of the G20-generation 330i, preserving a snapshot of contemporary touring car racing in miniature.

The model forms part of a major Spark shipment due in April, bringing a strong mix of touring car and GT subjects. BTCC highlights include the NAPA Ford Focus race winners with Dan Cammish and further WSR BMW 330i entries for Rainford and Moffat, alongside classic BMW M3 E30 Macau Guia Race podium finishers driven by Winkelhock and Ravaglia. The shipment also extends into international GT racing with the BMW M4 GT3 Le Mans 2025 Team WRT entry, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 cars from the Nürburgring 24 Hours and Bathurst 12 Hours, and Lexus and Toyota Super GT contenders from Japan. Pre-orders are already open but closing quickly as allocation tightens.

Elsewhere, Avenue 43 introduces the unusual Audi 100 S4 GTO from the South African Westbank Modified Series, while TrueScale Models adds the Acura ARX-06 GTP from the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours and the Chevrolet Camaro ZR1 Hendrick Motorsports test car developed ahead of Chevrolet’s return to Le Mans. Looking ahead, Top Speed expands its 1:18 programme with the Daytona-winning Porsche 963, Aston Martin Valhalla and McLaren 750S, while Spark confirms the reissue of its Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3R and the Pikes Peak Hoonipigasus in 1:64 scale. For builders, Marsh Models rounds out the week with a strong delivery of Ford GT40 endurance kits and the McLaren M8C Can-Am, offering classic sports car subjects for model makers.

BMW 330i BTCC 2025 #16 Moffat - SPKUK035

Toyota Celica GT4 (ST185) 1st Costa Brava 2025 #1 Latvala/Hussi - IXORAM993

Latvala’s Celica Conquers Costa Brava

Ixo’s Toyota Celica GT4 ST185 1st Costa Brava 2025 #1 Latvala/Hussi captures the winning entry from one of the most atmospheric events on the historic rally calendar. The ST185-generation Celica GT4, with its turbocharged 3S-GTE engine and full-time four-wheel drive, was one of the defining competition cars of the early 1990s, and its continued success in the hands of skilled crews on the historic rally circuit speaks to the enduring quality of the platform. Jari-Matti Latvala, the former WRC frontrunner and current Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal, has never lost his appetite for the driver’s seat, and his outright victory on the Costa Brava is a reminder that genuine pace and car control do not diminish with a change of role. Ixo’s 1:43 interpretation preserves the distinctive wedge profile and competition graphics of the winning car with the brand’s characteristic precision.

The model sits within a busy rally landscape for collectors. Ixo’s forward programme includes 1:18 Toyota GR Yaris models from the Canary Islands Rally 2025, representing the 1st and 2nd place entries of Rovanperä and Ogier. Spark’s upcoming April shipment adds further rally depth with Toyota Yaris Rally1 winners from Finland and Japan, driven by Ogier/Landais and Evans/Martin. At the smaller end of the scale spectrum, Mini GT contributes a charming 1:64 Subaru Impreza WRC98 from the 2000 New Zealand Rally, the Caltex Havoline-backed car driven by Possum Bourne and Vincent Craig, due for release in Q3 2026.

Elsewhere, Schuco’s Pro.R resin range brings three road cars with strong motorsport DNA: the Aston Martin DBX 707 2023 in metallic green, the iconic Ford Sierra Cosworth 1986 in metallic blue, and the legendary Lancia 037 1982 in red, the last rear-wheel-drive car to win the World Rally Championship. Together they underline how closely the worlds of rallying and road car performance have remained linked across generations.

Scheckter’s Curious Fiorano Ferrari

Autocult’s Ferrari 312 T4A Fiorano 1979 Scheckter is one of those models that rewards curiosity. The T4A was an experimental variant of the championship-winning 312 T4, tested at Ferrari’s private Fiorano circuit by Jody Scheckter during his title-winning season. Visually unusual and clearly a development mule rather than a race-ready machine, the T4A carried distinctive aerodynamic modifications that gave it a markedly different profile from the car that dominated the 1979 championship. Autocult’s 1:43 resincast model captures the strange proportions and unfinished character of this prototype with impressive fidelity, preserving a fascinating footnote in Ferrari’s Formula 1 development story rather than a moment of Grand Prix glory.

The model forms part of a wider Autocult programme exploring unusual and experimental vehicles. Upcoming releases include the 1967 Pininfarina-designed BMC 1800 Aerodinamica, an aerodynamic concept saloon, and the 1950 Tatra 201 Pickup, both scheduled for early May. Autocult has also recently issued the Kamm K4 BMW 1940, an early aerodynamic concept developed by Wunibald Kamm that helped shape modern automotive design thinking.

Elsewhere, the single-seater landscape remains active. Spark’s latest delivery includes the Minardi PS01 from the 2001 Australian Grand Prix, marking Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 debut, alongside the 1976 Le Mans-winning Porsche 936 driven by Ickx and van Lennep in impressive 1:18 scale. Looking ahead, Spark’s April shipment adds further Formula 1 interest with the Ferrari SF-25 Monaco 2025 2nd-place car of Charles Leclerc, plus 1:5 scale driver helmets for Doohan, Piastri and Tsunoda.

Road car collectors are also well catered for. BBR delivers the striking 1:18 Ferrari Purosangue with panoramic roof in red, while BBR has also announced the return of its 1:43 Ferrari 488 Pista and Speciale in new colour and stripe combinations. Ixo previews a strong classic road car line-up for next month with Jaguar XK150, Land Rover 109 Series III, Mercedes 230SL Pagoda and Pontiac Firebird in 1:43 scale, while TrueScale Models looks ahead to Q3 with modern subjects including the BMW M5 Touring, Honda Prelude, Ford Mustang Dark Horse and Mercedes AMG GT3 Bathurst “Test Card” car. Finally, the Books department adds a noteworthy motorsport title with Alan Stacey: His Life And Lotus Career, a detailed look at the driver’s time with Team Lotus and his appearances in Formula 1 and endurance racing.

Ferrari 312 T4A Fiorano 1979 Scheckter - ATC07030