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I still think this is the most appropriate sector for them on this forum. For the ones not in the know, Norev started making 1/43 scale plastic miniatures way back in the early Fifties. The name "Norev" is the surname Véron of the brothers who founded the company 1946 near Lyon in France spelled backwards. As the moulding medium, they chose a French plastic material called "Rhodialite", which, like Acetate, warps wonderfully over time. These were cheap toys aimed at juveniles, hence the attrition rate is huge and thusly undamaged examples are scarce nowadays. It was a highly successful business endeavour until ca 1980 when they were hit by - you've heard it before - them yoofz losing interest in toy cars and starting to play with those computers. After a decade or so of indifference and near bankruptcy the company reemerged as what you know it nowadays, a supplier of fine chod aimed at the adult collectors. But this is about my traditional plastic Norevs of yore. I had a lot of them when I was a kiddo and they've all been lost in the big ether you all are familiar with. About two years ago, I started to collect them again, maybe to relive my childhood, or some such rubbish. Ask a psychologist. So here we go. It all began with this brush painted beauty I snached at a local toy fair for 50p. Yes, that's half a quid. For an astonishing further half quid, the same fair yielded this 2CV sans headlights. Since there was absolutely nothing broken or missing on the R4, I carefully restored it. One could say that from that moment on, I was hooked.
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1/18 BoS (resin) 1957 Imperial Southampton 4 door
Junkman replied to Junkman's topic in Diecast Corner
They are expensive enough as is. In the beginning, I also was a tad miffed they didn't make them in 1/24, but meanwhile 1/18 is the fastest growing segment in my collection, mainly because I'm sick and tired of the ever revolving 1/25 reissue merry-go-round for the past forty years. -
1/24 Hachette/IXO Auto Vintage De Luxe Collection
Junkman replied to Junkman's topic in Diecast Corner
#6 - a Fiat 500 - I skipped again because I have them in many an iteration already. But then it became interesting again. #7 was this Renault 4L Parisienne: My mom had one of these when I was still a little one. #8 was this Panhard Dyna Z: Yes, them's the taillights on the rear wings fenders. -
1/24 Hachette/IXO Auto Vintage De Luxe Collection
Junkman replied to Junkman's topic in Diecast Corner
The American line was just a "test" and comprises of only four models. Anyway, in the Series I'm showing here, I skipped #s 2 and 3, a Renault 8 Gordini and a 2CV Chaleston respectively, simply on the grounds that I have the Welly ones. So next in line was #4, a Simca Aronde P60. #5 was the Peugeot 404. -
This has been ongoing since 2016. It's a partwork in 1/24. I don't have all of them, just the ones I like. They started it with this DS 23 Pallas: Sadly all models come with this vast array of waste paper.
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This is made from the first set of tooling. They have meanwhile released completely new ones and I thus wouldn't recommend this model. It can do Citroen suspension aerobics:
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If I (attempt to) look at my latest opticians bill, I should flog that 1/18 chod and start doing 1/8 scale.
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I got the van in 'Motobecane' livery: Consequently I needed the Mobylette, which was made by Motobecane. Size comparison with the 1/24 (in reality 1/26) Welly diecast:
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Quite a nice model I helped with a bit of BMF. BUT: So I had one of my usual We Don't Do Black Interiors Here™ attacks. And now look:
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If I put that retail price through the inflation calculator, it translates into $13.47 in 2019 money. Shows what a blatant ripoff model kits became.
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Yeah, the nicer the model, the more opaque the box. I only have about 130 or so 1/18s in total, but yes, they take up quite some real estate. Are you people interested in them? Would you like me to show you more of them?
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IMO it actually does quite a good job approximating 1965 Nassau Blue Poly. They currently have them at Costco for 15 quid a toss and I might go for one, then doing the interior prototypically correct. Yes, mine became a mild custom after someone at Maisto had the brilliant idea to have a batch painted that colour. I even removed the emblems. They were that tampo printed nonsense and I rather have none than those. Consequently it proved me with the artistic licence to do the interior like I want it and not having to clone what's correct. I was toying with the idea to swap the wheels, but currently find them way too pretty. This may change in future, since I think they would look ace on a (mild custom) Bburago '57. A while ago I asked MCG whether they would do etch sets in 1/18 but although they'd be technically well capable of doing so, they are busy enough as is. Maistos are incredible value for money. They just need to be brought to life. It's all there, but usually everything is just black plastic, so you can't really appreciate the effort that went into them. For example, the 'vette dash has all the control lights and indicator arrows replicated.
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However, we don't do black interiors here. Ergo: Some masking was required. And some aerobrushing. And a lot more aerobrusing and molotoving and all that sort of rot. But it paid off. Big time.
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I just couldn't resist. I'm the Junkman after all. It came with a bloody WARNING, of all things rotten! But just look at this lethally dangerous weapon of mass destruction the possession of which will likely get me arrested soon.
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Revell Trabant 601S 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall
Junkman replied to GeeBee's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
50 years before the wall came down? That was 1939. -
JoHan Cadillac Promo Worth/Values?
Junkman replied to Snake45's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Which parts for the '66 hearse? -
JoHan Cadillac Promo Worth/Values?
Junkman replied to Snake45's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Let me know what you are looking for, I have some leftover Johan items. -
There was nothing inherently wrong with that bloody car. Jessi Combs herself set a record with it in 2013 achieving a top speed of over 440 mph. Since then there has been continuous development including lots and lots of test runs. These cars aren't rolled off a trailer and driven pedal to the metal. Every record attempt is preceded by a series of run ups.
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Blower Bentley reborn.
Junkman replied to Richard Bartrop's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I wonder on which legal grounds they are going to be made street legal. Although the targeted income group is above the law anyway. -
One of the inherent issues with SR attempts ending in fatalities is that it is likely impossible to tell what exactly happened. The one who could tell can't tell anything anymore and there are no black boxes like in aviation. Although every incident was carefully investigated, as you would, few of these investigations yielded decisive conclusions. For example, to this day nobody can tell what went wrong on Coniston Water on that fateful day in 1967, despite the remains of the boat have meanwhile been recovered and carefully examined.