LEGRAND 1/8 Collection VW Beetle, and a new source for 1/8 scale kits

[brady]

Lemke, the long time Pocher Distributor in Germany, has started a new 1/8 scale kit brand called LEGRAND 1/8 Collection. Their first kit, a VW Beetle Cabriolet, is a complete version of the subscription kit by ModelSpace/DeAgostini. But the VW is just a placeholder for the brand until their first original kit is ready in 2020, the Mercedes 300 SLR "Ulhenhaut Coupe" from all original tooling that will not be shared. Although it appears similar to the 300 SL Gull Wing street car, it has a unique body, engine, suspension, and frame, so no worries about it being a rehash of the IXO/Eaglemoss/cancelled Pocher kit.

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Thanks for the advanced notice.

I may just have to go for it!

[brady]

New manufacturing prototype photos of the LeGrand 1/8 Mercedes 300 SLR Coupe kit, now due Dec 2021. The kit will have a pre-painted metal body, real wire wheels, metal engine, 1000+ parts, and better detail and finishing than current partworks kits.