A Lotus Thread

Can finally post some photos of my Lotus Type 24, these are all Airfix 1/32nd scale and span the full range of types. The Lotus was the second longest running Airfix model first released in the MR7 set in red with plain red wheels and no windscreen, I still need to get one of these. The second release was with the short life MR15 set in light green again with plain plain green wheels and no windscreen. However the cars soon acquired windscreens

This car was held together with green insulation tape when I received it in a MR15 set as the rear body post is broken, other than that it's complete.



Another MR15 set car, but a missing the set, driver and exhaust pipe.



A third MR15 set car, again missing driver and exhaust pipes along with the rear body post and part of the body.



The green cars were also the original RTR car release. The MR15 set and green car had been dropped by the time of the second catalogue was published.

This is a second red version of the original type 1 car with chrome wheels and came in the MR7 sets and as the later type 1 RTR car. This one is in need of a good clean.



Like all Airfix cars this was updated to the Type 2 car with guide flag, and at the same time they did away with the three-quarter driver and set and closed the cockpit opening but still a clamshell body.

This car is missing the driver and windscreen






The final version, only in red, was the Hi-Speed version with the one piece body with the drivers body moulding in, one piece screw in front steering axle and guide and can motor with clip in rear axle unit.

This one is missing driver and windcreen.



And a complete Hi-Speed version




For some reason Airfix kept with the red body for the life of this car in stead of changing to the green body.

An early body kit with no windscreen



to be contined...

This is a later tyrpe 1 double pin body kit with windscreen



which as been built up in to this



which represents the car driven buy Trevor Taylor at the Nürburgring, 5th August 1962, note the wheels are black not yellow. Although this car runs quite well I can't get the body shell to close properly so I may well end up removing the Airfix running gear and gluing the body halves together and cutting an opening in the base and fitting either a Pitlane chassis or more likely one of my of my 3D adjustable chassis


This posting should have been done while ago but for some reason I never go around to photographing the first green car I posted and have since been hunting around in boxes. As always there are more photos on my website, link below.

Modern Lotus. Shared a look at the new Lotus Emira earlier. It's the last ICE Lotus will produce, going all electric after.

I secured an .stl file from a developer from the Ukraine, of all places, then commissioned people from Shapeways and even here to 3D print bodies.

I was building cars to run on a layout at the annual US Lotus Owners Gathering (LOG) held in Canaan Valley, WVA, in September 2022. As the cars would be run by people who didn't own the cars, or treat them as they owned them, I didn't put a lot of time and effort into 'finishing' them. I figured they'd hit the floor. And they did.

The Emira is essentially the Evora 2.0. Two engine configurations: The 6 cylinder supercharged Toyota that was also in the Lotus Evora. And an A

MG i4 Turbo. The latter are currently fantasy. None have hit the road yet for customers.

As I wasn't building Emiras to be competitive racers, I wanted to keep it simple. Checking out the Scalextric Evora against my printed bodies, it was clear the wheel base was the same. So I scarffed up some used Scalextric Evoras to scavenge their chassis. The chassis needed a trim in the nose, rear, and sides. But the wheel base was perfect.

Here, you see three stock Scalextric 1/32 Evoras. Behind them are 3 of the 3D printed Emira bodies mounted on Scalextric Evora chassis. Also a pic of an actual Emira at the LOG.

FYI: since the Lotus 7, most Lotus road cars have had names beginning with 'E.' Exceptions: Cortina, Carlton. Omega.

All of these cars have the Scalextric Evora chassis and running gear. My money is on Scalextric licensing the Emira. Until then, these are the only Emira slot cars.

Joel - who produced the original bodies for the Lotus 49B and 72 in your post.

Several of my Lotus conversions.


Scalextric Lotus 49C fitted with Policar motor and gears and repainted as Emerson Fittipaldi's debut in F1 and for Lotus at the 1970 British Grand Prix.


Scalextric Lotus 25 powered by Policar motor and gears, Immense Miniatures driver figure, RS Slot Racing wheels.


Underside of the Lotus 25


The Scalextric Lotus 49 but with Policar motor and gears therefore losing the large hump over the gearbox and replacement driver figure both of which detract from Scalex's otherwise superb car. Repainted and decalled as the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix winner on debut.

David

A few Lotus 16's, thought they'd fit well in this thread.

Made in France



Made in England



Made in Australia/New Zealand



Made in Australia



Scratchbuilt Lotus 16's.
Blue is a Resin Kit from Munter, Green, Yellow and Red were all busted bodies repaired/repainted with brass chassis's.



Matt

A few more of my Lotus slot cars.


RTR Policar Lotus 72


RTR Policar Lotus 72


RTR Policar Lotus 72


Fly Lotus 78 with Policar running gear.


Underside of Fly/Policar Lotus 78

David