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Post by sentenza on Apr 25, 2011 0:18:24 GMT -5
Has anyone ever seen a Bradley GT model kit?
It would also be super cool if there was a hot wheels size car.
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Post by spyderdriver on Apr 25, 2011 0:35:34 GMT -5
i herd of them for the GTII i think i might have seen one on Ebay too but none for the GT i don't think.
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Post by Jeff Troy on Apr 25, 2011 10:01:30 GMT -5
Nope. I'm in the hobby industry and have never seen or heard of a Bradley model or kit of any kind offered commercially.
A company as large as Mattel would never even begin to consider making a model of something where so few originals were made. Five thousand GTs and (maybe) 500 Twoies -- p-l-e-a-s-e; that's business plan suicide. Same would apply to RC and slot car companies.
At one point, I was thinking of producing 1/10-scale Lexan bodies that would accept a Losi or Associated chassis, but interest was silly at best.
No one seemed to mind that the one-at-a-time, hand-pulled Lexan bodies would cost about $20 or $30 each, but they didn't understand that a good RC setup to go underneath could easily be upward of $200. Worse, I think that fewer than five members were even remotely interested.
BTW - Please don't suggest trying again, because I no longer have time or any interest in investigating or even considering the project.
Twoie owner might look intro a Datsun 240 or 280Z. BoLink or Parma may have produced an RC car body for one or both of them back in the 1980's. The 240 or 280 might be the easiest production car replicas to modify to get "kind of" close to the Bradley.
Regards,
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Post by Jeff Troy on Apr 25, 2011 10:03:10 GMT -5
Nope. I'm in the hobby industry and have never seen or heard of a Bradley model or kit of any kind offered commercially. A company as large as Mattel would never even begin to consider making a model of something where so few originals were made. Five thousand GTs and (maybe) 500 Twoies -- p-l-e-a-s-e; that's business plan suicide. Same would apply to RC and slot car companies. At one point, I was thinking of producing 1/10-scale Lexan bodies that would accept a Losi or Associated chassis, but interest was silly at best. No one seemed to mind that the one-at-a-time, hand-pulled Lexan bodies would cost about $20 or $30 each, but they didn't understand that a good RC setup to go underneath could easily be upward of $200. Worse, I think that fewer than five members were even remotely interested. BTW - Please don't suggest trying again, because I no longer have time or any interest in investigating or even considering the project. Twoie owners might look intro a Datsun 240 or 280Z. BoLink or Parma may have produced an RC car body for one or both of them back in the 1980's. The 240 or 280 might be the easiest production car replicas to modify to get "kind of" close to the Bradley GTII. Regards, |
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Post by kitcarguy on Apr 25, 2011 12:23:59 GMT -5
Hey Jeff,
There was a model made of the avenger GT12 back in the day. It was made by IMC . Now I am sure the avenger had larger production numbers but they did make one of it.
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Apr 25, 2011 18:02:08 GMT -5
There was a model kit {MPC},   slot cars{Eldon}  and the Barbie car {Mattel}  of the Jeffries Mantaray II Kyote....150 actual cars produced. A model kit of the Kyote II...500 actual cars produced  A Hotwheels of the Jeffries Mantaray. One actual car produced.   Even the Meyers Manx got a Hotwheels car...5000 real Manx's produced. No reason why they could not do the Bradley's |
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Post by kitcarguy on Apr 26, 2011 8:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by spyderdriver on Apr 26, 2011 12:01:33 GMT -5
im shru i saw a GT2...
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Post by rebel67 on Apr 26, 2011 19:34:50 GMT -5
As a collector of small scale cars, I dont know if production numbers are the only thing the toy companies look at. After all, how many cocept cars are made, then never produced? Mattel's Hot Wheels (tm) now has made the Mustang Concept from 63 and 64 in their regular line, along with a Saleen Concept. Yes, Mustangs are more popular, but still, if they will make the concepts, why not a Bradley? Meybe we could convince them to produce a special set, with a GT, GTII and a Dune Buggy. They do make a Manx Dune Buggy now.
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Post by JohnDriver on Apr 26, 2011 22:14:05 GMT -5
the only thing I can think of is the manx had a good run and a large following,I see 3/4 a year still running around ft worth(I have never seen a bradley on the street anytime anywhere.  ) and there were many copy/impersonators .(and manx is still around he released a manx pt 2 a few years back) but I remember hot wheels had a promotion where they would make a special car for some fee. |
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Post by Jeff Troy on Apr 27, 2011 7:13:04 GMT -5
All good counters to my argument, but not really the same at all.
Dune buggies were a hugely popular item in the 1960s and '70s. All a company had to do was pick any one to get the market satisfied. The market wasn't the owners of a specific dune buggy, but rather anyone who wanted to model one. Most purchasers probably never knew one from another.
Can't comment the Avenger, since I'm not aware of whether it is a unique kit (like the GT and GTII) or a copy of an original. I always thought it was something like a Ford GT40, and race car fans are a wide market.
Kitting models of specialty cars is a different story. Even though customs are one-off machines, their designers had tremendous following, with collectors who would be interested in whatever they produced. Good examples are George Barris, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Dean Jeffries.
Barbi "anything" should require no explanation.
There are always exceptions to anything, but I still have never seen a Bradley car in the hobby industry, and can't imagine that any company would have been market-blind enough to produce one. Would you?
Warmest...
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Post by kitcarguy on Apr 27, 2011 7:21:05 GMT -5
Can't comment the Avenger, since I'm not aware of whether it is a unique kit (like the GT and GTII) or a copy of an original. I always thought it was something like a Ford GT40, and race car fans are a wide market. Hey Jeff, You Obviously know what you are talking about. I just wanted to point out something about the Avenger. While you are right about it being inspired by the GT40 of the day, the model is not of a GT40. This kit was even complete with the Fiberfab emblems on the hood, and sides of the car as seen on the box Now it could be that IMC did that to avoid any licensing with ford, but who knows |
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Post by Jeff Troy on Apr 27, 2011 9:13:06 GMT -5
Hi, KCG,
Licensing is more of a problem now than it was back then, although it still may have been an issue. I have no idea how to explain the Avenger kit, since its existence counters anything I can figure - limited market, offbeat subject.
Ford allowed several companies to do the GT, but none that I know for the "GT40." Cox had the "Ford GT" as a 1/24-scale slot car, and possibly in 1/32- scale also. I also seem to remember a Ford GT kit from AMT or MPC, or one of the finer offshore companies like Tamiya.
Anyway, it's all moot. I don't think you'll ever see a commercially mass-produced kit for a Bradley.
Warmest...
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Post by JohnDriver on Apr 27, 2011 9:32:47 GMT -5
agreed,how could we hope for a toy. we cant even get parts made for our cars we have.lol
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Post by smyrnaguy on Apr 27, 2011 13:04:24 GMT -5
Marsh Models in the UK has a limited edition of the original Ford GT40. Pricey at $273. They might be pursuaded to make a Bradley if a hundred of us would commit to big bucks for one. Its a shame a real Bradley can be bought for less than a model would cost.
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) and there were many copy/impersonators .(and manx is still around he released a manx pt 2 a few years back) but I remember hot wheels had a promotion where they would make a special car for some fee.