Classic British Cars Kit inventory

[Matt Bacon]

Hi, all... this is something I got started on Britmodeller, where a bunch of locals contributed to it. I thought some of you guys might find it useful, and feel free to add to it as well. I'll try and keep both lists up to date with all new information.

NB: This is NOT a "wish list" thread -- just kits that you KNOW exist, please!

Aston Martin:

DB5 "James Bond" (original issue), 1/24, Airfix

DB5 "Spy Car", 1/25, Aurora

DB6, 1/24, Airfix (modified James Bond tooling)

DB5 1/24, Airfix (Doyusha kerbside plastic)

DB5 James Bond (with some spy gadgets and resin James Bond and Oddjob figures), 1/24, Doyusha

DB5 street version, 1/24, Doyusha (Kerbside and quite simplified)

DB4, 1/24, Monogram (working doors etc, old kit, shapes a bit off)

DBR1, 1/24, Profil24 (resin)

DBR, 1/24, Merit

DP214, 1/24, Profil24 (resin)

Ulster, 1/32, Matchbox (gem of a kit)

International, 1/32, Pyro

Le Mans, Pyro 1/32

DB5, 1/32, Airfix (pretty terrible)

DBS (1970s), 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

DBS, 1/24, Tamiya

DBR9, 1/32, Airfix

Austin

7 Chummy, 1/24, SE Finecast

7 Ulster, 1/24, SE Finecast

7 (BMW Dixi), 1/24, Heller (reboxed by Revell)(rather different from an Austin 7 in some areas, but a starting point)

A40 "Gasser", 1/25, Revell

Maxi, 1/32, Airfix

London Taxi, Imai, 1/24 (also reboxed by Revell)

Bentley

4.5L Blower, 1/32, Airfix

4.5L Blower, 1/24, Heller

4.5L Blower, 1/24, Union (not the same as Heller)

4.5L Blower, 1/12, Airfix

Competition Speed Six, 1/32, Pyro

Continental R (52-55), 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

Bond

Bug, 1/32, Airfix

Dennis

A/V Ambulance, 1/16, Frog

1914 Fire Engine, 1/32, Airfix

1914 Fire Engine, 1/16, Entex

Ford

Anglia (59-66), 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

Anglia (dragster), 1/25, Revell

Lotus Cortina, 1/32, Airfix

Cortina Estate, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

Consul, 1/32, revell

Consul Cortina Mk.1, 1/16, Frog

Zodiac, 1/32, Airfix

Escort Mk 1, 1/32, Airfix

Escort Mk. 2, Esci, 1/24 (Zakspeed, Rally Rothmans, clear-bodied 1800) (also Himbrol and Revell Rally reboxes)

Capri, 1/32, Airfix

Capri Mk1, 1/24, Doyusha (ageing ex motorised kit)

Capri II, 1/24, Monogram

Escort XR3, 1/25, Revell

Sierra XR4i, 1/24, Tamiya

Transit Mk.2, Esci, 1/24 (rare and expensive to find)

Healey

Sprite, Gunze, 1/24 (Hi-tech and standard boxing)

Sprite Mk1, 1/32, Airfix

Sprite, 1/32, Monogram

Sprite Mk2, 1/32, Lindberg (very basic. Maybe same as Monogram)

100/6, 1/25, Revell (also released by Matchbox and ?AMT?)

Austin Healey, 1/32, Revell (also sold under Advent label in USA)

Austin-Healey 3000, 1/32, Aurora

Healey 3000 Mk 2, 1/24, K&R Replicas

Healey 3000 Mk3, 1/24, K&R Replicas

Humber

Cabriolet 1940s (Staff Car), 1/32, Airfix ("Monty's Humber")

Jaguar

'E" Type, 1/32, Airfix

E Type Convertible, 1/24, Airfix (ex Heller, with factory hardtop) (also "racing" boxing)

E-Type Convertible, 1/24, Airfix Hi-Tech (Gunze Sangyo Hi Tech kit with white metal engine and etched parts)

E Type Coupe, 1/24, Heller

E-Type OTS, 1/24, Heller (convertible)

E-Type Lightweight, 1/24, Profil24 (resin)

E-Type Lightweight Lindner-Knocker, 1/24, SMTS (resin/metal)

XK-E ,1/25, Revell, (open top, with factory hard-top)

Jaguar E-type Coupe, 1/24,Monogram (shape not very good)

