Newsletter 582: Les Charlots

It may seem to us that film advertising in the world of competition is something very recent, but it was already present more than 50 years ago, as for example in this Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 liter that raced in the 1973 Tour de France Automobile. One of the sponsors was the film “Le Grand Bazar", a French comedy that would be released that same year, and similar to the film's poster, caricatures of the main actors appeared on the body of the car.

What fantastic news is the reissue of this model! None other than the Brabham BT46B with which Niki Lauda achieved victory in what was currently the last Swedish Grand Prix. This was the only race in which the BT46B participated, since with its famous fan in the rear it generated such an amount of ground effect that as soon as the race finished its participation was prohibited. The fantastic MFH kit combines various materials, such as white metal, resin, turned metal parts, photo-etched parts, rubber tires (which come with pre-printed manufacturer logos), decals, and various cables and tubes for greater realism. The body cover can be removed once the model is assembled, allowing a full view of the detailed interior and mechanical parts.

Yellow tone specially formulated to simulate the tone of the marks on the sides of Dunlop tires.

Yellow tone specially formulated to simulate the tone of the marks on the sides of Goodyear tires.

Renew your old Tamiya kit decals and use these new ones by Shunko Models. And remember that Leyton House colors are the spirit of pure competition: don't forget to paint your scale model kit with the right ones!!

Do you want to see your MP4/2B scale model with all the sponsor logos that the actual car used? Don't miss the Marlboro logos and the rest of the decals necessary to give your model a new life.

Do you want to see your MP4/2C scale model with all the sponsor logos that the actual car used? Don't miss the Marlboro logos and the rest of the decals necessary to give your model a new life.

Curious decoration that Shunko has prepared for the Ferrari 312T Hasegawa kit. One of the few, but surely the last, private Ferrari to compete in a Formula 1 race. The later founder of the Minardi team reached an agreement with Ferrari, managing to put a 312T on the track in two non-scoring events in 1976 with Giancarlo Martini at the wheel. If you want to build something special, this is undoubtedly a great opportunity!

Set of rims and tires, including the spare wheel, for rally vehicles that have a five-bolt wheel hub, such as Skoda Fabia, Peugeot 206, Citroen Xsara or Subaru Impreza, although they can also be used on many other models. The dimensions of the tire are: 24 mm in diameter and 7 mm in width.

Fantastic transkit to transform the Ford Focus WRC 03 Hasegawa kit into the beautiful version of the Euro Oil team used in the 2004 Príbram Rally, belonging to the Czech rally championship, and which finished in second position. It was the only occasion in which Vaclav Pech had the 2003 version of the Focus WRC, since he usually raced with the previous version of the Focus. The transkit not only includes the decals, but also has everything necessary to transform the kit if necessary to its asphalt version, with suspensions, rims and even tires adapted to the dimensions of the Hasegawa kit.

Without a doubt, the Lamborghini Aventador is quite a machine, which the specialist in extreme preparations Liberty Works also has in its catalogue, with a spectacular body kit seasoned with a huge spoiler and a substantial drop in height. But some of its owners are not satisfied with having such an exclusive car within the reach of very few, and they still go a little further, decorating their car in an almost unique way. This has given rise to incredible decorations that, thanks to S.K. Decals can now also be transferred to your Aoshima kit of the Aventador LB Works. One of those chosen honors the courageous Japanese fighter pilots aboard the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero (note, we are talking about planes), adapting its colors to those of the car with the characteristic red circle of the Japanese flag.

Without a doubt, the Lamborghini Aventador is quite a machine, which the specialist in extreme preparations Liberty Works also has in its catalogue, with a spectacular body kit seasoned with a huge spoiler and a substantial drop in height. But some of its owners are not satisfied with having such an exclusive car within the reach of very few, and they still go a little further, decorating their car in an almost unique way. This has given rise to incredible decorations that, thanks to S.K. Decals can now also be transferred to your Aoshima kit of the Aventador LB Works. This decoration uses the logos of one of the most fashionable brands in the world... how could it not be one of those chosen for the Lambo?

The diameter of the outer ring of the rim is approximately 21.5 mm. Each of the tires has an adapter that acts as a spacer, and that includes the wheel nuts. Important: The set of wheels comes without tires.

Set of two door handles made of white metal, imitating the design of those used by the Porsche 911.

Set of 4 rims in the fantastic Fuchs design and commonly used by Porsche. The diameter of the rims is approximately 17.3 mm. This reference does NOT include tires.

Set of two Singer seats, specialists in sports preparations on exclusive models, such as those of the Porsche brand. Among other changes, the seats are replaced by ones that are much more enveloping, and with their own anchoring bases, which are also reproduced in separate pieces, which makes it easier to paint.

Set of 4 slick tires with different sizes for the front and rear. All 4 tires have an inner diameter of 16,5 mm and an outer diameter of 22,5 mm, but vary in width. The 2 front tires are 11,4 mm wide, and the 2 rear tires are 13,4 mm wide.

Set of 4 slick tires for 13-inch wheels... to scale, of course. The 4 tires have an inner diameter of 15 mm, an outer diameter of 21 mm and a width of 10 mm.

Set of 4 slick tires with different sizes for the front and rear. All 4 tires have an inner diameter of 16,5 mm and an outer diameter of 24 mm, but vary in width. The 2 front tires are 10 mm wide, and the 2 rear tires are 15 mm wide.

Red tone specially formulated to simulate the tone of Sealey tools.

Red shade specially formulated to simulate the shade of Snap-On tools.

Yellow tone specially formulated to simulate the tone of Dewalt tools.

Car tuned by Simon for the well known French driver Jean Luis Clarr and entered many competitions of the French rallies championship 1980.