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REVIEW: Aurora Models ARO 244D (1989)

Here is another overlander and model manufacturer most of us in the western hemisphere will not have heard about. Now, if you don´t know Aurora Models there is no blame as they are new to the game, the ARO 244 D being their first model. ARO is short for “Auto Romania”, a state-owned offroad-vehicle manufacturer in communist-era Romania. They had Continue Reading...
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PSA: Possible colour issues with Almost Real’s Brabus G800

Almost Real has made a limited edition in polar white of the Brabus G800 Widestar that is currently sold, sometimes sold out already and re-sold second-hand at a premium. After I received one on Friday that has a roof, wheel arches and front fascia that contrast with the rest of the car´s polar white in being more cream/ivory, a google Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: MINIMAX INEOS Grenadier (Dealer Edition)

“Ineos Grenadier? Never heard of it!” is at least what I thought when I first came across it just weeks ago. It looks familiar, though, and immediately makes you think “Land Rover Defender”, doesn´t it? And it puts you on the right (offroad) track leading back to its origins: Back in 2016 Land Rover stopped making the good-ole Defender (the Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: Top Speed (TSM) Bentley Bacalar

Bentley … luxury barges where everything is bespoke, exclusive, artfully hand-crafted from the most exquisite materials, diamond-quilted, probably by in-house coachbuilder Mulliner … you get the idea. The Bacalar – named after a paradisiacally picturesque lagoon in Yucatan, Mexico – is no exception: A “genuine ‘roofless’ Barchetta, Bacalar is a luxurious, two-seat, open-air performance car” limited to only 12 units, Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: Road Kings “Smokey & The Bandit” Model Range by DM

Today we´re “eastbound and down, loaded up and trucking” for models that celebrate the second most successful movie after Star Wars in 1977, a quintessentially 1970s road movie, many of us loved as a kid back in the day, even before understanding some of the saltier jokes. “Smokey & The Bandit” had all the ingredients of light-headed fun revolving around Continue Reading...
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