Newsletter 552: Nuremberg Toy Fair 2023

The first Beemax reference at 1/12 scale is quite a bombshell. Nothing more and nothing less than the beautiful Camel yellow version of the Lotus with which Senna won the 1987 Monaco Grand Prix. The model includes some innovative details, such as the suspension arms made of metal, and has extensive detailing of both the chassis and engine. A real pass!

Long wait for this kit to be available again, and thanks to Revell, it will be possible to assemble it again. The Corrado has become a classic, and was the object of desire for many drivers in the mid-90s. We have just learned of its launch and the final details are yet to be revealed, but we can already imagine it on the workbench.

What a great news! Tamiya re-edits the Tamiya kit of the Porsche 935 at 1/20 scale, a model that at the time represented a breakthrough in terms of details, both in the interior and especially in the engine part, which is fully detailed. It even brings the figure of the pilot. Many of us are left with the desire to achieve it at the time. Are you going to miss this new opportunity?

We have been stunned by the announcement of the next Tamiya reference at 1/24 scale. A whole stratospheric supercar! And its first assembled image has just been made public at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, as have many of its features... We love that the rear area can be opened to reveal its Cosworth V12 engine, with its curious gullwing engine hood with double leaves reminiscent of classic vehicles. The model reproduces with great realism the most original element of the T.50, the large central rear fan with its internal ducts as in the real car. It also includes photo-etched parts to represent the rear bumper mesh sections, which are attached without the need for glue. In the case of the suspensions, the springs are molded as a separate part from the shocks, which increases realism and makes painting easier. And let's not forget the sheet metal transfers for some of the emblems. Without a doubt, a spectacular kit!

No less than 184 pieces to build this new commercial version of the classic Land Rover kit with all realism. And with the necessary parts to also recreate its four-cylinder diesel engine. dashboard for left or right hand drive, and different country options for its various license plates and nameplates on the decal sheet. With respect to the State Wagon version, the body has only three doors, a configuration of smaller windows, a spare wheel on the hood or protective grilles for the headlights. Choose yours!

Quite a giant, and with no less than 272 pieces. The Jaguar e-Type is perhaps Jaguar's most iconic model, with its gigantic engine in the front center position, and fully reproduced in this model. Its practicable front hood, as well as the doors, will allow you to show all the love you have put into its assembly.

One of the most powerful vehicles of the 60s, in one of its competition versions. The Revell kit includes the fully detailed engine compartment area, with all the parts to recreate the V8 that Shelby was in charge of boosting up to 350 CV... quite an outrage for the time!

Italeri's second version of its Lancia Delta HF Integrale in 1/12 scale, in this case with the decoration used at the time of its debut in the 1989 Sanremo rally. Maintaining the same characteristics of the first version, with 100% new molds, photo-etched, accessories such as hoses, screws and springs... and with the front and rear hoods, as well as the front doors, openable, it will incorporate a new decal sheet, and in the absence of confirmation, a new set of wheels for the asphalt configuration. Be that as it may, the red Martini has made us fall in love at first sight!

Re-edition of the Heller scale kit of the Yamaha 125 TY in 1/8 scale. It features a total of 140 parts, including chromed and plastic parts, rubber parts, water decals, etc.

Model kit that will allow us to recreate the first version of the mythical Volkswagen Golf used by the German Police with all its details such as the roof rotative lights or the corresponding decals, and also being able to make the part of the front compartment thanks to its detailed engine and gearbox.

It's here. A true end-of-year classic, the new Tamiya catalog for 2023, with all its latest news not only from the civilian section, such as the Ducati Superleggera V4 or the Nissan Fairlady Z, but also from the rest of the modalities, also including its tools and paints. Full color photos on high quality paper. Edited in English, German, French and Spanish.

Such a magnificent Zvezda kit needs colors to match, and for this Number Five has prepared the right shades of blue. This reference corresponds to the light blue tone of the Dakar Kamaz VTB.

Square strips made of white polystyrene, 1.0 x 2.0 mm in section and 35 centimeters long.

Magnus Walker has become world famous for his collection of Porsches, so much so that even some wheel designs seen on some of his cars take his name. DAB Models has made a wonderful reproduction of the model with 5 lobes and five screws so that you can mount it on any of your Porsches and complete your collection... in true "Walker" style.

After its versions of Oscar spotlamps and its flat spotlamps, DAB Models continues to cover the auxiliary spotlamp options, in this case with the well-known Lucas spotlamps, so that your model does not lack detail. This reference reproduces the real spotlamps with a lower mount for its anchorage and 5 3/4 inches in diameter, which at 1/18 scale means a measurement of 8.1 mm in diameter.

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!

