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| Racing
43 |
| Racing
43 - New 1:43rd metal kits |
| RGRK157
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Audi Quattro GrB Portugal 1983
Works
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£30.80
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| RGRK158
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Audi Quattro Gr
B MC/Acropolis 1984 HB |
£29.80
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| RGRK304
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Audi Quattro Evo TDC 1981 BP
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£30.80
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| RGRK305
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Audi Quattro GrB Monte Carlo
1983 Works
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£30.80
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| RGRK306
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Audi Quattro A2 GrB Lakes 1983
Works
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£30.80
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| RGS163
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Audi Quattro Evo TDC 1981 Works
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£33.95
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| RGS165
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Audi Quattro A2 Safari 1984
HB
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£32.85
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| RGS166
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Fiat Punto Kit Spain 2001 Richard
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£32.85
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| RGS167
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Ford Focus WRC Argentina 2001
Martini
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£32.85
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| RGMR036
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Audi Quattro A2 Argentina 1984
HB
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£29.80
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All of these kits are well cast and detailed, as we've come to expect
from Racing 43. The subtle changes in bodywork - especially the rear
wheel-arch areas - have been captured superbly, the ancillary parts
are finely cast and all will look superb when built. The decals are
well printed and in most of the kits there are multiple decal options.
Unfortunately with the exception of RK158 and the Punto kit only one
decal option is shown on the instructions. Information as to who drove
with which race number and vehicle registration number is fairly easy
to find which begs the question, why isn't this info on the -otherwise
very helpful - instructions?
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In a couple of the Quattro kits there are also minor errors on the
decals, all relating to vehicle registration numbers. In RGRK158 Mikkola's
Monte car should be IN-NV83, not IN-NV3 as on the decals and Blomqvist's
Acropolis winning car should be IN-YD29 not IN-ND29. Blomqvist also
won in Argentina in '84 with vehicle registration IN-NC59 not IN-NC89
as included in RGMR036. These are silly errors that can be rectified
but if we've noticed them immediately we opened the reference books,
so should the manufacturers. Come on guys, the kits are brilliant
otherwise. The first three illustrations above are of the first three
Quattros listed - the others are similar in overall appearance and
we have not therefore illustrated them. |
| Southern
Cross Miniatures |
| New 1:43rd
resin kit |
| SCR003
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Maserati 450s Zagato Le Mans
1957 #1
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£49.95
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| A brilliant kit of one of the more
unusual and - to our eyes - attractive cars to ever run at Le Mans.
Southern Cross have captured the lines of this Costin designed Zagato
bodied coupe superbly. The resin castings require hardly any clean-up,
the ancillary parts are well thought out and the instructions are
excellent. |
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| This will be a very easy
to build kit and will look fantastic when finished. We often moan
about built models not being labelled but you'll have no excuses when
this one is made, not only is there an etched plaque telling you who
drove but this is also engraved on the chassis! An object lesson in
kit making that many could learn from. One of our Models of the Month.
(By the way the drivers were Moss and Schell and they retired with
transmission failure after about 5 hours). Footnote - this was one
of the fastest, most exciting and noisiest cars I ever saw race at
Le Mans - BH. |
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| Christian
Gouel |
| Christian
Gouel Models -New 1:24th kits & hand-builts |
| CGM001
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Bugatti T35B 1st GP Monaco 1929/30
1:24 Kit
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£137.00
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| CGM001M
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Bugatti T35B 1st GP Monaco 1929
1:24 Built
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£450.00
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| CGM002
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Lotus 33 World Champion 1965
Clark 1:24 Kit
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£137.00
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| CGM002M
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Lotus 33 World Champion 1965
Clark 1:24 Built
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£450.00
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| When we heard from
Christian Gouel that he was launching a new range of 1:24 kits and
hand-built models we were naturally very excited. For new readers
unfamiliar with the name Christian Gouel, he was the original creator
of the superb MCM and Top Queens ranges and these kits are made to
the same very high quality. A new departure is the use of crisp Gaffe
style resin for the main bodies, chassis and seats, as well as the
engine in the Lotus. |
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The
ancillary parts are a combination of virtually flash free metal castings,
a large number of plated parts in the Lotus and a wealth of very fine
p/e in both kits. The instructions are superb and consist of several
pages of colour drawings and in-build photos with all of the parts
clearly numbered. One omission however is that we are not told how
to achieve the 'engine turned' finish on the p/e dashboard and bulkhead
in the Bugatti. Decals are included for several different race versions
in both kits. The built models are well finished and detailed, proving
that these parts will go together well. They both capture the lines
of the cars superbly and are presented on super realistic display
bases that really bring them to life. The Bugatti is modelled as the
green car of 'Williams' that won the very first Monaco Grand Prix
and here we have a problem. The model has a single number on top of
the tail but the photos we have found in Christian Moity's 'Grand
Prix Automobile de Monaco' shows numbers on either side. We have spoken
with Christian and sent him our reference material and he says he
is working to correct this. The Lotus represents Clark's #5 Silverstone
winner. Both hand-built models are from editions of only 30 pieces.
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| LP
Creation |
| New 1:43rd resin and metal high detail hand-built model |
| LPC010
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Ferrari F1-2000 Japan 2000 Schumie **Last Stock**
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£659.95
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Using Tameo's superb kit as a base, Pierre Laugier has once again created a masterpiece.
Large sections of the bodywork have been re-cast in very thin resin, a fully detailed engine bay created and the whole lot finished off with
great finesse. Presented in an elegant mahogany edged case, only 20 pieces of this superb high detail miniature have been created and this is the last one.
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| Sprint
43 |
| Sprint 43 - New 1:43rd accessories |
| SPRY017
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OZ Racing 16" wheels
10.2mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW009
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Lancia Integrale 16" wheels
10.2mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW022C
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Alfa Romeo telephone dial
17" wheels 10.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW040C
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Azev 5 Spoke 17" wheels
10.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW051B
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Enkei 6 Spoke (Double) 17"
wheels 10.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW061
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BBS 2000 18" wheels 11.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW061AU
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BBS 2000 18" wheels gold
11.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW061B
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BBS 2000 17" Wheels 10.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW068
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Chevrolet Corvette 2000 18"
wheels 11.8mm
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£6.50
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| SPRW068B
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Chevrolet Corvette 2000 17"
wheels 10.8mm
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£6.50
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Accurate looking, high detail accessory wheel sets consisting of turned metal rims, p/e spokes, brake discs and calipers and rubber tyres.
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