Newsletter 539: Dreams Matter

Set of parts for replacing the chain assembly of the Tamiya Ducati Superleggera V4 in 1/12 scale. It includes all the different elements that make up the whole chain assembly (including both front and rear sprockets and all their accessory elements), and everything is designed in separate parts which makes the painting work a piece of cake. All parts are manufactured with the extreme detail with which Decalcas designs and produces their impressive references, which allows giving greater realism to the model. For isntance, you can see the gap between the side plates and the rivets in the side links, and all the holes, pinions and marks are detailed in both sprockets; even the fixing nut to the axle has the clip that prevents its loss when reaching the high turning speeds of this beast designed by Ducati, all of that with a really simple assembly since it is designed with the scale modeller in mind.

Second of the references of the new Belkits scale kit of one of the most modern WRCs, the Hyundai i20, with which Thierry Neuville began the 2020 season in the best possible way, winning the Monte Carlo Rally. The decals will also choose between the units of Loeb (sixth classified) and Tanak, who had to leave after a chilling accident. Apart from the exterior decoration, the decals include a second sheet with the fiber patterns of many of the car's parts, both interior and exterior, and are printed by Cartograf. Soon more news.

Scale kit to make one of the 3 Porsche 935 K2 entered by Kremer in the 1978 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This reference includes masks to paint the window and windshield frames, a second set of 5-spoke rims, and the decals with the design imitating the spokes for the wheel vents. Another piece of Le Mans history.

Set of 3 caps made of resin for the fuel tanks for the Tamiya models of the Ducati Desmosedici GP4, the Yamaha M1 and the Honda RCV of Moto GP.

Paint to imitate the Chrome Shadow color of the rims, specially formulated to be used with an airbrush. It is served in a 30ml bottle.

Paint to imitate the Reflex Silver color of the rims, specially formulated to be used with an airbrush. It is served in a 30ml bottle.

Paint to imitate the Sonic Carbon color of the rims, specially formulated to be used with an airbrush. It is served in a 30ml bottle.

What an expectation! Valentino Rossi decides to switch to car racing, and everyone is waiting for his debut, and in the world of modeling... we are not going to be less!! You can now assemble the Audi R8 GT3 Evo with which Valentino Rossi raced in 2022 with the colours of Skechers thanks to this complete decal sheet from SK Decals.

Decal sheet to complete the decoration of the Audi R8 LMS Evo GT3 as it participated in the fourth round of the Japanese Super GT championship held at the Motegi circuit, included in the GT300 category.

Decal sheet to complete any of the three units used by the Abt Sportsline team in its participation in the 1998 STW. One of the most striking decorations on the entire grid, and with renowned drivers, although the results were not as expected. The best position of the season was the second place achieved by Emanuele Pirro in the second race of the event held at the Salzburgring circuit.

In the 1999 season, the Abt Sportsline team repeated with very striking decorations, but changing sponsor, which became the Hasseröder beer brand. An immaculate start to the season, with four wins from the first four races, saw Christian Abt clinch the championship after a fierce battle with Uwe Alzen's Opel Vectra.

Two decorations in one, for the races that marked the end of both seasons. In 1995 the World Cup was held, a race where the best drivers from each of the national Supertouring championships were invited. In it, Fran Biela was proclaimed the absolute winner after winning one of the races and finishing second in the other. In 1996, as has been customary for years, the Macau street circuit event was held, where Biela also won, confirming himself as one of the best specialists of the time. On both occasions, Biela used an Audi A4 Quattro with the official decoration with the four side rings, and that SK Decals has designed in such detail.

Exactly the bonnet pins that were missing, called lever or "refrigerator", mounted for example in many Sport prototypes and competition touring cars, mainly for closures in vertical planes, such as trunk doors. Impressive details at 1/12 scale, with the anchor ring detailed to the maximum and hollow in its center for extreme realism. Without a doubt, essential!

Exactly the bonnet pins that were missing, called lever or "refrigerator", mounted for example in many Sport prototypes and competition touring cars, mainly for closures in vertical planes, such as trunk doors. Impressive details at 1/18 scale, with the anchor ring detailed to the maximum and hollow in its center for extreme realism. Without a doubt, essential!

Exactly the bonnet pins that were missing, called lever or "refrigerator", mounted for example in many Sport prototypes and competition touring cars, mainly for closures in vertical planes, such as trunk doors. Impressive details at 1/24 scale, with the anchor ring detailed to the maximum and hollow in its center for extreme realism. Without a doubt, essential!

Exactly the bonnet pins that were missing, called lever or "refrigerator", mounted for example in many Sport prototypes and competition touring cars, mainly for closures in vertical planes, such as trunk doors. Impressive details at 1/32 scale, with the anchor ring detailed to the maximum. Impossible to have more detail in something so small! Without a doubt, essential!

