Paul's Scale Models

05/06/2026

Earlier this evening I found out that a good friend has sadly lost his battle with cancer.. 😭
He was an absolutely amazing bloke, we bonded over our love of cars, and I've been repairing/painting his cars for around 8 years.
Both lotus carltons, lotus esprit, BMW alpina b10 and his 65 mustang which he tool the daughter to her prom in, treating my daughter as his own and was always eager to help
He has attended every one of our cars and coffee days except the last, he also told me to keep the events going as Plymouth needs this.
So I'm thinking that the next event we make him Richard Boroczky and I'll speak to his boys and see about making it a charity event, a d see which one/s his family would like.

01/06/2026

A little bit of info on the Johnny cecotto M3 that turned up yesterday.
How many were built = 505 of which 25 were for the UK market (still LHD but headlights changed for UK spec). leaving 480 LHD (left hand drive) of which 80 de tuned models for the Swiss market.
Leaving just 400 LHD with the full 215bhp.
What's the difference?.. Well the Johnny cecotto edition comes with revised aero - removal of the fog lights in favour of brake air ducts, spoiler mechanism, body coloured rocker cover and air collectors + an added 15bhp from the revised S14 engine - standard M3 of the time was 200bhp from the 4 cylinder 2.3L engine.
Who was Johnny cecotto?
He was born in Venezuela, in 1975 at the age of 19 he became motorcycle world champion, winning 14 grand prix events and 2 World titles after some injuries he transitioned to F1 becoming Ayrton Senna's team mate in 1984 when more injuries - broken legs saw him move to touring car were he became a house favourite for BMW.
This one was imported in to the UK in 1989
BMW UK are holding a 'M' event and the car will be on display there.
Plus he'll be at more local events.

31/05/2026

With a number of events on today our turn out was still pretty good.
With AM Restorations UK Ltd with his G60 corrado, his sons mini, 2 old Fiat 500 and 5 Nissan 350Z and a rare BMW E30 M3 Johnny cecotto edition.
The next event we will be at will be Plymouth Motor Show on June 21st.

30/05/2026

Getting in the mood for tomorrow by watching 2 fast 2 furious.. 😁
Window display has been changed for more of a car theme.

30/05/2026

With the weather being nice I'm expecting it to be a quiet day, so the window display is going to be swapped around for our cars and coffee day tomorrow.
And perhaps a website update, depending on the movie we put on 🤷🏻‍♂️.
We are open today from 10am to 4pm for those who aren't going to the beach.
Click and collect is always available.

Paul's scale models, model kits from meng, ICM, eduard, aoshima, fujimi, tamiya, mr hobby, sms, hasegawa, das werk, thunder models, the southwests only independent and authorised seller of iwata, sparmax, artool, lifecolor and more. collectibles/figures from hot toys ,doctor collector

29/05/2026

New in is a modified evo III from hasegawa, the low down version for that street racer look, with that turbo charged 2.0 pushing 270bhp through all 4 wheels, weighing in at only 1,200kg. Originally built for rallying the aerodynamics also made it a weapon on tarmac making it a great fun car for those "Sunday" drives or late night cruises.

Welcome to Hasegawa, where passion meets precision since 1941. As a distinguished manufacturer of meticulously crafted plastic model kits, they pride themselves on offering a diverse array of subjects spanning various genres. From the graceful lines of aircraft and the majestic allure of ships to th...

29/05/2026

New in, the BMW 2002 Turbo, with optional reversed '2002 turbo' front spoiler decal, to really intimidate those in front of you as they'll be able to read it correctly as you fly up behind them with that 2.0 turbo engine producing 170bhp pushing you from 0-60mph in just 7 seconds, and on to a top speed of 130mph.. Really cool old car now.

The BMW 2002 Turbo was introduced in 1973 and was Europe's first mass-produced sedan equipped with a turbocharger.The kit reproduces the "late model" with a center muffler and turbocharger cooling intake on the front spoiler . The body with square taillights is accurately reproduced. The front spoil...

25/05/2026

This Sunday 31st May marks the start of 3 months of car events in/near Plymouth, with Plymouth motor show at a new location, we have another cars and coffee day and then mt edgecumbe show returns this year in August.
We also now have a bakery open on the Sunday supplying cookies/brownies/muffins etc.
If this sort of thing interests you please follow more events are listed on his page/group chat.