Plasticos Lodela S.A. was a Mexican Plastic Scale Model and toy company.[1] It was founded on August 17, 1957[2] by Apolo Lopez de Lara. The company name was a contraction of his surname. It was manufacturing the Revell brand plastic models, in addition to their plastic cement and a small line of paints for modeling. In 1975 Lodela began to manufacture the Cox brand miniature internal combustion engine toys, mainly flying Control Line model airplanes, but also some cars and helicopters. From the mid-1980s it issued also Airfix and Heller SA models. Some model kits included Lodela original Mexican markings.
Particularly known for, but not limited to, 1:144 scale commercial airplane models, Lodela produced airplane models for many Latin American airline companies, including Viasa,[3] Aerolíneas Argentinas,[4] Aeroperú,[5] Aeroméxico,[6] Mexicana,[7] and others. It also produced model kits for Delta, Eastern,[8] Lufthansa,[9] KLM,[10] Air France and other non-Latin airlines.They were also known for their popular 1/72 scale warbirds models from WW-II (and a few WW-I).
At one time during the late 1980s, Lodela also had an advertising contract with American soda brand Orange Crush, releasing some car models with the soda's logo on their model boxes.[11]
Litigation problems
editFrom 2004 to 2012, Lodela was sued on Mexican court by Banco Nacional de Mexico.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Bing Images". bing.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ Lodela Catalogo 1987 "30 Aniversario"
- ^ "Image: Revell Lodela DC-8 Viasa.jpg, (960 × 460 px)". boxartden.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Boeing 747 Aerolineas Argentinas, Lodela 4513". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Image: 4104dc8aeromexico80s.jpg, (1126 × 497 px)". escala144.host56.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Avion Boeing 727-200 Mexicana 75 Aniversario (Escala 1/144) a MXN 650 en PrecioLandia México (7mcpr0)". preciolandia.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ Sergio Antonio Tellez Morales. "Serie Aviones Comerciales Modelos 2 Lodela". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Image: h240boeing727lufthansa.jpg, (838 × 370 px)". escala144.host56.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ford MODELO a 1903, Lodela/Orange Crush (1958)".
- ^ "BuhoLegal - Actividad Judicial y Lista de Acuerdos en Distrito Federal". buholegal.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
