In a message dated 1/15/2006 9:07:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
"Some time back, Preiser created what they call the TOUR de FRANCE COLLECTION - a selection of bicycle racing figures that would be used as 'stage dressing' for an HO scale (1:87) model railroad setup."
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Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
Very very cool. The sample shot toward the top looks incredible. From the cars on the side of the road it looks like about what, 1980's? I don't think it is really a faithful reproduction of the TdF tho (there's too many guys in yellow, plus they don't race on dirt anymore, do they?), but still it is a marvel of detail.
The depth of the characters they produced is awesome... amazing that the motorcycles even come in three versions (still photog, seated TV and standing TV), and the complete list at the bottom is staggering. Wow.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA