1/43 Spark National: Spa 24 Hour List

Spark Model will produce a total of 45 entries from the 2021 Spa 24 Hours in 1/43 scale, including the Pole Sitting #88 Mercedes-AMG GT3 seen here. Each will be produced in Limited Editions of 300 to 500 pieces each as part of their Belgian National Series.

Check out the complete selection of Spark’s Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-AMG, Lamborghini, BMW, Aston Martin and McLaren GT3 entries from Spa HERE. Since US availability of Spark National models is limited, please reserve early.

The Iron Lynx Ferrari took home the victory at Spa. We hope to see an announcement from LookSmart soon.

1/18 Historic F1 from Spark

Spark Model has just announced a list of 9 Historic Grand Prix cars from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that they will produce in 1/18 scale.

The subjects include the debut victories of the Ford Cosworth (Jim Clark and his 1967 Dutch GP winning Lotus 49) and the Renault Turbo (J-P Jabouille’s 1979 French GP winning RS11) along with Jochen Rindt’s 1970 Monaco winning Lotus 49C, Jacques Lafitte’s 1977 Swedish GP winning Ligier and the victorious Wolf W1 of Jody Scheckter from the 1977 Monaco GP.

Dealer Deadline TBA. Check everything out HERE.

1/18 Spark Announcement:

Spark Model has announced plans to produce 11 new 1/18 scale models. Included is the usual mix of historic F1 and Rally subjects (including the 1996 Daytona winning Riley & Scott Olds) along with the 2020 Porsche GT Team entries from Le Mans and Esteban Ocon’s 2021 Hungarian GP winning Alpine A521. A victory Pit Board will be included. Click HERE for the entire list.

Shipping new arrivals has kept us pretty busy the past couple of weeks. Lots of new models from Spark, TSM, GT Spirit and more along with ‘Sam’s Scrapbook’. Click HERE to see what’s new!

TSM Model Announcement:

TSM Model has just announced that they will produce the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix winning Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler in 1/12 scale!

Click HERE for additional information.

Also, TSM has added several 1/43 scale models to their IMSA Collection, including the Acura DPi in both WTR and Meyer Shank 2021 liveries, the Corvette Racing C8.Rs in their 2021 12h Sebring 25th Anniversary Mobil 1 livery and the #24 RLL BMW M8 GTE from the 2019 Laguna Seca IMSA race. Advance Order Deadline is August 18. More information HERE.

1/43 24h Nurburgring from Spark

The 1/43 scale model announcement for the 2021 24h Nurburgring just arrived from Spark Model. Since I’m leaving on vacation in a few hours and the Advance Order Deadline is August 11, I have uploaded a pdf file of the lineup. If you wish to place an order, please send to Paul@MotorsportCollector.com by the deadline. Thanks!

2021 Acura DPi in 1/18 Scale

The latest 1/18 scale list from TopSpeed announces the 2021 IMSA Acura ARX-05 DPi in both Wayne Taylor Racing And Meyer Shank liveries from the Rolex 24.

Advance order deadline is Friday, July 30.

Several other road cars are on the TopSpeed list. Check everything out HERE.

Today is the dealer deadline for Spark’s additional production of several Le Mans winners in both 1/18 and 1/43 Scale. Also the Wynns and Mentos Porsche 911 RSR entries from Le Mans 2020 in 1/12 scale and a 1/18 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin to commemorate Seb’s First Podium for Aston in Azerbaijan. 

‘Sam’s Scrapbook’ Signed Copies

I am pleased to announce that Sam Posey and his son John, co-authors of ‘Sam’s Scrapbook: My Motorsports Memories’ have signed bookplates for their new book exclusively for The Motorsport Collector.

A signed bookplate will be included with each copy of ‘Sam’s Scrapbook’ ordered thru The Motorsport Collector at no additional charge while supplies last.

‘Sam’s Scrapbook’ will be released in late August. $40.00 – Reserve your copy HERE.