RE: How about some new Audi scale models?

[Anand Dhanda <Dhandas@internetmci.com>]

well a shop in Arnold, MD called Star Hobbies(http://www.starhobbies.com) is
selling the Plastic Audi "Quattro" Model with a driver figure for $14.00...
to date this is the only non R/C audi model I have ever seen.

Anand

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Tom Nas
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 1998 12:45 PM
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: How about some new Audi scale models?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've posted about new Audi scale model releases regularly, and
> always get a
> few replies. This gives me the idea that at least a handful of the
> q-listers are interested in Audi scale models, too. Some, like myself, are
> more than interested.
>
> There are however not too many scale models of older Audis. What I myself
> would particularly like is a decent die-cast 1:18 representation of the
> UrQ- in either road or rally guise. A Sport Quattro would be really great,
> but I'd be more than happy with a couple of 'regular' UrQs. Seeing the
> recent upsurge in Audi interest with the introduction of the TT, there
> would be more people interested in this model. The DetailCars models are
> very hard to find here already, a couple of months after their
> introduction.
> This vehicle would be interesting to the model manufacturers,
> too- with one
> mould they could get a fair amount of 'mileage' by making several rally
> versions, and even early or late road cars.
>
> UT Models, the large-scale branch of Minichamps/ Paul's Model Art, German
> in origin, have just introduced a great 1:18 A4 BTCC racer. Not cheap, but
> superb. They had a 1:43 UrQ announced in their catalogue last year, but
> when DetailCars introduced theirs, it disappeared without trace. A shame,
> because the DetailCars model has an error or two, and Minichamps mostly
> gets it right.
> On their US web site (www.utmodels.com), they're asking US scale model
> buyers to submit their favourite car which they'd like modelled.
>
> Wouldn't it be nice if the entire US contingent of the quattro list paid
> them a visit and left a four-ringed suggestion? ;-)
>
> Tom
> 1 	'87 90q
> 1000 	assorted scale models, among which more than 100 Audis.
>
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