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MFH Ferrari 312PB 1/43 scale

By Fabrice Marechal | 12.10.2018 12:02

The kit has been completely reworked so that the front and rear cover and the wheels can be removed and re-placed, I have shared a video to show it. Details have been added to the engine, such as spark plug wires and fuel lines etc. The rest of the build was completely done out of the box, less the necessary modifications to make workable the mentioned parts. The bodywork was painted with Ferrari red from Gravity Colors Spain and has been varnished with 2-component lacquer also from Gravity Colors Spain. Here pictures I have taken during the build.


Le Phoenix Ferrari Dino 206 1/43

By Fabrice Marechal | 12.10.2018 12:02

The Ferrari Dino 206 is a Le Phoenix kit which is no longer available commercially and very difficult to find even on collector sites. As the Porsche 917, all air vents have been perforated. The bodywork was first painted in red with DS Colors and blue stripes delimited and painted Gulf blue also from DS Colors. The white lines were made using white decals. The body was then varnished with 2-component DS Colors. Here pictures I have taken during the build.


Paddock Porsche 917 1/43

By Fabrice Marechal | 12.10.2018 12:02

The Porsche 917 is a Paddock kit that is no longer commercially available. It's sometimes available on collector sites such as Modelart111. The body has been completely reworked at the level of the vents, all was perforated. The body was painted with Gulf Gravity Colors blue, the orange decals were then applied and retouched with a brush with X-6 Tamiya orange. The body was then clearcoated with 2-component Zero Paint varnish. Here pictures I have taken during the build.


Building the MFH Porsche 962C - Le Mans 1985 – 1/43 scale

By Fabrice Marechal | 02.01.2015 10:04


Building the Tameo Lotus 72A Gold Leaf - Jochen Rindt 1979 - 1/43 scale

By Juan Madrazo Revilla | 02.13.2014 10:32

This kit belongs to the Tameo WCT series (World Championships), highly detailed, considered as a Multimedia Super kit by those fans of the 1/43 scale models. Basically, it features the body, nose, engine and gear box plus the uprights in white metal, as Tameo usually supply. Its molding quality is good, nearly no flashes. The material is excellent offering no problems at the time of filing the parts.


Building the Porsche 550RS from Basic43 1/43 scale

By Juan Madrazo Revilla | 03.05.2013 10:33

The Porsche 550 RS is the first serious attempt to create an authentic competition car Ernst Fuhrmann was in charge of designing a competition engine (project 547) and Wilhelm Hild headed the development of a new chassis (project 550). This vehicle was displayed for the first time to public at the 1953 Paris Automobile Salon.


Ferrari 410 S Ch.0598 1/43 scale

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Le Mans Car Museum

By Peter Radcliffe


Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta Coupe

By Peter Radcliffe


Building the Scarab

By Peter Radcliffe


Chrysler LMP900 Le Mans 2001

By Chuck Livingston


Bentley EXP Speed 8, LM 2001

By Andre Canizzaro


MR Collection Porsche 911 C4S

By Tania Woodbury


Miss England II by Replicast

By Peter Radcliffe


Ferrari 158 F1 1/43

By Roberto Quaranta


Ferrari 126 C2 GP Belgica, Tameo 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Ferrari 126 C3 German GP, Tameo 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Ferrari 3124 T4, Tameo 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Lotus 72 German GP 1970, Tameo 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Chaparral

By Peter Radcliffe


Vac forms: How to fit them

By Peter Radcliffe


Ferrari 250P Le Mans 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Jaguar D type Le Mans 1957 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Ferrari 250 Breadvan 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Matra MS 660 Le Mans 1970 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Talbot T26 GS Le Mans 1950 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Shelby Cobra 427, Le Phoenix 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Brabham Alfa Romeo BT45 Tameo 1/43

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Marsh Models Sunoco Porsche 1/43 scale

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta Coupe

By Peter Radcliffe


Ferrari Daytona Scuderia Svezia

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Le Mans Car Museum in 1/43

By Peter Radcliffe


SMTS Aston Martin DB2 Coupe 1950

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Tameo Bar Supertech 01 TMK 284

By Tania Woodbury


Fiat Punto from Racing 43

By Rodney Rawlings


French connection

By Roger Virgo


1964 "Flip Top" Cobra

By Chris Webb


Bill Thomas' Cheetah

By Chris Webb


1998 Mercedes Benz CLK-LM

By Bil Attridge


Cadillac LMP Northstar 007

By Chuck Livingston


SMTS Jaguar type D

By Pascal Degre


Once upon a time

By Peter Radcliffe


McLaren Mercedes MP 4/14

By Mario Covalski


Tenariv Lotus 49 1/43

By John Horst


Grand Prix Moments

By Warren Monks


SMTS Brabham BT26, 143

By John Horst


SMTS Maserati 4CLT

By Peter Radcliffe


SMTS Brabham BT26A

By John Horst


Tameo Zakspeed 871

By John Horst


Brabham BT45 from SRC

By Dave Carr


Tameo Toyota F1 - 1/43

By Dan Hartz


Talbot-Ligier JS17

By Roger Dutemple


Tameo Brabham Alfa Romeo BT45

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


SHMR Maserati 151 Le Mans 1962

By Peter Radcliffe


AxelR Willys Interlagos

By Rodney Rawlings


The orange steam roller

By Peter Radcliffe


Ferrari 330P64 from Renaissance

By Rodney Rawlings


The Scarab

By Peter Radcliffe


March Ford 761B

By Dave Carr


The Panoz LMP07

By Stuart Tye


Building a 1/43 scale model car, step by step

By Peter Radcliffe
The origins of 1/43 scale are the early dinky toys, which were originally produced as accessories for O gauge model railways which were popular at the time, this was a real "bastardisation" of a scale being 7 mm to 1 foot! O gauge lost its popularity but by then Dinky was established and the scale stayed as the standard for diecast toys although for some strange reason most commercial vehicles were made in 1/50th.


Microsport 1967 Cougar

By Chuck Livingston


Microsport 1967 Cougar

By Michael Stucker


Spotlight on VROOM

By Peter Radcliffe


Initiation into 1/43rd

By Robert Jacobsen


Juan M. Revilla's portfolio 

By Peter Radcliffe


How to fit Photo etched windows

By Luis C. Casanovas


Ford Focus WRC 2001 Airfix escala 1/43

By Alfredo Molina Reynoso


Vanwall at Goodwood 2003

By Dan Parrat


1938 Le Mans Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Coupe

By Juan Madrazo Revilla


Minardi M198

By Dave Carr


More MPH madness!

By Peter Radcliffe


ELVA-BMW GT160 Le Mans 1965

By Roger Dutemple



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