Gecko releases new releases ….

Gecko models have a few new kits on the way – A much loved Vietnam war era vehicle, a pair of Saigon Shuttles , the Desert fox, a princess and a dog are all in our preview…

Shuttles, an otter, a fox, princess & a dog in Gecko’s new releases….

Gecko models has announce four new kits to the public yesterday, with two from their Vietnam War era series, and two from around WWII-era. We look at them in our preview here for you…

Desert Fox

From Gecko Models

1/16th scale

Kit No 16GM0013

Plastic injection kit

This kit of Erwin Rommel in 1/16th scale looks like an adaption of their 35th scale figure. To suit a lot of other larger scale releases of late, this figure just needs a sd.Kfz.250 halftrack with “Grief” on the side of it to stand next to!

Princess & dog

From Gecko Models

1/16th scale

Kit No 16GM0013

Plastic injection kit

The kit replicates Gecko Models rather popular kit that contained a Princess of note next to her wartime vehicle in which she was photographed near. The kit has been upscaled from 1/16th to allow for a wider range of kits to be used. Liz was certainly a dog lover, but we could not find this dog in photos, sorry!

M76 Amphibious Cargo Carrier “OTTER” (Early Production)

From Gecko Models

1/35th scale

Kit No# 35GM0102

100% new tooling

Having tyres and tracks, the M76 “Otter” was an amphibious cargo carrier used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The M76 “Otter” was an amphibious cargo carrier used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It had a tyre and tracks. The CAD images of the kit include a replica of the box art’s colours…

And two raw CADs showing the plastic and hopefully a small amount photoetch that we can see.

The CAD images of the kit include a replica of the box art’s colours…

And two raw CADs of the kit showing the plastic and hopefully small amount of photoetch that we can see.

Saigon Shuttle Motor-Tricycle Depot and “take break driver”Models

From Gecko

Kit No #35GM0113

1/35th scale

The Lambros were present in Saigon from as early as the 1950s. The Lambros reached their height in the 1970s. The old Southern Government adopted a privatization policy that allowed people to afford low-interest instalment payments. The Xe Lam was a popular vehicle, and the number of Xe Lam owners increased dramatically. The vehicle was expensive at the time: each one weighed 1.125 kilograms of gold. Due to the absence of automobiles and their immobility, the Xe Lam played a major role in transport in South Vietnam after 1975. In the 1990s cheap motorbikes were popular and the Xe Lam was less prevalent. Today, 3-wheel Lambros can still be found in Saigon.

Lambretta tricycles from 1960’s Saigon. Today, 3-wheel Lambros can still be found in Saigon.single variant full of people already.

Lambretta tricycles in 60’s Saigon.