The Schuco Company
has been producing toys since 1912 when Heinrich Müller
founded the Schreyer & Co. toy company together with
businessman, Heinrich Schreyer. In the beginning, production
was limited to felt and soft toys.
The
Tampo printing is aligned very well and very true to
the real car in color and level of detail. The printing is
also very easy to read; even the smallest sponsor logo is
clear and legible. These would be a perfect fit on any
track layout as diorama pieces. The complaint I have with
these cars is the total lack of detail in the undercarriage
of the cars. This feature alone drops the cars from
potential collectors to diorama items instantly. I would
love to see these cars released with a fully detailed
undercarriage. This company did everything right up to this
point. the Tampo printing is spot on, the interior again
spot on, the level of detail in the steering brakes on the
rally cars and the stereos, gauges and shifters on the drift
cars are all great then zip under the car??
The interiors are a
very well done and one of these cars strong suits.
Schuco sent us four
of their 1:32 cars to look at and review.
the four they chose
to have reviewed were:
The Mazda RX-8,
Renault Clio Trophy, Citroen WRC 2005 and the Renault Clio.
These cars are
extremely pleasing to look at and their fit and finishes are
of a very good quality. The interiors are very well done. On
the rally cars the steering brake, fire extinguisher and
switch panel are clear and have very good detail.
I would like to find more
product from this company and see if this is a standard product
for them, or is the Junior Line a lower quality line.
I guess these are
questions we will have to ponder until we see more products from
this company. Although you do not see a lot in the US from this
manufacturer, if your able find them these would be a great buy
for your diorama needs…
With Kind Regards,
Frank
You can
find these cars at