19th-Mar-21, 08:13 AM
AFX Racemasters have just announced plans for a brand new model in their 1/64 scale 'Collectors Series' range of classic cars. The Ford GT MkIV is expected to be released around August this year in the yellow livery of the 1967 Sebring winning car, driven by Bruce McLaren and Mario Andretti.
There's no confirmation of which Mega-G+ chassis the body is designed for - the standard 1.5" wheelbase or the longer 1.7".
It is getting on for 20 years since the release of the AFX Racemasters Ford GT40 MkII, a highly-detailed model that set a very high standard for HO slot cars. The MkII has appeared in numerous liveries - including all eight of the 1966 Le Mans cars, plus Daytona and Sebring cars from 66 and 67. A new MkII livery - the Foyt / Ruby car that was runner-up at Sebring '67 - is also scheduled for a summer 2021 release.
I am sure we can expect all four cars from the 1967 Le Mans 24 hours at some point...
But apart from the white 'presentation' livery and the #1 yellow Le Mans test car, that's all the options exhausted - significantly fewer than for the MkII and Cobra Daytona, but more than the Chaparral 2D - all previous Collectors Series releases. One nice touch from AFX is new wheels for the MkIV.
The cars will be widely available in North America and Australia, but European HO enthusiasts will wait with baited breath to see if Racemasters can get any distribution up and running again here.