Reviews – models, April 2007

1 Mercedes 200 SEL

£59.99 ready-made

An evocative 1:18 scale Minichamps model of the 6.8-litre monster driven by Clemens Schickentanz and Hans Heyer to second overall and a class win in the 1971 Spa 24 Hours 

2 Audi R10 

£26.99 ready-made

Minichamps’ 1:43 -scale model of  Audi’s 2006 Le Mans winner driven by Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner. The  Capello/Kristensen/McNish R10, which was third, is also available

3 Audi V8 Quattro 

£39.99 ready-made

The car driven by Walter Röhrl to 11th in the points in the 1990 DTM in a typically authentic 1:18 model by Minichamps. Hans-Joachim Stuck took the title in another V8 Quattro

4 Spirit of America

£19.99 ready-made

Scaleworks 1:43 scale rendering of the vehicle in which Craig Breedlove pushed the World Land Speed Record beyond 400mph for the first time in 1963

5 Porsche set

£9.99 ready-made

To 1:43 scale by High Speed, a 1959 356A rally car and a 1951 356 Lightweight Le Mans Coupé – driven to 20th place by Edmond Mouche and Auguste Veuillet 

6 Lola T298

£29.99 ready-made

Bizzarre’s 1:43 scale take on the car driven to 18th place and a class win in the 1981 Le Mans 24 Hours by Jean-Philippe Grand and Yves Courage

Thanks to: St Martins Models, www.stmartinsmodelcars.co.uk Tel: 020 7836 9742