Last
weekend saw a significant event in Australian motorsport as the factory Holdens
took to Bathurst for the final time, bowing out with a win but only just, the
podium covered by under two seconds after over 6 hours of racing! Goodwood
hosted a slightly unusual race meeting with none of the usual surrounding
atmosphere but there was still plenty of excellent on track action including
the closing ‘shootout’ one lap sprint. This weekend we see an F1 Grand Prix
return to Portugal, with the underused Portimao facility playing host. Should
be an interesting one! We’re back in action this weekend too, as the C1
Challenge visits Thruxton, GPM Racing onboard Exit 13s car #555 for those
watching live timing. We mentioned at the start of the news that there had been
a lot of new announcements (check out Future Production) and among these is the spectacular Buick speed record car "Bombshell Betty" coming from Autocult and we have found a great on board clip of it running.
22 October
Spark: has announced 39 new models pencilled in for release during Q1 & Q2 of next year. F1, Le Mans, Monte Carlo, Tour de Corse, street, Sebring, Daytona - have a look and place your pre-orders now...
Ebbro: a rare delivery of 1:43 Super GT models has arrived and it's all very blue! Included is Jenson Button's 2018 championship winning Honda NSX, 2019 Kondo, Calsonic & Realize Nissan GT-Rs and 2018 Toyota BRZ...
Kess: is really busy just now with both new 1:43 resincast model releases and announcements. Today they issue 1960 De Soto Adventurer Hard Top in green & red, 1969 Iso Rivolta Fidia in Blue & Cream and Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake in dark blue...
Looksmart: two new shades of red on the 43rd scale hand built Ferrari 812GTS models have arrived...
Virage: new finely printed decal stocks arrived...
21 October
Books: four new titles are now available - "Alfa Romeo 33TT3", Ferrari 250GTE", "Quattro" & "Quest For Speed"...
Autocult: announces its November models and it includes the bonkers Bonneville speed record special "Bombshell Betty", the 1937 BMW 328 Streamliner, 1958 Zundapp Sport Coupe, 1972 Toyota RV-2 plus popular 2020 Year Books due early next year...
Avenue 43 : has added to its catalogue the 1980 VW Golf Cabriolet Prototype & Citroen 2CV DF Coupe due in November as 1:43 resincast models...
20 October
Renaissance: has kept quiet about new 1:24 MG Metro 6R4 & Peugeot 306 Maxi decals and accessory parts to fit the excellent Belkits & NuNu plastic kits...
Tecnomodel: announce more 1:18 resincast models for future delivery. Here you will find road, Le Mans, Nurburging 1000kms & Monte Carlo rally winning Porsche 911Ts & Ferrari 225S/340 America Monaco winner, Monsanto, Porto, Mille Miglia & road versions...
Matrix: here's a great looking list of 1:43 subjects scheduled for release from November to January - Alfa Romeo, Cadillac, Delahaye, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, Jensen, Mercedes, Pegaso & Rolls Royce - many new listings...
Italeri: has two anniversary plastic kits in the pipeline. To celebrate 110 years of Alfa Romeo there's a 1:12 8C 2300 in road trim and the Range Rover gets a 1:24 kit to remind us it's 50 years since the launch...
Esval: news of end of the month new 1:43 resincast model releases will bring 1932 Austro Daimler ADR8, 1934 Adler Trumpf Junior, Hispano Suiza J12 Cabriolet & 1950s Chevrolet Suburban...
Grand Prix Models: there will be an interruption to our normal web site service this evening to replace a disk on the server. The work is loosely scheduled for "after 17:15 (BST)". There may be a knock-on delay to this evenings "Up To Date" emailing service...
19 October
Almost Real: is making 43rd scale Land Rover Discovery Series 1 5-Door 1994 in Green plus 18th Range Rover Velar Prototype 1969 & Brabus 550 Adventure diecast models...
KK Scale: more 18th scale news this time Series 1 Jaguar E-Type Roadsters and Singer Porsche 911 Targa models ready for pre-order now...
Trofeu: our delivery brings Bandama Audi Quattro, Argentina Fiat 131, 1000 Lakes Ford Cortina, Safar Saab 96, Portugal Impreza (Zebra), Jarama 4hrs Capris 2600RS & Montes Claros Escort winner...
AML Miniatures: 1:43 resin/metal kit of the 1950s Aston Martin Racing Department Transporter is nearing completion and will be ready to deliver shortly...
15 October
FSW Weekly: Welcome to another FSW Weekly roundup of what's new, thrilling and interesting. As usual, we have plenty of new arrivals for you to enjoy this week starting with the road and concept car collectors and there is a great selection of high class machinery available from Autocult, GIM, Kess and Schuco all as 1:43 resincasts. Still with resincast releases, there is plenty for competition car collectors too with Looksmart releasing 2020 F1 and 2018 GT3 Ferraris and Spark adding a typically broad selection of new releases from across the decades and disciplines. Most of these are 1:43, but there are 1:18 and 1:64 interlopers, along with 1:5 crash helmets. If you’d rather build something, Revell have a new 1:24 plastic kit release and we have been busy all week working our way through a great collection of rarities. Be quick!...
Spark: today's delivery brings arguably the prettiest Grand Prix winner, Dan Gurney's 1967 Eagle, accompanied by Alpine A110 & A210, Audi S1 Quattro WRX, BMW 3.5 CSL, Ford Sierra Cossie, GTM X-Bow GT4, Lotus 19 (also Dan Gurney), Porsche GT3RS, 962 & 930 GrB, Renault Clio, Rondeau M382, Surtees TS9B, a pair if 1:5 F1 2020 crash helmets & 2018 Porsche Le Mans pit crew sets...
Looksmart: 1:43 models of the 2018 FIA Nations Cup Team Italy Ferrari 488 GT3 & 2020 Barcelona Test Ferrari SF1000s of Charles Leclerc & Seb Vettel have now arrived...
TrueScale: Red Bull's promotional Land Rover Defender LUKA vehicle is now available as a 1:43 resincast model...
Decalcas: has resized to 20th scale its very popular Tyre Chalk Markings decal & added 1:12 Honda Fireblade & Kawasaki Ninja windscreens for Tamiya kits plus two barrier sets to add more fun to any diorama...
Komakai: two new Fast Guides are on the way looking at the detailing on the Mazda 787B & VW Polo WRC. Ideal resource for a bit of kit building...