Newsletter 212: Beauty

One of the most iconic Le Mans cars, the Porsche 917, finally reedited by Fujimi using the Gulf decoration during 1970. Without any doubts, this is one the classics and most renowned kits of the brand, and every proper scale modeler should built at least one in a lifetime. This kit does not include a detailed engine.

The Monza 1000 km. 1971 winning car, now finally reedited by Fujimi. Without any doubts, this is one the classics and most renowned kits of the brand, and every proper scale modeler should built at least one in a lifetime. This kit does not include a detailed engine.

One of the most iconic GTs ever raced at Le Mans, the GT40, the one that finished second in 1966 wearing Gulf blue. The kit also includes photoetched parts for the rear grid, bonnet pins and seat belt buckles.

Gorgeous resin kit of the GT40 finishing in 1st and 4th place in 1967 Le Mans 24 hours. The kit includes resin parts, white metal parts, pre-printed acetates, vacuum formed parts, turned metal parts, Interdecal printed decals and photoetched parts both in brass and steel.

Cutting pliers made of top quality steel and PVC covered to ease gripping.

Pre-thinned acrylic paint, ready for airbrush use. Can be applied directly with a 0.3mm nozzle airbrush. Manufactured by Mr. Paint for Reji Model.

Pre-thinned acrylic paint, ready for airbrush use. Can be applied directly with a 0.3mm nozzle airbrush. Manufactured by Mr. Paint for Reji Model.

Pre-thinned acrylic paint, ready for airbrush use. Can be applied directly with a 0.3mm nozzle airbrush. Manufactured by Mr. Paint for Reji Model.

This product includes two decal sheets. One of them, printed in Italy by Cartograf, features printed gold tones using the hot printing technique: simply delicious. The reference also includes resin parts for replacing both front and rear spoilers on the original scale model.

Decoration for Biaggi's NSR500 at Brno Grand Prix, including all tobacco logos.

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.

High quality decals made in Japan to replace or complement those of the Tamiya kit. These decals belong to a limited reissue, so they will be available for a short time.

A new reedition by Shunko of this Mercedes Benz AMG decoration at the DTM for the Tamiya kit.

Mr Hobby's Mr Brush range brushes are the first scale modeling brushes in the world featuring a silicone grip to ease gripping and relief fatigue. This large tip brush is appropriate for painting big parts (seats, tyres, rims, interiors, ...)

Mr Hobby's Mr Brush range brushes are the first scale modeling brushes in the world featuring a silicone grip to ease gripping and relief fatigue. This small tip brush is perfect for painting small parts (pedals, antennas, straps, ...)

Mr Hobby's Mr Brush range brushes are the first scale modeling brushes in the world featuring a silicone grip to ease gripping and relief fatigue. This is the smallest in the range, perfect for painting small part details (rivets, seat belt buckles, nuts, ...)

Mr. Cristal Color range colors change their looks based on the underlying color. Using a white color base you get a pearlescent green, while using a black color base you get a metallic green. You can also get a more glossy look applying more than one coat.

Mr. Cristal Color range colors change their looks based on the underlying color. Using a white color base you get a pearlescent red, while using a black color base you get a metallic ruby red. You can also get a more glossy look applying more than one coat.

Tamiya went a big step ahead creating this masking tape, in 5mm width and 20 meters long, that will be really handy when masking straight and/or curved areas in your scale models.

Set of 5 specifically formulated colors for painting the Repsol Honda RC213V during 2014 season. The set includes the following colors: white, Repsol fluo orange, red fluo, satin black and metallic silver.

In this first volume about 1975 Championship, we can enjoy pictures of the following races: Swedish Grand Prix, Dutch Grand Prix, French Grand Prix, British Grand Prix and United States Grand Prix. This issue features 108 total pages focusing mainly on Ferrari, Brabham, March, Penske, BRM and Maki teams.

Set of clamps designed to imitate the real zip-ties used to tie tubes and cables, even simulating their assembly method. Each pack includes 30 zip-ties of different widths (0.5mm/0.4mm/0.3mm) which are mainly for 1/24 and 1/20 scale kits, but can also be used on 1/12 scale. These zip-ties are easy to use. Simply submerge in water and remove the strip from the backing paper like a decal, ready to use, by passing the tip through the hole and pulling slightly.

Set of clamps designed to imitate the real zip-ties used to tie tubes and cables, even simulating their assembly method. Each pack includes 30 zip-ties of different widths (0.5mm/0.4mm/0.3mm) which are mainly for 1/24 and 1/20 scale kits, but can also be used on 1/12 scale. These zip-ties are easy to use. Simply submerge in water and remove the strip from the backing paper like a decal, ready to use, by passing the tip through the hole and pulling slightly.

Scale model kit of the 1990 Safari Rally winner, featuring several sprues in white, transparent and chromed plastic, decals, paint masks for windshield and windows, and a silver sheet for veiling the rear windshield.