vinnie the panda Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Nice one Steve, I'll look into those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hey Vinnie Cheaper option from Whitebox. Ok its a diecast, but with a dash of paint... Steve In 1/24 Steve? I've only seen Whitebox stuff in 1/18 & 1/43... Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hiya Keith. Yep. Whitebox do half a dozen 1/24th scale cars, including an Escort Mk1, a Capri and a couple of others. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Ah, I think that Escort maybe the quatrroroute one? Got 2 or 3 of those! Never been able to find a Capri (& it does look nice) & never seen a Manta. Whitebox do a lovely looking 1/18 Manta A but I have no more room (or money really!) for 1/18 diecasts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Think the name on the bottom is Neo or Leo or something Have a look on www.modelcarworld.de., they have all the 1/24th scales on there now. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Cheers Steve, shall have a gander later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 You would think a successful car like the Manta would have tempted Revell or Tamiya if only as a 400 rally car. I loved them, had four when I was growing up, my 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hiya Vinnie Revell did a 1/18th Manta Diecast, and I think Tamiya did an R/C Manta way back. But its one of those 'obvious' holes again in IM car models. Theres a few Resins available... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 If we're lucky, the new ish Revell Mini Cooper and new Golf might mean that they're building a range of cars people might own, not just supercars! Bestest, M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hiya Vinnie Revell did a 1/18th Manta Diecast, and I think Tamiya did an R/C Manta way back. But its one of those 'obvious' holes again in IM car models. Theres a few Resins available... Steve To be honest I'm strictly 1/24/25 now, I've never been able to mix scales, I was always 1/72 aircraft and armour until my eyesight and coordination suffered through illness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Good Moaning... Chaps, Question. With the re releases in the past couple of years of some of the Tamiya 1/12th scale F1 cars, and now the hallowed and ridiculously overpriced ebay demon, the Lotus 49, now also being re released, my question is chaps, which versions do you prefer? People seem to think that because Tamiya are releasing them again, the old ones are now not worth the money that the muppets on ebay are demanding, which, in a sense isnt true, because they are still worth a lot, especially the Lotus. Yes its nice to have a newly cleaned up kit, with PE and Cartograph decals, highly engineered and will fall together at the flick of a wrist... However They dont have that 'feeling' of the old kits, The Lotus I bought from Colin last year, doesnt even have the painting guide in the front, its one of the earliest Tamiya 1/12th F1 kits, in fact it doesnt even have paint numbers, just Black, Red, Steel etc. I will take one of the old kits any day over the new re released ones. Some of them may be 40 years old, and yes, some of them may put up a fight. If you are used to the modern Tamiya kits, you might be disappointed, but compare one of those cars to say, an Airfix kit of the early seventies and there really is no comparison. Ill stick to my pile of old farts in the stash... They seem to have a character all their own Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm with you Steve, there's just something about older kits, I recently paid way over the odds for an Airfix series 5 Corvette, its a simple kit, designed for motorization, but I love it, I had one when I was about 14 and I tell you just opening the box brought all those memories flooding back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I`m happy be it new or old , the only draw back with the old kits which I find is tyres and decals , I`ve had a couple of 1/12 kits where the tyres were knackered - deformed and ultra soft , decals damaged and yellowed if these issues can be sourced its not a problem . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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