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Post by Calvin on Nov 16, 2011 11:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by indycals on Nov 20, 2011 20:34:29 GMT -5
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Post by russd on Nov 20, 2011 21:45:11 GMT -5
All I can say is, its about time someone did this car in plastic. I've never heard of Ebbro. I'm guessing that a 72D might be next ... I hope.
Rusty
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Post by indycals on Nov 20, 2011 22:13:51 GMT -5
According to that thread, the president of Ebbro used to work for Tamiya.
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Post by Calvin on Nov 20, 2011 23:54:24 GMT -5
Pre order...... already.  www.hlj.com/product/EBRPK-01Its not a car I jump up and down about but, I'll prolly get around to buying one.....I have 4 f1 kits left an I'll be out of F1 kits to build so by that time I'll be ready to get one? |
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Post by Calvin on Nov 22, 2011 14:20:45 GMT -5
I'm guessing that a 72D might be next ... I hope. That would be cool. I've always wanted to do a Tamiya 1/12 scale 72D but there is no aftermarket decals for it I know of? So that's why I dont do one. |
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Post by professor on Nov 22, 2011 14:58:58 GMT -5
After market decals are available for the 1/12 72 but they are $100.
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Post by Calvin on Nov 22, 2011 16:12:56 GMT -5
After market decals are available for the 1/12 72 but they are $100. Oh my! That's too much! I can get the kit for that much. |
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Post by indycals on Nov 22, 2011 20:10:05 GMT -5
Anything I do for the 1/20 kit will be available in 1/12. But I will say this: I absolutely DESPISE cars from this era! They were completely different every single race - what a PITA!  |
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Post by Calvin on Nov 22, 2011 20:46:09 GMT -5
Anything I do for the 1/20 kit will be available in 1/12. But I will say this: I absolutely DESPISE cars from this era! They were completely different every single race - what a PITA! I know what you mean. I guess when the time comes, pick a race to depict, and I'll walk down to my top secret "race research headquarters" and help you find info. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 21:15:58 GMT -5
I like the car but fortunately I made a promise to myself to only build in 1/24 and 1/12 so my wallet is safe. Due to the strength of the yen these days, I can get a white metal historic race car kit for about the same as a Tamiya job. My old fashioned sensibilities still make me think plastic kits should only cost ten shillings!
Steve.
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Post by clm1545 on Nov 23, 2011 22:44:44 GMT -5
I like the car but fortunately I made a promise to myself to only build in 1/24 and 1/12 so my wallet is safe. Due to the strength of the yen these days, I can get a white metal historic race car kit for about the same as a Tamiya job. My old fashioned sensibilities still make me think plastic kits should only cost ten shillings Steve. I'm with you, Steve. Even though I have no idea how much 10 shillings is. Take Care Craig |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 23:04:31 GMT -5
Ah, 10 shillings. When Britain went decimal in 1971 I was ten yrs old. I remember my Mum gave my sister and I one of the new 50pence coins each. My Dad was upset because 50 pence was 10 old shillings (or ten bob coloquially) For this he could have bought 2 packs of cigarettes and a couple of pints of beer!
I still have that 50 pence piece. lol
In perspective, 50 pence (10 shillings) is about 75 US cents at current rate of exchange.
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Post by Orso on Nov 24, 2011 1:37:15 GMT -5
I guess when the time comes, pick a race to depict, and I'll walk down to my top secret "race research headquarters" and help you find info. I would say find out which race the model depicts and then find info about the decals needed. Björn |
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Post by stuboyle on Nov 24, 2011 4:26:20 GMT -5
5800 Yen, that's $76. That's like twice the price of a Tamiya kit. I think I will sit this one out at least for now. |
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Post by Calvin on Nov 26, 2011 3:10:13 GMT -5
What it basically comes down to is, if a person really likes the car and if a person is going to build it right away. I dont buy models everyday, just because I'm simply not a collector so buying a $50+ F1 kit every 4 months on average is not going to hurt.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Mar 16, 2012 8:42:32 GMT -5
FYI- I received a newsletter from Pacific Coast Models in California announcing they are the 'exclusive distributor for US Ebbro'. They're taking pre-orders for Ebbro's Lotus 72C at $59.95 . I've heard that some of the parts are from Tamiya, but can't confirm this. www.pacmodels.com/index.phpSandy |
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Post by Patrick on Mar 16, 2012 10:49:38 GMT -5
Michael and Calvin, Of course, I am one of the guys that loves these years because of the constant innovation (or changes) that the cars went through. That's because I like the "unusual" in car types. It makes it harder for people to say, "that's not correct". For example, in 1973 there were 3 types of the Ferrari 312 B3 and 1974 gave another 2. For a research fanatic like me, that's heaven!  Patrick |
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Post by Chris on Mar 16, 2012 13:08:31 GMT -5
Why did Ebbro choose a distributor that deals exclusively with Aircraft and Military subjects? I think that severely limits the amount of market access that going with a complete distributor like say Sentai would provide, it makes very little sense... I dont think a guy who pushes Airplane kits is going to go into a hobby shop and say " Hey We got these fantastic Ebbro F1 Kits that you should buy a Dozen of!!! More than likely selling the F1 kit will be ab after thought!!! Geeeeze I spent too much time as a buyer for a retail chain!!! Chris  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2012 17:01:03 GMT -5
I saw the kit at a contest in San Jose last saturday. It looks beautiful, as nice as anything
that Tamiya or Hasegawa has ever done. Ken Lawrence, the man behind Pacific Coast
Models, said that Ebbro is run by a retired pattern/mold maker from Tamiya.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on May 23, 2012 6:20:42 GMT -5
FYI- Pacific Coast Models is now listing the Ebbro Lotus 72 as in stock. The currrent issue of Tamiya Modeling Magazine has part one of a build of this kit. It looks real good. The author says the engine is all new and not a license produced one from Tamiya as had been rumored.
Sandy
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