Cortina

[unclescott58]

5 hours ago, Plashdaddy said:

Doyusha makes / made this Mk. 1

I've never seen the above before. Very cool. Any idea when they were produced? Scale? And how hard are they to find today? 

[Plashdaddy]

14 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

I've never seen the above before. Very cool. Any idea when they were produced? Scale? And how hard are they to find today? 

I’m not sure, but the toy shop near me has had one on the shelf for donks

Edited May 13, 2019 by Plashdaddy
Just checked, they’ve still got it. It’s $60 AU

[fumi]

16 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

I've never seen the above before. Very cool. Any idea when they were produced? Scale? And how hard are they to find today? 

1/24-ish, with a motorized chassis and half interior plate.  First came out in the 70's.

[Junkman]

Do not waste your money on that Doyusha abomination. Seriously. If you must have a Capri 1 right now, buy the Whitebox, or the Welly diecast.
If you have enough life left, wait for the upcoming Decalcas kit, which, as far as I understand, will be an injection moulded plastic kit.
Then use a Whitebox, or Welly diecast as a donor for bumpers, wheels and whatever else the rally version lacks.

As for Cortinas, or actually more correctly, Consul Cortinas, there also was a 1/16 scale kit by Frog.

 

 

 

Like much of the rest of Frog's lineup, it was later reissued by Novo in the Soviet Union.

[ShawnS]

I will never for the life of me understand why this car has not been kitted in 1:24/25 by one single manufacturer. Surely a car like the Cortina that has such a huge worldwide following and instant recognition would be easy money for a model company. If Ebbro, Beemax or Tamiya released one tomorrow I would order at least 10 of them maybe more.

[Junkman]

It sure is a bit of a no brainer, but this could be said for many other cars and vans as well.