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1/24 Scale Sports Car Series No. 200
Volkswagen New Beetle
Published on: 02/21/00
Injection plastic curbside kit
Manufacturer: Tamiya 99600.jpg (18389 bytes)
Kit Number: 24200
Scale: 1/24
Number of Parts: 70+ 4 tires
masking sheet
Date of Purchase: June 20, 1998
Paid Price: 1512-1000
=512yen Point Card (1800retail)
Description
It was the Honda NSX, that celebrated the 100th model of the Tamiya 1/24 sports car series in the fall of 1990.  And this summer, the series has reached 200 by the release of the Volkswagen New Beetle.  The kit is a curbside, so it doesn't have the engine detail, but the hood, and lower part of the rear hatch are molded separately.  Could this mean that Tamiya's going to release a model with the engine like they did in RX-7 and Mustang kits?  Each kit appeared as a curbside first, then the engine was added in a different grade of the same car.

The kit will surely be a good seller, and a lot of custom version will be shown in the modeling magazines.  I have a crazy idea, but it's secret.

The next page will describe the kit in detail. Continue

References
VW Trends, July 1998.
Road&Track, April 1998.
etc.

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