1990 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v #5 Pilots: J. Kankkunen / J. Piironen Team: Martini Lancia Race: 2nd overall at the Safari Rally in 1990 Ixo - RAC425C (diecast)
Review HERE
1990 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v #5 Pilots: J. Kankkunen / J. Piironen Team: Martini Lancia Race: 2nd overall at the Safari Rally in 1990 Ixo - RAC425C (diecast)
Review HERE
For next year there’s something really cool to wait for: the fight between Lancia and Audi in the 1983 WRC. It will be the Quattro × 037, though I think the focus will be on the management side of the battle. From the trailer above it looks really promising, and I can’t wait to watch it!
I’m pretty sure I said that before once or twice. Or ten times. So let’s take into consideration Technomodel. I have three models from the brand, and very possibly I consider it the best brand I have, based on those three. Recently I reviewed the 1966 White Elephant from them, and I was all praise. Heck, their Breadvan is one of the best five models that I own! And as I also said many times, I’m NOT a Maranello fan. Well, what I’m trying to imply is that I really like Technomodel as a 1:43 model maker. However, they also offer the 1967 version of the White Elephant, and that one comes with the elefantino rampante on the rear winglets.
Anther brand that also offers the 1967 car is Altaya, a budget brand through and through.
Now look at the color of the wheels and winglets on the real car, in 1967:
Wheels and winglets were dark blue, not black. So yes, Technomodel botched the color of the wheels and winglets 😲. Not that the Altaya version looks great, with that humongous windshield wiper. And with the solid rear air intake. However, they at least got the color right. For just 1/5th of the price 🤔.
Before somebody asks, yes, this is why I got the 1966 car instead of the 1967 one. For €20 I may close an eye (or two) to some shortcomings. But for €100? It better be REALLY good. In other words, do some research BEFORE buying a model, even if its from a high-end brand.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo “Breadvan” #16 Pilots: C. M. Abate, C. Davis Team: Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Race: DNF (E 3.0 class) at Le Mans in 1962 Tecnomodel - TM43-002B (resin)
Review HERE
In early October, I showed a photo of a new project I was working on. It took a while, but I finally finished it. Nothing fancy, I only used simple stuff – I guess the most “pro technique” I used was static grass. Nonetheless, I had to test my ideas every single time, since I wasn’t sure things would work out as I expected. Also, lots of PVA glue and painting, that took sometimes more than a day to dry. With all that, it took me basically a month to get it done 🙄. Well, good or bad, here it is! And I think it worked out okay. Pretty soon I’ll use it in my review photos 😎.
1986 Ford RS200 #2 Pilots: K. Grundel / B. Melander Team: Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Race: 5th overall at the Lombard RAC Rally in 1986 Ixo - RAC315 (diecast)
Review HERE
Ixo’s “Martini Transporter” is one of those models with a HUGE bang-for-the-buck. For relatively cheap, you get a great model. However, though I really loved it, it had one big issue for me – the huge and skewed antenna on the roof 😣. The real deal had an antenna, though not as big and pointing up, not at an angle. The Kombi looked like an unicorn with that antenna! Fortunately it was something very easy to fix. On the model’s review I already posted how I did it. Check it out for yourself to see if you agree with me that it now looks better.
1965 Ferrari 365 P2 “White Elephant” #18 Pilots: M. Gregory, B. Bondurant Team: North American Racing Team (NART) Race: DNF (P 5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1966 Tecnomodel - TM43-007B (resin)
Review HERE
1969 Porsche 917LH #45 Test Car Pilots: R. Stommelen, H. Herrmann Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: Le Mans Test in 1969 Spark - S9249 (resin)
Review HERE