172flogger Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1/72 cult Velorex trike Free ticket kit for EDAY 2016 kitshow Bonus kit for Czech Hind L.E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceB Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Is that a car made entirely out of canvas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Can't work out what has more creases in it the trike or JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Shame Clarkson is 1:72. I wonder if they plan to do a 1:24 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Is that a car made entirely out of canvas? Yep - It's a tubular steel frame with canvas stretched over it, all powered by a motorcycle engine.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 source: facebook Velorek Club in AČR (Czech FIA) https://www.facebook.com/velorexclub/ with this club a special show with real Velorex is planed for 1/72 Velorex and Mi-24 Hind kits presentation Vladimí Šulc (Eduard CEO) in Velorex. Eduard factory in background(?). For Prague visitors: limited-time Velorex exposition in Czech National Technical Musem: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Velorex Eday ticketkit camouflage schemes. Registration numbers are for 2015 Velorex Iceland Expedition. Expedition photos: https://www.facebook.com/Velorex-Expedice-Island-2015-1415496725423966/ http://www.velorexy.cz/garaz/rex68/velorex-16350/expedice-velorex-island-2015 http://www.mbl.is/bill/frettir/2015/06/30/kringum_island_a_velorex_velfakum/ source: eduard facebook 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 test shots: second picture: http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97356&start=180#p1920843 http://www.modelforum.cz/download/file.php?id=1239158&t=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Are those clear plastic wheels.....Etch would be a lot better (& more Eduard), surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Are they going to release this kit as a standalone or is it only available as part of the 2x Mi-24 box ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 17 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Are those clear plastic wheels.....Etch would be a lot better (& more Eduard), surely? As long as the spoke detail is well done enough on the clear plastic to be picked out with dry brushing, I don't see how PE wheels could be any more convincing given the scale. A 1/72 Velorex will be a small thing indeed. In 1/72, a Velorex will be around 42 mm long x 20 mm wide x 16 mm tall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Which is actually fairly big IMHO.....I've got subjects that size with L&L tracks! Fact is the clear plastic wheels look This is how such things should be done: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235002624-172-wwi-clyno-motor-cycle-wd-models/#comment-2360854 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya-gabor Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 This kit is intended as an E Day entry gift and as part of the Mi-24 set. It is also a kind of joke from Mr. Sulc and I consider it to be a good one! Mind you we had these strange cycles (it is a motorcycle with a canvas cover over it) around our streets not so long ago. Back in socialist times when a “full metal” car was a dream for most and even then they had to save for decades to get a Skoda, a Lada, a Wartburg or a Trabi and even if you had the money you had to be on a long waiting list (years or even a decade) to be allocated one and it was not the buyer who chose what colour his car will be. Back in those times the Velorex was something of a transition from a standard motorcycle to a metal car. So you almost had a car . . . Looking from the Eastern part of Europe and as someone who has lived through those time, yes it is a good joke looking back at it all! As to the wheels. They are perfectly OK as they are, I don’t think there will be too many people going out and rivet counting on this one! Nice one Mr. Sulc! Best regards Gabor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 3 hours ago, ya-gabor said: ...I don’t think there will be too many people going out and rivet counting on this one! Wait a minute! You're saying there are rivets on that thing? Well, they'll definitely have to be counted then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I think they are actually stud-fasteners rather than rivets.....I believe there should be 54. The plastic wheels are a ghastly cop-out, doubly so for Eduard who specialize in making etch.....I demand a BigEd set for this kit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya-gabor Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 9 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: .....I demand a BigEd set for this kit! . . . including lots of Brassin and an A4 size decal sheet with all the versions + stencils + what ifs + . . . Best regards Gabor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Well a set of etched wheels at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I'm actually really starting to want one (or more) of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 On 09/23/2016 at 6:08 AM, Sgt.Squarehead said: I demand a BigEd set for this kit! That'd be a Little Ed set, surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 P.E. included in Mi-24 Hind box: "Hadraplán" could be translated to English as "cloth-plane" or "rag-plane" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 in-box preview: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2016/09/26/172-velorex-e-day-vstupenka-eduard/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Well those wheels are doubly awful aren't they.....Eduard managed to get the worst out of both wolds, etch that doesn't fit and a ghastly clear plastic disk! Lose the plastic hub, stick a rim on the etch and you have a decent part.....How hard can it be for crying out loud, they've been making similar parts for biplane kits since the dawn of time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I'm with you on this Sarge. It's otherwise a lovely little kit of a cult vehicle, yet those wheels let it down. In real life, any car, bike or trike, is let down if the wheels look dodgy. The same with any model representation. I've used PART (Polish manufacturer) photo etched spoke wheels in the past, for 1/72 aircraft. They come in many sizes. It seems wierd to suggest it, but here we have an Eduard product, that could possibly be improved by another manufacturers photo-etch. All the best TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cheers for the support Tony. This is a really charming little kit and Eduard could easily use it to their advantage.....They don't have much of a footprint in the Braille AFV/Vehicle world, especially after the overpriced fail that was their M4A3 Shermans. There are still an awful lot of softskins out there that are not covered by any manufacturer and Eduard could very easily carve a niche for themselves with small highly detailed models of these subjects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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