E-type, 1/16, Frog (motorized kit)

Jaguar E-Type Coupe, 1/8, Monogram (fantastic kit, expensive and hard to find)

XK120, 1/24, Revell (also metal body version)

XK120, 1/32, Gowland and Gowland (also issued by Merit)

XK120 Coupe, 1/24, K&R Replicas (white metal kit) (also Monthlery version)

C-Type, 1/24, K&R Replicas (white metal kit) (various versions from different events)

D-Type, 1/24, K&R Replicas (white metal kit) (various versions, including long-nose)

D-Type long-nose, 1/24, Fisher Model and Pattern (1955)

XK140, 1/32, Lindberg

SS100, 1/24, SE Finecast

SS100, 1/16, Entex (also Gakken and Minicraft)

SS100, 1/32, Matchbox

SS100, 1/32, Tomy (later Hasegawa, detailed kit with metal, plastic and etch parts)

Mk 2, 1/24, Tamiya

420, 1/32, Airfix

Mark X/420G, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

XJ220, 1/24, Tamiya

XJ220, 1/24, Italeri (also reboxed as Heller)

XJ220, 1/25, AMT

XKSS, 1/24, Revell

D-Type, 1/24, Lindberg [hard to find, but not rare, can be bought for around the £10 mark, a very basic kit though]

D-Type, 1/24, Strombecker

XJ13, 1/24, K&R Replicas (white metal kit)

XJ6, 1/24, K&R Replicas (white metal kit)

Daimler Sovereign, 1/24, K&R Replicas (white metal kit)

XJ-S, 1/24, Hasegawa (TWR, Targa, Coupe, TWR racing)

XJ-S, 1/25, Revell (New Avengers, Gambit)

XJ-S, 1/25, Revell (snap kit version of above)

XKR GT, 1/32 Airfix (Scalextric-derived)

Land Rover:

Mk2 SWB Station Wagon, 1/25, Monogram

Mk III LWB, 1/24, Esci (in both "Safari" station wagon and FFR Paratrop armed open top. Reissued by Italeri)

Mk III?, 1/12, Airfix ( Sean the Sheep set)

Defender 110, 1/35, Hobby Boss (military series)

109 MkIII SAS "Pink Panther", 1/35, Tamiya

WMIK & Snatch, 1/48, Airfix [both can be civilianised]

LWB soft top and hard top, 1/76, Airfix and JB

Range Rover Mk1, 1/24, Esci (Standard, Dakar Rally and Police)

Range Rover Mk 2, 1/24, Aoshima (Standard, “Tuner”) reboxed by Revell

Lanchester

1907, 1/32, Airfix

Lotus

Super Seven, 1/24, Tamiya

XI, 1/24, Profil24

Elan S3, 1/24, Gunze (Hi-tech and standard boxings)

Elite, 1/24, Profil24 (resin)

Elite, 1/24, Airfix (ex Japanese kit, rally version)

Europa, 1/24, Tamiya

Europa Special, 1/12, Nichimo

Esprit Series 1, 1/16, Bandai/Hales

Esprit S1, 1/24, Gunze (also Airfix rebox)

Esprit Sport 300, 1/24, Monogram

Esprit Turbo, 1/24, Monogram

Caterham Super Seven (BDR, BDR Cycle Fender, JPE), 1/12, Tamiya

MG

1100 Saloon, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

1100, 1/32, Airfix

MGA 1600, 1/32, Monogram (reboxed by Lindberg?)

MGA twin-cam, 1/24, Strombecker

MGB, Aoshima 1/24 (street and competition forms, metal and rubber bumper versions)

MGB, Airfix 1/24 (rebox of Aoshima)

MGB roadster, 1/24, SE Finecast (metal kit, and expensive) (also rubber bumper version)

MGB GT Coupe, 1/24, SE Finecast (also rubber bumper version)

MGB GT V8, 1/24, SE Finecast

MGB, 1/32, Revell (also sold under Advent label in USA)

MGA Coupe, 1/24, SE Finecast

MGA 1500/1600, 1/24, SE Finecast,

TC, 1/24, Monogram (also metal body kit) (also reissued by Revell)

TC, 1/24, SE Finecast

TC Sports, 1/32, Matchbox

TC, 1/16, Gakken (Academy/Minicraft reboxes)