New kit of the Silverline series by Tameo Kits, this time of the Williams Renault FW16 at the 1994 San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix, held at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Autodromo located in Imola, sadly famous for being the Grand Prix where Ayrton Senna lost his life during the race.

Transkit to totally transform the Ford Escort Group 2 kit from Italeri, Esci or Revell. It includes a new resin bodywork with flared wheel arches, 3D parts and a new decal sheet that allows for the famous Zakspeed unit with which Klaus Ludwig competed in the German DRM in 1975.

Decal sheet to make any of the two versions of the spectacular Mclaren MP4-12C of the Dörr Motorsport team that participated, without completing the race, in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 2014.

Decal sheet to complete the decoration of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 winner of the 3 Hours of Monza race of the Blancpain Endurance Series of the 2014 season.

Decals to make any of the units of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 of the K-Pax Racing team as they participated in the second event held in Long Beach of the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge. During the season, the unit with the number #6 managed to achieve three podiums, including victory in the last round of the season held at the Miller Motorsports Park circuit in Utah.

Decals to make the different versions of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 used by the ART Grand Prix team in the different events of the Blancpain Endurance Series of the 2012 season, among which are the famous 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps, where they failed to reach the finish line.

Nothing better than race conditions to test new compounds, and that was precisely what Pirelli decided to do to continue developing the tires that the WRCs were going to equip in 2021. To do this, they put Petter Solberg in the same car as the main driver in charge of the tests, which he served as co-driver, allowing his participation in the Power Stage section in the 2020 Sardinia Rally, leaving just before the rest of the rally participants. This curious decoration completely in black with the Pirelli logos in a striking yellow color is now available thanks to LB Production. The decals of the carbon fiber parts are not included.

It is always curious to see the special decorations with which sponsors and teams sometimes delight us in GT championships, such as the one used by the Uno Racing team in the races of the Macau GT event, with a striking multicolor Audi R8 GT3 with drawings from Hello Kitty, shining in the second race with a competitive sixth place. A decoration that, as happened on the grid, will undoubtedly attract attention. It is also advisable to get the correct rear wing assembly, reference LBTK08.

Decal sheet to make the version of one of the two Car Collection Motorsport team cars participating in the ADAC GT Master, which in 2022 has merged with what was previously the DTM. The mentions in the decoration of the car to the surname Verstappen are due to the fact that one of the drivers of the car is the son of the representative of Max Verstappen himself, being his first season in the championship. Curious fact for a spectacular decoration.

Perhaps one of the best known and most anticipated decorations for the Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4 Group A. With it, Snijers achieved victory in the 1991 and 1992 editions of the Ypres 24 Hour Rally. Of course, you will have to choose if you prefer the 91 (number #6) or the 92 (number #1). Masks are included in the set to help correctly paint the curved areas of Bastos' red stripes. And if you want your model to look like the real car in every detail, don't forget the TecnoMagnesio rims, the standard exterior rearview mirrors and the roof vent covers.

Decal sheet to make the decoration of another of the powerful Sierra Cosworth 4x4s that participated in the Belgian Rally Championship, sponsored by Boxy's Jeans, and which won the Condroz Rally in 1992. The decals give the option of painting the bodywork yellow and place the blue decals on top, whose transparent areas allow the background yellow to be used for the logos, or to paint the blue parts and put decals with the logos in yellow over said areas. Easier can not be!

Decal sheet to make the livery of another of the numerous Sierra Cosworth 4x4s that participated in the Belgian Rally Championship, sponsored in this case by the tobacco paper brand Rizla+, and which won the Omloop van Vlaanderen Rally in 1992. And to complete your model, don't forget the vents covers on the roof. A spectacular decoration!

The Portuguese driver José MIguel had no luck in the World Championship rally held in his country in its 1993 edition, since he had to abandon in the first section. Despite this, her victories in several rallies of the Portuguese Championship make her worthy of being one of the options for the D.Modelkits Sierra Cosworth 4x4 Group A kit. The set includes a small set of masks to help with the red painting of the fenders, both front and rear. And to complete your model, don't forget the vents covers on the roof.

Rothmans decor looks great on any car! It's a pity that its driver Dany Snobeck only used his Sierra Cosworth in two editions of the Rally du Var, in 1991 and 1992. Luckily, that hasn't been an impediment for LB Production to have found enough documentation to offer us the option of mounting this version with a complete decal sheet. And if you want your model to look like the real car in every detail, don't forget the TecnoMagnesio rims, the standard exterior rearview mirrors and the roof vent covers.

New kit of the Porsche 356 cabriolet, in its 1964 configuration. As usual in this scale, the kit includes a fully detailed engine, operative hood and doors, and more than 170 parts for having a really good time building one of the most beautiful cars of the twentieth century.