Exactly the bonnet pins that were missing, called lever or "refrigerator", mounted for example in many Sport prototypes and competition touring cars, mainly for closures in vertical planes, such as trunk doors. Impressive details at 1/43 scale, with the anchor ring detailed to the maximum. Impossible to have more detail in something so small! Without a doubt, essential!

A true myth, which not only won on the circuits, but at the time meant Ferrari's return to the world of Sport Prototypes. Nothing more and nothing less than the winning car of the 1998 Daytona 24 Hours, the beautiful Ferrari 333 SP sponsored by Momo, now available in great detail at 1/12 scale, with an assembly sequence similar to that used in the real world, based on the carbon fiber monocoque, which in this reference has templates to "paint" the fiber. Only the V12 engine, made in great detail in white metal, is quite a beauty. We love!

Back in the '80s, the Honda CR250R was one of those scale kits we all wanted to mount, and even the reissue 20 years later quickly sold out. If you have one of these models unassembled, or you did and you have a restoration in mind, what better than getting a complete set of new decals like the one recently released by Blue Stuff, which includes, apart from the numbers and plates in color, the decals corresponding to the different components of the suspension so that you do not miss detail.

In the 1980s, Tamiya surprised us with a second motocross Honda, the Honda CR450R, which was also characterized by the fact that the kit included a rider. Like its little sister, the CR250R, its reissue 20 years later quickly sold out. If you have one of these kits unassembled, or you did and you have a restoration in mind, what better way than to get a complete set of new decals like the one recently released by Blue Stuff, which includes, apart from the numbers and plates in color, the decals corresponding to the different components of the suspension. So you don't miss detail!

Re-edition of the Studio27 transkit to make the 500cc Suzuki RGV with which Kevin Schwantz began to amaze the world and win over fans for his aggressive riding style and skidding. On that 1989 season Schwantz got 6 victories and 3 second places... but he couldn't finish the other 6 races. It was all or nothing! So if you're in love with Kevin, you can make use of this transkit made up of photo-etched parts, decals, and resin and white metal parts to modify the fairing, rear cowling, tank, swingarm, rims, ... as well as many other parts. As spectacular as Schwantz himself!

One of those rim models present in many competition models, and of which a good reproduction was missing. The detail of the words Gotti. M160 and Turbo engraved on the arms of the core is simply spectacular, The set includes tires made of resin, separate rim and core to facilitate painting, locking pin printed on the mononut, and also, some fabulous brake discs with built-in caliper that there are no problems with the base model on which the wheels are mounted.

One of those rim models present in many competition models, and of which a good reproduction was missing. The detail of the words Gotti. M160 and Turbo engraved on the arms of the core is simply spectacular. The exploded view of the rim, with the core, the outer ring, the screws and the valves separately, makes painting easier, and the result is fantastic. In addition, resin tires and two options for the central nut, which comes with and without a lockout fork. The rims have been designed to fit on Tamiya's Porsche 934 RSR models, but come with adapters to fit most model makers such as Revell or Fujimi.

Unlike other sanding pads, these #800 grit pad sets are made from premium 3M sandpaper and EVA material. The sandpaper features uniform grains and excellent sanding performance. It can be used for both dry and wet sanding. It can be bent to sand and cut into any shape needed. This sandpaper is smooth and comfortable to hold and won't break when bent. It is an ideal choice for sanding warped surfaces. The set includes 6 sponges with three different thicknesses (2mm/3mm/5mm).

Unlike other sanding pads, these #1000 grit pad sets are made from premium 3M sandpaper and EVA material. The sandpaper features uniform grains and excellent sanding performance. It can be used for both dry and wet sanding. It can be bent to sand and cut into any shape needed. This sandpaper is smooth and comfortable to hold and won't break when bent. It is an ideal choice for sanding warped surfaces. The set includes 6 sponges with three different thicknesses (2mm/3mm/5mm).

Unlike other sanding pads, these #1500 grit pad sets are made from premium 3M sandpaper and EVA material. The sandpaper features uniform grains and excellent sanding performance. It can be used for both dry and wet sanding. It can be bent to sand and cut into any shape needed. This sandpaper is smooth and comfortable to hold and won't break when bent. It is an ideal choice for sanding warped surfaces. The set includes 6 sponges with three different thicknesses (2mm/3mm/5mm).

Unlike other sanding pads, these #1200 grit pad sets are made from premium 3M sandpaper and EVA material. The sandpaper features uniform grains and excellent sanding performance. It can be used for both dry and wet sanding. It can be bent to sand and cut into any shape needed. This sandpaper is smooth and comfortable to hold and won't break when bent. It is an ideal choice for sanding warped surfaces. The set includes 6 sponges with three different thicknesses (2mm/3mm/5mm).

