Nice. My first 1/18th was a Bburago 250 Testerrosa then the F40 and 288 GTO. Bburago has come a long way and make some very good models that at typical viewing distance look as good as higher end.

Possibly it could be the Sunoco car… I found an article online from Porsche that cited the various vehicles. In that particular article they referenced the Rothman’s cars for the dark blue. So my guess is they tried to keep it LeMans specific with the exception of the RS was more of just a nod to the relationship with Penske

I suspect IXO will make one eventually in 1/43rd. Check out “Its all about racing” channel from one of my subscribers. He focuses on 1/43rd and will know who will make it in 1/43rd. As for 1/18 maybe Werks83 will make it but it will be years I suspect. Thanks watching and commenting

It's Mark with it'd all about racing. Spark makes all the #5,6 and#75. Prices vary between 75.00 to 100.00 USD. Also available in 1/64 from 25.00 to 45.00 USD. Hope that helps.

@@markzebr6463 Hello. I have Sparky 1/64 full lineup nr 5, 6, 75 and 38. For 1/43 i will go for Bburago just like i did for Fiat 499P. But for 1/18 i did not see anything in Bburago catalogue and also nothing from IXO. The guy from Solido said they will do Hypercars, so it will be interesting to see if they will do both 1/43 and 1/18 and what teams.

I didn't know that you had that Porshe 963, the best one of them all. Congratulations on another great addition to your massive stock pile of resin and die cast. And Happy New Year 🎉

Thanks…tried to do something different but was better in my head😆. Ya no RS. Was never drawn to that car. I prefer the closed cockpit sports cars so never bought one. Will shoot you an email

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Thank you for you kind words. The Mattel Elites do not come with the driver figures as you already know. So I bought a few "regular releases" and removed the driver from those. To do that you have to take the car apart but its not hard and you can do it and salvage the car. I did the same with the Elite versions. It is 90% screwed parts as I recall so its just about pulling it apart carefully. The only tricky part is the steering connection but you can get it back together. Then I removed the seat/seatbelts from the Elite version. I decaled the Schumacher version then glued it into the Elite version. Put the car back together and there you go. Looks much better to me as I like to have the driver version. I still need to make the 2000 version but I want the early season white helmet so will probably have to make that one as the Mattel Version from the European GP model is terribly oversized. GP Replicas will most likely make each of these Championship cars in time but will probably be al red helmet versions. Once done I took the models I pulled the figures from and put seat belts decals in them and sold them on Ebay. So you can recoupe a bit of the money. It's a good mod and not to hard. Good luck and give it a try.

@@mycarcave6214 Thank you very much for the detailed and helpful description of the whole process. I'm going to look for a cheap or even damaged F2004 on ebay from which I can use the pilot and give it a try. Referring to the F1-2000: I've seen that GP Replicas will make the Monza and the Suzuka versions of that year. Perhaps a version with the white and blue helmet is also in the making. If not, the driver of the Minichamps '97 or '98 Ferrari might be a possible option.

Agree it is a nice model. My particular one has a few flaws but that would probably just be on mine. I love this livery as it is not a "one off" looking as say the previous years Italian GP or Miami GP of 2024. Not sure why Look Smart is delayed so long. BBR already has a few 2024 Ferrari's out (I am waiting for sale pricing) and Spark has a few 2024's out as well. It is hard to understand why things are released when they are. I want a 2023 Max with the Blue helmet but the only version was a two car box set so far. I also want to pick up the 2023 Vegas Ferrari car as well and will pick which ever one I can get on sale as both Look Smart and BBR do similar jobs. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Collecting!

Hahaha Thank you! That is my favorite subgroup to have complete. Each year it is nice to get a new car for that collection. Thank you for watching and commenting!

Thank you. This was a car I never thought I would see in 1/18th so was excited to get it. Good eye. I did not catch that about the tires. There are not a lot of photos as you point out but I definitely did not even think to check that. Maybe someone will make a decal for that miss. They should make the #5/6 versions so maybe they will update those correctly. Thanks for watching and commenting. Always appreciate other eagle eyed viewers!

