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| Car of the Day: August 20, 2015; Corgi '40 Volkswagen Kubelwagen | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 20 2015, 12:22 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is from Ethanator's collection, and is Corgi's 1940 Volkswagen Kubelwagen. ![]()
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| corvairjim | Aug 20 2015, 12:54 AM Post #2 |
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I have this "Thing" about models of vehicles used against us in wartime (Pun fully intended). So for me, there won't be any VW Kubelwagens, 6-wheel Mercedes or Maybachs, Messerschmidt 109's or Mitsubishi Zeroes. I did build a model of the Hindenburg as a boy, but that burned to the ground (due to the shortsightedness of the Nazis use of hydrogen instead of helium... Which the Hindenburg was designed to use. Ah, but they could buy enough hydrogen to get the thing across the Atlantic for a lot less than the helium would have cost them. Well, I guess they learned a new meaning for "Bang For Your Buck", er, Reichsmark). I have an uncle who very nearly lost his life as a carrier pilot in the Pacific. He was almost n ace (4 confirmed kills), but was shot down once by a Zero. So yes, it IS a nice model. It's just that its a model of a subject that will never find its way into my house. Oh, and the windshield looks like it leans too far back. There goes that ol' nitpicker, Corvair Jim again! |
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| juantoo3 | Aug 20 2015, 01:27 PM Post #3 |
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I suppose we all have our sore spots. Of note...the *only* helium well in the world is in Texas...so one might say the US has a monopoly on helium, which pretty much forces anyone else to either buy from us or find an alternative, like hydrogen. Since I like air cooled VWs, a lot, I do like this model quite a bit. I like my Corgi halftrack better though. |
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| Hobie-wan | Aug 20 2015, 05:54 PM Post #4 |
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It's a good looking model. I love me some 'corrugated' vehicles. If it makes you feel any better Jim, there is a nice Jeep in this "Fighting Machines" series too.
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