March
19th to 21st Phillip Island Classic
This
year the featured marquee is Alfa Romeo
Forget
Bathurst, forget the Grand Prix, this is the best race meeting
in Australia today and only $60 for a weekend ticket : The
2010 Phillip Island Classic
If
the Nuremburg Toy Fair is anything to go by there’s
not a lot wrong in the model car world and especially the
1/43 side. There are hundreds of new subjects in the pipeline,
here are a few that are Aus/NZ related. True Scale Miniature
to make a couple of 1968 London – Sydney Marathon Porsche
911’s also the IMSA Lola Nissan T810 of David Brabham
#83 from Portland 1986 and Spark have the Jaguar
XJ12C coming as driven by Tim Schenken at the Tourist Trophy
1977
Peter
Radcliff the original edition of Amazing 43 has returned
to help resurrect the ailing model site to its former glory.
Peter is bringing back some of the original features and
hopes to get support from manufacture’s and model builders
alike. So join up and send in your reviews, build project
and articles. As a manufacture will be supporting this venture.
Amazing
43.com
Just
released from Spark the Eagle T1G ACF GP Bruce McLaren
New
releases by Biante (made by Spark) the 1984 Bond/Miedecke
Porsche 956 from Sandown Park 1000kls and the Brock/Bond/Richardson
Porsche 924GTR that didn’t race at Le Mans 1981 Both
are very nice but the 924 has a very high ride height, perhaps
that’s why it didn’t qualify.
Porsche
956 Sandown 1000kls 1984 |
Porsche
924 Le Mans test day 1981
|
If
you are into the unusual F1’s CP Models maybe just
what you are looking for with their down the grid kits.
We can also supply MB Models F1’s which are limited
to 20 kits only of each subject. In their range they have
Fittipaldi FD04’s & Martini Mk23’s and are
currently seeking licenses to produce current F1 subject.
After
sometime we are now able to again offer the 1966 Le Mans
test day Ford J car as driven by Amon/McLaren. Amon set
the fastest time in qualifying but Ford decided to run the
Mk2’s rather than the J car in the race, which they
won anyway. We can also offer the Riverside version now
as tested by Ken Miles. There has been much speculation
over the colour of these cars but there is now documented
proof that the LM car was White/Blue and Riverside car White/Matt
Black.
Amon/McLaren J car Le Mans test day 1966 |
Ken Miles J car Riverside 1966 |
Just
as we were finalizing this month’s news letter we
received the decal for the Redex Special back from the
printer. So next month we will be getting the kits out
and building the finished models. This is again a multi
version kit which will make at least four versions. Version
1 as the car was first raced in 1953 Version 2 the 1954
NZ GP #9 Version 3 a general version as raced/hill climbed
during 1954 in Aus and Version 4 1955 NZ GP #6 We think
the 1954 Aus GP version will not be high on anyone’s
list as it only lasted one lap but we have included it
just in case. Reference number for this kit is AUT032
kit is based on the K&R Replicas Mk2 Cooper Bristol
with our body and decals. Kit price $75 Built price is
$225. This is a limited release of 150 total.
Can
Ian Garmey please get in touch as I have lost your e-mail
address
Here’s
your chance to influence future releases, let us no what
kit/models you would like to see made. We will collate
these and if we get sufficient interest we will look in
to making it.
This
month's new releases
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We
stock all available 1/43 scale kits of Aus/NZ subjects
from the following manufacturers
Marsh
Models, Yank Models, SMTS, K&R Replicas, Midlantic
Models, Jade 43, Gamma, Classic Jaguar Miniatures, This
Way Up, Formula Models, Modellismo 90, Renaissance, Vroom
We
also stock ready made Aus/NZ model from these manufacturers
Spark,
Bizarre, Redline, Trofeu, Amalgam, Ebbro, Kyosho, Minichamps
All
other kits, ready built and hand built models to order
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