Newsletter 652: ScheckterFebruary 20^th, 2025

Diver figure not included.

Set of 600 light weight hexagonal head bolts with stamped flange with diameters of 0.5mm, 0.6mm, 0.7mm, 0.8mm, 1mm and 1.2mm (100 units of each of the different sizes), with which to detail any part or piece of your models where these types of screws are found. With the usual quality of Decalcas products, and the convenience of not needing to use primer, avoiding the loss of detail of the pieces, you will only have to paint and assemble the pieces on your scale model.

The official North American Porsche team carried out an interesting "game" with its decorations on the two 911 RSR-19s that participated in the 2020 12 Hours of Sebring, a race belonging to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and each of them carried part of the American flag on its bodywork. Two very different decorations, but with a strong common link. And in addition, they achieved the double within the GTLM category. Thanks to this set of decals, composed of two sheets, you can complete either of these two decorations. To complete the correct model, in addition to the Nunu kit of the Porsche 911 991 GT3 RSR, the ZoomOn brand transkit reference Z187 is needed to convert it into the 2020 Porsche 911.2 RSR.

After months and months of waiting, the long-awaited Porsche 911 991 GT3 RSR model has finally arrived. A kit that allows you to reproduce the 2018 versions, characterised by their large rear diffuser that caused the lower part of the rear bumper to simply not exist. And to make it even more attractive, the decoration included is not only that of the car that won the LMGTE Pro category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but also recalls the one used by the Porsche team on one of its 917/20s at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971, which was nicknamed “Pink Pig”. Who would have thought that you would want to have a pink car in your showcase!

This kit allows you to reproduce the version that won the second round held at the Brands Hatch circuit corresponding to the second event of the British Touring Car Championship, better known as BTCC, in the 1996 season. The Supertouring cars were already beginning to show much more aerodynamic elements. evolved, with very elaborate front spoilers and rear wings, and widened the wheel archs to accommodate the increasingly larger tires. BMW with its 320i won five races in the 1996 season, dominated with an iron fist by the Audi A4 with its all-wheel drive.

Detailing set to improve the final finish of your Beemax BMW 320i E36 kit. The set includes a sheet of photo-etched parts such as the radiator grille, the stabilizer bars adjuster or the driver's safety net that was placed inside the window. Also included is a strip of red fabric for the harnesses and a decal sheet with some of the interior elements that were made of carbon fiber, such as the instrument panel or the central console. A perfect complement!

A Tamiya classic, in a version that also has history, since the Renault 5 Turbo was the winner of the 1981 edition of the Monte-Carlo Rally. A kit that, unlike the original, no longer has the electric motor, but which keeps the rest of the parts, such as the two drivers who can sit inside, which can be ideal to put our Renault 5 Turbo in some scenario with "movement". In this reissue, some details have been corrected, such as the car's number plates on the decal sheet, which now correspond to the rally-winning version.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, while still maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics under the front bonnet. The version reproduced in this reference is the red and white Philips one that the female duo formed by Laurence Jacquet and Martine Poettoz used in the 1991 Tour de Corse Rally, finishing in sixteenth place.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, while still maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics under the front bonnet. The version reproduced in this reference is the multicoloured one that the French duo formed by Eric Mauffrey and Hervé Sauvage used in the 1992 Tour de Corse Rally, where they finished in twelfth position.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, while still maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics under the front bonnet. The version reproduced in this reference is that of the yellow Williams with which the duo formed by Renato Travaglia and Flavio Zanella achieved victory in the 1995 Città di Torino Rally.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, while still maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics under the front bonnet. The version reproduced in this reference is the blue Williams with which the duo formed by Serge Jordan and Jacques 'Jack' Boyère achieved ninth position in the 1994 Tour de Corse Rally.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, also maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics under the front hood. The version reproduced in this reference is that of the official silver-coloured Renault Sport Williams with which the always acrobatic Jean Ragnotti, accompanied on his right by Gilles Thimonier, managed to finish in tenth position in the 1994 Monte-Carlo Automobile Rally, although a subsequent penalty caused them to fall in the final classification to thirteenth place.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, while still maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics with the front bonnet lowered. The version reproduced in this reference is the official silver Renault Sport version with which the legendary Jean Ragnotti, accompanied on his right by Gilles Thimonier, managed to finish in ninth position in the 1992 Tour de Corse Rally.

Developed by Luca Cavicchi, the Group A version of the Renault Clio is once again available from Arena Modelli in 1/24 scale, while still maintaining one of its most spectacular features, which is its spectacular reproduction of its mechanics under the front bonnet. The version reproduced in this reference is that of the official silver-coloured Renault Sport Williams with which Jean Ragnotti, accompanied on his right by Gilles Thimonier, finished in eighth position in the 1993 Tour de Corse Rally.

