TINTIN ‘BOLIDE ROUGE’ MODEL
he vehicles featured in the comics have inspired many small models in recent years, but a select few are now being recreated at 1:12 scale, including the famous ‘Bolide Rouge’ (Red Racing Car) comandeered by Tintin for the climactic chase in . From about 1936, every car drawn by creator Hergé was immediately recognisable, but …, serialised weekly in between December 1932 and February 1934, dates from the period when Hergé still permitted himself a little artistic licence, and the tasty Bolide is two parts Alfa Romeo P3 and one part Amilcar CGSS. £1295.