Newsletter 704: IncompetenceMarch 5^th, 2026

New issue of Komakai's Fast Guides series, with a publication full of exquisite photographs that cover in great detail the spectacular Audi A4 Quattro. Includes 32 full color pages with detailed images of the interior, exterior, wheels, etc...

New issue in the Ultra Detail Guides series, this time focusing on the Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo. It includes 152 A5 pages with full-color photos of the vehicle as it appears today. The guide features photographs of two different chassis, with varying interior configurations, lighting, and other details.

New book in Komakai's Fast Guides series features exquisite photographs that cover every detail of the spectacular Porsche 935 #70 that raced in the 24 Hours Le Mans at 1979. It includes 32 full-color pages with detailed images of the interior, exterior, wheels, and more.

Fifth issue of Komakai's new Original Race Pictures book series. A publication packed with exquisite photographs covering the spectacular Peugeot 905 Evo 1 at the 1991 season. This volume, featuring a total of 80 pages with full-color images, includes some previously unpublished photographs. It is without any doubts an absolutely essential reference for Peugeot 905 Evo 1 enthusiasts and the Model Factory Hiro and Heller scale model builders.

Decal sheet to reproduce the version of the Lancia Fulvia HF that participated in the 1973 Vltava Rally, held in the Czech Republic and part of the European Rally Championship, driven by Sandro Munari, with Mario Mannucci as his co-driver. Munari finished in second place, behind a future rally star, Walter Röhrl, who was driving an Opel Ascona 1.9 SR.

Interesting news comes from Revell, which is reissuing its kit of the Bugatti EB110, which has a more than interesting part list, not only because it has parts to assemble its impressive 12-cylinder engine with no less than 4 turbochargers, but because both the rear and front hoods are mobile, allowing you to see what is underneath. A challenge for those who love supercars... and detailing.

This new Revell reference lets you recreate one of today's most impressive supercars in scale. It not only boasts a 6.5-liter V12 engine, but also combines it with three 150-hp electric motors. This gives the Revuelto a total power output of over 1,000 hp! The scale model kit includes all the necessary parts to assemble the detailed engine compartment, which is fully accessible thanks to its opening hood. Have you already made room for it in your display case?

High quality resin kit that allows you to choose between two different versions of the Zerex Special used by Roger Penske during the 1962 season. The first version achieved victory in the Riverside 200 Miles Grand Prix wearing the number #6, while the option with number #7 won in the Grand Prix of Puerto Rico held on the Antilles circuit, a race that does not qualify for any championship. The kit includes photo-etched plates and white metal parts, so you can assemble the model with a great amount of detail.

This kit will allow you to choose between five different versions of the agile and powerful Porsche 908/2. The first version, with the number #1 and driven by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman (GB), won the 1969 Watkins Glen 6 Hours. The white version with the number #3 only participated in the training sessions for the Nürburgring 1000 Kilometers, suffering an accident, while the first one with the number #4 achieved second place in the same race with Rolf Stommelen and Hans Herrmann. The last two versions correspond to races held in 1970. The first one, with the number #4 and driven by Sepp Greger and Helmut Leuze, finished in eighth position in the 1000 Kilometers of Nürburgring, while the last option, with the number #48, is perhaps the most famous, and driven by Steve McQueen and Peter Revson, achieved an incredible second position in the 12 Hours of Sebring. This excellent quality resin kit also includes several photo-etched plates and white metal parts, which allow the chosen version to be assembled with a great deal of detail.

Huge and detailed kit of one of the most classic and famous trucks used for road transport, the Peterbilt 378. The kit includes an extensive parts list that includes chrome plastic parts, rubber tires, plastic parts, and a large sheet of decals.

Spectacular scale model kit of the Volvo FH4 Globetrotter that includes a really impressive sheet of metal decals, a huge parts list, fully detailed chassis and engine, photoetched parts for the front grid, metallic vinyls, etc. Absolutely mind blowing!!!

