Lotus 8 Crystal Palace/Goodwood 1954 Chapman by MEA Kit 43
Many collectors have been looking
forward to a model of the Lotus 8 for
quite some time and at last we have
one. Sadly it isn’t all good news.
The castings in the kit will need a
fair amount of cleaning up and while
you’re at it, you may wish to widen the
front radiator opening up some more. Looking through the books we find plenty
of photos of the bare aluminium car that raced at Goodwood and we see from
this that the decal placement on this model is off in a number of areas and the
numbers are also somewhat oversized. We haven’t found photos from Crystal
Palace. The built models are at least reasonably well finished.
| Description: | Lotus 8 Crystal Palace/Goodwood 1954 Chapman |
| Catalogue#: | MEA040 |
| Product Type: | Resin/Metal Kit |
| Scale: | 1:43 |
| Event: | GT & Sports Car Racing |
| Colour: | - |
| Drivers: | Chapman C |
| Sponsors: | #9, 81 |
| Dates: | 1954 |
| Race/Position: | - |
| Release Date: | January 2009 |
| Weight: | 250 grams |
| Comments: | Crystal Palace and Goodwood |
About MEA Kit 43
An interesting range initially specialising in 1:43 motorcycles. The nature of the subjects and the size of many of the parts mean that these are best suited to those with good eyesight! Casting quality is variable and this combined with the size puts them firmly in the 'for the experienced modeller' category.
Alongside the bikes are a number of Dakar raid subjects and early Lotus race cars, again offered as kits and hand builts. The SPL series is hand built only and concentrates on very unusual race cars. Build quality is basic, variable and nowhere near the class leaders and usually presented in recycled Spark cases. Very interesting subjects that may otherwise not be modelled and therefore for the hardcore collector.
Made in France.