Thank you! Belated Merry Christmas to you also. I was excited for this one. Would be great if AutoArt made one with opening parts like the CLK-LM and CLK version. Frankly I do not know why AutoArt only made the Blue Orginal Tiele version in CLK format and not the D2 cars? They have the mold! I figured Spark must make this in 1/43rd by now? They usually start there I believe. Miasto version would not be great I suspect. I did a bit of reading and watching videos to get some of the technical stuff for my video. Everyday is a day to learn as you pointed out. I think I am all out of Endurance cars so will be going back to F1 for near term. Hope all is well and thanks as always for you comments. Check your email I sent one a week or so ago. Just wanted to make sure you got it. Otherwise I will send another.

Thank you for watching and commenting. I suspect you are correct that part of the upgrade was for the safety aspects post the death of Senna. Real changes came in 1995 with head rest/cockpit padding and more car surrounding the driver. This was a massive change from the early season car. Not sure it is beautiful but it is definitely different! hahaha

Glad you found this helpful. It took about 30min to do but since you do not have to remove any existing decals it is pretty easy. Just take your time and uses some online photos for reference. You will appreciate your model more when done. Cheers and good luck!

Thank you

Yes the R26 will be even better with the front wing aero and other bits. Hopefully that will come in early next year. Ya at this price put in the fabric seatbelt with photo etched buckles.

That is awesome. For me it really helps me enjoy the hobby beyond just taking them out of the box and knowing I own it. Good chance to look at the cars up close and in the end they just look correct when done. I have to admit I do not have the courage to attempt decals on a higher end model. If I recall that one the places where the Mission Win go are blank so it is just adding you do not have to remove anything (that's where I get panicky) . I put Mission Win decals on my SF71H and it looks really good. I believe I bought them from www.tbdecalsmodels.com . So if my memory serves and it is just adding decals go for it. Car will look great afterwards. You can also order two sets, I sometimes do to have a spare if I break a decal or a few years later they are pealing from a poor install on my part. Good luck and let me know if you dive in an get that one done!

@@mycarcave6214 Could make a nice Christmas project to go with my Piastri Triple Crown MCL60

That is a good idea. I forgot that car needs the VUSE decals. Now I will go off to ebay to find some!

@@mycarcave6214 Stone Model Cars in US and Dutch guy on Ebay are the only 2 who do a complete decal set. TB is missing 5 logos and Museum Collection is missing 1 or 2

Thank you for your comments. I am waiting on my 1985 Tecnomodel variants. Shipping is stupidly slow from this vendor all the sudden. Will review them against the GP for a video once I have them. Tecnomodel really does irritate me in that the proportions are good but any exposed engine is that of the cheapest models, spoke wheels are poor, and thick wings are bad. That said they typically offer something others do not. If the model was retailed for$150-$175 not $280 then okay. Would be curious to see what you do to modify one. I had not thought about that but could be enjoyable just to try. Thanks as always for watching!

@mycarcave6214 before we praise Tecnomodel too much for their proportions, have you seen their early season version for the 84 Ferrari? Awful! GP Replicas early season is much better in this respect. Ferrari should have just given the rights to Spark and all these tough decisions regarding compromises will no longer be an issue. To be fair I do like GP Replicas version of the 1986 car. Only drawbacks I can see are the bulges on the rear tyres and the slightly too small Goodyear markings on the front tyres. I too have the Alboreto version.

hahahaha... true maybe I was too kind! Love the 86 car as well. I don't know why just something about that car looks good to me. I agree I think GP did a good job. Fortunately my C4 and C4 M are GP versions.

That magnifier is great on my second pair! I figured this could be helpful for others. It was different for me to make also. Kind of in between some cars that I bought for my collection but are maybe not that interesting for a video and the 2024's so hopefully this will help some one.

@@mycarcave6214 I'm going to show my magnifiers for you on my Marussia MR01 of which is about 4th in the que and will be out probably around new years. When you see it you will know that it was for you. I never knew they had decals for the models until I saw a set on Stone Models website and apparently, they sell through quickly. As i have hand painted NFL electric football figures for almost every team and would have a friend in the hobby make decals for me. So I'm used to working with very amateur decals as the smallest of sizes, think about all the tine decals on an NGL helmet and you will get it. I might even do a video on my teams some day.

