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Post by Tom on May 21, 2022 16:18:42 GMT -5
It is indeed. Ixo must've done the research as to what colours sell, and they value that more than making accurate models.
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Post by GBOAC002 on May 22, 2022 3:50:43 GMT -5
I've also resisted this odd blue colour Coupe.
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Post by Tom on May 26, 2022 4:30:01 GMT -5
New from Ixo, but somehow this Volvo doesn't look quite convincing. Paint is a tad on the thick side too  In the French-themed Odeon series is this rather nice late '60s Berliet transporter. One caveat: for some reason the Odeon series is sold at price levels about 50% above regular Ixo releases without any obvious quality increase. This makes the Berliet a rather hefty 80 euros in the webshops  |
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Post by jager on May 26, 2022 10:24:22 GMT -5
Funnily enough I’ve been considering that transporter. It just doesn’t right with its 60’s style trailer with an 80’s style tractor unit. I was thinking about putting it with the IXO 60’s Fiat tractor unit, but that just makes it even more expensive.
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Post by Tom on May 26, 2022 10:29:27 GMT -5
1970s tractor unit, actually.
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Post by jager on May 26, 2022 20:43:59 GMT -5
Yes Tom you're right. 1978 to be precise according to the model description. However the tractor unit and trailer still seemed mis-matched to me. I went looking for some pictures of the real thing, but couldn't find any. However I did find this picture of another Sanara transporter. IXO have a similar car carrier casting to this and it might have made for a more convincing model:  |
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Post by jager on May 27, 2022 6:30:59 GMT -5
I ordered this new IXO this week.  |
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Post by Tom on May 27, 2022 12:02:17 GMT -5
I've looked at it but decided that I have enough Porsche support vehicles from that era. It is quite hard to resist though.
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Post by Tom on Jun 4, 2022 13:08:25 GMT -5
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Post by Tom on Jun 4, 2022 13:18:59 GMT -5
And this interesting Opel Ascona A 'tuning', which seems to be a recycled rally car casting  More 'out there' is this very Japanese wide body Toyota Hiace  |
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Post by Tom on Jun 22, 2022 9:24:27 GMT -5
More Ixo news  Yet another colour for the L-R  I like this. Good colour combo, seems nicely finished  Opel Omega B. Colour could be better  We've seen this Skoda 130L casting from IST in several colours  Good colour for the Amazon, if you don't have one already  After the green Derby we get a yellow one  I like this. Good colour and GTS striping  Very nice T3  Another IST carryover, the Volga M21. I hope they fix the front plate  And yet another IST, this Tatra. Quite a nice one though  Also ex-IST, Lada Niva  Is this one correct? They've been getting it wrong a lot |
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Post by JSB33 on Jun 23, 2022 4:11:45 GMT -5
Shelby looks like it has a chopped top. It could be the angle as the racing version looked OK but this might be a different casting.  |
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Post by jager on Jul 1, 2022 1:03:58 GMT -5
I ordered this new IXO this week. My Porsche van arrived yesterday. I eagerly took it out of the box and put it with my 60's maroon Porsche transporters like the Schuco MAN 635 and Premium Classixxs Mercedes O-317, but the colour is very different and much more red than maroon. It's a lovely piece on its own, but I'll confess to feeling a little disappointment that it doesn't fit as well as I thought it would with my other Porsche pieces. |
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Post by Tom on Jul 1, 2022 3:17:38 GMT -5
Are there any period photos to verify the colour by? Glad I resisted that, it's disappointing indeed.
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Post by jager on Jul 3, 2022 1:41:06 GMT -5
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