FSW Weekly Edition 50/2018

The end of the year is rapidly approaching and we have plenty of variety arrived this week from all over the world. We’ll start with kits and in plastic, from Hasegawa we see a 1:24 re-boxing (with fresh decal print) of the 1989 WSPC Sauber Mercedes C9. For use with either classic Fujimi or Beemax excellent recent kit releases, Studio 27 has a new decal for the Labatts BMW M3 raced in the 1991 BTCC and also from the Japanese maker we see detailing parts for Hasegawa’s Jaguar XJR8s, this and the decal in 1:24, and full 1:20 kits of the Lotus 81, with several race options. For kit builders working in any scales, we have significant restocks of Virage decals and also the very useful and versatile self-adhesive foils and plain decal papers for home printing from Bare-Metal Foil. Our 1:43 hand builts this week are something a little different, with several Formula 2 subjects created by MEA Kit43. These include several Marches and a Surtees, all from the 1972 season.

March 722 Formula 2 1972 #2 Cevert - Reference MEASPL028

Alfa Romeo 1st Le Mans 1931 #16 Brikin/Howe 1:18 - Reference SPK18LM031

We’ve plenty of new arrivals in 1:18 this week and they offer quite a range of subjects. The BMW ‘Batmobiles’ from the mid-70s always make great subjects and from Minichamps this week we see the Alpina car of de Fierlant and Grohs from the Silverstone 6 Hours. There’s plenty for road car collectors with a pretty pre-war Skoda from Autocult and a BMW M535i and classic Alpine A110 from Norev. KK Scale’s kerbside diecast Ferraris offer great value and the latest here are the 275 GTB/4 NART Spider and pretty 275 GTS, both cars sharing similar running gear but very different in style. On the Ferrari theme, Looksmart has delivered the first of their 2018 Formula 1s in 1:18 with the cars for both drivers from Australia. There’s a 2018 F1 subject among Spark’s latest 1:18 releases too, with Leclerc’s Sauber from Azerbaijan and this appears among Formula E. modern GT machines and classic F1 cars including the latest in its 1:18 winners range, the 1931 Alfa Romeo of Birkin & Howe. 

There are some 1:43 restocks from Spark too, including top ups of some of the short delivered new releases from the past couple of weeks. Spark’s sister range Bizarre concentrates on the slightly more obscure and this week’s new releases off three speed record machines and a rather distinctive exhibition vehicle built for Red Bull. Apparently there’s a Land Rover under there somewhere!  Another range specialising in motoring oddities is Autocult and the latest 1:43 releases don’t disappoint on the weirdness front! Kess is a name we’ve not heard from for a little while and it has caught up with an imposing Chrysler sedan and two colour options each for the Cizetta Moroder and stylish Pininfarina Cadillac Brougham  ‘Jacqueline’. Oxford released a charming model of one of Yorkshire’s more famous automotive products, the Jowett Jupiter and there are more well priced diecasts from Norev with a Jaguar E Type roadster and Lancia S4 Stradale. 

Lancia Delta S4 1985 Red - Reference NOR785016