TC, 1/32, Revell

K3 Magnette, 1/32, Airfix

K3 Magnette, 1/24, SE Finecast Autokit

'M' SE , 1/24, SE Finecast Autokit

TD, 1/24, SE Finecast Autokit

TF, 1/24, SE Finecast Autokit

Metro 6R4, 1/24, Profil24

Mini

Mini-Minor, 1/32, Airfix

Austin, 1/24, Tamiya

Morris, 1/24, Tamiya

Cooper, 1/24, Tamiya (rally version)

Cooper Mk1, 1/24, Revell

Cooper, 1/24, Revell (1964 Monte Carlo rally)

Cooper, 1/24, Imai

Innocenti, 1/24, Imai

Cooper, 1/24, Fujimi (several versions: "Old Mini Cooper", "Union Jack version", racing version, 1/3i w/Minilites)

Cooper, 1/12, Tamiya (“Rover Mini Cooper”)

Morgan

4/4, 1/24, Tamiya

Plus 8, 1/16, LS

3-Wheeler 1935, 1/16, Minicraft

Morris

Cowley 1923, 1/32, Airfix

Cowley 1926 (Bullnose), 1/32, Airfix

Cowley "roadster", 1/32, MPC

1100 Mk.1, 1/16, Frog

Minor, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

Minor Traveller, box scale (about 1:38), Revell

Marina, 1/32, Airfix

Rolls Royce

Phantom Mk1, 1/32, Matchbox

Phantom II Continental, 1/16, Revell

Phantom II Henley Roadster, 1/24 scale Monogram

Silver Cloud, 1/24, Minicraft

Phantom II, 1/24, Italeri

Sedanca Coupe, 1/32, Pyro

1905, 1/32, Airfix

1911, 1/32, Airfix

1909 Silver Ghost, 1/32, Pyro

Silver Ghost Touring Car 1/32 scale, Revell

Town Car, 1/32, Pyro

Rover

P5, 1/32, Revell

Sunbeam

Alpine, 1/32, Revell (also sold under Advent label in USA)

Tiger, 1/32, Aurora

Rapier, 1/32, Airfix

Tiger, AMT, 1/25

Triumph

Herald, 1/32, Airfix

TR2, 1/24, Gunze (hi-tech and standard boxings)

TR3/3a, 1/24, Gunze (hi-tech and standard boxings)

TR3, 1/32, Aurora

TR3, 1/32, Lindberg (maybe same as Aurora. Very basic)

TR3a, 1/24, Minicraft

TR4a, 1/32, Airfix

TR4, 1/32, Revell (also sold under Advent label in USA)

TR4/5, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

TR6, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

TRS, 1/24, Airtrax (resin, Finland)

GT6, 1/24, Pyro (reissued by Lindberg)

Spitfire, 1/32?, Aurora

TR7, 1/25, revell (New Avengers, Purdy)

TR7, 1/24, Airfix (Rally, ex- Gunze)

Vauxhall

Prince Henry, 1/32, Airfix (gem of a kit)

Cresta, 1/32, Revell

Victor Estate, 1/16, Frog

Vauxhall Victor 2000 Estate, 1/32, Airfix

Viva, 1/32, Airfix

bestest,

M.

(if anyone else want to chip in below, I'll copy paste additions into this list)

Edited September 26, 2014 by Matt Bacon

[Greg Myers]

Blimie. Quite comprehensive. Ta.

[chunkypeanutbutter]

Revell Austin Gasser and Revell Ford Anglia Dragster. AMT made an AC Cobra, not sure if they still make it.

[sjordan2]

I had a mid-50s large-scale Ford Anglia kit, but I've never been able to track another one. It was at least 1/12, as I remember.

[John Goschke]

The Doyusha Aston-Martins are wildly inaccurate in basic body shape. Virtually worthless.

Premier made a rather goofy 1/24-25th kit of a mid-'50s Anglia.

[blunc]

MPC produced 1/32 scale 1911 Rolls and a Crowley that had black vinyl tires for the "hot rod" parts.

Also a European IMSA Capri and VW.

Edited September 25, 2014 by blunc

[Art Anderson]

Add to this list:

Jaguar D-type, 1/24 scale, Strombecker

MGA Twin Cam 1/24 scale, Strombecker

Rolls Royce Phantom II Henley Roadster, 1/24 scale Monogram

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Touring Car 1/32 scale, Revell

MG TC, 1/32 scale, Revell

Aston Martin DBR 1/24 scale, Merit, Smer

Humber Drop Head Saloon 1/32 scale, Airfix (FM Montgomery's WW-II staff car, but a stock Humber)

Heller produced the BMW Dixi in 1/24 scale, which was the Austin Seven, built under license, and I believe very much a copy of the UK-built car, save for left hand drive?)

