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Any pick up the 1/20 Ebbro Lotus 49???


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Haven't build a race or car model in more years then I can remember. But these current Ebbro kits seem to be just that much better then the Tamiya 1/20 scale kits, and solve such basic issues as the exhaust headers. Will be buying all the Lotuses, especially the 49 as it was the car that I 1st saw Jim Clark and Graham Hill drive in person at Watkins Glen. Would love to see a kit of the 1967 Gurney Eagle that he won Spa in.

Joel

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Like Vince said, it looks great in the box. The tires are jsut about worth the price of admission alone. I haven't built mine yet, but I am working on one of the Lotus 72 kits. The detail is pretty good, the fit is not bad, but nowhere near as good as a newer Tamiya kit. Don't get me wrong, I love the kit, but the fit of some of the parts kind of reminds me of a disassembled diecast kit. (Again, this is Lotus 72 experience.)

-Dave

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Like Vince said, it looks great in the box. The tires are jsut about worth the price of admission alone. I haven't built mine yet, but I am working on one of the Lotus 72 kits. The detail is pretty good, the fit is not bad, but nowhere near as good as a newer Tamiya kit. Don't get me wrong, I love the kit, but the fit of some of the parts kind of reminds me of a disassembled diecast kit. (Again, this is Lotus 72 experience.)

-Dave

That doesn't surprise me. IIRC Ebbro was a builder of die-cast cars prior to entering the plastic model realm.

Vince

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