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Originally Posted by BigGiraffe
Hello,
Today I'm starting on Geli's 1/33 scale model of the X-15. I like Geli's models and am glad to see they are selling them again after years of being rare or impossible to find.
Kurt
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Geli models are perhaps the most iconic card models ever marketed. As you may or may not know., Geli was started in 1954 by Herr Karl Wittrich and Frau Gertraud Litscher (Thus the name GE-LI) in Austria. These models were the first ones printed in 1/33 scale and extremely popular in Austria, selling at very cheap prices and with an assortment of more than 60 models. Nowadays, GELI is again available thanks to a guy in Germany who got the rights and decided to print them again. Geli models aren't as accurate as other brands like, for instance, Halinski, but they are nice enough to build up a collection of famous aircraft without having to spend years to make them.
Check a couple of photos of Geli founders I found on the web