Miniatures News, August 1974

Recent releases include an Auto Replicas’ Porsche 356 Speedster, and Aston Martin Zagato and 1938 Porsche Le Mans coupe kits, from Grand Prix Models of Radlett. We have also seen the D.G. 1-1/2-1itre 1938 Jaguar d/head disc-wheeled miniature and the D.G. 2-1/2 -litre wire-wheeled Jaguar Police-car; the former costs £3 or £4.50 as a made-up model, the latter, if still available, £5, kits for this not being available. Both are part of Grand Prix Models’ stock. Grand Prix Models also supply the Japanese Gakken constructional kit of an SSI00, to 1/16 scale, which needs little or no painting, and costs £4.80, plus 30p post and packing. We hope to report further on this model, which is No. 8 in the 1939 Classic Car Series (A16 from Grand Prix Models), when we have made it up. A Ferrari Model Club has been formed, catering for all types of Ferrari models, the first modellers’ club exclusively for a single make of car. A quarterly journal “Ferrari Models” will cover 1/43-scale Ferraris. The Secretary is F. Roveda, Nocton Rise, Stratford Road, Watford, WDI 3NY.

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—W.B.