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Would this work for WWII German High ranking officer.......

Post by steelbonnet » Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:50 pm

Hi all,

I`m thinking of doing a Staff car for a General for the Germans.

Would this car work?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gabriel-1-18-Meta ... dZViewItem

Of course in Black with appropriate car Insignia & banners on it.

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Post by GooglyDoogly » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:11 pm

I doubt it...the SJ Duesenberg was a limited-run (about 500 or so) American sportscar/racecar that was out of production by 1937. It's a stretch that a German general would be driving around in a occupied country in it.

However, maybe you could invent a scenario like this: A German general that is a car nut got a Duesenberg from a rich fellow car nut in one of the occupied countries, so he confiscated it.

Then again, this is a high performance car of its day, so he'll probably wouldn't want his corporal driver driving it, fearing he would crash it. Also, the General would probably not feel right driving a luxury car in front of his men. Most pics of German generals show them riding in Volkswagens, kubelwagens, Schwimmwagens, recon cars, and even half-tracks. Even the Hitler only drives around in a modified Volkswagen.

But after saying all of that, that car looks right for the era, so you can use it, if you don't mind the historical aspects of it. :D

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Post by tderespino » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:21 pm

I say go for it SB,,,you work is top shelf and I know you will make this look great,,,you might get a c- in history but an A+ in cool....tom

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Post by steelbonnet » Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:49 pm

Thank`s guys & Thank`s Tom for the vote of confidence.

I`m not really a car nut so i had no idea where the actual car originated from,hense my question.

Though with some slight bonnet work mmmmm turn it into a quasie Merc maybe?

If I kept it as is,Oh i bet there would be some High ranker who`d have had one shipped over before the war. After all we all know what Generals are like for being different.

I think i will than & again thank`s for letting me know the origins of the actual car too :D

Ja
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Post by KAMIKAZE » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:06 pm

There is a Horch (did I spell that correctly
?) convertable that I saw in a die cast magazine that would be fairly appropriate
for the time and area of Europe. By the way, nice Panzer IV you have there.

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Post by kevrut » Sun Nov 06, 2005 12:38 am

Yes there's a 1/18 Horsch that's out now. It is a convertible too. It was on E-bay this last week and had a few 21C S1 figures displayed with it. It's a good looking model. Not sure who made it though.
Just recently "Signature Models" came out with a 1/18 (1938 or 1937) Mercedes Benz 770K. It was the preferred limo of the Germans during WW2. It comes in two color options, light grey and black. This is not a convertible though. Check it out.

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Post by steelbonnet » Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:45 am

Yea i recall the one on ebay with the XD figures,that was very nice & a lot more pricey to the one i`m watching.

Though the link to the hard roof version looks great too.Though an open top would be great.

I may still get the one i`m thinking of though keep an eye out for the other convertable one,as that did look better.

Again cheer`s guys :D

Ja
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Post by mburduck » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:03 am

Go for it. You can make it "work"!

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Post by krieglok » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:33 am

Check out Motormint.com. They have a ton of 1:18 german cars from the prewar era. I bought a 1:16 4 1941 Ford Stake truck from them. I am planning on converting it to a 3ton cargo truck. Just have to find 1:18/1:16 black out head lights and other details.

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Post by steelbonnet » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:41 am

Thank`s Krieglok,

I may look into that & as for your project sounds great mate,look forward to hopefully seeing it on here once you have it done :D

Thank`s to everyone for there input & confidence :D

Ja
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