Italeri 2016

[GeeBee]

A few interesting re-releases, the Transit van and Lamborghini Miura are the older Esci models, 

[dublin boy]

Good to see the Transit back again.

[Deathgoblin]

Want the Transit!!  

[iamsuperdan]

Whoa!

 

X3 for the Transit. I wonder if the Diablo and Countach are the old ESCI kits as well. I have all of those in the stash.  

[martinfan5]

Sorry Geoff, you were beat to it

 

 

Edited January 26, 2016 by martinfan5

[Bennyg]

Lamborghini fans are well catered for. Good year for car people. 

 

Ben

[Mike999]

A big X4 for the Transit. Didn't think we would ever see that one again. And very glad the rumor I heard was not true. (The rumor that Ford had ordered the molds destroyed years ago.)  I have 2 of the "Canon" version but will probably get another.  You can do so many things with that kit.

[Young iron]

Will buy the Transit ! And add german plates plus a trailer.

[Mr Stock]

Very suprised and pleased to see the Transit back, I had one of the Paris/Daker ones years back and sold it on, and then regretted it ever since, and the prices have gone a little crazy recently.

Ill be getting 1 or 2 of those , interested in the Muira too

[GeeBee]

Sorry Geoff, you were beat to it

 

 

If you check the times of each post, you'll see my post was actually posted close on a hour and a half earlier ...

[1959scudetto]

Very suprised and pleased to see the Transit back, I had one of the Paris/Daker ones years back and sold it on, and then regretted it ever since, and the prices have gone a little crazy recently.

Ill be getting 1 or 2 of those , interested in the Muira too

Gary, if the Miura is the ESCI reissue - which I think that it is - then beware! It is clumsy and toylike, detail is sparse, proportions are wrong. This is why I sold mine many years ago.

The best Miura on the market is from Hasegawa though it is a late SV version.

[Mr Stock]

Gary, if the Miura is the ESCI reissue - which I think that it is - then beware! It is clumsy and toylike, detail is sparse, proportions are wrong. This is why I sold mine many years ago.

The best Miura on the market is from Hasegawa though it is a late SV version.

Thanks Helmut, I wouldn't have known anything about that kit so that helps a lot, it's a shame no one does the early version apart from this old ESCI mold.

[martinfan5]

If you check the times of each post, you'll see my post was actually posted close on a hour and a half earlier ...

I see that, by a couple of hours, carry on.

[Carmak]

I will also be in line to a Transit and a Miura!

 

[Junkman]

This is going to be horrendously complicated, I know, but I'd love to convert the Transit into this:

Then tow the Belkits Escort with it on an Aoshima Brian James trailer.

[Atmobil]

This is going to be horrendously complicated, I know, but I'd love to convert the Transit into this:

Then tow the Belkits Escort with it on an Aoshima Brian James trailer.

Sounds like we have the same plan I'm hoping for a aftermarket conversion kit to make it a mk1 Transit.

[Junkman]

Whom do you have in mind? Tapani and his collection of dropouts?

[Luc Janssens]

This is going to be horrendously complicated, I know, but I'd love to convert the Transit into this:

Then tow the Belkits Escort with it on an Aoshima Brian James trailer.

Airfix should drop 1/32nd scale, for automotive kits and embrace 1/24th scale for non American subjects.

Or do they fear the competition

;^)

'nuff said!

 

 

[Atmobil]

Whom do you have in mind? Tapani and his collection of dropouts?

If they would do it, great! But it does not matter much to me who does it aslong as it is a good one. Rejii Model did a great conversion kit for the Esci Gälendewagen: http://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=16510 and ScaleProduction has several cool transkits including the VW Doka for the Hasegawa kit. C1 models has done several including that very nice VW Caddy pickup.
If any of these (or some other good aftermarket producers) make a conversionkit I will buy it.

[martinfan5]

This is going to be horrendously complicated, I know, but I'd love to convert the Transit into this:

Then tow the Belkits Escort with it on an Aoshima Brian James trailer.

I support this idea, and in fact, would be all over doing this myself.

[Junkman]

Airfix should drop 1/32nd scale, for automotive kits and embrace 1/24th scale for non American subjects.

Or do they fear the competition

;^)

'nuff said!

Like so?

 

[Atmobil]

Oh yes!! I would buy them if they did them, that's for sure

[Luc Janssens]

 

Yes sir!

Letting Tamiya and Revell Germany tooling up classic British heritage, shame on you LOL.

IMHO they should start with a Lotus Cortina MK1, then a Capri MK1....

Edited January 30, 2016 by Luc Janssens

[Mr Stock]

 

IMHO they should start with a Lotus Cortina MK1, then a Capri MK1....

Absolutely !, I'd love to see a Mk1 Lotus Cortina it's such an iconic car and was even raced in the US, I'm quite surprised that Tamiya never released a kit of one.

I'm actualy still in shock that the Transit has returned !. 

[Luc Janssens]

 

I'm actualy still in shock that the Transit has returned !. 

It comes right on time, cuz my original looks kinda ratty

;^)

 

Edited January 30, 2016 by Luc Janssens