Newsletter 594: The hard truthDecember 13th, 2023
But here’s another big truth, the usual rule of thumb of "the more expensive, the better" doesn't always apply: there are cheap parts by some rising manufacturers with a "how the hell do they make that?" quality level, as well as seasoned manufacturers that may have lowered their standards to "why the hell did they make that?" on some products. Of course, we have to offer products for every public and taste so you can decide on which sections of your scale model you want to add an detail up set or save some bucks instead, but the thing is: how do you tell which case is which for every single product?
We carefully review every one of them and carefully write our product description, but it's just ONE opinion, and clearly thousands of eyes see way better than just ours, right? So we're ready for you to start giving your own opinions on any of the more than sixty thousand references you can find at SpotModel. :)
Talking about hard truths? We will only show you the option if we can prove that you have seen it in your hands (this is, you have bought it, and it has been shipped already), and will validate each one of your comments before publishing it to avoid disrespectful language or dishonest opinions (if your dog ate your decals, it's not a manufacturing problem: the problem is your dog) , but we will NEVER EVER reject an opinion because it says that a product has a problem, or that it is low quality, or that it is the best thing that has happened in your life since the invention of the cyanoacrylate: if that's what it is, that's what it is :)
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Make yourself heard at SpotModel, the scale modelling community will thank you... and in advance so do we! :D
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 Sonauto Team sponsored by BP #99 - Anne-Charlotte Verney + Marie-Madeleine Fouquet - Tour de France Automobile 1974 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1276
Italeri: Tractor head scale model kit 1/24 scale - Man 26.321 Formel six - plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals and assembly instructions
Reference: 756
Tamiya: Glue - CA Cement Accelerator - 1 x 10ml - for Tamiya references TAM87091 and TAM87187
Reference: TAM87138
Model Factory Hiro: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Lancia D50 - Alberto Ascari - Test version 1954 - photo-etched parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, assembly instructions and painting instructions
Reference: MFH-K396
Model Factory Hiro: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Jaguar XJR-9 LM Silk Cut Works Team #3, 4 - Derek Daly + Davy Jones + Jeff Kline, Alain Ferté + Eliseo Salazar + Michel Ferté - 24 Hours Le Mans 1989 - metal parts, photo-etched parts, rubber parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, assembly instructions and painting instructions
Reference: MFH-K591
Model Factory Hiro: Car scale model kit 1/24 scale - Abarth Record Monza Roosevelt Auto Team #62, 63, 64 - Lanzo Cussini + Remo Cattini, Mario Poltronieri + Alfonso Thiele, Bill Rutan + Ray Cuomo + Paul Richards - 12 Hours Sebring 1959 - metal parts, photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MFH-LK001
Marsh Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - McLaren M1C #11, 51, 52, 57, 91 - Lothar Motschenbacher, Bob Bondurant, Peter Revson, John Cordts, Skip Scott - Can-Am Canadian-American Challenge Cup, USRR Championship 1967 and 1968 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MM283
Marsh Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - McLaren M1C #8, 39, 42, 47, 77 84 - Ron Courtney, Ludwig Heimrath, Candido DaMota, Jerry Hansen, Leonard Janke, William Wonder - Can-Am Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967, 1968 and 1970 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MM284
Marsh Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - McLaren M12 #7, 11, 98 - John Surtees, Lothar Motschenbacher, George Eaton - Can-Am Mosport 1969 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MM285
Marsh Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - AC Cobra 427 Shelby American Inc Team #4, 98 - Ken Miles - USRRC Riverside, Australian TT Tourist Trophy 1965 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MM286
Marsh Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - McLaren M1A Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Team #7 - Bruce McLaren - Brands Hatch Guards Trophy 1965 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MM287
Marsh Models: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - McLaren M1B Ecurie Soucy Racing Team sponsored by Soucy Automobiles Inc #22 - Mike Spence - Can-Am Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: MM288
Studio27: Marking / livery 1/20 scale - Renault RE30B/30C Equipe Renault Team sponsored by Elf #15, 16 - Alain Prost, Rene Arnoux, Eddie Cheever - FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1982 and 1983 - water slide decals and assembly instructions - for Tamiya reference TAM20018
Reference: ST27-DC743D
Studio27: Marking / livery 1/24 scale - Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport Team sponsored by Jagermeister #17 - Frank Jelinski + Thierry Boutsen + Walter Brun - SPA Francorchamps 1000 Kms 1986 - water slide decals and assembly instructions - for Hasegawa references 20280, 20283, 20294, 20318, 20337, 20345, hsg20345, HAS20345, 20363, 20411, 20411.OUTLET, 20503, 20535, 20557, 20557.OUTLET, 20572, 20585, 20603, 20644, HAS-20644, 20662, 20680, 20698 and 20718
Reference: ST27-DC1165
