Sear Models

Geoff Sear was a scale model enthusiast and collector. He was an architect, who lived in Durban and one of his passions was producing hand-built resin models of cars not made by the bigger model manufacturers.

Geoff's early models resembled those of Mikansue from England similar in the style of the early Dinky Toys. He went on to produce improved detailed 1/43rd scale resin models marketed under Sear Models. The models were of British sports cars from the 1950s and 1960s that had not been produced by any of the major model manufacturers.

Subject ID: 82294

More

Geoff Sear was a scale model enthusiast and collector. He was an architect, who lived in Durban and one of his passions was producing hand-built resin models of cars not made by the bigger model manufacturers.

Geoff's early models resembled those of Mikansue from England similar in the style of the early Dinky Toys. He went on to produce improved detailed 1/43rd scale resin models marketed under Sear Models. The models were of British sports cars from the 1950s and 1960s that had not been produced by any of the major model manufacturers.

Of particular interest are the two models he produced of South African-designed and built sports cars, namely the Protea and the GSM Dart. These were only made to order and could be customized, body and interior colors as well as number plates and various engines – Triumph, Ford, B.M.C. – could be fitted to suit the purchaser.

Geoff was at one stage Chairman of The Natal Diecast Model Collectors Club. He passed away in late August 2011. 

Subject ID: 82294

Less