Originally posted by Pod in the French 8er.org forums
No affiliation but collectors of scale models or anything E31 related might be interested: France-based OttOmobile will release a 1:18 scale model of the 850CSi in June.
BMW 850CSi 1:18 scale model by OttOmobile
At this moment there are already two 1:18 scale models available by Revell (850CSi) and Maisto (850i). Unlike the Revell and Maisto models the upcoming OttOmobile scale model does not seem to have opening doors, hood or trunk. Not a big loss because whatever is under the hood of the Revell and Maisto models does not really resemble the real thing. I was actually never impressed with the quality and detail of the existing models. The OttOmobile scale model seems to be in a different league.
It's a limited production run (3000 units) and while the E31 may not be BMW's most popular model, I'm told the OttOmobile scale models tend to sell out rather quickly. OttOmobile does take preorders. The price for the scale model is 59,90 EUR and shipping to France costs 9 EUR, the rest of Europe 18 EUR, and worldwide 39 EUR. Preorders will start shipping somewhere in June.
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