Limited time re-issue of the decal sheet that allows you to reproduce, using the Tamiya kit as a base, the livery of the Nissan Skyline Nismo GT-R R33 sponsored by Pennzoil. Unlike the original edition, Shunko Models has taken advantage of this re-edition to print the decal sheet in "hard-type decal" type.

High quality decals made in Japan. These decals belong to a limited series, so they will be available for a short time. They have been designed to replace the original Tamiya decals of the Ferrari F1 2000 kits.

Spare vacuum forming parts sheet for the 2018 Alpine A110 kit reference PLB3-000003.

Spare decal sheet for the 2018 Alpine A110 kit reference PLB3-000003.

Limited-time re-edition of the 1/12 scale kit of one of the most aggressive bikes of the 80s, the Suzuki Katana GSX 1100S, with innovations that are still seen today in the most modern motorcycles. With countless parts, you will enjoy assembling all its mechanical parts, very grateful for the smallest detail since, once assembled, almost everything will be visible. Who's up for it?

With the proven quality of Tamiya products, this kit allows you to assemble the Yamaha YZF-R1 super sports bike, which was presented at the Milan Show in 1997. The kit faithfully reproduces the sculptural lines of the real bike, as well as the mechanical parts, chassis and suspensions. As usual with Tamiya, various cables and vinyl pipes are included to reproduce the cooling or brake circuits. Among the parts are those necessary to be able to assemble a stand to hold the bike, as well as a rear tail cover to assemble the version without a rear seat.

Launched in 2006, the Kawasaki ZZR1400 was intended to be the fastest production motorcycle in the world. To achieve this, it was equipped with a 1.352 cc inline 4-cylinder engine capable of generating up to 190 hp. Its design was unique, with a front fairing with six lights and black side grilles that extend along the fairing. All its features have been faithfully reproduced in this Tamiya kit, which once assembled has a total length of 180 mm. The kit allows you to choose between three specifications to build: North America, Europe or Malaysia. It has metal transfers for most of the emblems and for the rearview mirror lenses.

We have to go back to 1982 to find the moment when Tamiya launched the first edition of its Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC kit, a luxury coupe equipped with a powerful 4,973 cc V8 engine capable of generating up to 231 hp at 4.750 rpm, allowing the 500 SEC, with its more than 1.600 kg of weight and almost 5 m of length, to reach a maximum speed of 225 km/h. Now, after many years, this kit is available again with hardly any changes compared to the original reference, although with updated decals and instruction manual. The kit is characterised by faithfully reproducing the lines of the original car, including its chassis and front engine, easily accessible thanks to its removable hood. Inside, its luxurious finish with wooden inserts can be easily reproduced thanks to the decals, which incorporate these motifs, as well as the pattern of the upholstery for the seats.

Re-edition of the Tamiya kit of the second generation of the Honda Prelude XX, launched in November 1982, and which had the honour of being the first Japanese model to incorporate the ABS anti-lock braking system. The Prelude's engine, faithfully reproduced in the kit, and easily accessible thanks to its removable front hood, was a 1.829 cc inline 4-cylinder. This re-edition takes the opportunity to modify and improve some aspects with respect to the original reference, such as the new decals, which include the front and rear Honda emblems, which in the original kit had to be painted, the emblems on the centre caps of the rims and the speaker grilles in the passenger compartment. The tone of the transparent parts sprue has also been modified, which is now transparent instead of the smoked tone present in previous editions. And we still love its system that allows its retractable front headlights to be movable!

The Vtec name has been associated, for many years, with Honda engines, but there was a time close to its launch when Honda advertised this new technology incorporated in its engines, and its advantages in terms of performance. A clear example is the decoration used in the tests carried out in 1990 at the Suzuka circuit, with the entire upper part of the vehicle covered with the Vtec logos. Now you can reproduce this version on your Nunu/Beemax kits of the Civic EF9.

Decal sheet that will allow you to reproduce either of the two versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class that took part in the German DTM Championship in 1994, under the "dark green" colours of the vehicles sponsored by Tabac or Sonax, reversing their prominence on the bodywork depending on the number. Ideal for refreshing your old decals on the Tamiya kit, as they include not only the decoration of the exterior of the bodywork, but also the decals of the interior and the special fabric of the driver's seat. So that you don't miss a single detail!

Decal sheet with carbon patterns to complete your model of the Lamborghini Aventador Liberty Walk LB Works Version 2. The patterns allow you to easily "carbonize" parts such as the rear spoiler and rear diffuser, the front fenders, the side skirts or the front hood.

