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by **V8vroom** » Mon 29.02.2016, 19:13

This arrived today off eBay - well pleased not quite Norfolk Mustard but an S2 nevertheless and grey leather seats!!

by **HJ2** » Mon 29.02.2016, 19:15

TTIWWP!!!

by **johanvanboven** » Mon 29.02.2016, 20:13

Link please?

by **epipete** » Mon 29.02.2016, 20:15

HJ2 wrote:TTIWWP!!!

Which I think translates from the Dutch as: 'this thread is worthless without pictures'!

And

by **HJ2** » Mon 29.02.2016, 20:27

You bet!

(sorry for my Dutch)

by **V8vroom** » Mon 29.02.2016, 21:18

Sorry had to get a photo reducer app!!!

by **V8vroom** » Mon 29.02.2016, 21:21

And it's big brother

by **Giniw** » Mon 29.02.2016, 21:23

epipete wrote:
HJ2 wrote:TTIWWP!!!

Which I think translates from the Dutch as: 'this thread is worthless without pictures'!

Thanks

It's a pity there is no SE model available — I mean a good looking one.

by **alan e** » Mon 29.02.2016, 21:31

Giniw wrote:
epipete wrote:
HJ2 wrote:TTIWWP!!!

Which I think translates from the Dutch as: 'this thread is worthless without pictures'!
Thanks

It's a pity there is no SE model available — I mean a good looking one.

Do you mean in black

by **morciii** » Tue 01.03.2016, 00:33

I got a cracking one off eBay too, came all the way from Latvia. BRG, S2 wheels and cream leather seats. I couldn't find any green SE's at all

by **Giniw** » Tue 01.03.2016, 01:25

alan e wrote:Do you mean in black

Yep, light black aka silver frost!

by **lotusflasherman** » Tue 01.03.2016, 02:45

Giniw wrote:
epipete wrote:
HJ2 wrote:TTIWWP!!!

Which I think translates from the Dutch as: 'this thread is worthless without pictures'!
Thanks

It's a pity there is no SE model available — I mean a good looking one.

There is / was ... I've got 2 Pacific Blue SE's (check the wheels) on my shelf that Shell were giving away if you bought lots of petrol at the time I had a Calapso Red/Pink one on the road so mid '90's I guess and prior to the S2. Ironic that I've got two full sized ones as well now...

pb se .jpg

Also got a Medina Green S2 model but grandson looked at it on shelf and pushed it back not realizing that wound it up - it shot off the shelf and landed upside down and the windscreen structure did nothing to protect the occupants, lucky there weren't any :lol:

I think that was another Shell give away, around the time they were also doing Ferrari models and those wheels look very like Ferrari Compomotive, not S2 BBS. Bolted rims on an S2, I think not!

mg s2 sm.jpg

by **lotusflasherman** » Tue 01.03.2016, 02:53

Who wants an SE Model? - I think it's any colour you want as long as it's Pacific Blue... £5.30 and you could always paint it..

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shell-Sportscar-Collection-Lotus-Elan-/262310908314

or here... Description is wrong though - it's one supercar and an MG RV8. :-D

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Maisto-2-x-Supercars-1-38-MG-RV8-MINT-BOXED-1-38-Lotus-Elan-Unboxed-/351665826079

by **dapinky** » Tue 01.03.2016, 10:18

lotusflasherman wrote:I think it's any colour you want as long as it's Pacific Blue......... and you could always paint it....

I believe that as well as the Pac Blue ones, they also did a few red and maybe yellow (but I may have imagined that bit!)...... but I've only ever seen/bought them in blue.....

....except for my Calypso Red one, and Empire Green one (curtesy of a spray gun)

by **rip** » Tue 01.03.2016, 10:35

I agree with yellow but I believe the 3rd colour was Medina (like Phil's one) not red. Strange choice of colour for a model considering Medina was an unusual colour & red was the most common.
The majority were blue though.
I have loads waiting to be resprayed but have not got around to doing them yet.

by **Dave Eds** » Tue 01.03.2016, 10:47

I have

1 red
1 yellow
1 medina
4 pacific

Also another yellow which was a spray job done by Purple Bandana Coachworks from Milton Keynes, Thailand.

All SEs.

by **Giniw** » Tue 01.03.2016, 12:31

Thanks, actually I had already seen those SE models but as far as I can tell from the photos they don't seem so accurate (proportions, seats, etc).
I have never seen one though!

by **lotusflasherman** » Tue 01.03.2016, 17:06

Giniw wrote:Thanks, actually I had already seen those SE models but as far as I can tell from the photos they don't seem so accurate (proportions, seats, etc).
I have never seen one though!

I think as far as 1/36 scale models go, they are quite accurate. Doors open but hinges are not to scale or they'd break easily, and seat backs move back & forth a bit. At least the driver's seat is on the RIGHT side

, but they omitted the aerial as it would be too thick or snap off. I noticed the yellow one that started this thread has the drivers seat and aerial on the left so obviously not a UK model.

My photos (phone camera with flash) were not too good as the flash 'flattened' the image and it also changed the colour of Medina Green, making it bit too blue.
Thought I'd re-shoot by available light something more in keeping with my avatar :-D

3m 2g.jpg

by **alan e** » Tue 01.03.2016, 17:18

Still not one in black :evil:

by **lotusflasherman** » Tue 01.03.2016, 17:45

alan e wrote:Still not one in black

Two in black stockings... isn't that good enough?

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