The 1:18 model car thread - pics & discussion
Discussion
OMNIO said:
How do you go about modifying these Eddie? It's something I'd be quite interested in doing.
What I do is carefully dismantle the model and remove the axles. I then simply apply Dum Dum (a bit like blue tack but much more sticky ) to the wheels and tuck them up into the arches. By doing this it means I can adjust the camber and pose the steering. Also it means everything is reversible so I can return model to original. Just bought this lovely Kyosho Urraco, the plan is to build a diorama for it with enough space for some more Lambo models, including the Espada and Miura. The backdrop will be a section of the Lamborghini factory wall as it looked in the '70s (ie: the bit between the two main buildings with the large blue doors, often seen in lots of period shots of Bob Wallace getting ready for a test run), then the whole lot will go into a glass case...
marcosgt said:
Looks good, I always fancied an AA Espada, but not enough to spend the money 
When I was a teenager, someone local to us used one as their regular transport. Bearing in mind this was the mid-late '70s, it was quite a sight next to the Cortinas, Vivas and the like!
M.
It does and it's a lovely thing to behold, the trouble is it's making me want a real Urraco all the more! Used to see several dashing looking exotics around Hammersmith and Kensington as a nipper, I don't recall seeing any Urracos but do remember a pair of Espadas knocking about quite regularly, one was white with beige leather, the other if memory serves was light metallic blue with a red interior, both were quite an eyeful. I think there's an Autoart Espada on ebay at the moment, somewhere around the £200 mark..! I bought the Urraco on Amazon, hoping to sneak it into the house amongst some badly dubbed '70s Italian crime flick dvds, alas it was 'noticed' at the last hurdle... When I was a teenager, someone local to us used one as their regular transport. Bearing in mind this was the mid-late '70s, it was quite a sight next to the Cortinas, Vivas and the like!
M.
. To give her her due though, being an artistic type she's offered to make me some 'Provo' number plates to go on the model.Would love Autoart or Kyosho to do a 1/18th Jarama and Islero...
(ETA ; at the NEC show last year there was a dark brown M reg'd Espada on display, the owners use it as their daily transport)
Edited by P5BNij on Monday 20th March 20:03
Edited by P5BNij on Monday 20th March 20:05
Edited by P5BNij on Monday 20th March 20:05
P5BNij said:
Just bought this lovely Kyosho Urraco, the plan is to build a diorama for it with enough space for some more Lambo models, including the Espada and Miura. The backdrop will be a section of the Lamborghini factory wall as it looked in the '70s (ie: the bit between the two main buildings with the large blue doors, often seen in lots of period shots of Bob Wallace getting ready for a test run), then the whole lot will go into a glass case...
The diorama will be a hell of a project at 1:18 scale. I've got the AA Urraco and Espada and they are very nice models. Have never compared the Kyosho to the AA but on other models I have, there may be a slight vote for the Kyosho quality, but not by much. Good luck with the diorama and do post pics.SAB888 said:
P5BNij said:
Just bought this lovely Kyosho Urraco, the plan is to build a diorama for it with enough space for some more Lambo models, including the Espada and Miura. The backdrop will be a section of the Lamborghini factory wall as it looked in the '70s (ie: the bit between the two main buildings with the large blue doors, often seen in lots of period shots of Bob Wallace getting ready for a test run), then the whole lot will go into a glass case...
The diorama will be a hell of a project at 1:18 scale. I've got the AA Urraco and Espada and they are very nice models. Have never compared the Kyosho to the AA but on other models I have, there may be a slight vote for the Kyosho quality, but not by much. Good luck with the diorama and do post pics.
Half of my 1/18 Citroën collection. Currently in the collection:
1952 Traction Avant
1972 DS23 IE Pallas
1971 SM V6
1974 CX 2200 Pallas
out of shot..
1964 Ami 6 Berline
1970 ID 21 Break
2013 DS5 DSport
1984 2cv Charleston
The 1/18 collection also has expanded to 12 Land Rovers between 1964 and 2006-ish, all Defender 90/110, Series II and Series III, a neglected Fiat 500 and a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible which is currently going through a respray.
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