Tabu Design: Marking / livery 1/12 scale - Ferrari 312T4 #11, 12 - Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve - Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix, USA West Long Beach Formula 1 Grand Prix 1979 - water slide decals and assembly instructions - for Tamiya references TAM12025, BS1225 and TAM12035
Reference: TABU12057
Tabu Design: Marking / livery 1/20 scale - Ferrari F310B Scuderia Ferrari Team sponsored by Marlboro #5, 6 - Michael Schumacher, Eddie Irvine - Formula 1 World Championship 1997 - water slide decals - for Tamiya reference TAM20045
Reference: TABU20005
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Datsun 240 Z sponsored by Mr. Pibb #57 - John Tremblay + Bob Lapp - 12 Hours Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona 1979 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1277
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Datsun 240 Z sponsored by Worldparts #84 - Chris Doyle + John Maffucci + Bob Speakman - 12 Hours Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona 1978 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1278
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Datsun 240 Z sponsored by Pierotti #48 - Frank Leary - Laguna Seca IMSA GT 1978 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1279
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Porsche 935 L Brumos Team sponsored by Swap Shop #7 - Robert 'Bob' Wollek + Don Whittington + Preston Henn - 12 Hours Sebring 1985 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1038
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Porsche 935 L sponsored by Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop #09 - Derek Bell + Michael Andretti + John Paul Junior - 12 Hours Sebring 1983 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1039
Arena Modelli: Car scale model kit 1/43 scale - Ferrari 308 Proto Michelotto Team sponsored by Marlboro #343 - Antonio Zanini + Carmelo Ezpeleta - Baja Aragón Montesblancos 1985 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, turned metal parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions
Reference: ARE1293
Scalecars.Online: Air filter 1/24 scale - Air Filter - Type 3 - 3D printed parts - 1 units
Reference: SCO-R067
Scalecars.Online: Detail 1/24 scale - Switches On/Off - 3D printed parts - 40 units
Reference: SCO-R001
Scalecars.Online: Air valve 1/24 scale - Tire valves - type 1 - 3D printed parts - 40 units
Reference: SCO-R002
Scalecars.Online: Air valve 1/24 scale - Tire valves - type 3 - 3D printed parts - 40 units
Reference: SCO-R019
LB Production: Detail 1/24 scale - Ford Sierra Cosworth 4×4 Roof vent covers - 3D printed parts - for D.Modelkits references DM-K001 and DM-K002 - 2 + 2 units
Reference: LB-TK12
LB Production: Transkit 1/24 scale - Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 Evo - 3D printed parts, paint masks, water slide decals and placement instructions - for Tamiya references TAM24345 and TAM24350
Reference: LB-TK14
LB Production: Marking / livery 1/24 scale - Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 Evo Tempesta Racing by HRT Team sponsored by Sky #93 - Christopher Froggatt + Jonathan Hui + Loris Spinelli + Edward Mackay 'Eddie' Cheever III - GT World Challenge Europe , TotalEnergies 24 hours of Spa 2022 - water slide decals and placement instructions - for Tamiya references TAM24345 and TAM24350
Reference: LB-24093
LB Production: Marking / livery 1/24 scale - Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 Evo HRT Team sponsored by BWT #4 - Maximilian Götz - DTM 2021 - paint masks, water slide decals and placement instructions - for Tamiya references TAM24345 and TAM24350
Reference: LB-24094
Tabu Design: Marking / livery 1/20 scale - McLaren Honda MP4/5 McLaren Racing Limited Team sponsored by Marlboro #1, 2 - Ayrton Senna da Silva, Alain Prost - FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1989 - water slide decals and tobacco sponsor decals - for Fujimi references FJ090573, 09057, GP-16, GP16, FJ09062, 090627, GP-19, FJ090627, 09062, GP-19, FJ090665, 09066, GP-22, FJ090719, 09071, GPSP-14, FJ091938, 09193 and GP-1
Reference: TABU20066
Tabu Design: Marking / livery 1/20 scale - Ferrari F1/89/90 639/640/641 Scuderia Ferrari Team sponsored by Marlboro #1, 2, 27, 28 - Alain Prost, Nigel Ernest James Mansell, Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto - test 1988 (IT) - FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1989 and 1990 - water slide decals, assembly instructions and tobacco sponsor decals - for Tamiya references TAM20023 and TAM20024
Reference: TABU20056
Studio27: Detail up set 1/20 scale - Tyrrell Ford P34 sponsored by ELF #4 - Patrick Depailler - Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix 1976 - photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, seatbelt fabric, turned metal parts, white metal parts and assembly instructions - for Tamiya reference TAM20058
Reference: ST27-FP20159
Studio27: Decals - White lines 0,2mm, 0,4mm and 0,6mm - water slide decals
Reference: ST27-FP0045
Studio27: Decals - Black lines 1mm, 2mm and 3mm - water slide decals
Reference: ST27-FP0047
Studio27: Decals - Black lines 0,2mm, 0,4mm and 0,6mm - water slide decals
Reference: ST27-FP0048
Studio27: Decals - Silver lines 0,2mm, 0,4mm and 0,6mm - water slide decals
Reference: ST27-FP0051
Studio27: Marking / livery 1/24 scale - Volkswagen Golf GTI sponsored by Jagermeister #24, 52, 74 - Jochi Kleint + Günther Dederichs, Joachim Knollmann + Dieter Grimkowski, Joachim Springer + Hans-Christoph Mehmel - Monte Carlo Rally - Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, Lombard RAC Rally, ADAC Rallye Hessen 1975 and 1976 - water slide decals and placement instructions - for Revell references REV07072, 80-7072 and REV07673
Reference: ST27-DC1153