Jaguar E-type Coupe, 1/25 scale Aurora, later reissued by Monogram

Jaguar E-type Roadster, 1/25 scale Aurora

Jaguar E-type Roadster, Revell 1/25 scale (completely Revell, issued about 1965, also by Advent)

Jaguar XK-120, 1/10 scale (?), Doepke metal kit

Jaguar XK-120 Coupe (approximately 1/20 scale) Ideal Toy Corporation (yes, this was a plastic model kit!)

MG TC 1/10 scale (?) Doepke metal kit

Austin/Nash/AMC Metropolitan 1/25 scale Hubley The only differences between the US Metropolian and those sold in the UK, were the grille badge, script on the right front fender, hubcap emblems, and LHD vs RHD.

Ford Prefect 1/25 scale Premier (crude, but noticeably a Prefect)

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost "Balloon Car", 1/16 scale, Bandai

Triumph Spitfire GT 1/25 Lindberg

Art

Art

Edited September 25, 2014 by Art Anderson

[Casey]

Harry, can we please create a dedicated section here on the forum strictly for reference posts such as these? Maybe delete/modify the Trivia section since that seems to have run its course?

[DonW]

Blimie. Quite comprehensive. Ta.

Greg - it's 'blimey' in these parts! No offence, guv'nor!

[GeeBee]

Here's a few to add to the list :-

[Snake45]

I might have missed it, but I didn't see the Aston Martin DB5 by Aurora.

Also I have a Ford Capri racer by some Japanese company. It seems a bit small for 1/25 but too big for 1/32--seems to be somewhere in between.

[Rob Hall]

Some Airfix 1/32 kits were sold in the US as reboxed MPC kits. The Jaguar 420 is one I know of.

[Greg Myers]

Greg - it's 'blimey' in these parts! No offence, guv'nor!

Ooops, for years in East Anglia , Norfolk '57- '61

[Greg Myers]

[bigphoto]

Do not forget all the 1/43 kits out there as the list would be at least twice as big.

[Art Anderson]

I might have missed it, but I didn't see the Aston Martin DB5 by Aurora.

Also I have a Ford Capri racer by some Japanese company. It seems a bit small for 1/25 but too big for 1/32--seems to be somewhere in between.

He has it listed under Monogram, who owns the tooling

Art

[Edsel-Dan]

The Revell XJ-s Coupe Snap kit was also offered in a standard (No License) box

I have it molded in Silver

[Matt Bacon]

...I'm not covering dedicated race cars like the T-70 (well, actually, I am a bit, with Lotuses and Jags, but...). It's not my normal build theme, and if I open THAT door, someone will want the Group C cars, and then it's only a small step to the F1 cars and an argument over which ones are built in the UK (the clue... almost all of them!).

If someone wants to start a "Great British Race Cars Kit Inventory" then they are more than welcome...

bestest,

M.

[peekay]

This one in 1.32nd from Tomy, later also Hasegawa, is one of the finest kits in my collection.

Not to be confused with the Matchbox kit, it has diecast, plastic and photo-etch parts plus fine wire-mesh parts for the grille and light covers.

Also the windshield has a chrome printed frame, something I've only seen on Tomy kits.

[Snake45]

He has it listed under Monogram, who owns the tooling

Art

Oh that's right--they reverted the tooling to the DB4.

[chunkypeanutbutter]

Notice the Cortina taillamps on that Lola?

[Harry P.]

Pocher 1/8 scale 1932 Rolls Royce Phantom II Drop Head Sedanca Coupe

Pocher 1/8 scale 1933 Rolls Royce Ambassador

Pocher 1/8 scale 1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II Torpedo Cabriolet "Star of India"

[Harry P.]

Harry, can we please create a dedicated section here on the forum strictly for reference posts such as these? Maybe delete/modify the Trivia section since that seems to have run its course?

Reference posts? PM me with specifics. How do you see the breakdown?

[bill w]

XK-E Hardtop 1/24 scale Gunze Sangyo

[Tom Geiger]

Revell Austin Gasser and Revell Ford Anglia Dragster. AMT made an AC Cobra, not sure if they still make it.

Gotta add in the Thames Panel drag car by Revell