LS Model Kits

[postalUT]

I'm looking for either a put-together model kit of a Lincoln LS or a Die-Cast car. I'm going to make a sort of shadowbox with a high res picture of my LS and either a die cast model or a glue-together model of an LS. I know Hot Wheels and Matchbox did not make a Lincoln LS (SHAME!) but I was wondering if anyone's come across anything?

 

[NYC LS8]

Try a company called Maisto. Don't know if they're still around, but they were the ones who made a Mark VII that was the same size as Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars.

 

[GrayGhost1]

That's going to be a hard find.

 

[decibels5]

Has never been made.

I talked to everyone. I talked to about ten of the most reputable model car makers and they finally pointed me in the direction of Ford. I talked to the person in charge of licenses at ford and they gave me the direct phone number to the company that builds their model cars. They basically told me that the license required to make a toy of an LS had never been bought or even applied for. So in short, if you find one let me know before they get sued. I spent about a week on this about a year ago.

 

[scjmc]

Lame.

 

[Rodewaryer]

Yep just like my luck. I collect models and have not seen a model of an LS. Similar to the situation with the Contour. No models at all.

 

[Osaín]

It figures. Licensing is a bitch. They make models of so many BS cars. It's hard to find models of truly cool cars.

 

[papa bear]

Try AMT and REVELL for model kits or if you have the money you can have a mold made and then you can sell it to local hobby shops like for rc cars and plastic model kits

 

[Quickett]

Any idea how much it would be to have an LS mold made?

 

[Osaín]

One guy on the LLSOC site had an LS RC car mold made. It looked pretty good. It's the only one in existence that I know of

 

[Garbone]

Thats cool...I like it!

 

[GrayGhost1]

One guy on the LLSOC site had an LS RC car mold made. It looked pretty good. It's the only one in existence that I know of

Wasn't that Chris Gorman that made that car? Speaking of Chris, is he still around?

 

[NYC LS8]

One guy on the LLSOC site had an LS RC car mold made. It looked pretty good. It's the only one in existence that I know of

That rocks!

 

[pektel]

It kinda looks like the OLOA car, IIRC

 

[Osaín]

Wasn't that Chris Gorman that made that car? Speaking of Chris, is he still around?

That's him. It's a model of the OLOA car. I haven't seen him on the boards in awhile. Hopefully he won't mind me showing it off

 

[postalUT]

That's rediculous about the model car situations. Nice idea about the RC car body. I used to run a couple of Team Losi XXXT trucks in middle school that would be perfect for this. Very nice RC body BTW.

 

[papa bear]

Just sold my RC car and i have been checking local hobby shops for lincoln stuff,I have found a mark vii model , 92 thunderbird sc, and some matchbox old lincolns,if i see a lincoln ls i will let you guys know and if you saw mythbusters on discovery channel a couple weeks ago they made a plastic mold of a 67 impala on the show for the jet car launch

 

[luttersj]

... if you saw mythbusters on discovery channel a couple weeks ago they made a plastic mold of a 67 impala on the show for the jet car launch

yeah, I saw that Myth Busters. Pretty cool how they made that model! But good luck finding a scanner large enough to do a full size car!!

 

[thoraxe]

Yep just like my luck. I collect models and have not seen a model of an LS. Similar to the situation with the Contour. No models at all.

There is definitely a Contour/Mondeo RC body, but I don't think that's what you're interested in.

 

[Hundred44Spokes]

There's a Contour Body? I would love to have my first car as a RC Car.