Ok great will be looking for that video....you are better organized to have a queue ...I need to do that so I can churn out some videos over the next few weeks. Decals are great again just to add to the hobby. When I was young I made plastic models but don't make the time for that now. Decals is a quick way to "craft". I would love to see the electric football figures...not sure I know exactly what those are but in a somewhat related hobby I for a while was making my own bobblehead football figures and making my own decals. Making my own decals was really hit or miss. Indycals will print your decals for you but you have to do the design work which is harder than I initially thought and thus I only did a few.

Thank you for watching. I need a Tambay model in my collection

Sorry, I forgot to say it’s a GP Replicas 1/18 model. I wonder if I can remove the antenna without breaking it and then reinstall it after putting the decal on. Hmm…

Hey thank you for the question...I would not remove the antenna. Not that it cannot be done but my thought is it is glued in and there is a good chance you either break the antenna or the glue pulls the paint (if you are a risk taker you could do it and hope that the decal covers any paint pull). Going from memory I believe the GP Replicas provided decals actually had a hole for the shorter black antenna in the 'b'. I cannot tell on the metal frontal antenna if there was a hole or I cut the slit myself in the 'r/o'. I am going to assume I estimated the location of the front antenna and cut a slit. Then when placing the decal I slipped the larger frontal antenna through the slit I cut then laid the decal down, working front towards the cockpit and aiming to have the shorter black decal go through the pre-cut hole in the 'b'. That said my slit was off thus it did not line up exactly with the pre-cut hole. So it tore a bit. Working around the antennas is not easy. I have cut the Marlboro decal in between letters to place around antennas on other models and years. I uses that Micro Sol or Set to help lay the decal down and so even if you have a split you can pretty much make it disappear if you spend the time lining them up. To do it again I might have placed the decal on the model using the pre-cut hole in the 'b' as a placement guide. Then where the decal hits the back of the frontal metal antenna you could make a small mark with the exacto knife, pull the decal back off place it back on the wet decal paper and make the slit. Then follow my earlier instruction on placing the frontal antenna through the slit you cut and working your way backwards. Last suggestion is you can look online at some of the GP Replicas from Stone Models Car and see where they placed the hole/slit and try to estimate off that one. I did a video review of that particular model and I may have referenced the decals in that but was a while back so do not recall off memory. While it is a bit of a challenge it makes the car look right. Worst case you can probably buy a replacement decal off ebay or TBDecals.com and give it a second shot. Micro Set is also your friend. Long response but hope this helps. They need to let you attach photos to responses...would be easier for me to explain.

@@mycarcave6214 thank you so much! I hadn’t considered that if at first I fail I can probably get another decal and try again.

@@deangrant6482 That is always the back up plan! www.tbdecalsmodels.com/1-18?page=3 has a set for 12euro... but they sell on ebay also so could look there. Good Luck and just take your time. You will be happy once it is done and it looks fully "dressed"

Thanks for video once again. Do you have any videos on removing decals. For me, so much harder to do than add decals. I have just completed a JPS conversion on a 1/18 Senna Minichamps Lotus 97T and found it really difficult to remove the 'wreath' logos either side of the cockpit. Turned out ok but so easy to ruin a good model. Thanks....

All good points. Agree Minichamps do wheels and tires better than anyone. These wheels still need improvement. I want the early version as my Minichamps has aged but it is not good for sure. It is odd that GP really struggles with the "modern" say 1990 and above models more than the older models. Not sure why it is. Your right it has been a slow evolution and they are headed in the right direction. Thank you for watching and your input. Happy Collecting!

Yes that is pretty disappointing for sure. If you are using resin you should make a full slit. The decal work is leas than desirable and I have to imagine they are all suffering from this.

I don't understand. What's wrong? Are you refering to the lines not being properly made? In what sense? @mycarcave6214

You and me both. Would love to see some of the Williams cars that either Mattel made or were never made. All the Renaults and Jordans from the same period. Plus we are all hoping the Ferrari’s get done which will probably be on GP Replica to make.

