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Mehoy Nehoy26 Oct 2011 5:33 p.m. PST

Does anybody make a 15mm scale Lada or Trabant, or something similar? I'd settle for HO scale too, if need be.

von pumpernickel26 Oct 2011 11:01 p.m. PST

Plastruct makes some generic cars and vans in various scales inc HO and 1/100 for architectural purposes. The lok ok with a decent paint job as old soviet motor industry output :)

Mehoy Nehoy27 Oct 2011 2:32 p.m. PST

Thanks! I'll take a look.

Mehoy Nehoy27 Oct 2011 2:58 p.m. PST

Just found this HO scale Lada:

link

It's a bit pricey but I might be able to find it cheaper somewhere now I know these things exist.

Mehoy Nehoy27 Oct 2011 5:03 p.m. PST

It's finally dawned on me what the Trabant reminds me of – the Ford Anglia!

picture

And the Lada is not a million miles away from a Ford Zephyr or Cortina:

picture

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If anybody other than me is interested, all three are available in HO scale for reasonable prices.

Royston Papworth28 Oct 2011 11:17 a.m. PST

I am interested! Where from?? I am looking for a few '60s, very early '70s cars. The only one I have at the moment is a VW Camper…

Mehoy Nehoy28 Oct 2011 2:04 p.m. PST

Bindon, I bought two Ford Anglias today from my local model shop. They're made by Oxford Diecast. Here's the link: oxforddiecast.co.uk

Although billed as HO scale (1:87) on the websites I found, they're really 1:76 which is about the same as 20mm minis, so they're disappointingly large for my 15mm minis. Here's a comparison photo: link

However, from above with the oversize buildings I use and at a 'gaming distance', the difference is not so bad: link

Until somebody actually makes a proper 15mm Trabant, I'm going to settle for this.

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