As the weather closes in and gets ever more wintry here in Europe, there
is plenty of racing activity this weekend in warmer climes with two big
endurance races in Bahrain (WEC) and the UAE (Gulf) 12 Hours, plus tin-top
action with the WTCC in Malaysia and local series in Brazil and Argentina. TV
coverage and live streams are available from the WEC and WTCC races. For those
who haven’t seen it, along with Christian Bale being nominated for a Golden
Globe for his role in Le Mans 1966/Ford v Ferrari, there is a magnificent short animated film based around the events in 1955 which is up for awards in various short film categories.
12 December
Ebbro: has developed its very nice 1:24 Citroen H-Van plastic kit into a mobile creperie which will include three figures to bring life to the snack van...
CCC: has sent us the first two of its Le Mans Adler Trumpf hand built models, the rest to follow next year...
Marsh Models: has released its third 1:43 resin/metal kit in the series of Ferrari 512S this one the Le Mans 1970 #14/15 Scuderia Filipinetti cars. Hand builts to follow later...
Autocult: three new models have landed with us, Porsche's PEP Type 2696, the Neretti I and an MG M Mini that is a mystery as to whether it ever existed from the factory beyond drawings...
KK Scale: issue a very nice looking 1:18 diecast model of the glorious Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 available in both 'anthracite' & metallic blue...
JarMark: we received a rare delivery of bespoke 1:43 Formula 1 models all McLaren M23s raced by Dave Charlton, Tony Trimmer & Emilio de Villota. All are conversions using the excellent Tameo donor kits...
Cult Scale Models: has announced the 1985 Rover Vitesse in 18th scale and to be available in red & metallic blue...
GCAM: delivered just one new 1:43 hand built model this time, the Kieft 1100 Le Mans 1955 #46 of Rippon & Merrick...
Looksmart & MR Collection: are making the Lamborghini V12 Vision Gran Turismo unveiled in November at the FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships in Monaco...
Hiro: is busy working on another of its superb highly detailed 12th scale resin/metal kits, this time around it is the 1989 Le Mans winning Mercedes C9 that is under the microscope. Remember that sound? Yes please!...
11 December
This Way Up: next up in this series of Tameo's reissued 1:43 metal Formula 1 kits will be Mario Andretti's Parnelli VPJ4B from Long Beach 1976...
10 December
Spark: has unveiled more 1:18 models for release through 2020. Two Porsche 917 Le Mans winners, two Lauda BMW CSLs, two F1 championship winners, two (there's a theme here?) Fruit of the Loom DRM cars, 1980 Belga Rondeau, 2019 ARC Ligier JS P217 & Porsche 911 Speedster road car...
Pit Wall: a very welcome name to return to our catalogue and with something quite unusual. A 1:20 conversion set for the Tamiya Ferrari SF70H plastic kit to make the 2018 Formula 1 Haas VF18 of Romain Grosjean & Kevin Magnussen...
Schuco: is about to release a 1:43 resincast VW Beetle Motorhome (yes, really!) and 1:18 Porsche 911s & Mercedes 35HP diecast models...
Ferrari Flash Sale: minimum of 15% off our current stock (as at midday today) of hand built Ferrari models only until midnight on the 16th. That's BBR, Bee Bop, Faenza, Jade, Looksmart, Marsh, MG Model, Mysterious, Renaissance & Tameo models...
Looksmart: the Ferrari 312B2 driven by Mario Andretti to 11th place in the 1971 German Grand Prix is the subject of a 1:43 model for early in the new year...
BBR: is to shortly release its 1:18 diecast Vettel/Leclerc Ferrari SF90 models & announces 1:18 Ferrari 812GTS hand builts shown at the Frankfurt motor show earlier in the year...
6 December
Spark: and keeping up the delivery theme, here is news of 22 new 1:43 models plus two 1:8 crash helmets that are in transit. This has the 2019 Le Mans winner, Tanak WRC Toyota, Sebring/Daytona Porsche RSRs & F1 Alfa test car; 2018 Formula E, GT3 Bahrain Audi & Nations Cup Merc, 'Ring record Porsche 919, LM64 Ford GT40 and more...
Looksmart: and now we have news of the 1:43 2019 Canadian Grand Prix Vettel/Leclerc Ferrari SF90s that are in the same Christmas week delivery...
Spark: another on the will it/won't it Christmas delivery radar is this group of 1:18 & 1:12 models including the 2019 Le Mans winner, 2019 F1 Alfa Romeos & Red Bull, 2016 Vinales Suzuki MotoGP, 'Pink Pig' 911RSR reissue & '956 Retro' RSR in 12th scale...
Bizarre: also touch-and-go to arrive before the holidays is the 1:43 resincast model of George Eyston's Thunderbolt Bonneville 1938...
Looksmart: is shipping its Sebastian Vettel & Charles Leclerc 2019 Chinese Grand Prix Ferrari SF90 18th scale models now for delivery here (hopefully) just before Christmas shutdown...
BBR: originally announced in the summer last year and then withdrawn over licencing issues, the Ferrari 488 Pista Piloti is back and available to pre-order in four colours in both 1:43 & 1:18...
5 December
FSW Weekly: There are kits galore for you this week with 42-pages of huge selection to choose from now that we’ve listed all of the recently arrived rarities and plenty of restock and new releases besides, with two new Ferraris from SilverLine in 1:43, 1:24 plastic by Hasegawa and some great super-detailed 1:12s from Hiro. If you prefer your models fully finished, there are new 1:43 and 1:18 handbuilts by BBR and there’s plenty to choose from in diecast and resincast with a huge number of new models by Spark, TrueScale, Norev, Trofeu and more. Click through now for all the latest and don’t forget, this weekend sees our last open Saturday of the year...
Autocult: will be bringing us more of it's continued automotive strangeness in the new year with a NASA astronaut van, De Soto ambulance & PZinz 403 Lux-Sport plus the Autocult books including Ferrari 312T8 model...
Avenue 43: adding to its 1:43 Ferrari Daytona Prototype & Saab Quantum III are Serenissima 308 Jet Competizione & Mercedes 300 SLS Porter Special all expected to arrive during December/January...
Matrix: suggested for mid-December delivery is this group of delights. Our favourites are the three Jaguars, particularly the Group 44 E-Type but there's more with Alfa Romeo 6C, Invicta 4.5, Spyker 60HP, Talbot-Lago T26 & 1:18 Ferrari 250GT...
BBR: biggest news of the week is planned production of limited edition models of the 'Lauda' Ferrari 488 Pista Spider in both 1:43 & 1:18...
Norev: new 1:43 diescast model is the cool looking buggy like 2019 Citroen 19-19 concept...
Hasegawa: continuing with its series of 1:24 & 1:12 plastic kit reissues, the latest to appear are the Esso Lancia Delta Integrale, 1993 Monte Carlo winning Toyota Celica, Nissan R92CP & Lawson Yamaha YZR500...