Riner
04-12-2008, 11:19 AM
Healey SR XR37/Repco #34
Another model in the collection of cars from Le Mans 1970
The question was: Where to buy? Worldwide NO manufacturer had this car as a model in 1:32 in his program. everywhere was requested and investigated, unfortunately, over and over again the same answer: Healey Repco does not exist.
Frustration spread around... But giving up is never possible for a hardcore collector of Le Mans in 1970! So take some steps back and look at the project "Healey SR XR37/Repco" from another side. But first look for photos and again one of the questions was: HOW does it look from behind? The search went again over the whole globe in diffrent forums, what I am used to in the meantime. All possible and impossible sources were looked after and then everywhere searched and investigated till bit by bit pictures and information were found. THANKS again at this place for help and commitment! Just fantastically!
In the meantime Matthias, another hardcore collector, had fond a resine-model in 1/43 scale! WOW! Now we have a basis to do measurings, which we can compare with the specifications in an article...
So let’s make an inventory, what do we have, where do we stand?
* Photos from ervery side are allready here
* a model for measuring is found
* but a manufacturer is missing
Here a photo of the 1/43 scale model of Matthias
http://www.lemans1970-was-sonst.de/models/lm/healey_001.jpg
Yes if, however, a manufacturer with in the boat is taken, who should it be? On which costs is to be calculated? How big is the demand? WHAT for a model wants the customer? Only a kit, painted or not, complete or without chassis or even a RTR-model?
Questions over questions... I contacted different manufacturers and asked for, if this is possible. To which costs? How many pieces have to be taken? And so on...
Parallel inquiries were started in forums: WHO wants to have a Healey Repco?
The answers of the manufacturers did not last very long: No, were operate at full capacity. It is possible, yes! Okay... Very fast from the feedback of the forums it became clearly, that Interest exists if the following factors are cleared:
* Quality is the most important criteria!
* not every price is accepted
* painted is very important
* a kit must also contain decals and other accessories
* and it was also asked for RTR-models (Ready To Run)
Bit by bit the specifications were developed. Now it is about to select possible manufacturers. Not each of them, which offers this service, also delivers the required quality, I had to ascertain establish unfortunately (this was determined by test purchases).
Thus many were not left anymore. The claims of the possible buyers are very high and should be also satisfied if then is to be calculated of course also on suitable prices. On the last Slotmania many final questions were cleared, so that I may announce:
The Healey SR XR37 / Repco #34
comes as a resine-model in scale 1/32,
planned for the end of 2008!!
Another model in the collection of cars from Le Mans 1970
The question was: Where to buy? Worldwide NO manufacturer had this car as a model in 1:32 in his program. everywhere was requested and investigated, unfortunately, over and over again the same answer: Healey Repco does not exist.
Frustration spread around... But giving up is never possible for a hardcore collector of Le Mans in 1970! So take some steps back and look at the project "Healey SR XR37/Repco" from another side. But first look for photos and again one of the questions was: HOW does it look from behind? The search went again over the whole globe in diffrent forums, what I am used to in the meantime. All possible and impossible sources were looked after and then everywhere searched and investigated till bit by bit pictures and information were found. THANKS again at this place for help and commitment! Just fantastically!
In the meantime Matthias, another hardcore collector, had fond a resine-model in 1/43 scale! WOW! Now we have a basis to do measurings, which we can compare with the specifications in an article...
So let’s make an inventory, what do we have, where do we stand?
* Photos from ervery side are allready here
* a model for measuring is found
* but a manufacturer is missing
Here a photo of the 1/43 scale model of Matthias
http://www.lemans1970-was-sonst.de/models/lm/healey_001.jpg
Yes if, however, a manufacturer with in the boat is taken, who should it be? On which costs is to be calculated? How big is the demand? WHAT for a model wants the customer? Only a kit, painted or not, complete or without chassis or even a RTR-model?
Questions over questions... I contacted different manufacturers and asked for, if this is possible. To which costs? How many pieces have to be taken? And so on...
Parallel inquiries were started in forums: WHO wants to have a Healey Repco?
The answers of the manufacturers did not last very long: No, were operate at full capacity. It is possible, yes! Okay... Very fast from the feedback of the forums it became clearly, that Interest exists if the following factors are cleared:
* Quality is the most important criteria!
* not every price is accepted
* painted is very important
* a kit must also contain decals and other accessories
* and it was also asked for RTR-models (Ready To Run)
Bit by bit the specifications were developed. Now it is about to select possible manufacturers. Not each of them, which offers this service, also delivers the required quality, I had to ascertain establish unfortunately (this was determined by test purchases).
Thus many were not left anymore. The claims of the possible buyers are very high and should be also satisfied if then is to be calculated of course also on suitable prices. On the last Slotmania many final questions were cleared, so that I may announce:
The Healey SR XR37 / Repco #34
comes as a resine-model in scale 1/32,
planned for the end of 2008!!