Hey Reddit,

I was wondering if anyone knew the story of what I assume are counterfeit models.

On Ebay there are a bunch of Chinese sellers selling old Apex 1:18 models brand new but with no COA certificates in the box. Im guessing they did a run of them in the factories without permission?

There a a few different models but the 1:18 FGX Falcon Back to the future ingall/waters model seems to be one easily available online without a COA new in box even though they only made "400" of them.

Would love to know how it came to be this way.

First of all “Yeah no shit, duh” Yup I get it…I’m not saying any revolutionary.

Recently the story of a cancelled (Abandoned) BTCC/Supercars 4* has hit the mainstream. So it feels like a good opportunity to bring it up.

Now I firmly believe we need an F1-style Supercars game. Based on the F1-Codemasters games (currently owned by EA). Currently the sport is hunting for new fans, something the category needs desperately. A game would be a huge boost in the right direction! After all, personally, the f1 games turned me from a f1 fan who would watch when it was convenient to a fan who would get up at 3 am to watch a GP. With a good understanding of the rules surrounding the category. And a knowledge of who all the drivers and teams were and how they stack up against the rest . So in my opinion we need a Supercars game based around the F1 Codemaster model. It requires at least

• All 24 Full-Time Drivers and 11* teams. Including the regular season livery for all cars
• Every track on the calendar
• The correct format for each round
• The ability to play multiple seasons in a single-player career.
• It must be available on all platforms. PlayStation, Xbox and PC

Now, I’m not going to lie. What I’m asking a lot! Especially anything to do with the AusGP. Any potential Supercars game would probably encounter major issues with Albert Part, considering how tight F1 is with licensing.

The real question is how do we as fans and a community make it happen?

I have no inside information, but wouldn’t shock me if Supercars is secretly testing the 2026 Celica, which is why we’ve seen few updates from aero / parity testing etc.

The Supercars finals point system (2025) explain in detail.

https://youtu.be/yNfDJrOFKw0?si=UnPJAPO7-xgqESec

I can delete this post if it's too disturbing, just let me know.