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Salvinos JR Models

Kirk Encinas, Jake Encinas and Eric Ledesma are true car fans, specially about racing cars, and above all, about American racing cars. In addition, they build scale models like crazy. Their passion for American racing cars and modeling has led them to make a big dream called Salvinos JR Models come true.

Dakar '86

The Dakar rally is one of the toughest, most complex and unpredictable races on the planet. Every year it captivates us and takes us to remote places where the drivers and their machines fight against the heat, the sand, stones, hardships, surprises and even snow, as happened in the 1986 edition, a particularly complex year.

Crashhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Last Saturday and part of Sunday, we couldn't dedicate ourselves to assembling models because the SpotModel web server issued a series of puzzling "zeros" and "ones", something like 0110100100010111010, which translated into human language means something like "crashhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"... Our website "went kaput" and we had to put aside our favorite hobby to grab the wrench and fix the problem.

Hans Mezger

He designed the Porsche 917. He was also who created the heart of the brand's fastest and most emblematic Porsches: the engine of the Porsche 911, or the Mezger engine as it is usually called, the Porsche TAG engines that powered the 1980s McLaren, even the engines of the 936, 935, 956 and 962... The mechanical hearts that give life to these gorgeous machines roar sadly today because their designer, Hans Mezger, passed away a few days ago at the age of 90.

Sanding sponges

A few months ago we announced SpotModel's sanding sponges, in several different grains, because it seemed us a great solution to prepare bodies and refining paint. Now, it turns out that some lads from the Far East have seen that the product is amazing and have launched their own version under their prestigious brand. None less than Tamiya has put on the market their own range of sanding sponges, with different grains, so that you can enjoy sanding after sanding. But for this time, we will not ask them for royalties... XD

Biker girl

From time to time, in our civil scale modeling world, the debate about "renewal" opens up and immediately the argument of "everything is already invented" appears. Well, gentlemen, we do not agree, there are still many things to invent. It is true that some veteran brands have settled in and live by reissuing their old models, but there are new ones that bring a breath of fresh air and the desire to do different, curious and even daring things. One of those brands is Meng, who surprised us a while ago with several models of SUVs, just to announce a bit later a model in the unusual 1/9 scale of a motorcycle that was offered in both a "classic" version and in "pre-painted" version.

Delta Acropolis

Acropolis Rally lovers, Lancia Delta lovers, Hasegawa kit lovers... your dreams become true at SpotModel once again. You can now preorder the Jolly Club Lancia Delta kit that raced the 1993 Acropolis Rally, reissued by Hasegawa in limited units.

Candy!!!

That's right, this week we bring you a newsletter full of candy. But they are not sweet, nor do they melt in your mouth, nor do they taste like fruit, because they are scale modeling "candy"... but yes, we're still sure that some of you will want a bite of them ;)

You can't build scale models without patience

Piero Di Carlo was a truly remarkable modeler: from 1936 until 1971, he was building a scale model of the city of Rome as it was in the 3rd century AD, following the directions of Gismondi, Italy's most famous archeologist, architect and historian. He started when he was 29 years old and worked in the model until he was 65 years old. That's modelers patience!!!

I'm really happy, really proud...

Carlos Sainz, "El Matador", has been chosen the best rider in the history of the World Rally Championship by thousands of fans of the championship worldwide and a group of specialized journalists, beating Sébastien Loeb, nine times world champion, proving that it is not only the numbers and the track recods what really matters when choosing who is the best.

Tameo Kits: Photo-etched parts 1/43 scale - Rally plates - photo-etched parts - 12 units

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Salvinos JR Models

Dakar '86

Crashhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Hans Mezger

Sanding sponges

Biker girl

Delta Acropolis

Candy!!!

You can't build scale models without patience

I'm really happy, really proud...

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