Solido Renault 14: The "Pear" lives!

[Faust]

Sometimes the things I like are just so esoteric and awful that there simply isn’t a kit of a particular subject. I know, it seems weird, but it’s true. However, sometimes I get lucky, and there will be a pre-built replica of the object of my desire/dismay! This is most true when it comes to cars, and particularly European cars!

One perfect example of an unsurprisingly unkitted subject is the Renault 14. While Renault has made a lot of successful (in Europe, at least) cars, the pear-like 14 is not one of them. It’s ugly, weird and shockingly corpulent in the wrong places. Thankfully, French die-cast maker Solido did it’s patriotic best to bring this loser to life, and my version the Solido Cougar version, is the weird dime-store el-cheapo version.

Check out this almost Christmas-coloured abomination of automotive styling quality control at the link below. Just think; now you have something to ask Santa for! You’re welcome!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/solido-1-43-renault-14/

[keyser]

The rotting pear. Lol. 

[Spottedlaurel]

On 12/8/2021 at 10:23 PM, Faust said:

Sometimes the things I like are just so esoteric and awful that there simply isn’t a kit of a particular subject..................

Be careful what you wish for:

There is this funny little kit. It's small, and the bodyshell is split in half lengthways through the bonnet, roof and tailgate! I know someone on another forum who built one, it was a bit of a challenge. I haven't dared attempt mine.....

[Faust]

Oh my God!!!

1.) That is awesome. That is so, so hot. In that there is a kit of that. The car is terrible, making the kit super-awesome!

2.) It's 1/48? (I’m astonished)? That would be a small kit. Nicely in scale to my... uh... Tamiya Buffalo, I guess. 

3.) Split lengthways? What the hell? Why? How? How does that even work? WHY?? 

4.) Is it styrene or resin? (Or that weird Russian stuff?)

I would love to review that thing on my site. Now I have something to watch for! 

Thanks for the pic! Just when you thought it was safe to go into the model shows again...

[keyser]

Too mainstream for you ?but the Heller BMW 328, which is awesome kit, and their 540k Special Roadster, also a great kit, have bodies split down middle as well. Usually warped. Get by that, and they’re great. Not Pear 1/48 great mind you, but major weird great. D8SS is also split front to rear with fenders. Why? Because French. Heller. ??‍♂️
Oh, I forgot, the 540k has chromed doors and hood sides( I think, stripped mine but doors for sure).