Anybody own an Exoto Lotus 49D model ala GPL?

These models look good! as recommended in the GPL manual. Just wondered how much of the the beast was plastic or metal? Is the engine block metal with plastic exhaust etc.. Are the springs chromed plastic or the real thing ? Anyone care to comment? Paddy Howard

It's the real deal........Im lookin at one now......awesome. no plastic http://www.exoto.com C

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>These models look good! as recommended in the GPL manual. >Just wondered how much of the the beast was plastic or metal? >Is the engine block metal with plastic exhaust etc.. >Are the springs chromed plastic or the real thing ? >Anyone care to comment? >Paddy Howard

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>These models look good! as recommended in the GPL manual. >Just wondered how much of the the beast was plastic or metal? >Is the engine block metal with plastic exhaust etc.. >Are the springs chromed plastic or the real thing ? >Anyone care to comment?

I've got one sitting on my desk at work. Well, not truly GPL (Clark's car from '68 Kyalami) but close enough. All of the Exotot models are about the highest quality you can get in "off the shelf" die cast models. To answer you're specific questions, the body is entirely metal, engine is plastic but well detailed (individual plug wires from to each cylinder, wire mesh screens on top of each injector stack, etc...), suspension members are chromed plastic, springs are actual coiled wire. In my opinion, you get what you pay for with the Exoto models. Check out the link below for some pictures. The page for the Ferrari 312B has the best closeups. The Lotus isn't quite as detailed as the Ferrari, but it's close. -- Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." Enteract, Chicago | - K MiB

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>>These models look good! as recommended in the GPL manual. >>Just wondered how much of the the beast was plastic or metal? >>Is the engine block metal with plastic exhaust etc.. >>Are the springs chromed plastic or the real thing ? >>Anyone care to comment? > I've got one sitting on my desk at work. Well, not truly GPL (Clark's >car from '68 Kyalami) but close enough. All of the Exotot models are >about the highest quality you can get in "off the shelf" die cast models. > To answer you're specific questions, the body is entirely metal, engine >is plastic but well detailed (individual plug wires from to each cylinder, >wire mesh screens on top of each injector stack, etc...), suspension >members are chromed plastic, springs are actual coiled wire. > In my opinion, you get what you pay for with the Exoto models. Check >out the link below for some pictures. The page for the Ferrari 312B has >the best closeups. The Lotus isn't quite as detailed as the Ferrari, but >it's close. >-- >Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." >Enteract, Chicago | - K MiB

These cars are awesome.I will defenitly buy me some for a collection.I dont collect cars but after seeing that Lotus model<i would love to have these on a shelf in my apartment.Gonna go check out the site some more. Skeeter

I think Klaus Hoerbrand, author of the WinMip tool, deserves a mention here, as he offers lots of modell cars, all sizes and prices, eg. 1968 Brabham BT24 and Ferrari 312. http://members.aol.com/horbra/ -- _____ /_______\ .\\ a t t h e a d I XT /~~~~ I 500\_____ 1977' Yamaha XT.Rex 500 Enduro \____/\__I_I http://matthead.home.pages.de/