[Diecast/Models] ALMS Model News

[Bicknell55]

I'm not sure if this is appropriate or not however I'd like to have a place for all the news regarding releases of 1/43 models from the ALMS. Typically these releases aren't as well known as the annual Le Mans releases making it more difficult to find retail info.

Muscle Milk added 2 cars for sale this week on their website:

2012 Lime Rock Patriotic LE of 100 pcs
http://shop.pickettracingteam.com/20...Livery-023.htm

2012 ALMS Championship car
http://shop.pickettracingteam.com/20...iecast-022.htm

Conquest have their 2012 P2 car for sale as well
http://www.conquestracing.com/shop

[Zurbert82]

Would love to see the Dyson Lola B12/60 from last year, seeing as Spark have already released the 2012 Rebellion B12/160.

Can't think of any other special team releases, from this year and last year. Hopefully more will pop up.

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Well I just ordered both, it's weirded though the first time I tried to check out it said transaction canceled try another card. I tried the same card and it worked.second car did the same thing put same number against and it worked.what the heck?

Esm had the the regular and ultimate liveried458s done by fujimi.

[Zurbert82]

Just arrived. Better pics to follow. Just cellphone pics for now!

[Beetle]

Money well spent.

[jeast]

They look pretty cool but they are really small right ?

[Beetle]

Originally Posted by jeast

They look pretty cool but they are really small right ?

43 times smaller than the real thing.

[Zurbert82]

Yep, 1/43 scale.

More pics here: http://zurbert82.smugmug.com/Hobbies...9056&k=wC8d5Rp

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Lucky you, I hope I get mine in the mail soon.

Also do you display your sparks out of the case and base plate, or is that just for pictures?if you do, would you mind sharing how you display.

[Zurbert82]

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

Lucky you, I hope I get mine in the mail soon.

Also do you display your sparks out of the case and base plate, or is that just for pictures?if you do, would you mind sharing how you display.

Good question. I take the cellophane wrapping off, and the tape between the base and display case for all Sparks I've received. I also find that it helps to take the tape off the display case as some cars have arrived with some dust and could use a light cleaning.

For photographs, I carefully unscrew the car from the display case. I've seen just about everybody on scale143.com photograph their Spark 1/43 models unscrewed from the base. I don't think it devalues the model too much (I hope).

For displaying the models, all my 1/43 Sparks are screwed in to the base in the original cardboard sleeve.

[lemansnsx]

Extreme Speed Motorsports have just received models of their LMP2 Honda ARX-03b from True Scale Miniatures. Stupidly, in my opinion, they've done the same thing as they did with the F458 models and put both numbers on the one car.
If you buy it from ESM you get #01 on one side and #02 on the other side along with the appropriate driver names.
If you buy it from a model retailer you apparently get the correct number on both sides.
Very strange.

Crap picture on ESM's FB page. Not available in their web store yet.

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Any word from esm yet? All I see in their online store is the ultimate petit 458,I would really love to get the hpd.

[guyner99]

Hello, I am searching for those rare Spark ALMS 1/43 scale models - Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Porsche Spyder RS 2010 , HPD ARX-03a 2012 (Ordinary and Patriotic Livery), Conquest Racing P2 2012 and ESM Ferrari 458 GT's. Please let me know if you can help.