What's out there in 1/32?

[Raven Morpheus]

Hey all

Just wondering, because I'm feeling like adding a couple of cars to my "wishlist" to go with my 1/32 Matchbox Porsche 917/10 that I started today, what's out there in 1/32 in terms of cars that would go with the aforementioned car?

Kind of thinking other 1/32 Porsche race cars from the 70's/80's and/or 1/32 Can-Am cars or 1/32 Le Mans cars, of the same era (the 70's) as the 917/10.

I've been googling with no luck, all I get is results about slot cars!?!

Could it be that 1/32 is not a good scale for race cars, with only a handful of examples, by companies like Matchbox, decades ago?

[sennapod]

Airfix Ford GT ?

http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/ford-3-litre-gt.html

[rotorheadtx]

MPC was the Airfix re-boxer in the States ages ago, and they had a pair of Porsches:

I built the 917 when I was a kid, and remember it fondly. Never saw the Carrera 6, so can't comment on that one.

Edited July 21, 2016 by rotorheadtx

[Pete in Lincs]

Have a search on the kingkit site.

Revell 1/32 cars. They are snaptite

kits but a Shelby Cobra and other

Le Mans types are there at 12 quid each.

[Fastcat]

There's not a great deal other than slot cars I'm afraid.

Airfix did a Gulf Porsche and a Ferrari 250LM, Hornby did a GT40 and Monogram did a Scarab and a Cooper Ford.

Try googling 1/32 car kits and variations of that. Should bring up more results.

All of these are old kits and very much of the period - ie not up to modern standards and usually over-priced for what you get unless you can find a bargain on eBay.

Dave

[Raven Morpheus]

That's what I suspected. I wonder why 1/32 has become almost a slot car only scale?

Anyhow thanks for the tips guys I'll keep on looking. Think I'll have to go 1/24th though.

Edited July 21, 2016 by Raven Morpheus

[Fastcat]

I wonder why 1/32 has become almost a slot car only scale?

Because slot cars started out mainly in 1/32 and they're still thriving whereas it's a minority interest scale in static models unfortunately. I think it sits very nicely between 1/43 and 1/24, small enough to take up little space but large enough to detail.

There's plenty of resin stuff around in 1/32 but again aimed at slot racing.

Dave

[Jake Moon]

Airfix rereleased their 1967 Ford 3 Litre GT last year in a starter set. It's an old tool, but at least it'd be easy to work with because of the soft plastic and it'll have really nice decals. and the brush the starter kits come with are pretty good!

Arii made a Porsche 911 Turbo from the late 1970's, it's pretty nice. I bet with some scratch work it could make a convincing 934 race car.

Airfix also rereleased their Porsche 906 "Carerra 6" in 2010. Same deal as the Ford, old tool but soft plastic and good decals. OOP now but probably much cheaper on Ebay than the original releases.

The Airfix 1964 Ferrari 250LM that won Le Mans in 1964 has been rebooted by monogram and Lindberg, Airfix rebates in the late 1990's as well. They're around $20 on eBay.

[Hugh Jampton]

There's a guy in Southend called George Turner (his web site is www.georgeturnermodels.com) and bought 3 Ferrari 126c2's but he generally specialises in resin slot cars from 30's to 60's but the quality is superb which include engine details in many.

Dave I agree 1/32 is a great size especially with liveried cars.

Regards

John

[shood23]

Check the websites out on this thread. There's plenty of scope to make some great stuff from these

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235005721-an-easy-way-into-scratch-building/

[Fastcat]

Hi John,

George Turner's models are great, as are Graham Poulton's (mainly Aston Martins that make the Airfix kit look a bit silly). Only problem is that they don't have full interiors. Not such a problem with some cars but take a look at the Embiricos Bentley. It's huge and there's a lot of space to fill!

G.T. used to add more separate detail but as the models were intended to be driven on track he now builds most of it in, rather like Provence Moulage an Starter 1/43 kits. His latest newsletter hints that he may return to his former style though.

I've visited his stand at the slot-car festival at Gaydon and his models always look so much better in real life that I usually end up buying a couple!

The latest Scalex Formula 1 cars can form the basis of excellent statics too. They're all expensive but plastic car kits at around the £40 mark (see Belkits curbside Escort) put a bit of pespective on it.

Swash Design do a couple of lovely resin kits, a Mini series and a Frogeye Sprite but with the current fall in the value of the pound they're now £85 and £65 respectively. They were about £20 cheaper only a couple of years ago. Having said that it'll apply to all Japanese kits pretty soon. Sign of the times!

Dave