@@mycarcave6214 Yeah, I think the F1-2000 from GP replicas is due very soon. Looking forward to seeing how their 2000-2008 look

That one should be out now if I am not mistaken or soon for sure. If you are keeping them on the base then that totally makes sense. Hopefully the 2006 version will be out in the new year.

Thank you as always. I buy from mostly European dealers. I may do a short video about that if I can make it interesting. Actually the Mattel is not bad at all and was one of their better efforts. The Renaults and Jordans for the most part were pretty solid. They totally rushed the Ferraris and so mostly they are dogs though the Elite versions once I added a figure are good. That said if Minichamps made all the Renaults, Ferrari’s, Jordans and Williams from the Mattel era I would happily buy them. I just can’t wait 18 more years! I will be focused on down sizing my collection so my kids don’t have to at that point😆😆😆. Yes we know your love for the minichams boxes😜…. I hate the Minichamps Resin box and the older Spark Resin boxes… they are unnecessarily big. For every car there is a box so it matters to me for storage

Check out ‘07-‘08 cars the aero got silly so they in 2009 they basically undid it. Engineers found loop holes and by the end of 2009 barge boards where back and by 2019/20 it was totally out of control what was going on in that barge board area

You and I are much alike. i collect until i can't. Probably won't make it 18 years. Next month will start with the Daytona 24 hours and many more to follow. Be more busy with that then with cars. I'll have to count on you to keep me busy.

@ hahaha yes I think we are… I feel bad for me kids having to pack and figure out what to do with Dad’s ridiculous collection. 😆… thats right 24hrs of Daytona is just around the corner. I am already counting down to F1 launches a week after the season ended . Hopefully I will get some of the 2024 F1 cars on a year end sale and that will provide some entertainment

@ also I owe you an email

Agreed!

Fantastic! Thank you for hitting subscribe. I go in waves with a lot of videos then a drought depending on my purchases. 2024 F1 cars are just coming out so in the New Year I hope to have some for review. If you ever have a specific car or video idea do not hesitate to put it in the comments. On the layout it was decades in the making in terms of finally having a place for that display. Many years of boxes just stacked. That said I have maxed it out mostly so need to have a rethink on what stays and what goes!

That would be awesome. I admit I am a Ferrari guy but for my collections sake I would like to see another team win. Was really hoping the Yellow Customer team would have won this past year. A Porsche would be nice to see so here's to hoping!

Hahaha nice! I would miss alot of details at 1/43 scale...1/18th way easier to spot.

Hey you encouraged me to get them! You asked in a comment and literally they were on sale the next day or two later so I grabbed them. Happy I did and I had just seen them in Austin over Labor Day so more of a connection having seen them race. I need to do a Penske review but have a few others I need to get out first. Was happy to break the Vintage Ferrari F1 streak. I am sure it bores people so I have plotting my next few videos to mix it up. I saw Lambo was out after just one season. I really don't understand why the WEC and IMSA are not all together even though the new regs were supposed to make that possible. On the modesl I think the WEC cars and the IMSA cars must be those differences I tried to highlight. I would need another IMSA version to validate that though.

Hahaha true

Glad I could help you decide to buy or not. That is my hope is people can watch then decide if they want it or not. I would like to see a BBR but the price is too much so will stick with this one which is fine for my collection. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy collecting!

I probably should do one again. Problem is I have run out of space so a lot of what I have been making videos about this year goes back in a box until I can sit down and think out the display and what needs to come out to make room for the new purchases. Still have some new stuff to shoot but thank you for the suggestion it definitely helps to know what people want to see. Cheers

True had not thought about that… just find it odd that BBR or Look Smart use it to wrap the base and cover, but GP just “supplies” it. Thanks for watching and commenting

Very true…there were a few good seasons in there…1982 was pre my interest in F1, 1985 is probably my first memory of exposure to F1 via my father. Yes in 82 they really could have won. 1990 was probably another lost Constructor and maybe even the Drivers title. But good point 82 was a tragic year that should have been different.

