Anyone heard of these?

[proosen]

Originally Posted by Tikiman

Actually I think that they used to be called Arii and have changed their name or been taken over or whatever.
It was on the Biltema website i saw them Mike. lol
Maybe not really worth it just for the wheels eh?
Did you ever get it finished?

I don't think LEE is the new name of ARII as you can get ARII-kits from Modelsearch, they have some 14 different kits. This is one of them.

Maybe it's the same company that's behinde both of them but this is just a guess as I really don't know this for a fact.

Niclas

[Layla's Keeper]

I'm with you, Rally Raider. We need Accurate Miniatures back up and tooling up more classic sports cars. Those guys out do Tamiya for detail HANDS DOWN and out-do the Fujimi Enthusiast series for fit and finish by a mile. In fact, I have prepared a list of cars AM MUST do.




#1 - Reventlow Scarab MkII. This car was an All-American Cobra. No AC about it. Gorgeous car, and one of my all time faves.


#2 - Shelby Cobra Daytona. Gunze Sangyo's was good, but damn we need a full detail Daytona.


#3 - Chapparal 2F - Let's face it, besides the awesome foot pedal controlled wing, this car was too cool for anything we know. Plus it managed to swat the Lolas, Ferraris, and GT40's of the world at Brands Hatch in the rain. Not bad for a race car with an automatic transmission.


#4 - Greenwood "Spirit of '75" Corvette - Even with all the Matras and Renaults and Porsches and everything else at LeMans, this car was the 'effin star with its massive V8, radical flares, and 210mph speed down the Mulsanne.


#5 - Lola T70 Coupe - Quite simply one of the most gorgeous cars ever powered by a Chevy 350. Fast, reliable, beautiful. What more do you want?

Argh, Raider, why'd you have to make me go and agree with you?

[vwman]

Originally Posted by mike united

You could have had mine for nothing !!!

Mike

Off course you can send it to me for free

[mike united]

Originally Posted by vwman

Off course you can send it to me for free

Sweden-Finland = cheap(ish) postage, it's all yours Mika !

Mike

[Tikiman]

VWman, when you get your Merc, can you post some pictures of it unmade? I might get oen anyway despite what people have said. As it is so cheap.

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by Layla's Keeper

Argh, Raider, why'd you have to make me go and agree with you?

If its any consolation LK I disagree about the Corvette, always thought that car looked like a cartoonists interpretation of a real racing car As for the rest, great choices. Although some of them might be a little too esoteric for the wider community.

A difficult choice to select a subject that will satisfy the enthusiasts yet still titillate the masses enough to turn a tidy profit. Might be advisable for them to stick with the CANAM theme and tool something like a Donahue Porsche 917/30. They could then do it in several versions like the M8B, although there may need to be more differences between kits than with the Macs.

To get back on topic: then some bastards like Lee could rip them off with cheap nasty copies

[Layla's Keeper]

lol, yeah esoteric (except for the Cobra Daytona and Lola T70) and the 917/30 would probably be a good choice.

Though, you know, if they'd like to turn a quick buck they should revamp the M8B tooling into a M8D. As tragic a car as it is (the car Bruce McLaren died testing) it's still one of the single most awesome McLarens ever.

Man, if only I had the cash to run AM, though. And to land some topflite licenses too. Maserati Birdcage, the Ferrari TR/61 "Testa Rossa", Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, Porsche 908, maybe see about tooling up some classic F1 cars like the Lotus 49, Ferrari 156 "Sharknose", Brabham-Repco, Gurney-Weslake Eagle.

I'd probably support the mainline of hyper-detailed premium vintage race car kits with a Revell-priced lineup of moderately detailed kits of popular and exotic sports cars. You know, stuff like TVR Cerberas and Aston Martin AMV8's that we're still waiting on kits for.

[lotus_man]

As far as I know LEE is based out of China, home of all thing conterfeit and so pretty much beyond the reach of international law. However I wouldn't be surprised if Tamiya didn't start going after their distributors some time soon...

[mike united]

Originally Posted by Tikiman

VWman, when you get your Merc, can you post some pictures of it unmade? I might get oen anyway despite what people have said. As it is so cheap.

You'll be sorry you did, i promise !!!

Mike

[vwman]

Originally Posted by Tikiman

VWman, when you get your Merc, can you post some pictures of it unmade? I might get oen anyway despite what people have said. As it is so cheap.

Yep if i get new camera, the old one went TOTALLY broke

[Tikiman]

How can it hurt for 70 kr?

[vwman]

I got Mercedes today from Biltema. I opened box and looked all the parts and they didnt look bad at all. I think its really good kit for that price. It doesnt need much extra sanding. The instructions are same that Tamiya haves, only front page is changed. Paint instructions are exactly same and they have "forgot" pic of Tamiya paint bottle in second page. But the kit is missing the smallest details but it looks good in overall.

PS. Sorry i dont have pics right now because i dont have camera but my friend comes in two weeks and i loan his camera to get pics.

[Tikiman]

Thanks for the info VWman. I would really like to see this. So don't forget to post some pics. Make a new thread, OK?