Category: Formula 1
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Tazio Nuvolari in 43rd -(Updated 31st Oct)
At long last I’ve gotten this Tazio Nuvolari figure completed – there’s just something about the grittiness of his character that is so difficult to capture. Perhaps there are elements of it that I’ve succeeded with in this effort but one way or the other, I’ll keep trying. Continue reading “Tazio Nuvolari in 43rd -(Updated 31st Oct)”
WIP update – (7th Oct ’14’)
Just putting the final touches to these three figures. Although the presence of Nuvolari looks out of context among this lot, he has an actual (albeit slightly tenuous) link to one of the two others! Continue reading “WIP update – (7th Oct ’14’)”
An Immense discovery!
I thought I was pretty much up to date on all the F1 character figures currently available until I came across Immense Miniatures; a great name and stunning figures. Continue reading “An Immense discovery!”
Nuvolari and the Alfas
I finally made a start on the old and partly (badly) built 1/20 Alfa P3 kit I picked up earlier in the year. Continue reading “Nuvolari and the Alfas”
Workbench update……(7th Aug)
In this workbench cluster I have five 43rd figures together with a rather surprising “find” in 1/32 scale! Continue reading “Workbench update……(7th Aug)”
More magic from Murphy!
John Murphy has done another fine batch of castings for me of these five 1/43 character figures. Continue reading “More magic from Murphy!”
Basking in the gaze of their master……..
….or some such other noble phrase -(it was all I could think of at the time) – so apologies if it sounds a bit OTT! Continue reading “Basking in the gaze of their master……..”
Ayrton Senna’s 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago today, the world of Formula 1 lost of one of it’s greatest sons; Ayrton Senna, in what can only be described as an horrific and explosive impact when his car ploughed into the concrete retaining wall on the outside of Tamburello corner on the Imola race circuit. Continue reading “Ayrton Senna’s 20th anniversary”