Newsletter 152: Speed...

Speed...

Speed...
According to the dictionary, speed is a physical magnitude of vectorial nature that show the displacement of an object during a time unit. Well.. that's OK, but then came Einstein and said that in fact speed is a relative thing, and boy he really wasn't wrong... :)

For Andy Warhol, the visionary artist who painted "The Speed", it means the BMW M1 decorated by himself that raced at Le Mans in 1979, now available at SpotModel in 1/43 scale.

For Komakai, speed results in the new "Fast Guides" and their first Skoda Fabia S2000 issue, along with the new issue of the "Ultra Detail Guides" featuring the Honda RA272, both filled up with full page photographs of every teeny tiny detail.

For C1 Models, speed equals the time it takes to adapt their new transkit for the Ferrari F12 Novitec to the Fujimi kit.

For Renaissance, speed means a lot of classic rally rims in 15, 17 and 18 inches in 1/24 scale for enhancing your really fast Porsche, Celica and Ford kits.

And for us, speed is just our way to make all this arrive to your workbench...

At top speed!!! :D

Komakai: Reference / walkaround book - Skoda Fabia S2000 - for Belkits reference BEL-004, or Reji Model reference REJI-2430A image

Komakai: Reference / walkaround book - Skoda Fabia S2000 - for Belkits reference BEL-004, or Reji Model reference REJI-2430A

Komakai Reference: KOM-FG001

This issue from the new Fast Guides series comes fully loaded of photographs of the Skoda Fabia S2000. The book is A5 size, featuring 34 full colour pages with photographs of the actual car, digitally enhanced to bring up even the smallest details and conveniently sorted for quick reference. Definitely a very interesting guide for knowing the interior, carbon fibre panels, bottom side and many more parts of the vehicle with full details.
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Tamiya: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Mini Morris Cooper 1275S Mk. 1 - plastic model kit

Tamiya Reference: TAM24039

The Mini Cooper street version is definitely a classíc Tamiya kit, good looking and easy to build. Featuring a fully detailed engine as well as all the interior, it is a helufa kit for just a few cents.
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Shunko Models: Marking / livery 1/20 scale - Williams Honda FW11 Williams Grand Prix Engineering Team sponsored by Canon Mobil1 #5, 6 - Nigel Ernest James Mansell, Nelson Piquet - FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1986 - water slide decals and assembly instructions - for Tamiya reference TAM20019

Shunko Models Reference: SHK-D262

Finally you can build your old FW11 kit without worrying about the yellowish decals. This reference from Shunko Models includes every decal you need, with all sponsor logos redesigned and printed with full details.
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Shunko Models: Decals 1/24 scale - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI sponsored by Marlboro #1, 2 - Tommi Mäkinen + Risto Mannisenmäki, Freddy Loix + Sven Smeets - Monte Carlo Rally - Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, New Zealand Rally 1999 - for Hasegawa kit

Shunko Models Reference: SHK-D261

Tommi Makinen scored a double win in both Montecarlo and New Zealand rallies, and now you can recreate both victories with this awesome decals from Shunko Models that even includes the Marlboro logos for the Montecarlo version.
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C1 Models: Transkit 1/24 scale - Ferrari F12 Novitec N-Largo - resins - for Fujimi kits FJ125626 and FJ125664

C1 Models Reference: C1-TK013

C1 Models offers us once again a very interesting kit, this time for versioning the N-Largo Novitec model based on the Ferrari F12. Fender flares, bumpers, exhausts and many more parts will help you to give your kit a really aggressive look.
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Renaissance Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Porsche 935 B2/80 Brumos Racing Team sponsored by Brumos Porsche #59 - Peter Gregg (US) - Daytona 250 miles 1980 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals and assembly instructions image

Renaissance Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Porsche 935 B2/80 Brumos Racing Team sponsored by Brumos Porsche #59 - Peter Gregg - Daytona 250 miles 1980 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals and assembly instructions

