Revell Trabant 601S 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall

[GeeBee]

6 minutes ago, Mike999 said:

If you weather your Trabant model, be careful with the rust.  Most of the body wasn't metal.  "The Trabant had a steel unibody frame, with the roof, trunk lid, hood, fenders and doors made of Duroplast, a hard plastic made from recycled cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry." (Wikipedia). 

That led to a problem when the re-unified Germany started scrapping Trabbis (after discovering their 2-stroke engines put out more pollution than a big Mercedes).  The bodies couldn't be junked the usual way, because crushing and burning the Duroplast released toxins into the air.  They finally came up with a clever solution:  the Trabbi bodies were chopped into small pieces and spread on icy roads in winter.    

This illustration show everything made of mild steel, the door frames were metal with the outer door skins made of Duraplast and screwed on, the front wings,rear wings were stuck on and a few screws holding them in place, the door panel was simply stuck on, and used to pop off in a heavy collision.

[HomerS]

This would make an interesting project.....

Grell Trabant 601 Kübel

[GeeBee]

7 hours ago, HomerS said:

This would make an interesting project.....

Grell Trabant 601 Kübel

A good supply of styrene sheet should be all you need and some oblong rear lamps.

 

[Mike999]

If you're building that 1/35 scale Berlin Wall, you might want some East German border guards.  This is the only set of East German figures I know of in plastic, with their unique uniform and helmet. 

A few resin East German figures are available, but a single one of those will probably cost more than this whole set. 

ICM #35321 GDR Army Motorized Rifles.  You can also find it in an Alanger box, kit #35203, called "DDR Infantry."  An eBay opportunist has the Alanger set for $28.99 right now, but be patient and you should be able to find it cheaper.  A few years ago I bought that Alanger set on eBay for $4.99 + shipping.

Edited April 27, 2020 by Mike999
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