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SparkEditions 1:5 F1 helmet Alan Jones 1980
SparkEditions 1:5 F1 helmet Alan Jones 1980
SparkEditions 1:5 F1 helmet Alan Jones 1980

F1 Helmet review – 1:5 SparkEditions Alan Jones 1980

As F1 heads to Melbourne for the 2024 Australian GP, the grid will feature 2 Australian drivers – Danny Ric and Oscar Piastri (maybe even 3 if Esteban or Pierre get appendicitis…). Both drivers are hoping to be the ...
 
McLaren MP4/4
 

New Lego Technic F1 cars coming – McLaren MP4/4 and Mercedes AMG W14

An alternative to plastic and diecast F1 models are building brick sets. With the resurgent popularity of Lego, its no surprise that Lego has managed to license some famous F1 team marques (McLaren & Mercedes AMG) to releas...

 
Trading Cards
 

2023 – Top F1 trading card sales

As collectors look forward to the new f1 trading card sets to be released in 2024, let’s take a quick look back at some high price F1 trading card sales in 2023 (as expected Max and Lewis Topps Chrome cards dominate). For...
 
Trading Cards
 

Trading card news: Topps pre-sale offers preview of Topps Chrome F1 2023

Happy New Year to all readers! For card collectors eagerly waiting for Topps 2023 Chrome Formula 1 collection, Topps’ US site a few days ago opened a pre-sale for 2023 Chrome hobby boxes and hobby box cases for shipping b...

 
Trading Cards
 

Investing in the next F1 rookie card (a look at current F1 & F2 rookie Topps F1 trading card sales…)

Trading card collectors know that just like world champion titles, Lewis and Max trading cards currently dominate the higher value secondary market sales. However, savvy collectors are always on the lookout for speculative rook...
 
Diecast models
 

Diecast Review: Looksmart 1:43 scale Charles Leclerc 2022 Ferrari F1-75

The front running battle between Max and Charles during last weekend’s Las Vegas GP reminded everyone of what 2022 could have been for Ferrari and Charles. As streamlined as the Red Bull RB18 looked last year, the real ey...