With Toyota having dominated for the past couple of years,
the WEC’s balance of performance seems to have worked in China last weekend, Rebellion
taking the top step of the podium. Looking to the future in sports cars,
Brabham’s BT62 made its race debut at Brand Hatch last weekend. A wet club
meeting with the throttle apparently restricted isn’t the best place to show
the car’s potential but it looked and sounded fabulous! This weekend we look
forward to one of the more eclectic race meetings on the calendar, the Macau GP
weekend and to get us in the mood, here’s some classic footage from the Groups
A days. Brazil is host to the Formula 1 boys & girls and the MotoGP get to put on a show in Valencia...
14 November
Scale Sports Cars: introducing this new brand with a passion for Jaguar sports racers. First 1:43 resin/metal kit will be Jaguar XJR10A IMSA early season 1991 followed by the Suntec XJR11. Also underway are XJR16, XJR10, XJR11A & XJR11 which is great news!...
Marsh Models: due to a customer cancellation, we have two unique factory built McLaren M20s of Revson & Hulme from Watkins Glen 1972. Be quick...
Trofeu: the latest news from Portugal is the regular mix of rally and circuit racing subjects with Kyalami winning Ford Escort & 'Ring 6hrs BMW, Manx Audi Quattro, TdC Alpine A110, 1000 Lakes winning Fiat 131 & Portugal Ford Escort...
Virage: restocks of top quality sponsor, tyre, roundel, number decals in various scales & sizes...
13 November
Autocult: issues its monthly blend of the weird and wonderful with this time around the Burney R100 Streamliner 1930, Citroen 15CV Six Antem 1948, Mazda Rotary Pickup 1974 & 1988 VW LT50 Motor Home...
Avenue 43: Hans Stuck's 1960s european hillclimb BMW 700RS was one of just two built and nicely modelled here as a 1:43 resincast...
Minichamps: this week's releases bring 1:43 Fittipaldi/Mass 1975 McLarens, Gen2 Formula E Nissan & Venturi & 2017 Porsche 911s, 1:12 Porsche 934s...
TrueScale: 1:43 resincast 2019 IMSA Joest Mazda RT24-P, BMW M8 GTE & Honda Civic TCR, street BMW M5, Maserati Gran Turismo & Levante S, diecast Range Rover Evoque Convertible all listed for January release...
JPS: has added the 2019 Le Mans Gulf Porsche 911RSR to the #93/94 Porsche 1:43 painted kits on the workbench in France...
MEA Kit43: has a long list of new 1:43 hand built Formula 2 & 3 March & Tecno models plus JPS Team Mercury outboard racer boat to come during early 2020...
12 November
Spark: has chosen the US Grand Prix to not just model Lewis Hamilton's 2019 championship winning Mercedes but also Max Verstappen's Red Bull & Carlos Sainz Jnr's McLaren too. Why? Verstappen & Sainz celebrated their 100th Grands Prix and each model will come with a replica of the special pit boards whilst the Hamilton model will also replicate the special parking zone reserved for him...
Tameo: will celebrate the famous 1987 Silverstone Mansell/Piquet Williams FW11B scrap with 1:43 high detail metal kit...
JPS: we have four new 1:43 painted kits arrived in the shapes of the 2004 Classic Le Mans pink Jaguar E-Type, 1966 Matra-BRM, 1991 Euro Racing Spice & 2019 Krohn Porsche that sadly failed to start the race due to a hard visit to the scenery during practice...
BBR: latest releases are 1:43 Leclerc Ferrari SF90 (last stock), 1963 Ferrari 250 Lusso (reissue) & emerald green Ferrari Enzo (ummm!) plus 1:18 Ferrari Monza SP2 & Ferrari 375MM Carrera Panamerica (3 versions)...
Spark: spotted on Spark's web site is this group of limited edition models including Geoff Lees' 1981 Ralt-Honda RH6 winner of the Pau Formula 2 race...
11 November
KK Scale: is to make 1:18 diecast models of the classic 1965 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 (2 colours) & 1971 BMW 3.0S (3 colours)...
Top Speed: 1:18 resincast 2019 IMSA Penske Acura APX & Joest Maxda RT24-P models are being lined up for January...
Ebbro: a very odd ItoP Impact Concept, colourful Lamborghini Huracan GT3s & Honda NSX GT3s from the 2018 Suzuka 10hrs & Super GT300 are now released...
Komakai: has another in its series of Ultra Guide photo-books on the way, this one takes a very close look at the 1989 McLaren MP4/2C...
SilverLine: busy times over in Italy with another new 1:43 metal kits announced, this one the 3rd placed Ferrari 312B2 from the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix. Pre-order book open now...
8 November
Biante: has made a few additions to its previously announce 1:43 diecast 2019 Supercars grid with Holden decorations from Bathurst & Pukekohe races...
Norev: apart from 1:18 Peugeot 908 2009 Le Mans winner & Loeb Citroen C3 WRC, here is a big fat list of 1:12, 1:18 & 1:43 road car subjects programmed from now through to late 2020...
Ixo: has two more 1:43 rally support vans these for Alitalia & VW Motorsport plus Ford Escort Cosworth & Lancia Delta HF Integrale plain white rally spec cars...
Matrix: delivers Citroen DS hearse, Jaguar XJ12-PF, Mercedes 500K Corsica & 630K Hibbard & Darrin and Veritas RSM 1:43 resincast models...
Trofeu: Safari Rally Saab & BMW, 1000 Lakes winning Escort, Monza BMW, Macau Escort & RAC Alpine are all on the list for release this month...
Neo: publish a future production list of American & European road cars taking us to the end of March...