Welcome to the latest chapter of Operation: Get more cars out of their boxes
NASCAR, F1, Indy, Le Mans and more: Time to fill a race car display case
24-hour teal and blue: Falken at the Nürburgring in 1:64 scale
The Falken Motorsports team will field two Porsches at the Nürburgring this weekend. Here's a look back at 20 years of Falken racers in 1:64
Vintage Weissach: Ten of the best 1:64 racing Porsches
It's a great time to collect 1:64 Porsche race cars, with a ton of suitable subjects available for diecast companies to model. I thought it would be fun to dip into my collection and showcase 10 of my favourites.
Lamley Daily: A pair of Minichamps Porsches
Model: Minichamps Porsche 934 RSR (Helmut Kelleners, ADAC Eifelrennen, 1976) & Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Seikel Motorsports, Le Mans 24, 2007) Line: Minichamps 1/64 Ebay link: Minichamps 1/64 Porsche Why I am featuring it: The fact that this was published before I'd even begun writing has been a bit of a godsend really, as I'd …
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When Matchbox (and others) went DTM racing
The badass Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI was one of three DTM/ITC race cars modeled by Matchbox in the mid-1990s. Let's take a look at this trio – including some rare prototypes – plus some DTM contenders from other 1:64 brands
Lamley Daily: Microchamps McLaren F1
Model: Microchamps/Paul's Model Art McLaren F1 Line: unknown Where to get it: give eBay a go Why I am featuring it: We all have that one car. The car we're utterly in love with. Our background picture on our computers and phones. The car we always choose on games. The car that dominates our diecast …
Lamley Daily: Paul’s Model Art Sauber-Mercedes C11
Model: Paul's Model Art Sauber Mercedes C11 (Winner WSPC Mexico, 1990) Release: Michael Schumacher Collection, Edition 64 No.7 Where to get it: eBay Why I am featuring it: It's a replica of one of the most successful and instantly recognisable Group C cars of all time, and one that was driven by one of the …
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Every Minichamps Diecast ever is now on hobbyDB…
Anyone collect Minichamps?There are quite a few of you that do, especially outside of the US. I haven't featured them here, mainly because I don't have any (wish I did), and also because they focus mostly on scales outside of 1/64. But man these models are beautiful. And you can find every one of them …
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