Luc Janssens Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 As former Opel employee, I just have to post this... Review: http://www.wettringer-modellbauforum.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=49324 and Photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 That looks like an excellent kit of a very rare (in the USA) subject. All the parts appear to be molded accurately and with great detail. And those tires are spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 very interesting and well thought out. impressed especially by the placement of the fragile parts inside heavy sprue shields. lots of detail as well; looks like a real builder's kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Also available in a German staff car version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Neat looking car..I wonder if it shared any parts w/ US GM cars of the era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I just hope they get around to scaling up their 1937 Packard Twelve (Stalin had one with armored doors and bulletproof windows, thus its relevance to WWII armor modeling). But it's one of the newer 35th kits, so it'll probably be a while before it makes it to 24th. They seem to be following a similar schedule as they did for the original 35th scale kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wow! That looks like a terrific kit. I had no idea it even existed. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I'm surprised to see how they molded the rear springs to the frame; probably makes locating the rear axle easier. Now let's see: lowered, deep maroon paint job, white Carson top, skirts, Caddy sombreros, DeSoto bumpers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Way cool! Will it be available here? Pricing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Way cool! Will it be available here? Pricing? Their previous 1/24 offering of the Typ G4 was available here through a few channels, the cheapest was eBay. Look to spend $40-55 depending... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I can see that in Dunkelgrau, with staff pennants on the front fenders ......................... G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Does it come with sponsor and contingency decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenrat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Gasser... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Gasser... What he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 That is really cool. I am impressed ICM is trying out the 1/24 market. It looks like a complicated kit - that's not bad - but, man, all those seperate body parts…and the thin chrome strip/hood hinge…I could see myself snapping that in half just getting it off the sprue! What? No up top? All the door handles - inside and out - are separate. That's a great touch. Two part steering wheel is cool and looks delicate and in scale. Cool straight six with, it looks like, a lot of tiny separate parts. If I see one, I'll probably be forced to buy one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here's a thread on ICM kits from February.http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=70976#entry881052Though it's not available in 1/24, you can often find a 1/16 Packard 12 sedan on eBay. I've seen some beautiful builds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 This one has been on my 'Wanted List' since it was announced at the German Toy fair, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Seriously, a Chrysler/DeSoto Airflow conversion wouldn't be tough . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) What? No up top? There doing a version with the hood up Edited October 29, 2013 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Along with the up-top version of the Typ G4, they've clearly attended the Revell School of Convertible Production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Does anyone else wonder how they got the fenders to overlap the body sides like that on the parts tree??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 They are part of the body sides!!! Look at the instruction page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I just hope they get around to scaling up their 1937 Packard Twelve (Stalin had one with armored doors and bulletproof windows, thus its relevance to WWII armor modeling). But it's one of the newer 35th kits, so it'll probably be a while before it makes it to 24th. They seem to be following a similar schedule as they did for the original 35th scale kits. Except that Stalin's car was a Russian sort-of copy of a Packard 180--NOTHING interchangeable at all, not even sheet metal. Packard enthusiasts and historians have argued about that issue for several decades, but with at least one or two examples now in the US, pretty much it's been confirmed that the ZIS limousines that were built in the Stalin era were actually rather crude copies of the senior Packard. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Well, whatever that thing is in the ICM 1/35 Stalin/Packard car box is good enough for a scale-up, far as I'm concerned. I'll take that Mercedes 770 too, sil vous plait... Edited October 30, 2013 by Chuck Kourouklis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I just ordered my Opel Admiral kit today. I got it for $50.96. The GFs eyes got real big when I took out my VISA card, so I had to by her something she wanted. That went from a $50 day to a $400 day real fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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