Rocking in Resin

Ferrari’s ground-breaking engineer Carlo Chiti brought the science of using scale models in a controlled environment to Maranello in the late 1950’s. Red Line models (www.redline-model.com, distributed in America by Minichamps, NA, www.minichampsna.com) has brought the science of high-tech modeling to render the results in 1:24.

Wow. Wee

You’d do well to keep a magnifying loupe handy when considering either of Spark Models’ 1:87 Bentleys; one is a GT coupe, and the other a GTC convertible. Each stretches only to just over two inches in length, but the little resin babies both feature full interiors, slick paint, and amazing photo-etched grilles and markings.

Welcome To Smallville

The phrase “high detail” usually doesn’t apply to 1:64, especially when talking about mass produced models. At least, it traditionally hasn’t, until now.

Cheetah!

Here’s a model I’ve only seen made twice before; once in 1:43 scale as an excellent, high end limited edition hand built (and kit) by Marsh Models - and once by Mini Exotics as a 1:24th kit which was somewhat less than good.

Spark’s been busy, as usual. This model replicates the beloved racecar as driven by Ralph Salyer at Road America in 1964; somewhere between 11 and 16 Cheetah’s in total were built, and only one was a roadster - though it didn’t start life that way. The Cro-Sal Special was a conversion from a coupe, done by Gene Crowe and Ralph Salyer, the car’s mechanic and owner; hence the Cro-Sal name. This was also the most successful of all Cheetahs, and it won many races.