Author: Bruce

With our first 1:18 and 1:43 scale Ford Sierra models progressing down the production line extremely well we are very proud to announce the third release of our program.

Throughout an eight round 1989 championship season, Dick Johnson fended off all-comers – including a determined teammate in John Bowe – to win his fifth Australian Touring Car Championship.
Rarely were the Shell Ultra Hi Racing drivers missing from the podium in 1989. Along the way, Dick Johnson achieved five pole positions, but his four race wins ultimately gave him the edge.
Apex Replicas is delighted to announce our impending 1:18 and 1:43 scale release of Dick’s final championship winning car.

The 1:18 scale model will be produced in diecast metal with opening doors, bonnet, and hatch and high quality detail. The included certificate of authenticity will be hand signed by Dick Johnson. Code: AD81103

The 1:43 scale model will be in resin and a limited edition produced to our usual high standard. Code: AR41103

Riverina Model Cars will be located in the Hammond Hall.

Third Sunday  20 July 2014 Wagga Wagga Swap Meet NSW

Wagga Wagga Showgrounds, Bourke Street Wagga Wagga NSW

Hosts: CHACA Wagga Region

Contact Steve Medlen: 0458 454 477 (AH)

The biggest swap between Sydney and Melbourne, Auto Jumble – Bric a brac – Antiques. Due to popular demand the swap has been extended to 900+ sites. Hot food and drinks available. Entry via main gate, Wagga Wagga Showgrounds, Bourke Street

Dear Model Car Enthusiast,

Please find below a link for the April- June 2014 Newsletter.

http://www.classiccarlectables.com.au/uploads/documents/newsletters/ccnews_56.pdf

Welcome to the April-June 2014 Newsletter.

Over the past 2 months we have released our first Holden VP Commodore driven by Peter Brock in the 1993 Bathurst 1000. We have also released the first Holden FC Special in Flame Red over India Ivory. Reaction to these models has been fantastic and both models are totally sold out.

In this newsletter you will see our 2014 range of V8 Supercars. The 2014 HRT livery is stunning and should look great as a model.

Over the years we have received many requests to produce a Police car, and we are pleased to advise the release of the Charger Highway Patrol Vehicle. Release date is the 3rd quarter of 2014.

We have planned to release a range of custom cars in the future. The cars will be fitted with street performance wheels in varying combinations and will have custom paint schemes. The first release E 38 Charger with ELIMINATOR street performance wheels, and green metallic Opal paint scheme.

Finally we are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the Holden FE Special. We have included a selection of the 1st test shot photos for you all to view. The First colour to be released will be Teal Blue over Elk Blue.

We are looking forward to bringing you more variations to these models in the future.

Trust you will enjoy the newsletter.

Take care and happy Carlecting,

Kind Regards

Peter Thompson

Managing Director

Minichamps have now announced their range of 2014 Formula 1 models in 1:18 and 1:43 scales. After producing some low run limited edition resin models for McLaren in 2013 the big news for 2014 is that they have split their range of 1:43 models into diecast and resin production depending on the team.

In 1:18 and 1:43 scale diecast we have Red Bull, Mercedes, and McLaren. Australian F1 fans will be very excited to see the first ever 1:18 scale Dan Ricciardo model being produced this year.

In 1:43 resin we have Lotus, Force India, Sauber, and Torro Rosso. The move to resin for this team is to allow Minichamps to produced lower and limited edition runs for these smaller teams.

All 1:43 models are scheduled to arrive in the 3rd qtr of this year. The 1:18’s are due in the 4th quarter.

Late last week Spark announced their range of 1:18 scale 2014 Formula 1 models and three new 1:8 scale helmet models.

This year they are producing three Formula 1 x teams in the larger scale, Mercedes, Red Bull, and Williams. As with Spark’s usual style they have based several of the cars off specific races. The Australian GP winning Mercedes driven by Nico Rosberg is included along with his Monaco winning car plus Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes that took him to victory in the Chinese GP. Exclusive to Spark we also have the beautiful Martini liveried Williams FW36’s of Massa (Malaysian GP) and Bottas (Australian GP).

Clearly of most interest will be the two Red Bull RB10’s of Vettel and Ricciardo. Neither of these cars have been assigned a specific GP at this stage. With Dan’s first win overnight we have already asked Spark if we can have the Canadian GP winner as an Australian market exclusive. We are waiting on a reply which will hopefully come through today some time. As soon we we hear we will let you all know.,/div>