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Go figure In a recent conversation
with Martin Feldwick at Track Pass he let slip that he is working
on several new 1:43rd figures. Nearly ready are various 1950's and
1960's photographers and camera-men, a seated female pit-wall time-keeper
from the same era, a modern F1 driver with baseball cap and a current
F1 grid-girls wearing just high-heels, so that the Lycra costumes
can be painted on!There are also several
well known 1950's F1 personalities including Mike Hawthorn, Peter
Collins and Bob Dance who are at the 'head only' stage at present.
Wish Lists Once again we're seeing
one or two of the subjects that we've listed here turning up in manufacturer's
schedules, so somebody must be taking notice.Audi R8 1st Sebring 2004 (pretty!) Chrysler ME Detroit Show 2004 Lola T333CS Can-Am 1979 March 782 F2 Shadow DN8 1977 BRM P48 Australian V8 Touring Cars Ford Cobra 2004 Provence Moulage We mentioned some time
ago that PM were intending to offer most, if not all, of their kit
releases as hand builts. Initially these were to be in the Starter
range but now it seems that this is being kept for subjects such as
Le Mans winners and occasional rally cars. A certain amount of rationalisation
is taking place of both ranges and this may lead to a little confusion
in terms of reference numbers in the short term, but fear not, we
will keep track of your backorders! |
Hiro status for D50  |
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often mention in reviews that an item would make a great centrepiece
to a diorama. If you would like to bring your models to life but aren't
sure where to start when creating scenery take a look at l'Eau Rouge's
latest mini-displays. There are two sizes available in a variety of
styles. The smaller fits into our single display case (HEC002) and
the larger sits perfectly in our medium case (HEC005). We are offering
the option of either the bases on their own or complete with the cases.
Our illustration is of one of the larger ones with (EAUW403C) and
without (EAUW403) the case. |
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| Tameo
Kits' next kit release will be the Lotus 77, a subject long asked
for by many collectors..... you see the manufacturers do read our
wish lists and there are still mainstream subjects to fill gaps, especially
for F1 collectors..... ABC/Brianza are to make the new Maserati MC12
in 1:43rd, 1:24th, 1:18th and 1:12th scales..... Provence Moulage
will make the Daytona 24 Hours winning Doran-Pontiac...... SMTS are
close to releasing their revised Lotus 49 kits, this will make many
collectors very happy, we're sure..... Silverline are to release the
1977 version of the Brabham BT45B..... with Schumacher winning the
first two races of the season, the race is on to model the F2004.
Tameo have made the first call but BBR will be close behind..... at
time of writing Marsh Models are on the verge of releasing their long
awaited Sunoco Porsche 917/30. By the time you read this it will probably
be here...... Jade Miniatures are releasing a transkit to convert
the Brumm Cooper T53 or T55 to Brabham's T58 from the Nurburgring
which was the first race outing for the Climax V-8...... Competition
43 have another kit for Jagermeister collectors in the pipeline, this
time a Group 5 Fiat 128 Coupé!...... André-Marie Ruf
has re-issued several versions of his classic 250GTO kit...... the
entry list is out for Le Mans and it makes for interesting reading.
One of the favourites for overall honours must be one of the Audi
Sport UK R8s, fresh from victory at Sebring, or could the extra economy
of the diesel-engined Lola-Caterpillar cause an upset? The GTS winner
will probably be one of the Ferraris that make up 70% of the class
entry, but will Colin McRae be in the hot seat? And will Ferrari eventually
crack the Porsche stranglehold on the GT class. What is certain is
that it will be a competitive race and we will of course be handling
all of the models....... |
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