Last weekend's Daytona
500 saw plenty of incident, with a huge accident early on which
brought out the red flags and then another pile up on the final lap, leaving a
surprise winner. If you missed it, the Official NASCAR Youtube channel has a
full replay free to watch. There’s another NASCAR race from Daytona to look forward to this weekend and for
those looking to Formula1, the 2021 car launches have started, McLaren the first to
break cover with the new Mercedes powered MCL35M. Meanwhile, over in Abu Dhabi the 2021 Asian F3 & Le Mans Series complete the championship trail.
18 February
Rarities 4: how about a collection of 1:43 Fiat 131 Abarth and Lancia Stratos diecast Solido models professionally hand built back in the 1980s? Most have stood up remarkably well, others need some of your TLC...
Marsh Aerotech: another "it's been a while" moment so we are very pleased to offer the cracking 1:32 resin/metal kit of the 1929 Schneider Trophy Savoia Marchetti S65 racing aircraft...
Tameo: today we received a very unusual 1:43 metal kit from this brand, a road car Ferrari 400 Superamerica! It's not the first in its catalogue but it has been many, many years...
Komakai: adding to last week's announcement of the new "Fast Guide" BMW M8GTE are Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick" & Lotus 97T in "Fast" & "Ultra Guide" forms respectively. All should be with us next week...
17 February
Esval: suggests March/April delivery for its new 1:43 Devon GTX, Invicta Black Prince & Oldsmobile Super Holiday resincast models...
Ixo: working on 1:43 Elba rally winning Warmbold VW Beetle, 1990 RAC Mitsubishi Galant, Ralliart Mercedes service van & 1:18 TdC winning Delecour Ford Escort and Four-Wheeled Trailer...
16 February
Rarities 3: another collection of hand built models this time the majority are factory built, rare and never been out of their boxes - Historic Replicas, BBR, Miniature du Chateau, SRC, Signed Editions, SMTS etc. & 2003 Le Mans annual too...
Great Iconic Models: 1:43 models of the 1971 Lincoln Mk3 in metallic brown and metallic green are due during week 8...
Goldvarg: update suggests we should see its 1:43 1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta Wagon models next week...
Cult Scale Models: next week we expect to see the release of the 1:18 kerbside resincast 1963 Saab 95 models to be available in either red or two-tone blue & white...
Decalcas: not often a major development comes along these days but here comes one - Textured Decals! Four textures available and we quote "Completely different from any other product on the market. The most important feature is that they include 3D patterns with volume and texture, changing the looks as light falls on them at different angles. These decals can be varnished, or receive the application of pigments and acrylic paint over them, as well as weathering techniques, washing, etc... They are suitable for practically all scales, and their applications are truly endless: enriching the texture of the flat bottoms of racing cars, simulating the polyester fibers inside the fairings of racing motorcycles, recreating the carbon fibre patterns from the beginning of the 80s, adding textures to vehicle interiors, enhancing the realism of engine parts , etc. They can even be used in other fields of scale modelling (armoured cars, airplanes, figures, fantasy, etc.)"...
15 February
New Books: If anyone can explain printed paper held in Brexit customs for three weeks I would love to hear. Maybe the invoice "... not in English" is a reason but that's another story entirely. Anyway, finally the "ACO LE Mans Annual 2020" is here along with "Porsche Sport 2020", "Automobile Year #68" & "Allard"...
TrueScale: 1:43 Aston Martin, Bentley and Corvette are the focus of today's delivery with DBX, Vanquish Zagato Continental Coupe & Convertible, Spa 2019 GT3s & C8 Stingray all arrived...
Schuco: detailed 1:18 diecast Porsche 550 Spyder that finished 4th at Le Mans 1955 is now available...
Ixo: mixes Camilli 2020 Citroen C3 R5 & Talbot Sunbeam Lotus in all white with road Ford Sierra Estate, Ford Taunus, Jaguar XJ12C, Simca 1100 & Mk1 Golf Cabriolet 1:43 diecast models...
Norev: 1:18 diecast Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk1 - a happy reminder of days charging around London young, free & single...
Tecnomodel: has released its 1:18 resincast kerbside model of the 1987 Ferrari 408 concept available in either red, yellow or white...
Top Studio: by the time this delivery arrived from HK, our stock of the latest Tamiya 1:12 Williams FW14B detailing set for the radiators and ECUs had all been taken up! More will be on the way...
12 February
FSW Weekly: Welcome to a slightly late FSW Weekly. Just a few for you this week, but some beauties among them. For Formula 1 fans there are new releases from Minichamps in both 1:18 and 1:43 scales. Matrix look after the classic road car collectors with several very elegant models of Pegaso, Delahaye and Cadillac subjects and, a little unusual for us, we have some collections of pre-owned hand built models offering a great selection of classic Le Mans and other sports racing cars. There’s loads to enjoy on the new announcements too, so get those pre-orders in to avoid missing out. Click through now...
Rarities 2: a collection of pre-owned professionally hand built Starter, Provence Moulage, Marsh (factory built), MCM etc. 1:43 Le Mans winners. All have been on display and some need a little aftercare!...
Matrix: a delivery! Brexit customs and Chinese New Year are slowing things right down. Here we have two versions 1937 Cadillac V16 S90 FW Coupe, two 1939 Delahaye 135MS Grand Sport Roadster Figoni & Falaschi & one 1953 Pegaso Z102 Cupola Coupe...