Why no Stevens/SE die-cast or scale models?

[Mark Blanchard]

I've emailed them. Fingers crossed

[shadeone]

seems you can buy the red maisto car from here:

http://www.maisto.com/product_detail.asp?p...026&from=66

shade

[shadeone]

the official word from Auto Art:

"We have to study the information thoroughly before we can discuss the matter with Lotus company. They are the one to give out the license before cars can be made. So, it will take quite a while.

Best regards,

Gateway Global Ltd"

shade

[mr50bmg]

Who has the best detailed G-car model? Are there also Essex and JPS models available today?

-Dave

[Jonathan]

See Auto art, dunno about the JPS but they do a good Essex model imo.

Die cast cars are not that hard to convert, if you wanted to just buy an S1, get a screwdriver and take the lot apart and re-spray it...dead easy, done it loads of times. The details are a little harder but there are companies that do water slide pin stripe and lettering for scale models - eBay & google are your friend.

[Loose Cannon]

the official word from Auto Art:

"We have to study the information thoroughly before we can discuss the matter with Lotus company. They are the one to give out the license before cars can be made. So, it will take quite a while.

Best regards,

Gateway Global Ltd"

shade

I emailed Autoart ages back when word of the 1:18 model came out (although not the model!). They were not interested at all, so you have made a massive step forward with this. I have emailed again, lets get a petition up!

[Brian_K]

I bought one of those Maisto cars off Ebay a couple of months back to use as reference, to try and make a 1:10th scale radio controlled car body shell.

I wanted it to take measurements, but once I measured it all, it turns out it's proportions were way out.

Looking from the side view, it looks good. When I measured it's width and scaled it up, it worked out the car was over a foot narrower then the real car from what I could tell from the dimensions on Lotus Esprit World models data.

So my V8 project is on stop, but I've just bought a 1:18th 79 model, and I may opt to try and make a 79 body using the measurements from that.

[slade]

I have a black Hot Wheels V8 B)

But not the one with the "blinged out" rims

[Loose Cannon]

the official word from Auto Art:

"We have to study the information thoroughly before we can discuss the matter with Lotus company. They are the one to give out the license before cars can be made. So, it will take quite a while.

Best regards,

Gateway Global Ltd"

shade

Reply from Autoart;

"We will consider making Lotus SE and GT3 in the future"

One small step for man.... one giant leap for LEF

[shadeone]

ha!!! beautiful!!!!

everyone keep emailing them!! let them know that the "future" doesnt mean in 3 years!!!!

shade

[esprits4de]

Digging in my sons car collection :

This one is for Kimbers :

aside the color, I think it is THE worst SE depiction.

McD's Exige :

the headlights glow and underfloor light as well.

And then : Lesney Productions : 1975 !! I guess one of my first Matchboxes :

Edited November 24, 2006 by esprits4de

[shadeone]

ok just realized i still had this bookmarked and here is still no sign of a diecast SE...

anyone else wanna flood them with emails again?

shade

[Tony K]

Not sure if this was mentioned earlier, but the "Johnny Lightning" Esprits are all Stevens SE cars. They label them as the S1 and Turbo (Giugiaro) and James Bond cars, but they are plainly and clearly Stevens cars painted to look like the Bond cars.

[esprit350]

the maisto models, are SE highwings so therefore stevens cars, in silver, red and blue, lots of silver ones on ebay, other two colour harder to find, I have a blue one in each quarterlight

[CNH]

I have 4 each of unbuilt Monagram Sport 300 and 88 esprit plus a bunch of misc parts for these models. I bought them from a guy on ebay that was converting these plastic models into slot cars.

[shadeone]

i just got a response from them after asking what the status was and they simply said:

"we are making the europa s"

way to NOT address ANY of my questions in my email!!! seriously, anyone reading this, send them a simple email saying you want a car that has actually been featured in a few movies and is a really popular car among the esprit owners worldwide...

shade

[esprithk]

here is the online shop with alot of Lotus car models

click page 1 and page 7

there are 4 LeMan S300 models (#44,#45,#53,#61)

http://www.carmodel.net/start.php?TE9UVVM8...jw6Pi0xLTw6PjE=

Edited September 13, 2007 by esprithk

[shadeone]

that green one might be easy to mod into a stock looking SE, minus the glass back...

thanks!!

here is the online shop with alot of Lotus car models

click page 1 and page 7

there are 4 LeMan S300 models (#44,#45,#53,#61)

http://www.carmodel.net/start.php?TE9UVVM8...jw6Pi0xLTw6PjE=

[th4neuk]

I have a couple of the blue maisto ones. Also a silver and one of the red ones. I also have one that someone has carefully resprayed in white.

I've been a bit anal recently and slowly been buying as many of the diferent model depictions of the car as possible. Sad I know but it is surprising how many of the cars that have been modelled.

I'll check to see what the S1 model kit is that I have (not built yet) it is nicely detailed. I was also fortunate to get some of the monogram kits.

Cheers

[esprithk]

another great collection!!

a TRUCK model kit of the LOTUS JPS F1 team !!!...and it's bloody expensive!!

http://www.grandprixlegends.com/SaleSite/(...log%29/Sale.htm

[shadeone]

i know this thread is old but instead of starting a new one, i figure id add to the already growing list of info in this great thread!

there are 1/64 scale plastic slot car bodies of stevens (SE) esprits on ebay right now...

auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-64-H-O-SCALE-20-PETG...p3286.m20.l1116 (there are lots available)

[tirpsesutol]

Monogram has an Exotic Car Series model Lotus Esprit Turbo (1:24 scale). I am currently building it and it has parts to make it an SE or X180.

[rizla603104]

Can it make an S4?

[shadeone]

Monogram has an Exotic Car Series model Lotus Esprit Turbo (1:24 scale). I am currently building it and it has parts to make it an SE or X180.

 

I always thought these just had a simple spoiler you could include to make it more close to the.... does it have different side sills and a different front and rear bumper that match the SE?

can you take any pics of the SE parts?

[s4simon]

Can it make an S4?

I bought two of these models a few years back in the hope of turning one into an S4. After a year of re-modelling the front bumper, side skirts and rear wing - in my eyes it was a dismal failure.

In fact I was so unhappy with the result, the car received a simulated engine fire on youtube. :-(