New decal set to replace the ones on the Revell 1/12 scale kit of the Ferrari F2002, with which Michael Schumacher achieved his fifth Formula 1 World Champion title at the time. The original kit reproduces the decoration used in the 2002 French Grand Prix, but its decal sheet has several errors, mixing logos from other races and with incorrect sizes. This reference designed by Shunko Models corrects all these errors, allowing the decoration used in the German Grand Prix held at the Hockenheim circuit to be made, with a sponsor scheme practically identical (in fact, it was the previous race) to that used in the French Grand Prix. The decal sheet includes the logos of the tobacco sponsors.

Thanks to the collaboration with BBR, Arena Modelli is launching a series to reproduce different versions of the Ferrari 512 BB LM with a long tail. These kits, made of resin at a scale of 1/43, present some modifications with respect to the kits from which they are derived, with additional details both in the cockpit and, above all, in the engine area. The number of photo-etched parts has also been increased. This reference allows the production of the unit with chassis number #26681, used by the French importer Charles Pozzi in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979, after this same team was in charge of the maintenance of the car in its debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona. This unit with number #62 would not manage to finish the race after suffering problems with its powerful 12-cylinder engine.

Thanks to the collaboration with BBR, Arena Modelli is launching a series to reproduce different versions of the Ferrari 512 BB LM with a long tail. These kits, made of resin at a scale of 1/43, present some modifications with respect to the kits from which they are derived, with additional details both in the cockpit and, above all, in the engine area. The number of photo-etched parts has also been increased. This reference allows the production of the unit with chassis number #26685, the second of the units put on the track by the French importer Charles Pozzi in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. This unit, sponsored by 3M and with the number #63 on its doors, would not manage to finish the race after suffering an accident.

Thanks to the collaboration with BBR, Arena Modelli is launching a series to reproduce different versions of the Ferrari 512 BB LM with a long tail. These kits, made of resin at a scale of 1/43, present some modifications with respect to the kits from which they are derived, with additional details both in the cockpit and, above all, in the engine area. The number of photo-etched parts has also been increased. This reference allows the production of the unit with chassis number #30559, entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980. Unfortunately, after a serious engine failure during training, it was ultimately unable to take part in the race. Another peculiarity of this unit is that it used BBS rims, something unusual for Ferraris of that time.

Thanks to the collaboration with BBR, Arena Modelli is launching a series to reproduce different versions of the Ferrari 512 BB LM with a long tail. These kits, made of resin at a scale of 1/43, present some modifications with respect to the kits from which they are derived, with additional details both in the cockpit and, above all, in the engine area. The number of photo-etched parts has also been increased. This reference allows the production of the unit with chassis number #28601, which participated in the training sessions for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980, where, curiously, it sported the number #79 on its doors in an unusual yellow colour. Among other differences, the car has grilles on the front hood above the wheels for the hot air outlet of the front brakes, particularly compact rearview mirrors and NACA air intakes on the sides with a different design to the rest of the 512BB LM.

Thanks to the collaboration with BBR, Arena Modelli is launching a series to reproduce different versions of the Ferrari 512 BB LM with a long tail. These kits, made of resin at a scale of 1/43, present some modifications with respect to the kits from which they are derived, with additional details both in the cockpit and, above all, in the engine area. The number of photo-etched parts has also been increased. This reference allows the production of the unit with chassis number #28601, which participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980, where a serious accident shortly after the start of the race forced it to retire. Among other differences, the car has grilles on the front hood above the wheels for the hot air outlet of the front brakes, particularly compact rearview mirrors and NACA air intakes on the sides with a different design to the rest of the 512BB LM.

Thanks to the collaboration with BBR, Arena Modelli is launching a series to reproduce different versions of the Ferrari 512 BB LM with a long tail. These kits, made of resin at a scale of 1/43, present some modifications with respect to the kits from which they are derived, with additional details both in the cockpit and, above all, in the engine area. The number of photo-etched parts has also been increased. This reference allows the production of the unit with chassis number #28601, which participated in the 1000 Kms of Monza in 1980, where it had to retire due to engine problems. Among other differences, the car has grilles on the front hood above the wheels for the hot air outlet of the front brakes, particularly compact rearview mirrors and NACA air intakes on the sides with a different design to the rest of the 512BB LM.

Support with 40 units of tire inflation valves made of 3D printed resin. The design of the valves is similar to that used on the rims of NASCAR championship vehicles, but they can be used on other 1/25-1/24 scale models. The set includes two types of valves, which differ only in their length. The valves are delivered on a stand with walls, which must be removed to make it easier to paint the parts.

Decal sheet for use on the Bandai kit of the Honda DT125 Super Trail.

Decal sheet designed to reproduce the bikes that the Aspar team put on track for its two riders during the Moto GP United States Grand Prix held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, in April 2015.