Unlike other sanding pads, these #2000 grit pad sets are made from premium 3M sandpaper and EVA material. The sandpaper features uniform grains and excellent sanding performance. It can be used for both dry and wet sanding. It can be bent to sand and cut into any shape needed. This sandpaper is smooth and comfortable to hold and won't break when bent. It is an ideal choice for sanding warped surfaces. The set includes 6 sponges with three different thicknesses (2mm/3mm/5mm).

Unlike other sanding pads, these #2500 grit pad sets are made from premium 3M sandpaper and EVA material. The sandpaper features uniform grains and excellent sanding performance. It can be used for both dry and wet sanding. It can be bent to sand and cut into any shape needed. This sandpaper is smooth and comfortable to hold and won't break when bent. It is an ideal choice for sanding warped surfaces. The set includes 6 sponges with three different thicknesses (2mm/3mm/5mm).

Adhesive material with an appearance similar to brick red leather used in racing cars or in road car upholstery. We especially recommend it for large scales, such as your 1/8 and 1/12 scale model cars, 1/12 scale motorcycles... and almost anything else you can think of.

A simple alternative to flocking, imitation of suede upholstery and the manufacture of panels or mats in light blue color, and with the advantage of its adhesive sheet for its placement on the piece. Simply make your patterns and transfer them to the suede-like cloth sheet to cut out the piece you need.

Set of 500 castle nuts with built-in pin in the following sizes: 0.55mm, 0.7mm, 0.8mm, 0.9mm and 1.0mm (100 units of each of the different sizes). With them you can detail any part of your vehicles where this type of nut is found.

Castle nut set (including split pin) in the following diameters (and quantities): 2.0mm (x45ud), 2.25mm (x45ud), 2.5mm (x39ud), 3.0mm (x33ud) and 3.5mm (x30ud), with which to detail any section where these types of nuts are used in your vehicles.

Set of 500 castle nuts with built-in pin in the following sizes: 1.125mm, 1.25mm, 1.3mm, 1.5mm and 1.70mm (100 units of each of the different sizes). With them you can detail any part of your vehicles where this type of nut is found.

The definitive set to detail your 1/12 scale model of the Williams FW14B from Tamiya to exhaustion. In this reference all the detailed sets that Top Studio has been developing for this model have been brought together, from the brakes, the suspensions, the interior, or the engine, which in this case includes the parts for the RS3C version used in the season of 1991 and in the first part of 1992, where it basically used a different configuration of the fuel injection rails, being located on both sides of the intake trumpets. A wonder for the most demanding modellers!

The definitive set to detail your 1/12 scale model of the Williams FW14B from Tamiya to exhaustion. In this reference all the detailed sets that Top Studio has been developing for this model have been brought together, from the brakes, the suspensions, the interior, or the engine, which in this case includes the parts for the RS4 version used since the middle of the 1992 season, where the fuel injection rails were above the intake trumpets. A wonder for the most exquisite modellers!

Specifically conceived and designed building jig for assisting you during the assembly of your 1/12 scale motorcycles. It will help you keeping symmetries and parallels, facilitating the manipulation during the whole assembly. A fantastic tool without any doubts, even more in its updated 2021 version including metal and 3D printed parts, where the 90º angled brass bar is not included as it is not necessary.

New Beemax reference of the Civic EF3 scale kit, easy to differentiate visually due to its shorter indicators integrated in the front bumper. This kit faithfully reproduces the interior and the roll cage, as well as the lower part of the chassis and the suspension. The decoration chosen on this occasion is the winner of its class in the Macau race in 1989, with Räzo as main sponsor.

Nunu's new reference of the beautiful BMW 320i E46 in the Superproduction category, choosing on this occasion the winning version of the 2001 Macau race. In the box of this kit you will find an extensive exploded view that includes all the underbody of the car, the suspensions, the passenger compartment with the bucket seat and the complex safety bars and wheels with low profile tires.

A true classic, and with off-road capabilities that are difficult to match, even for today's most modern vehicles. This is the Land Rover 109, reproduced in this case by Italieri in its long-wheelbase pick-up version with canvas cover, and with the spare wheel on the hood. Without a doubt, it will give rise to many jobs where rust, mud and rocky terrain are the protagonists.

What a great plastic reproduction, and not just because of the size, of the mythical Bugatti Type 35B that achieved so many successes! Totally new Italeri molds, which include a complete breakdown of elements such as the engine, the chassis, the suspensions, complemented with a set of photo-etched parts where a detailed front grille shines and a decal sheet that allows you to select between two versions with pedigree, the winner in Monaco in 1929 with number #12 and the one that obtained second position in 1930 with number #18, yes, behind another Bugatti Tyoe 35. Spectacular!