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Something small from Tamiya

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 09:16 AM UTC

There is something small coming from Tamiya, and by small I mean a small staff car.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 09:36 AM UTC

A cute addition to all the staff cars that are being released lately

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 09:39 AM UTC

great news, I'm looking forward to its release. but too bad there is no French decoration . steph

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 10:20 AM UTC

This is a nice surprise and it's gonna be tiny..

Maybe they'll decide to do their U/.S. Ford in 1/35th

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 10:30 AM UTC

Interesting, they got Simca to license the name. I could see a bunch of options for this: France, 1940 or even France, 1944 with Germans using it.

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 10:39 AM UTC

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Interesting, they got Simca to license the name. I could see a bunch of options for this: France, 1940 or even France, 1944 with Germans using it.

It is interesting in the on the upper left hand corner is says "Manufactured under license from Peugeot" I think that is the first time I have seen something like that on a model box.

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 10:58 AM UTC

Looks like something else I am going to start collecting (1/35th staff cars), oh how SWMBO is love that

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 11:18 AM UTC

That's GREAT!!!

Actually that's a "Fiat 500 Topolino" (traslated the name means "Little mouse") It was designed by the famous Italian car designer Dante Giacosa
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Giacosa)
and it was produced from 1936 to 1955.
Originally it was intended as a sort of small version of the "Fiat Balilla"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500_%22Topolino%22

(A resin model produced by Model victoria some years ago)

In France Simca produced the Fiat Topilino under license, and it was called Simca-5, but it's an Italian car

The "Topolino" was used a lot during the WW2 by Italian army, German army and Italian partisan

Here in Italy is considered as a "Cult car". Also now there are many collector clubs

Outstanding piece of news! I'm really happy, I know I'll buy 3 or 4 for sure!!

(Morover there are LOTS OF REFERENCE PIC ABOUT ON THE NET)

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 09:07 PM UTC

Really something special.
For many of us again a ' Let' s do it in between model. ' . Thus increasing the pile of model boxes in our boot!
Having searched the web I saw some pictures of the sprues. The realisation of a civil version ( number plates are on the decal sheet) with the chrome parts fixed on the wheel and body may create a challenge.
Nevertheless, a fine choise from Tamiya.

Let' s get started! When is it for sale in The Netherlands?

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 09:49 PM UTC

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Interesting, they got Simca to license the name. I could see a bunch of options for this: France, 1940 or even France, 1944 with Germans using it.

It is interesting in the on the upper left hand corner is says "Manufactured under license from Peugeot" I think that is the first time I have seen something like that on a model box.

Actually quite a few Tamiya kits have that on the box, for example their Humvee (A.M. General) and the Willys Jeep (Jeep)

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 12:08 AM UTC

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Interesting, they got Simca to license the name. I could see a bunch of options for this: France, 1940 or even France, 1944 with Germans using it.

It is interesting in the on the upper left hand corner is says "Manufactured under license from Peugeot" I think that is the first time I have seen something like that on a model box.

You see it a lot on car models, and I think I've seen it on an aircraft kit too

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 01:07 AM UTC

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(Morover there are LOTS OF REFERENCE PIC ABOUT ON THE NET)

Ditto !

Just a few walkarounds :

http://maquetland.com/zip/zip/simca5saumur.zip

http://maquetland.com/zip/zip/simca5stlaurent.zip

http://maquetland.com/zip/zip/simca5beziers.zip

...and a DAK Topolino for Mauro

http://maquetland.com/zip/zip/fiatopolinoa.zip

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 02:45 AM UTC

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The "Topolino" was used a lot during the WW2 by Italian army, German army and Italian partisan

What about this one (the pictured officer may be French...) ?

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 03:28 AM UTC

Great pics, Frenchy!

That Horse-drawn Topolino would make a very nice little diorama

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 03:39 AM UTC

The horse drawn one looks to be in Russia? Maybe???

Very interesting.

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 03:42 AM UTC

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great news, I'm looking forward to its release. but too bad there is no French decoration . steph

Not French army, but there is a marking option for a French (civilian) car.

Cheers,

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 04:41 AM UTC

Regarding the references, try to use as a keyword for your internet research

"Fiat 500 B Topolino"

There are lots of closer pics of the civilain models

Anyway here the original spare part catalogue

http://www.zeroa.it/index_file/CATALOGHI/RICAMBI%20FIAT%20500%207a%20EDIZIONE%201948.pdf

and some blueprints

http://bibikalki.narod.ru/italjanskij/fiat/FIAT-500-A-Topolino-1936/

http://www.amiclub.it/veicoli/FIAT500/Modelli/img/topolino%28500c%29.jpg

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 05:39 AM UTC

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but too bad there is no French decoration . steph

A French Army one shouldn't be too hard to do using AM decals sets like those released by Editions du Barbotin :

http://www.barbotin.eu/paypal.htm

HTH

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 06:09 AM UTC

I was over the moon when i saw this one popping up on facebook. It is a release of such unexpected levels from Tamiya that I still fear it might end up being a hoax.

I see myself buying this kit. It is such a funny car. Not so much something you step into but more something you wear

. it is absolutely brilliant. The possibilities are endless as the pictures posted here show.

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 06:35 AM UTC

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 06:42 AM UTC

Regio esercito:

Us Army

Wehrmacht

Note the Notek lamp. That must be a civilian exempar painted in red(?) and black

Eastern front

As I said before, I'm quite satisfied. I would have been happier if Italeri had made this kit..

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Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 06:53 AM UTC

Mauro I believe the second picture in your post shows the "bigger" (if I may say so

) Fiat 1100 (built in France as the Simca 8 ).

It looks like the Notek light location varies from one car to another...

Here's a French Army Simca 5 in 1940 (According to "L'automobile sous l'uniforme 1939-1940", about 1000 Simca 5s were delivered to the French Army before the Armistice. Many were used as a side-cars replacement for liaison and circulation control ):