Plasticos Lodela S.A. Explained
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, 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
From 2004 to 2012, Lodela was sued on Mexican court by Banco Nacional de Mexico.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Bing Images. bing.com. 2015-09-06.
- Lodela Catalogo 1987 "30 Aniversario"
- Web site: Image: Revell Lodela DC-8 Viasa.jpg, (960 × 460 px). boxartden.com. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: Boeing 747 Aerolineas Argentinas, Lodela 4513. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911174835/http://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=168756 . 2014-09-11 . dead. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2014-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911180134/http://www.serie-comercial.publicidadwebrush.info/modelos/boxart/4311_boeing727_aeroperu.jpg . 2014-09-11 . dead .
- Web site: Image: 4104dc8aeromexico80s.jpg, (1126 × 497 px). escala144.host56.com. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: Avion Boeing 727-200 Mexicana 75 Aniversario (Escala 1/144) a MXN 650 en PrecioLandia México (7mcpr0). preciolandia.com. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: Serie Aviones Comerciales Modelos 2 Lodela. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911193806/http://www.serie-comercial.publicidadwebrush.info/modelos2.html . 2014-09-11 . dead. Sergio Antonio Tellez Morales. 2015-09-24.
- Web site: Image: h240boeing727lufthansa.jpg, (838 × 370 px). 2009-11-03. escala144.host56.com. 2015-09-06.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2014-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911195036/http://www.serie-comercial.publicidadwebrush.info/modelos/boxart/4205_dc9klm.jpg . 2014-09-11 . dead .
- Web site: Ford MODELO a 1903, Lodela/Orange Crush (1958).
- Web site: BuhoLegal - Actividad Judicial y Lista de Acuerdos en Distrito Federal. buholegal.com. 2015-09-06.