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Building the MA Scale Target Dallara DW12

February 20, 2020February 29, 2020 fittiLotus72 362 Views 1/43 MA Scale Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43 Target Dallara DW12, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, 2012 Indy 500 winner, Dario Franchitti, indy 500, indy car, Indycals, indycar, MA scale, MA Scale Target Dallara DW12, Model cars, Models, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, Target Dallara DW12, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

First impressions can often be wrong. Or not. That was the case when I opened the box containing the MA Scale Target Dallara DW12 kit.

replicarz march 86c 1986 indy winner indy car models in 1/43

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Indy car models in 1/43 keep on coming!

October 3, 2019February 18, 2020 fittiLotus72 648 Views 1/43 MA Scale Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Penske PC18, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Emerson Fittipaldi, indy 500, Indy 500 winner, indy car, indycar, MA scale, MA Scale Indy car models, MA Scale Lola Indy cars, mario andretti, Model cars, Models, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars

Until recently, Indy car models in 1/43 were slim. Replicarz keeps expanding the built-up selection and MA Scale seeks to create kits of every Indy winner.

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The case for building 1/43 model cars from kits

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 fittiLotus72 546 Views 1/43rd model car kits, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Can-Am, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, lotus, Marsh, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, Replicarz, Tameo

Ready-built models in 1/43 these days are amazing. Build-quality is reliably terrific. But I still love building 1/43 model cars from kits. It’s satisfying.

Replicarz Fittipaldi Penske PC18 overhead

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Replicarz Fittipaldi Penske PC18 in 1/43

September 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 1153 Views 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Penske PC18, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Emerson Fittipaldi, indy 500, Indy 500 winner, indy car, indycar, Model cars, Models, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars

The Replicarz Fittipaldi Penske PC18 that won the Indy 500 in 1989 is terrific. Replicarz continues the revival of Indy car models with this latest release.

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Motorsport art by Steve Petrosky

July 18, 2019December 11, 2019 fittiLotus72 797 Views classic cars, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters, steve petrosky

Take a trip through the motorsport art by Steve Petrosky and you quickly realize he loves American racing. IMSA seems to be a particular love of his.

Events Miscellania

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019 short story

July 11, 2019August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 485 Views car show, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, goodwood festival of speed, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, old cars

There are a few car events that are on most fans’ “must go” list. A relatively recent addition to the list is the Goodwood Festival of Speed and/or the Goodwood Revival.

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Ebay selling techniques for maximum results

June 27, 2019September 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 523 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, ebay selling techniques, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars

It’s amazing how Ebay sellers can take a highly desirable item and sell it very badly. Avoid those pitfalls by learning proper Ebay selling techniques.

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Motorsport art by Rob Ijbema

June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 692 Views Alexander Rossi, ascari, audi, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gilles Villeneuve, indy 500, lancia, LeMans, mark donohue, martini lancia, martini porsche, motorsport art, Porsche, porsche 917-30, race car art, race car posters, red lobster, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Many racing fans will know motorsport art by Rob Ijbema from his Car-A-Day blog. Ijbema painted a different racing scene every day for a year.

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Collecting 101: Save the packaging!

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 461 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models

You just received your latest model find. After opening the box, you toss the packaging in the recycling bin. A sage piece of advice: save the packaging!

Rossi Indy -motorsport art by Randy Owens

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Motorsport art by Randy Owens –Indy cars

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 fittiLotus72 625 Views Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Carl Haas, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Helio Castro-Neves, indy 500, Indy cars, Jimmy Vasser, Long Beach Grand Prix, Michael Andretti, Motorsport art by Randy Owens, Paul Newman, Penske Racing, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sebastien Bourdais, Will Power

This is our second look at the motorsport art by Randy Owens. With the 103rd Indy 500 imminent at the time of this writing, we’re looking at his Indy car art.

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