Thank you. I like this one a lot. Very different from the 412T1. Yes they only do “historical” or “older” models. That said time is always moving so they have already made announcements for Ferrari F1 up to 2001 maybe even 2002? Maybe a few years but I suspect they will do all the Schumacher championship cars and I would guess they will make most of the F1 champs but probably lag 20 years behind current. There is still a good amount of McLaren’s, Williams, Benetton, Lotus from the 80’s /early90’s that could be made. Thanks for watching and for your question.

Smart…..I like the one offs but in the context of the collection they often do not make sense. Thanks for watching and weighing in

Hahaha! Yes quite low. I have had some DG models that were custom 1 of 1, but for sure my lowest luck of the draw model. I generally wait for a sale so not sure that will happen again. I do like this one but still hope the do a driver version of the T1 to replace my old crusty Minichamps version.

I always hope that I will get the 1st or the last...never do. Just keep collecting.

Thank you… I do like to wait for specific races to get either different aero or driver helmets….frankly still waiting on a 2023 Max RB for his championship blue helmet for my WDC collection. Technically yes my understanding is there are no barge boards on the 2022/2023/2024 cars despite the outer most floor fence looking and likely acting somewhat like a barge board. In the end it is technically just part of the floor

Outstanding. Looks like I'm finally getting it thanks to both you and Mercedes.

It's the last line in your comment that is the underlying theme. This one is one of the better ones and some of the Lotus'. Where it really falls apart is the 1950-1970 when you have exposed engines with velocity stacks... for a reasonable price fine, but not at GP Replica prices is my thought. Thank you for watching your comments. Happy collecting.

Are you referring to the black winglet on the right side of the car as you look at the front to back of the car? There is a little black winglet that is the on board camera. Sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left depending on the race. There are also two fins on each side of the tail end of the Halo that are helping direct the air flow across the back of the car. On the floor of the car, the vertical slats are referred to as the "floor fences" and guide the air into the venturi tunnel of the underfloor. The most outer "fence" looks like a barge board but I think in technical terms is just the most outer "fence strake". Hopefully I answered your question?

You have..thanks. Mercedes had an archived video explaining the differences of the 2018 and 2019 cars. That being said, what is the device on the top of the engine cover that is usually painted to differententiate one car from its sister. I thought it was the camera hub

Thank you so much for watching and your comments. I don't want to hate on Tecnomodel because they often make cars or variants others do not. They definitely started the back catalogue and thus I have quite a few. I will do a review were I will hate on their velocity stacks! That said paint and display wise they look good and they did a really good job on the driver figure for this one. I am looking forward to their late 1980's Lotus cars post Senna. As always happy collecting. I have a reasonable amount of new cars to keep me busy with new videos the rest of the year so hopefully you will enjoy some of those and looking forward to the 2024's maybe early in the new year.

I paid something like $220 for this because I jumped on it but now you can find them on sale(which is not as common as it is with GP or Minichamps). You do not get the acrylic cover you get with GP or Spark (I have said I don't need those but they come on cheaper models). I plan to do a better video comparing Tecno v GP and you can see especially on the 1960's F1 how bad Tecno can be for the money. On purchasing I try to leave the link in the description but that is probably a good suggestion. I will try to think how I can present that in a constructive way. I will also try to do some research on the company. All good suggestions....I have a video specifically for you coming up when I can find some time to figure out how to present it since it is less my wheel house and 100% yours!

No worries...I have to look up stuff all the time. I am also wrong at times hahaha. These wings were carbon fiber at the time. The "weave" was less pronounced then today. In 1983 Ferrari moved from a majority Aluminum wing to a carbon fiber wing during that season. John Bernard at McLaren introduced the first carbon fiber monocoque tub in 1981 on the McLaren MP4/1 and that was the first real adoption of carbon fiber into the cars. Bernard would later mover to Ferrari in 1987 and introduce "paddle shifting" or semi automatic gear box.

I look forward to that. I'm learning a lot about manufacturers that I'm not exposed to in 1/43.

Wow. I had no idea about CF that early in Motorsports. I knew that the cycling industry benefited from aerospace and automotive engineering. I must admit as well that any model lacking cf trim and trials, if used, are didssapointing

hahaha...glad someone is listening to my rambling! Yes the yellow markers on wings in the old days and currently on the TV cameras are the markings for the "second" driver. It is probably unfair to call it the second driver as it implies its the lower ranking driver, though if you look it is often the driver considered to be 2nd in the team. Purpose was to distinguish the cars at speed because the numbers on cars are often hard to see in F1.

