Newsletter 164: Crazy...

A Tamiya classic kit, now reedited for a limited time including a new photoetch sheet as well as some metal turned parts. Don't procrastinate for too long, this kit will only be available for a few months.

A top-class kit for a top-class bike. We were all waiting for a kit of this gorgeous Ducati for a long time, and Tamiya has finally heard our prayers. A very interesting part listing and first-class fittings will make you enjoy this wonder that can't be out of your shelf for any longer.

The Zero Paints products ranges have been specifically formulated for modelers needing the best results for their cars and bikes. Within their broad product ranges, this airbrush cleaner liquid is perfect to remove paint, lacquer or primer leftovers from your airbrush after a work day of painting, or even several months with this 120ml bottle.

This gorgeous kit in 1/24 scale reproduces the seventh edition of the Toyota Celica. It includes two dashboards for left or right side steering wheel mounting, as well as chromed parts, glass painting masks and all the magic from Tamiya kits.

The yellow rocket used by Senna to fly over the racertrack, now available for building and completing your collection. The kit features both Senna's and Nakajima's helmets and decals to give it an even more personal touch, but it does NOT include Camel decals.

The greenest and most beautiful Formula 1 speed machine of the nineties, and a true classic Tamiya kit, featuring a fully detailed engine, decals for pilot helmets and a good pile of parts. Be careful since pilot figurines are NOT included in this kit.

The seasoned Tamiya kit from the seventies, now reedited with freshly printed decals from Cartograf and photoetches. In addition to a fully operative steering, it also includes wirings for the fuel and spark plugs, printed fabric seatbelts, rubber tyres, chrome parts and LOTS of plastic parts to enjoy an spectacular building.

All paints are pre-thinned for airbrush use, to a consistency suitable for airbrushes with nozzle sizes of 0.3mm upwards. It is NOT recommended to overthin the paint: mixing too much thinner will increase the chance of the paint becoming too hot during application, thus affecting/melting the plastic below the primer. If unsure, we recommend you to test it first before applying to your kit.

The gorgeous Martini livery on one of the most famous Italian rally cars. The kit includes photo-etched parts with the bonnet latches and harness buckles, asphalt rims with wind vents and slick tires, and a complete decal sheet to complete either of the two versions that finished on the podium, with Didier Auriol winning or Philippe Bugalski as third.

An awesome kit of the Tyrrell 003, with rubber printing decorated tyres, a meticulous part listing and Cartograf printed decals. But the coolest thing in this kit are the brackets for the rear view mirrors, made in only one metal piece.... Awesome!!

A new and interesting kit from Ebbro, the legendary Lotus 72E on which Emerson Fittipaldi won a huge number of races in several seasons. The kit is really interesting, featuring a good parts list, tampographed tyres, very good fittings, and Italy printed decals by Cartograf. The JPS logos are NOT included in this kit.

The classic and renowned Hasegawa kit, now revised using the 182 chassis from the Abart Gallery Automotive Museum and freshly moulded, this time featuring the 1984 Tour de Corse decoration. Make sure you don't miss those decals, printed by Cartograf.

Reedited by Hasegawa, with both Tour de Corse and Montecarlo rally decals, and the well know flawless part listing of this kit.

The first of a very interesting kit series from Ebbro, the legendary Lotus 72C with a young Emerson Fittipaldi starting his Formula 1 career. The kit is really interesting, with a good parts list, tampographed tyres, and pretty good fittings. Don't miss the "quickie" review (Spanish only) we made on it at SpotModel Blog, and remember that this kit decals doesn't include the tobacco sponsors.

Once again, Model Factory Hiro brings us a spectacular kit in 1/12. Inside the box, you have the decals for the decorations of any of the numbers of the New Man team racing at Le Mans in 1984 and 1985. The kit includes white metal parts, resins parts, metal turned aluminium parts, photoetches, vacuum formed parts, rubber tires, wirings and lots of other materials and parts. It also features fully operable doors and removable bonets to enjoy this kit in all its glory.

A new masterpiece from Model Factory Hiro in 1/12 scale, nothing less than the Porsche 956. Inside the box, you have the decals to decorate with any of the three numbers from the Works Team sponsored by Rothmans at Le Mans 1983. The kit includes white metal parts, resins parts, metal turned aluminium parts, photoetches, vacuum formed parts, rubber tires, wirings and lots of other materials and parts. It also features fully operable doors and removable bonets to enjoy this kit in all its glory.

A kit you can't miss, and a true classic from the world rally championship. The kit, officialy licensed by Ford, features Cartograf printed decals for the ADAC Deutschland rally decoration. A good pile of parts and a quite detailed interior that will make you enjoy it to the max.

The new revision of Aoshima kit, now featuring the front headlamps used by Carlos Sainz to win Montecarlo.

The amazing MP4/13, one of the most awesome race cars from the 90s that smashed one record after another, now recreated by Tamiya in 1/20 scale. This reference is the recent reedition of this kit, that you can now recreate with all the detail-up sets from Top Studio and the incredible photographic reference of Komakai guides. Be careful though, West decals are NOT included on the kit!

Do you like formula one and don't have this model in your collection? Even though it's a traditional kit, the assembly is a delight, even more so now that Tamiya has revised the molds in this reissue, and keeping details as interesting and useful as the pre-painted tires with the Goodyear brand.

Porsche surprised all of us with the 993, their last air cooled flat-6 engine. A little bit later, Tamiya surprised us again with this kit, recreatig the Club Sport version of this classic sport car of aggressive curves. This is the perfect kit for a "weekend quickie", with just all the proper parts and all the details and fittings from Tamiya.

You can now recreate by the hands of Tamiya the Kenny Roberts' Suzuki that saw all those glorious racings days, and get your own glorious modelistic days. The kit, with the usual perfect fittings from Tamiya, features the whole front bodywork injected in one piece and a spectacular set of decals.

Enjoy a Formula 1 classic from Tamiya, featuring the Ford DFV Costworth engine in full detail, a figurine for the pilot, chrome parts, rubber tyres (all six of them) and all the magic from Tamiya scale model kits.

If you like racing cars with spectacular decorations, look no further: this is your scale model. The decals are absolutely spectacular, accurately reproducing one of the most brutal cars Le Mans has ever seen. The kit includes masks to paint the windows, all the detailed engine, a lot of chrome parts, and all of it from one of the most amazing model makers: Tamiya. A model that does not go out of style!

Gorgeous at every angle, with preciously yellow plastic injected bodyworks, chromed rims, sport tires, awesome Recaro seats in black plastic and accurate fittings in the usual Tamiya style. This is the perfect kit to enjoy a "quick and easy" build.