Renaissance Models Reference: 43-106

Impressive car, impressive preparation, and impressive scale kit. The very fine paneling, the innumerable pieces in resin and turned metal, and some more than correct decals, make this kit a really interesting piece.
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Studio27: Carbon fibre pattern decal set 1/24 scale - McLaren F1 GTR Short Tail - water slide decals and assembly instructions - for Fujimi references FJ125992, FJ126012 and FJ126029 image

Studio27: Carbon fibre pattern decal set 1/24 scale - McLaren F1 GTR Short Tail - water slide decals and assembly instructions - for Fujimi references FJ125992, FJ126012 and FJ126029

Studio27 Reference: ST27-CARBOND24010

All the carbon fibre pattern decals that your short tail McLaren was waiting for are in this decal sheet. The bucket seat, spoilers, lights, doors, ... will look absolutely real.
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Renaissance Models: Tyre set 1/24 scale - 18 inches slicks for GT cars - rubber parts - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Tyre set 1/24 scale - 18 inches slicks for GT cars - rubber parts - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24PNC

Set of 4 18-inch slick tires measuring 22 mm outside diameter and 12.5 mm width for the front tires, and 28.5 mm x 16 mm for the rear tires. All of them have an inner diameter of 21 mm.
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Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Braid 15 inches - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Braid 15 inches - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24BRAIDR5T

This set emulates the famous 15 inches Braid wheels used by the Renault R5 turbo, as well as many other rally cars and even race cars.
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Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Cromodora 18 inches - resin parts and rubber parts - for Domino reference DMN24144, or Tamiya references TAM24153, TAM24171 and TAM24xxx - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Cromodora 18 inches - resin parts and rubber parts - for Domino reference DMN24144, or Tamiya references TAM24153, TAM24171 and TAM24xxx - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24CROM4

Set of four gorgeous wheels that will improve your Ford Escort finish without any doubts, emulating the Cromodora 18 inches 4 nuts rims, and including tyres.
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Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Enkei 16 inches 4 nuts rims and asymmetric tyres set - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Enkei 16 inches 4 nuts rims and asymmetric tyres set - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24ENK16N4

Really interesting set of four 16 inches 4 nutted Enkei rims with assymetric tyres for snow. Rims measure 10x18,5mm, and tyres measure 29x9mm.
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Renaissance Models: Upgrade 1/24 scale - Filler cap for 50s and 60s cars - resin parts - 1 units image

Renaissance Models: Upgrade 1/24 scale - Filler cap for 50s and 60s cars - resin parts - 1 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24BEP

Fine and well detailed, these two resin parts will help you enhance the realism of your 50s and 60s kits, recreating with perfect accuracy the filler caps of those years race cars, and even some street and sport cars. The diameter of the base of the filler neck is 7.8 mm.
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Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Gotti J33 15 inches for Porsche 911 SC - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - Gotti J33 15 inches for Porsche 911 SC - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24J33

The rims used by the Porsche 911SC tunned by Almeras and several other teams that raced mainly in rallies during the 80 years . Rims measure 12,8x19,5mm and 13,3x19,5mm, and tyres measure 12,4x25,8mm and 14,1x27,5mm.
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Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - OZ 17 inches - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/24 scale - OZ 17 inches - resin parts and rubber parts - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: 24OZ17

The OZ rims widely used in rallies during the 80's and 90's, now available from Renaissance. All of them measure 20,6x18,4mm (rims) and 26,6x12,6mm (tyres).
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Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/43 scale - BBS 15 inches rims and tyres set for Porsche 911 RSR and 908 - resin parts, rubber parts and turned metal parts - 4 units image

Renaissance Models: Rims and tyres set 1/43 scale - BBS 15 inches rims and tyres set for Porsche 911 RSR and 908 - resin parts, rubber parts and turned metal parts - 4 units

Renaissance Models Reference: BBS908-2

Rims and tyres set for switching your 911 Fuchs to the ones used by the 908s during those years. The set includes an aluminium turned core, resin rim spokes, and rubber tyres.
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Hobby Design: Engine 1/24 scale - Lamborghini Murcielago LP670 - resin kit

Hobby Design Reference: HD03-0326

Another stroke of genius from Hobby Design, now in the shape of the full engine of the Lamborghini Murcielago. Are you really going to hide it into your kit? Wouldn't it be better in a plinth?
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