Video: Vintage Unboxing – Tamiya’s MINI Cooper RACING
Model Kit: Morris Mini Cooper Racing Manufacturer: Tamiya Part #: 24130 Scale: 1/24 Scale Colors Molded In: Green, black, chrome and clear Price: Around $50.00 BUY NOW: Tamiya Morris Mini Cooper Racing Tamiya's Morris Mini Cooper Racing kit is one we've been wanting to build for quite some time - years, in fact. My dad...
6 New Hasegawa Kits Released in December 2024
Hasegawa has dropped 6 new vehicle kits for the month of December 2024. We've got 5 1/24 scale car kits and a 1/12 scale motorcross bike! Here's the details on these Hasegawa kits. Model Kit: 1998 Nissan Fairlady Z Twin Turbo Manufacturer: Hasegawa Part #: 20730 Scale: 1/24 Scale Price: $TBA BUY NOW: Hasegawa 1998...
Dancing Bear Wheels and Brake Discs
While browsing one of our favorite Facebook Groups (Beginner Scale Modeling - sorry, it's Private, but anyone can sign up for it), we came across some absolutely killer-looking wheels for 1/24-1/25 scale models - Dancing Bear Scaled Components. They have a ton of different wheels for both Race and Street builds while also offering 'matching'...
Unboxing Video: Tamiya Honda City Turbo Plus Motocompo
Model Kit: Honda City Turbo Plus Motocompo Manufacturer: Tamiya Part #: 24369 Scale: 1/24 Scale Colors Molded In: White, grey, satin and clear Price: $30.60 BUY NOW: Tamiya Honda City Turbo Tamiya's Honda City Turbo is their latest kit to be unveiled, replacing the 1982 version that came to us as a motorized model. It...
5 New Hasegawa Kits Released in November 2024
Hasegawa has announced 5 new vehicle kit releases for the month of November 2024. Four of them are 1/24 scale cars - 1 Mitsubishi, 2 Toyotas and 1 Nissan - and 1 1/12 scale Honda motorcycle. Let's take a quick look at each one of these. Model Kit: Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Evolution IV Manufacturer: Hasegawa...
3 New Stranger Things Kits from Revell – Q1 2025
Revell has announced the release of 3 new kits for Q1 of 2025, all based on the hit TV show Stranger Things. All 3 replicate vehicles in the show - Jim Hopper's 1985 K5 Blazer, Billy Hargrove's 1979 Chevy Camaro Z/28 and Argyle's VW Surfer Boy Pizza Van. Model Kit: Jim Hopper's 1985 K5 Blazer...
2 New Italeri Kits – November 2024
Italeri has announced 2 new car kits for the month of November 2024. The first is a stunning Lancia Stratos HF Gr. 4 MonteCarlo Rally car and the second is the Scania T 143M 500 Topline big rig. The Scania comes to us in 1/24 scale while the Stratos is looking a bit larger -...
How Should We Build Tamiya’s Porsche 911 GT3 RS?
We’re about to start the build on Tamiya’s Porsche 911 GT3 RS model kit but are not sure what color combo we should go with? We did a little research and, honestly, this thing looks absolutely amazing in a variety of colors!!! So, we want your help! We’ve posted some of the more bad-ass looking...
Video: Inside the EPIC 2024 IPMS / OrangeCon Show!
We recently attended the 2024 IPMS / OrangeCon show that was held at the Double Tree Hotel in Buena Park California. There were two sections – the Vendor area which had a TON of built and unbuilt kits to purchase – and the Contest and Display Tables where all the judging was taking place. In...
Tamiya LP Paint Color Compatibility Chart
With Tamiya introducing their LP line of paints, you’ll be seeing alot more model kits calling out these instead of the older TS paints. That’s all great, however some of us have a overstock of TS paints and, in all honesty, haven’t jumped into the airbrush world just yet. For those of us that would...
