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The fantastic Old Irish Racing Collection

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I am always wowed by those that take model displaying to an impressive extreme. I am beyond wowed by the Old Irish Racing Collection to say the least.

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Marsh Wolf-Dallara Can-Am 1/43 model

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 fittiLotus72 646 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Can-Am, frisbee, Gilles Villeneuve, imsa, jacques villeneuve, Marsh Models model car kits, Marsh Wolf Dallara, Marsh Wolf Dallara 1/43, Marsh Wolf Dallara 1/43 kit, Model cars, Models, walter wolf

The Marsh Wolf-Dallara WD1 1/43 kit is here. Another easy build, high detail kit.

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Red, white & blue 1/43 models

July 2, 2020 fittiLotus72 603 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, bmw, bmw m3, corvette, deltawing, Don Panoz, dyson racing riley & scott, ford gt, imsa, joest porsche, john greenwood, LeMans, mario andretti, mclaren bmw, Michael Andretti, Model cars, Models, nissan 300zx, panoz, porsche 956, saleen

American teams & manufacturers have celebrated the USA on racecars for a long time. Here’s a few red, white & blue 1/43 models for your patriotic pleasure.

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Tron Ferrari 637 Indy & Alfa Group C in 1/43

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 fittiLotus72 796 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Alfa Group C, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo Group C, Alfa Romeo SE48, F1, ferrari, Ferrari 637, Ferrari Indy, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Jaguar XJR9, LeMans, Model cars, Models, Porsche 9662, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, Tron Alfa Romeo SE48 model, Tron Ferrari 637 Indy model

Rumors of Ferrari competing in Indycar brought up memories of the last time this happened. The Tron Ferrari 637 Indy is a faithful model in 1/43 scale.

grandprix car mechanical models by UGears

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Wonderfully weird mechanical models by UGears

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Go through the eclectic selection of mechanical models by UGears and you’ll find something of interest. They make a surprisingly great gift for anyone.

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Why the Sebring 12 Hour race is a must-see

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The Sebring 12 Hour race is a classic race in the same way as LeMans. Both races have tons of history and both race tracks are quite old.

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The greatest racing archive of all time

May 7, 2020 fittiLotus72 2561 Views Alfa Romeo, bmw art car, bmw art car alexander calder, classic cars, colin chapman, enzo ferrari, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, jimmy clark, LeMans, lotus, mario andretti, Michael Schumacher, Monaco, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, Ronnie Peterson, uop shadow, watkins glen

I came upon this Twitter feed while doing reference research for a model car project. What I found was easily the greatest racing car archive of all time.

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More model car display techniques

April 30, 2020May 8, 2020 fittiLotus72 840 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, bmw art car, bmw art car alexander calder, bmw art car andy warhol, bmw art car diecast models, bmw art car diecast models for sale, bmw art car photos, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, model car cabinets by racerhead, Models, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, racerhead, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

Still more model car display techniques that explore larger displays, how to obtain them within budget and then mix model cars into the big picture of life.

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Model car display techniques

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One day you look at your beloved collection and realize it’s a mess! It’s time to use effective model car display techniques that organize the whole thing.

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More fun models from Fine Work

April 23, 2020 fittiLotus72 731 Views Alfa Romeo, audi, bmw, bmw art car frank stella, bugatti veyron model, corvette, F1, ferrari, fine work, Fine Work models, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Lamborghini, LeMans, lotus, Model cars, model cars by fine work, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car models

We’re back with more fun models by Fine Work from Japan. These strangely stunted models are pretty good renditions of the race and street cars they portray.