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by **Bruce Kennewel** » Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:00:00

I recently bought the re-release (by Tamiya) of the 1966 1/12 Honda F1.
This was originally released back in 1966/67 and has been resurrected in
"celebration" of Honda entering their full works F1 team again next
year.

Over 30 years ago I bought and built this model and I am looking forward
to redoing it during the coming year.

Also nearing completion is a rare (only 200 kits were made) 1/24 release
of the Lotus 49 of 1967 (Dutch GP) and 1968 (South African GP). This is
a "master craftsman" kit from a small specialist business in Japan and
is in resin, white metal castings etc. with negligable documentation.
It does build up into a magnificent, highly accurate model but requires
patience and a wealth of reference material!!

> > Another purchase was a 1/18 scale model of Jim Clark's Lotus
> > 49.

> This is the Tamiya model?...I heard it's pretty sweet! Hasagawa has
> released one from the golden years as well (perhaps old news...I don't
> get out much<g>) of a '65 Honda F1 (I think).

> Cheers!

> Marc

> --
> Marc J. Nelson
> The Sim Project - http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

--
Regards,
Bruce.
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The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

by **Leo Landma** » Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:00:00

>Also nearing completion is a rare (only 200 kits were made) 1/24 release
>of the Lotus 49 of 1967 (Dutch GP) and 1968 (South African GP). This is
>a "master craftsman" kit from a small specialist business in Japan and
>is in resin, white metal castings etc. with negligable documentation.
>It does build up into a magnificent, highly accurate model but requires
>patience and a wealth of reference material!!

Bruce,
I still have the (plastic) 1:24 Tamiya model of the '67 Lotus 49. Recently I
also recovered the reference material I used then for painting the thing! So
if you need some information, just let me know. Send an e-mail as I won't be
online for the next couple of weeks.

Bye,
Leo

by **Wolfgang Prei** » Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Something awful just came to my mind: the Sierra Germany website
announces GPL as "complete German edition". Since games companies
usually can't even get the texts of their install routines translated
into something remotely sounding like German, what will they do with
(to) this manual... :(((
Can somebody recommend a reliable mail order company that delivers
overseas?
I just hope Heiko Wasser and Jochen Maas don't do any voice over clips
for this sim (viewers of RTL know what I'm talking about...)

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by **Mark Seer** » Thu, 17 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Bruce, was that the one you bought from the web site? (I remember you
posting a pic some time ago). If so, do you still have the web address? My
bank balance is pretty healthy at the moment and my cardiac state is now
stable LOL. I remember hitting that converter and turning yen into sterling.

Regards

Mark :-))

> Also nearing completion is a rare (only 200 kits were made) 1/24 release
> of the Lotus 49 of 1967 (Dutch GP) and 1968 (South African GP). This is
> a "master craftsman" kit from a small specialist business in Japan and
> is in resin, white metal castings etc. with negligable documentation.
> It does build up into a magnificent, highly accurate model but requires
> patience and a wealth of reference material!!

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Fri, 18 Sep 1998 04:00:00

I do have the address, Mark, but I know that the model is no longer
available. (In fact, none of the Lotii made by K Models are
available....no Lotus 33 and no Type 49s of 67 or 68).

The price, if currently available, would be 75 Pounds Sterling.

The site name is HobbyLink Japan.
Main URL is http://www.iac.co.jp/~hlj/index.html

The page URL for the 1/24 scale racing cars is:-
http://www.iac.co.jp/~hlj/pages/autrac/autrac24.html

(Note...if you *really* want this model I did buy two kits).

> Bruce, was that the one you bought from the web site? (I remember you
> posting a pic some time ago). If so, do you still have the web address? My
> bank balance is pretty healthy at the moment and my cardiac state is now
> stable LOL. I remember hitting that converter and turning yen into sterling.

> Regards

> Mark :-))

> > Also nearing completion is a rare (only 200 kits were made) 1/24 release
> > of the Lotus 49 of 1967 (Dutch GP) and 1968 (South African GP). This is
> > a "master craftsman" kit from a small specialist business in Japan and
> > is in resin, white metal castings etc. with negligable documentation.
> > It does build up into a magnificent, highly accurate model but requires
> > patience and a wealth of reference material!!

--
Regards,
Bruce.
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The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

by **Mark Seer** » Sat, 19 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Cheers Mate.
So what is the going rate now from Aus? 1000 <G>.
Actually, I just fancied another browse to see if anything caught my eye. I must
admit though, that 49 looked almost edible:-)

Regards Mark

> I do have the address, Mark, but I know that the model is no longer
> available. (In fact, none of the Lotii made by K Models are
> available....no Lotus 33 and no Type 49s of 67 or 68).

> The price, if currently available, would be 75 Pounds Sterling.

> The site name is HobbyLink Japan.
> Main URL is http://www.iac.co.jp/~hlj/index.html

> The page URL for the 1/24 scale racing cars is:-
> http://www.iac.co.jp/~hlj/pages/autrac/autrac24.html

> (Note...if you *really* want this model I did buy two kits).

> > Bruce, was that the one you bought from the web site? (I remember you
> > posting a pic some time ago). If so, do you still have the web address? My
> > bank balance is pretty healthy at the moment and my cardiac state is now
> > stable LOL. I remember hitting that converter and turning yen into sterling.

> > Regards

> > Mark :-))

> > > Also nearing completion is a rare (only 200 kits were made) 1/24 release
> > > of the Lotus 49 of 1967 (Dutch GP) and 1968 (South African GP). This is
> > > a "master craftsman" kit from a small specialist business in Japan and
> > > is in resin, white metal castings etc. with negligable documentation.
> > > It does build up into a magnificent, highly accurate model but requires
> > > patience and a wealth of reference material!!

> --
> Regards,
> Bruce.
> ----------
> The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
> http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Sun, 20 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Oh, with the value of our "Banana Dollar" tumbling, I'd say it'd be
prettyb close to that! :o)

> Cheers Mate.
> So what is the going rate now from Aus? 1000 <G>.
> Actually, I just fancied another browse to see if anything caught my eye. I must
> admit though, that 49 looked almost edible:-)

--
Regards,
Bruce.
----------
The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

by **Uwe Schuerka** » Sun, 20 Sep 1998 04:00:00

>overseas?
>I just hope Heiko Wasser and Jochen Maas don't do any voice over clips
>for this sim (viewers of RTL know what I'm talking about...)

Well-said, Wolfgang. I wouldn't call us "viewers", but "captives"
rather ever since the bastards stole the license from Eurosport by
outbidding them for the broadcasting rights....

Uwe (another German longing for the good ol' days of Watson/Edwards
coverage, sigh)

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