This month brings another new find from Brumm. If you remember from previous newsletters, Brumm is a die cast manufacturer out of Italy that has produced numerous 1/43 scale models including Aston Martin's and Ferrari. recently, they began producing Lotus- albeit, just one model, the Lotus 25.
The latest addition to their line up is this gorgeous 1/43 scale limited edition two pack of Jim Clark's Lotus 25 from the 1963 Italian Grand Prix. What is unique about this special edition, is that Brumm includes a Lotus 25 without the body. so you can see the working bits, and enjoy the monocoque in all it's glory! I purchased this from Replicarz (www.replicarz.com), but sadly it isn't listed on the site anymore. perhaps a search on the web might help you to locate this beauty!
And now, from the "blast from the past" files, comes the next two lotus goodies:
In the eighties, a toy line called "Transformers" was released, which were little toy robots that could "transform" into various vehicles (and back again) ... as a testament to this line of figures, a Saturday morning cartoon was made, and continues to this day... with talk of a full length feature movie to come out in 2007. In any case, I was presented this little gem from member Joe Mazak... look familiar? It's a G bodied Esprit!
This looks to be roughly 1/38 scale, and upon further investigation on the web, was called "Runabout"...given the nature of British cars, I am glad they didn't call it "Stranded", or "Oil Slick"!! Upon pulling back the vehicle to make it go forward, it then pops into this robot:
How cool is that?
Another interesting find is this 1/43 scale model ... and I use the term "model" loosely for this one, from UPC plastic company, from Hong Kong.
Two points to note on this one...
- It looks nothing like the box, and
- I wish it actually resembled a Lotus of some kind!
The model consists of a piece of green plastic, a chrome exhaust setup similar to the Lotus 25 or 33, tour small wheels, and instructions....again, I use term "instructions" loosely here! The good news is that it didn't cost much, so it was a piece of memorabilia to add to the collection.
Until next month.....Happy Hunting!
