Whilst it is a great week here for Formula 1 collectors, it could be a
decisive weekend for the 2018 championship coming up. There are various permutations which
could result in Hamilton sealing his fifth title in Texas, the simplest being a
win with Vettel finishing third or lower. Of course nothing is guaranteed and a
Ferrari resurgence would see the title fight continue to Mexico and perhaps
beyond. In sportscar racing, there were wins for Cadillac and Toyota at Petit Le
Mans and Fuji respectively and further down the grid in the American race,
Porsche appeared with another retro livery on their class-winning RSR, this
time celebrating the Le Mans winning GT1 of 1998. In DTM, Paffett clinched the
title, which is timely as Spark has sent through images of their model of his
Mercedes this week and if you missed seeing how he got the job done, watch it here...
18 October
Profil 24: with its hotly anticipated 2018 Le Mans 'Pink Pig' & '956' Porsche 911 RSR 1:24 kits on the way to us, today it is announced kits of the 'GT1 Retro' Petit Le Mans are to be made...
BBR: Vettel/Raikkonen Ferrari SF70H Brazil 2017 hand made 1:43 models are now in stock...
Almost Real: release its 1:18 series 1 Range Rover in 'Bahama Gold' colour and 1:43 Mercedes S-Class Maybach in metallic blue...
Minichamps: this week bring us its 2018 Stroll/Sirotkin Williams FW41 & Hulkenberg/Sainz Jnr Renault RS18 1:43 resincast Formula 1 models...
Masterpiece: new 1:43 resincast model release is a rather good looking 1953 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sport Coupe...
ABC Brianza: release 1:43 hand built Abarth 2000 land speed record and resin/metal kit of the Bugatti T57SC Atlantis ASSM...
BBR: we look forward to the 1:18 diecast Ferrari SF71H and FXX-K Evo, hand built 1:12 Ferrari 488 Pista, 1:18 Ferrari 126C2 & Ferrari 250 Lusso, 1:43 Ferrari LaFerrari Coupe & Spider limited editions...
Books: the 'ACO Le Mans Annual 2018' is expected here middle of November. Get your orders in to take advantage of our online 5% discount...
17 October
Books: three new titles to look forward to during the early part of 2019 are 'Jim Hall : Chaparral, Texas and the Invention of Modern Racing', 'Lotus 72 1970-75 (Formula 1 Greats)' & 'Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, The Autobiography of CSX2300'. Pre-order yours now...
Spark: add to its National Series of limited editions 1980s BMWs from Shah Alam, Daytona & Sebring, 2017 WTCC Citroens, F2 Matras, Bathurst 2018 Porsche & JLP Racing Porsche 911 RSR...
Looksmart: set to deliver its 1:43 1963 & 1964 Ferrari Le Mans winners along with their team cars too...
Spark: next week we will have new Alpine A310, Audi R8 GT3, Bentley Continental, Dallara F3, Ford Fiesta WRC, Gordini T32, Lola Mk4, Peugeot 405 T16, Porsche 911RS, Sauber C37 & Shadow DN5B resincast models...
Studio 27: is making 1:20 resin/metal kits of the Jordan 197, Minardi M191 & M191B, reissuing 1:24 Lancia Stratos, Integrale & BMW M3 decals plus 1:12 Yamaha YZF templated carbon sets...
16 October
Le Mans Miniatures: two new 1:18 hand painted pit lane figures are on the way with a French Fire Marshall and TV Cameraman both represented...
CCC: is reissuing several more of its early 1:43 resin/metal Le Mans kits with hand built models now available too - DB Panhard, Gordini T15S, Panhard Dyna X84 & new Alpine A110 Meyrignac concept car...
Hiro: how to resist fully detailed resin/metal 1:12 Porsche 962 kits, especially the 1986 & 1987 Le Mans winners and 1988 Shell/Dunlop car?...
Matrix: is offering five new 1:18 resincast models with Duesenberg Model J Riviera, Duesenberg SJ Torpedo, two Ferrari 250GT Pinin & Rolls Royce Phantom...
Belkits: pull together Tamiya & Shunko to bring us the Delecour 1994 Monte Carlo Ford Escort RS as a 1:24 plastic kit in stock...
Italeri: 1:24 Ari Vatanen's 1981 RAC rally Ford Escort RS1800 plastic kit is now in stock...
15 October
Jade Miniatures: making 1:43 resin/metal kits and hand builts of the Cooper T33 Jaguar as raced by Whitehead, Wick & Steed in the mid-1950s...
Meri: great news of the return to some 1:43 metal kits production from this long stand Italian manufacturer with Jackie Stewart's 1971 F1 World Championship winning Tyrrell 003 as either the Monaco or French Grands Prix winners...
Biante: we promised to bring you more of the excellent 1:43 Supercars models so here come a bunch of Holden Commodores...
Cult Scale Models: has updated its 1:18 future production schedule...
Arena: no sooner as these new models were announced, the first delivery has of 1:43 resin/metal Porsche 935/80, Lancia 037 & Stratos, Fiat 131 & 124ST kits have arrived...
BBR: much excitement with delivery of the 1:43 hand built Ferrari J50 plus Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale...
12 October
Looksmart: also making the Ferrari Monza SP1 & SP2 unveiled at the Paris show as both 1:43 & 1:18 hand built models...
BBR: making the 2018 Paris show Ferrari Monza SP1 & SP2 as limited edition 1:18 hand built models...
Protomodel: a new branding from Studio 27, its first 1:24 resin/metal kit will be the 2018 Le Mans winning Toyota TS050 and due for release early November...
Top Studio: offering sets a of machined flat or tapered Hex Pipe Fittings from 1mm to 2mm diameters...
Belkits: has announced the future production (2020) of more classic GrB rally subjects with the Ford RS200 & Opel Ascona 400 due as 1:24 plastic kits...
Top Speed: will next week release 1:18 models of the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, Aston Martin DB11 and more Ford GTs...
Tamiya: delivers 1:12 Yamaha YZF-R1M plastic kit...
Looksmart: Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari 312T3 from Canada 1978 is now available as a 1:18 resincast model...
FSW Weekly: this week's edition of the latest news is available for you now...
Spark: big delivery of 1:18 and 1:43 new and reissued F1, Le Mans, WRC, Spa 24hrs, Daytona and road models...