We introduce the kit of the canvas cabin version of the Volvo F16, also featuring a lifting platform. The classic Italeri kit, with long chassis and a fully detailed engine, as well as a completely detailed cabin.

New edition of the Scania R400, this time with the diffuser over the cabin. As usual in Italeri, it includes a fully detailed engine and cabin, and spectacular decals.

Italeri has carried out a review of its Scania 143 molds to launch this new reference, which includes new parts and a complete sheet of decals to be able to make two different versions of the cabin design, and with the option of license plates for most of the European countries. A kit that, as usual at Italeri, allows us to reproduce in great detail not only the cabin of the truck, but also the entire mechanical part and the chassis.

A true classic on the roads of Europe during the 90s, finally reproduced thanks to Italieri, with its characteristic quality and countless details, including multiple parts for its V8 engine, chassis and cabin.

Complete decal sheet to reproduce the unit of the Lancia Beta Montecarlo participating in the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans. Its drivers, Martino Finotto and Carlo Facetti, managed to cross the finish line in nineteenth position, and second among the Group 5 vehicles. The decal sheet also includes the number #26, allowing you to also choose the version used in the 6 Hours of Mugello of the same year, where they finished in fourth position.

ell, no, it turns out that not all Martini liveries are exactly the same, and depending on the race, the season, and even the country where it was held, there could be small (or large) variations. For example, the version used by Riccardo Patrese and Michele Alboreto on their way to victory in the 1981 Watkins Glen 6 Hours, a race in the World Championship for Drivers and Makes, featured a modified Martini logo that also included the word Rossi. This Reji decal sheet includes all the necessary decals to reproduce this version with the number #1.

Four strips, approximately 15 cm long and 1.5 mm in diameter, to simulate your corrugated hoses and air ducts. Made of white metal, they can be easily bent into any shape you need, achieving a very realistic result. The metal strips are not hollow, but they can still be easily drilled.

Set of parts to replace the front fork of the Meng Model's BMW M 1000 RR scale model kit at 1/9 scale, so that it is fully operational. And with the added advantage that the color of the metal is practically the same as that of the real bike, so you can save on painting the part. Includes several turned metal parts.

Meng Model's 1/9 scale pre-painted version of the BMW M 1000 RR scale model kit by Meng Model, finished in black with some parts featuring a carbon fiber look. This pre-painted version is designed for modelers with a less "complicated" approach to the hobby, saving them the time and effort of painting many of the parts, especially the most visible part: the motorcycle's fairing. The kit accurately reproduces its aerodynamic and aggressive design, with a fairing that incorporates carbon fiber winglets. It also features its 999cc inline four-cylinder engine, fully optimized for racing, its sophisticated suspension system, and its refined chassis, specifically designed for track performance. In fact, this motorcycle served as the basis for BMW's weapon in the World Superbike Championship, where it secured the titles in 2024 and 2025.

This new decal sheet is designed to replace the old decals from your Tamiya Nissan Xanavi Nismo Z scale model kit. It's essentially the same decals as the Tamiya kit, but with the color stripes and sponsor logos provided as separate decals, and the yellow ink used is fluorescent. Naturally, all logos have been more accurately scaled, and some additional decals are included. This decal sheet allows you to build not only the same version as the Tamiya kit, corresponding to the fourth round of the JGTC Championship held in Tokachi, but also the versions for the third round held in Sepang and the All-Star Race held in the US, which included different sponsors.

Newly designed and Japan printed decals for replacing the old decals on your Tamiya kit of the Nissan Skyline GT-R racing at the Japanese GT Championship.

Newly designed and freshly Japan printed decals for replacing the aged decals in your Tamiya kit.

The re-release of the Ford Capri Turbo has undoubtedly been a joy, but unfortunately, the decal sheet in this new Tamiya edition is incomplete, missing some logos... and even the driver's name on the doors. Luckily, this is no longer a problem, as Reji has also noticed and prepared a small supplementary decal sheet so your Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo scale model will be complete, with the missing Shell logos and Hans Heyer's name on both doors.