Roadrunner Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 So far, I've found that Marui did a 1:35 kit, and Hasegawa did a 1:72 kit, but are there any others, preferably in 1:35 scale (and not die-cast)?
SfanGoch Posted March 8, 2018 Posted March 8, 2018 ICM 35531 Minor makes an excellent MB G4 Detail Set for this kit, AVM 35029.
niteowl7710 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 ICM blew their 1/35 kit up to 1/24 a few years ago. It was their first kit in that scale. There are two versions of it floating around one with an up-top and one with just a convertible style body.
Roadrunner Posted March 9, 2018 Author Posted March 9, 2018 Great. Thank you, fellas, I just knew someone here would know for sure. (I've been watching a 10 part documentary on Hitler's bodyguard, and the big Mercedes is featured prominently in several episodes.)
SfanGoch Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 It also makes regular appearances on Hogan's Heroes.
Mike999 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 You might come across a cheap (or not) resin G4, made by I-Corps Models. Don't even think about it. See the pic below. It's a very bad copy of the MARUI kit. Even the voids and pinholes have voids and pinholes. I bought this thing years ago at a KCI swap meet, from resin guru Herb Deeks. Even he gave up on it, after doing some minor filling and rework. He glued sheet plastic in the floorboards, which looked like resin Swiss cheese. I-Corps went out of business years ago, and good riddance. Another bad G4 is from Hi-Cast, a Taiwanese company. It's a direct rip-off of the excellent ADV/Azimut 1/35 scale resin kit. Even the instruction sheet is a Xerox copy of Azimut's, with the Azimut name crudely blacked out. The delicate suspension parts that were photo-etched metal in the Azimut kit were copied in...resin! Guaranteed to fall apart/break, even if you could ever get them super-glued together. This kit did come with a standing Hitler figure. Which was (surprise, surprise!) also a copy of somebody else's work. Sovereign, I think. With the excellent ICM plastic kits, there is absolutely no need to waste money or time on these nightmares. If you see either one going for a low price, there's a very good reason.
Mike999 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Sorry to board-hog, but I forgot to mention the Plus Models line of resin 1/35 scale G4 kits. They are very well done in resin and photo-etched metal. Plus Models (from the Czech Republic) did several different G4's, including "parade" and "combat" versions armed with machine guns. Plus Models also does a hardtop G4. Mercedes-Benz only built 2 of those, used when Hitler traveled. One carried his luggage, the other was a Radio Car (pic below). ICM is not likely to ever do this version, so it's either Plus Models or the ancient Schmidt vac-form kit. The vac-form included an optional hardtop. It might fit on an ICM plastic kit. I have both kits and, if I ever have a sudden fit of insanity, I might even try that.
Roadrunner Posted March 9, 2018 Author Posted March 9, 2018 Very cool info, and I really appreciate it, guys. I'd never bother with a resin kit anyway, as I already have enough problems with the plastic kits. I'll probably end up grabbing one of the 1:24 scale ICM kits.
89AKurt Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 I have 3 of the 1/35 versions, built one, and the two 1/24 versions of the ICM kits. Stay tuned, I'm gearing up to build a sedan version from a 1/24 kit, as if AMG got a hold of one. ? I was searching to see if there are photo-etch M-B stars available, and found this topic.
Mike999 Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, 89AKurt said: I have 3 of the 1/35 versions, built one, and the two 1/24 versions of the ICM kits. Stay tuned, I'm gearing up to build a sedan version from a 1/24 kit, as if AMG got a hold of one. ? I was searching to see if there are photo-etch M-B stars available, and found this topic. Yay! Another Zombie Thread resurrected! I love it when that happens! Don't know if this will help you, but here are couple of G4 hardtop "sedan versions." As I mentioned above, in real life only 2 of these were built, both used in Hitler's traveling entourage. The first photo below may be the luggage car (or a Photoshop of it.) The second one looks like the radio car; it has cooling grilles cut in the bodywork for the 1930's vacuum-tube radio gear.
Roadrunner Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 I mentioned elsewhere, but apparently not here, that I already received this kit as a Christmas gift in 2018, and the excellent book in 2019.
Roadrunner Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, alexis said: Dang! I need that book! It's pretty awesome.
89AKurt Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Mike999 said: Yay! Another Zombie Thread resurrected! I love it when that happens! Don't know if this will help you, but here are couple of G4 hardtop "sedan versions." As I mentioned above, in real life only 2 of these were built, both used in Hitler's traveling entourage. The first photo below may be the luggage car (or a Photoshop of it.) The second one looks like the radio car; it has cooling grilles cut in the bodywork for the 1930's vacuum-tube radio gear. I've seen those pictures before, one reason I want to do the sedan. But mine will be a little different, hardly authentic. Never saw that book before. ?
Roadrunner Posted April 1, 2020 Author Posted April 1, 2020 19 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Never saw that book before. ? Available on Amazon (what isn't), along with a few others that I intend to eventually grab.
89AKurt Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Roadrunner said: Available on Amazon (what isn't), along with a few others that I intend to eventually grab. Yea no kidding. Saw a great price so I pulled the trigger. I've ordered accessories for my project recently too.
Roadrunner Posted April 2, 2020 Author Posted April 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, 89AKurt said: Yea no kidding. Saw a great price so I pulled the trigger. I've ordered accessories for my project recently too. Just be aware that shipping for some items from Amazon can have rather lengthy delays right now.
89AKurt Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 28 minutes ago, Roadrunner said: Just be aware that shipping for some items from Amazon can have rather lengthy delays right now. I don't care, it's not critical, shipping was free too. Thanks for the suggestion BTW. I'm jonesing to start building it soon, after I start painting the Microbus.
Mike999 Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 Here's another great on-topic book: "Mercedes-Benz Parade And Staff Cars of the Third Reich" by Blaine Taylor. In the book, IIRC, Taylor says he wrote to Daimler-Benz and asked if they could help him with photos etc. The answer was a very firm "NO!" https://www.amazon.com/Mercedes-Parade-Staff-Third-Reich/dp/0938289934
89AKurt Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 2:05 PM, Roadrunner said: I mentioned elsewhere, but apparently not here, that I already received this kit as a Christmas gift in 2018, and the excellent book in 2019. [...] Received the book yesterday, thumbed through this morning over coffee. No excuse to build the perfect and detailed model. The museum example, they say the top is almost never moved up and down, so don't need to make that operable. ? Since there are no color photos from the time, colors are speculated. Nice addition to the Tom Mix Cord book in my library.
Roadrunner Posted April 9, 2020 Author Posted April 9, 2020 3 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Received the book yesterday, thumbed through this morning over coffee. No excuse to build the perfect and detailed model. The museum example, they say the top is almost never moved up and down, so don't need to make that operable. ? Since there are no color photos from the time, colors are speculated. Nice addition to the Tom Mix Cord book in my library. It is indeed a wonderful reference, and is certainly prized by me.
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 I never knew about these, now this kit makes sense! Has anyone attempted a stock conversion of this, possibly using the Mercedes Roadster for parts?
stavanzer Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 Yes, I have. The Rear Fenders are too long for 2 wheels and a bit cramped for three. I'm still at the mock up stages on mine.
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