Twenty-four days. One AMR25. Fifty-two pages.
Aston Martin raced in Formula 1 in 1959 and 1960, then left it alone for sixty-one years. The marque came back as a constructor in 2021, and the green cars have been on the grid ever since — Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll driving, a factory in Silverstone built from scratch, and a team assembled to get Aston Martin to the front.
The car in this box is the AMR25, the machine they raced through the 2025 season. This officially licensed advent calendar builds it one piece at a time: open a door a day through December and assemble a 1:43 scale model in full team livery. Parts plug and screw together. No glue, no paint, no modelling experience needed.
The book
Alongside the build runs a 52-page large-format volume covering the team's Formula 1 history and its cars. English and German, both in the same volume. It stays on the shelf long after the calendar is empty.
What's behind the 24 doors
- Multi-part die-cast and plastic model kit of the Aston Martin AMR25 in 1:43 scale, in team livery
- A dynamic display base with a built-in sound module — press the button and the high-revving AMR25 engine note plays
- The 52-page large-format book, in English and German
- Two fold-out panoramic backdrops, so the finished car sits in a scene rather than against a wall
- An A2-size poster and a set of postcards, ready to frame
- Every screw, plus the screwdriver and a cleaning cloth, sorted by day
- And a handful of extras FRANZIS leaves off the box on purpose. They're meant to be surprises, so we won't spoil them
The build
Each door holds one numbered stage. Ten to fifteen minutes of work, then the model goes back on the shelf until tomorrow. By Christmas Eve the AMR25 sits finished on its base at roughly 15 × 10 × 10 cm. The doors are numbered rather than dated, so nothing stops you building it in an afternoon.
Who it's for
The Aston Martin fan. The Alonso fan, of whom there are many. The model builder who wants a current-era F1 car rather than another aircraft kit. Recommended for ages 14 and up.
Free shipping from our Cleveland warehouse. One AA battery required for the sound module, not included.