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What on earth are “POSTERCARS”? – Aston Martin, Bugatti, Koenigsegg FEATURETTE
Hypercar Heaven! When we think of highly detailed models in 1:64 scale, typical manufacturer names such as Tarmacworks, MiniGT or Inno64 come to mind after a short time. If you are looking for something more, Error404, YM Model or PGM are usually the best places to go for model car collectors. In 2023, another manufacturer is making a name for itself: “Postercars”. From our side, too, we have to admit that we have never heard of this company before, let alone seen one. Until now! Start-up phase Price and performance is absolutely unbeatable for such a high level of detail as Postercars! The Postercars website is still under construction at…
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Majorette Tune-Ups Wave 3: Are they worth to buy?
“All good things are three?” This spring Majorette goes into the third round with the Majorette Tuneups. But what is this series actually? As the name suggests, the Tune Up’s are not just the usual Majorette vehicles with an original licence, but come with a pimped out look! Just like in the days of Fast and Furious in the 2000s and the Need For Speed Underground series, the focus is on cars and tuning. While the first wave was still visually quite good, wave two offered a great spectrum of licensed vehicles with some really ingenious add-on parts. Many of the add-on parts had a chrome look, so the vehicles…
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Kyosho Models – The incredible history of SCUDERIA FERRARI
Born for Formula 1 Maranello – Scuderia Ferrari is undoubtedly one of the most popular Formula 1 teams of all time even though the current F1 period isnt the one the Tifosi were hoping for. All over the world there are Ferrari clubs in which fans of the racing team organise themselves. When Formula 1 was founded in 1950, Ferrari was one of the first eight car manufacturers to compete for the title. Since then, the Italians have been part of Formula 1 without interruption – longer than any other racing team. Here are some more incredible numbers which have to be mentioned to glorify the past: Ferrari won the…
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Hot Wheels Speed Machines FEATURETTE – Are they worth to buy?
Where it all began: 40 years ago today, Hot Wheels Speed Machines were launched. Speed Machines were a line of vehicles released by Mattel in 1983 to compete with other lower cost diecast brands. They consisted of Hot Wheels castings with a few cost cutting features, such as plastic bases, no chrome apart from the wheels, and simple enamel paint. All were made in Malaysia and had standard basic wheels. Extreme prices: In 2010, the Speed Machines were taken up again, but adapted somewhat for the time. The models looked a lot more modern, were more or less printed all around and were from licensed car brands. Each of these…
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Majorette Hyundai I20N – In memory of CRAIG BREEN FEATURETTE
Once again there is cause for mourning in the motorsport world. Following the death of Ken Block in an accident in January this year, rally driver Craig Breen, aged 33, died today (Thursday) in his Hyundai i20N N Rally1 during testing for the next round in Croatia. The exact circumstances of the tragic accident are still unclear. The only certainty so far is that Breen collided with a pole. As a result, he had succumbed to his severe injuries. Co-driver James Fulton, on the other hand, was not injured. In his motorsport career, Breen took part in a total of 82 rounds of the World Rally Championship and made it…
