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| Car of the Day : March 18, 2013; Siku V-series Plastik '53 Messerschmitt KR 175 (Kabinenroller) | |
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| craftymore | Mar 17 2013, 10:39 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Mentalpower supplies today's car. It is the Siku V-series Plastik 1953 Messerschmitt KR 175 (Kabinenroller). ![]() ![]()
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![]() Check out Wikipedia.com to learn more on the Messerschmitt KR 175. ![]() ![]() It is from Siku's first phase of models made in plastic. If you're wondering the scale and size of it, I made the calculations and it is 1:59. Here you can see it side by side with Majorette's VW 1302...
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| Snowowl | Mar 17 2013, 10:45 PM Post #2 |
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Cool casting.
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| Stampede | Mar 17 2013, 11:00 PM Post #3 |
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Team Canada
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Very interesting! I only thought that Messerschmitt made airplanes, and that they ceased operations after World War 2. |
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| pjedsel | Mar 17 2013, 11:31 PM Post #4 |
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Muscle Car
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Gee...thanks Zach - now I have even more drool on my keyboard! I like those old plastic era Siku models. I have a larger tinplate version of the Messerschmitt KR175 in my collection packed away. This model from Siku is fantastic - of a car not well known in this country. It would be neat to see Siku offer a new version of it as a part of the vintage models they have done.
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| juantoo3 | Mar 18 2013, 07:40 AM Post #5 |
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That is purely awesome! |
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| ivantt | Mar 18 2013, 12:56 PM Post #6 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Coincdently, the latest issue of Autoweek (18March2013) has an article on microcars. There was a recent auction in Georgia that brought big interest and big bucks. Apparently interest in these type vehicles is on the rise amongst car collectors. |
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| mentalpower | Mar 19 2013, 05:51 AM Post #7 |
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This small guy was on my wish list for *years*... I had to be patience and eventualy one appeared on ebay from an European seller... and noone else found the auction, so I got it from the start price. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 19 2013, 02:11 PM Post #8 |
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I've never heard of the model, or the real car, before this. Interesting little guy. |
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| Billy Kingsley | Apr 3 2013, 09:46 PM Post #9 |
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The Mad Documenter!
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Back in 2001 or 2002, one of these showed up at the Adirondack Nationals in Lake George, NY. It ended up right in front of us...when we had our fill length Ford Aerostar. We were literally looking down at the top of it. Predates the age of digital camera for me though, unfortunatly. |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 3 2013, 09:55 PM Post #10 |
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Billy! Good to "see" you! |
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| Billy Kingsley | Apr 3 2013, 09:57 PM Post #11 |
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The Mad Documenter!
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Thanks...I know I've been away for a while, been working on another hobby and almost totally out of this one. That led to me not coming here....but I couldn't stay away any longer! |
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| Stampede | Apr 4 2013, 05:55 PM Post #12 |
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Welcome back, Billy! |
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| Billy Kingsley | Apr 4 2013, 07:13 PM Post #13 |
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The Mad Documenter!
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Thanks
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