I'm an attentive viewer as I love racing cars and trying to learn more particularly in formula one. Thanks for all you do.

Yes the Bburago SF23 is diecast. All Bburago's should be diecast. Minichamps makes both Diecast and Resin, Spark is all Resin

Definitely not a performer. Lead 1 lap all season I read. I cannot explain why I like this shape because it is kind of "piggy" looking. I do love the 87/88 first one I saw in person back in Detroit. GP looks to be remaking the 87/88 with driver figures next year so also looking to see if they upgrade the carbon on the floor board. They printed it on those early cars. Thanks for watching and commenting. Always appreciated.

Hahaha it was a bad car for sure. Finished 2nd which looks good on paper but lead 1 lap all year long? McLaren clean house that season. I am struggling with indecision about which drivers to keep and what not lately. I have the same issue on an 84 I just picked up and will hopefully get a video out this week. Have backlog of Ferrari purchases but just got some non Ferrari cars to hopefully break up the monotony. Would expect to see some 2024 cars maybe early January I hope. I think most viewers want to see the current year stuff. Definitely happy to help on your question. I am still shocked the RB is shorter! In my mind the Merc was shorter but it clearly is not. Ferrari was the same as the Merc. As always thanks for watching and commenting. Good to connect with a fellow enthusiast.

Always a pleasure to connect with another collector and reviewer. Like you, I buy in batches and only unwrap the model just before reviewing . Watched a great video from Mercedes on the safety features of their and all current F1 cars. Not unsimilar to sports car racing.

That I have not heard. I will look at both of them. I will say in the early days of Spark F1 they may have sat higher but on the 2022 and newer they seem to be same as Minichamps.

Hahaha… as a Ferrari fan it is hard for me to love RB but I am very much looking forward to the early season RB that looked a bit like the 2023 Merc at the engine cowling. Will be buying two since Max is again Champ so need one for my team case and one for the WC collection. Still waiting on a second 2023 as I want the blue WC helmet version but I don’t want the double set. I am feast or famine.. I go months with nothing then buy a bunch. Nothing all summer and 4 orders in the past two months. As always thanks for watching and happy collecting

@@mycarcave6214 we suffer from the same disease.

I have watched some of your videos and while I like LeMans and Endurance I am definitely not as up to speed on the nuances as you are. I enjoy learning from your videos on those topics. Yes it is possible they were different lengths. I am traveling so I can't check my 1/18th but my recollection is that the Merc was the shortest on the grid and a quick look online shows the Red Bull should be about 10in longer. Red Bull had that weird black nose that extended out. From what I understand there is not reg of overall length, just width and height, but they had a nose height regulation that led to many of the cars that year having a "proboscis nose" on the front. So it is odd that your Merc is longer than the Red Bull. That would surprise me from Spark.

@mycarcave6214 Oddly it is the Red Bull that is shorter than the Mercedes. Probably a bad casting. Happy Thanksgiving

Ok so just checked my 1/18th and the RB is shorter than the Merc in wheelbase and tip to tail. The front wing is about half the distance up the Mercs front wing. Add the black nose tip on the RB and still shorter… proves my memory is bad and what I read online also seems faulty🤔. Sorry for the miss information, enjoy the models they seem correct!

Thanks...really bugged me .Still can't beleive that two F1 cars could be so different.

It is surprising but from what I read the length was flexible but height and width are more defined in the rules. So you could have variable wheelbases and ultimate car lengths on the grid. It is less the case in the current regs and most cars are very similar in length and wheelbase. Every iteration of the rules has defined the “boxes” more tightly so now cars look nearly like spec racing such as Indy. Most of the differentiation happens in between the wheels in the side pod rear engine cowling area. New regs for 2026 will make cars smaller thankfully… I can’t recall if it will be similar to the 2014 regs. 2017 to me is when it got really out of control. So I am looking forward to the change.. plus more room in the display case😆