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micro marshall

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Micro Models
« on: October 29, 2013, 08:58:49 pm »
dose anyone know where i can buy 1/35 scale micro car models? ???
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Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker)

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Re: Micro Models
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2013, 02:58:47 am »
There haven't been very many made in this scale - 1/35 is usually reserved for military vehicles! That said, Tamiya do currently make a kit version of a Simca 5 staff car which is widely available and there is also a Fiat Topolino (the box says "Italian light civilian car") kit from a Hong Kong model company called Bronco.
http://www.emodels.co.uk/

1/32 is the more usual scale for civilian vehicles, but although there have been a few plastic kits in this scale in the past, I don't think there are any currently available. Airfix made the Bond Bug  in the 1970's and ARII did a whole series of Japanese microcars http://www.ratdat.com/?p=295 but all of these went out of production many years back so you'll have to search Ebay for second hand ones. Mind you, the Bond bug kit sells for £150+ nowadays - someone was making a fairly basic resin slot car version of this a few years back, but it looks like it this now unavailable as well.

There is however this Spanish resin slot racing Isetta.
http://lagartijakit.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/bmw-isetta-250-presentacion-y-despiece.html


And even a slot car body for a Messerschmitt TG 500.
http://members.optushome.com.au/pattosplace/sedan.html

Not brilliant, but better than nothing.
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Re: Micro Models
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2013, 11:05:04 am »
Thanks that's just what i wanted! ;D
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