As promised in the December news letter, an update on what we have planned for 2008.

We plan to make kits & built models of Aus/NZ subjects that the mass production die-cast guys don’t make. For obvious reasons we don’t intend to compete with them by making the same model. Our main ranges, like the Bathurst car, will be limited to 150 total, kits and built models. That means, if the kit will build 2 different models then there will be only 75 of each or, if the kit will build 3 models, then there will be only 50 of each.

We also intend to make very short runs of some Aussie models, those that don’t warrant longer decal runs will be made using laser printed decals, maximum of 20 kits or built models. One of our Aus specials will be the Brock/Perkins Porsche 956 in both short tail (Silverstone 1984) and long tail (Le Mans 1984) configurations. Available as individual kits or as a pair, also built singly or as a pair.

Also we will continue with the Aus GP winners, these are built only 10 of each, and we have started on the Tasman Series with the BRM P261. They will be available in kit or built form.

As for the Bathurst series, drafting for the Sierra Cosworth RS500 B&H car is underway and hopefully will be less of a problem than the BMWs have been. After the Sierras we plan to make the Jaguar XJS from 1985, and later a kit to make various Minis from the 1960s, including the 1966 winner of course.

See our What’s New page for imminent releases by us and our partners. We are expecting the Holden Commodore VK group C car from Bathurst 1984 very soon and, if this sells anything like the A9X, I suggest you order it now!

In the new ‘coming soon’ section you will see a huge program of new kit releases from many manufacturers and Jade Miniatures in particular, but as we have found this year, these maybe just a little exaggerated. There is a good chance that we may see some Aus GP cars in kit form, K&R Replicas as they are interested in making the Lax Davison Ferrari 625s. It is looking like we will have to make the Stirling Moss Maserati 250F as it is not possible to build it from an available kit currently on the market, so this will be available in kit form too. With the assistance of Jemmpy we will be looking at making the BMW 325i, M3 & 318i as well as the Bob Jane T Marts 635CSi from 1985/86 and the group ‘C’ JPS 625CSi from 1983/84 in the coming year.

As well as all these new models we have to fit in a trip to Europe to meet our partners Jemmpy, Axel’R and Interdecal.