Re: 1:18th scale Gremlins..how 'bout a 1/43rd? < already done >

[Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxx>]

 For those of you ignorant of the Gremlin diecasts
that DO exist, I'll mention this one ( and others ),
many of you probably don't know of it's existance.
There is an old metal diecast with great detailing ,
made by Polistil of Italy, that is 1/43 scale, and
looks very nice. A few of these run on Ebay every now
and then ( I'm bidding on one now , a green one ).
Unfortunately, they can be pricey, anywhere from $20
to $75 for mint versions. I currently have a silver
one, and I think a blue one. This is the ONLY Gremlin
in metal of any quality detail that I know of. The
Johan dealership models are plastic and hard to find,
there are several other Gremlin cars I'll list here
for your seaching pleasure :) 

- Tonka Gremlin ( bright green only , all metal ) 5"
- Tootsietoy Gremlin ( metal, kinda crude, but cheap
)4"
- Hot Wheels Gremlin Grinder (2, chrome and green )
- Hot Wheels Greased Gremlin ( red and yellow )dirt
car
- Hot WHeels Openfire 6-wheeled Gremlin, rare and
expensive! 
- Polistil AM Gremlin, 5",all metal, VERY detailed, an
export from Italy, so rather expensive. 

That takes care of my knowledge of metal Gremlins.
For plastic, here's some I know of :

- Simms Gremlin, about 8" in size approx ( still don't
have one of these yet )
- Mini Lindy, VERY detailed, hard to find, pricey,
bigger than Matchbox and Hotwheels slightly
- Shamrock slot car Gremlin, white with green
accents.Tyco
- Super Gremlin slot car, yellow and black. Tyco
- Sportsmen slot car, Matchbox ( yes, they made slot
cars briefly ) yellow dirt track Gremlin, like Greased
Gremlin 
- 1/4 mile slot car Gremlin, only seen one on Ebay, HO
scale. Not sure who made it. I don't have one.
- old Parma Whomp-whomp Gremlin, dirt track style,
1/32nd scale. kinda pricey, $30+ . 
- Water diver Gremlin, by Rough Riders. runs
underwater. very unusual, 70's era. I do have one. 

I think that covers my knowledge ( that I remember,
anyway! ) of Gremlin models. I won't go into the
1/25th scale plastic models, I don't know all of them,
I do have a few, but not in my general knowledge area.
Revell, mostly, I think, or MPC. Anyway, I'd like a
1/18th scale Gremlin, maybe it'll eventually happen.
With Jada and other upstart diecast makers coming on
strong, maybe we can get them to do independent car
makers. Heck , Studebakers, Tuckers, and even
Delorean's are being made, maybe there's hope for the
Gremlin yet!

Jerry Casper




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