"15mm Lada or Trabant?" Topic
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| Mehoy Nehoy | 26 Oct 2011 4:33 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 pumpernickel | 26 Oct 2011 10:01 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 Nehoy | 27 Oct 2011 1:32 p.m. PST |
Thanks! I'll take a look. |
| Mehoy Nehoy | 27 Oct 2011 1:58 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 Nehoy | 27 Oct 2011 4:03 p.m. PST |
It's finally dawned on me what the Trabant reminds me of – the Ford Anglia!
And the Lada is not a million miles away from a Ford Zephyr or Cortina:
If anybody other than me is interested, all three are available in HO scale for reasonable prices. |
| Royston Papworth | 28 Oct 2011 10:17 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 Nehoy | 28 Oct 2011 1:04 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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