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Porsche 963 – The end of an ERA? – Sparky FEATURETTE
As expected, Porsche is pulling out of the WEC: after three years, the programme in the World Endurance Championship is coming to an end. Fortunately, the 963 is far from being history at Sparky’s, and in 1:64 scale, it will hopefully remain in our memories for a long time to come. Is the hype surrounding the Hypercar prototype class already over? What has been common knowledge for months is official since last week: Porsche is withdrawing from the World Endurance Championship (WEC). This is not the first withdrawal since the Hypercar class was introduced in 2021. Private constructors Glickenhaus, Vanwall and Isotta-Fraschini only had a short-term chance of survival against…
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The end of Godzilla – Nissan Skyline GTR R35 FEATURETTE
The inevitable has happened… Nissan bids a fond farewell to the legendary GT-R. No sooner has it come of age than it must die. After 18 years of production, the last R35 has now rolled off the assembly line in Japan. Around 48,000 units have been built at the Tochigi plant since 2007. The last model is a T-Spec in the Premium Edition in Midnight Purple, which is destined for a customer in Japan. If you see the glass as half full, this is only a temporary farewell. Ivan Espinosa, CEO of Nissan, assures enthusiasts that Godzilla will rise again. Let’s hope it will be a gasoline-powered car with all…
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FOS Goodwood 2025 in a 1:64 scaled nutshell
Dust, sound and stars: the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed once again transformed the British estate into a paradise for PS fans in 2025. In this article, we summarize the highlights, but in 1:64 scale – provided we have the right models… 75th anniversary of Formula 1, their cars, drivers and more: We have Kyosho to thank for many of these wonderful F1 models, which we can marvel at. But MiniGT also contributed an F1 car in the form of the P34, as did Aoshima with the Williams FW11B and Sparky with the Haas car from 2024. The Festival of Speed 2025 collaborated with Formula 1 to host the biggest…
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WEC Hypercar Series 2023 / 2024 FEATURETTE
Battle of the brands! Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Peugeot, Toyota, Vanwall and more: The World Endurance Championship (WEC) has become insanely competitive than in the Hypercar top class in 2024. With ten manufacturers in there, a boom was highely expected, with which the WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans have finally celebrated the new golden age of prototype racing. (Aston Martin has also announced its intention to compete for victories in the Hypercar class as soon as possible). The Hypercar class is so successful that the LMP2 category will have to make way for it in 2024. It will only compete at Le Mans. MoreArt offers…
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Libertywalk’s craziest builds FEATURETTE
Liberty Walk: the people who take “widebody” to a whole new level. Their body kits are like the hot sauce packets of the car world – love them or hate them, they definitely add some flavour. Liberty Walk was founded by Wataru Kato at the age of 26. The business was initially run on a small car park where only a few cars could be displayed. Over the course of its history, Liberty Walk has become one of the biggest names in car tuning through excellent marketing and a passion for work. This has also spread to the world of model cars, with numerous manufacturers such as Inno64, MiniGT and…
