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04/11/2026 10:27 am
No car looks more Teutonic than this 1939 Horch 930V cabriolet. Built on a shortened of the prior 830 it was powered by a twin carb 3.8 liter V8 that produced 92 HP. In a top up configuration, it looks like a sporty coupe. Put the top down and it looks like a parade car. This relatively low cost Ricko model is really well done. It even offers poseable side windows. So many of these cars were requisitioned to as staff cars for German officers (Chris?) that few survived the war. This model has a textured metal dash rather than the optional cabinet grade carved wooden dash but still is a stunner if you like classic German prewar designs.
Here's my purpose built 930V 4 door phaeton as an SS staff car circa '41 to '42:
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04/11/2026 10:52 am
"So many of these cars were requisitioned to as staff cars for German officers (Chris?) that few survived the war."
Quite right, but I don't have this one in my 1/18 WWII German collection despite it being a real looker, especially with that top up!
04/11/2026 3:28 pm
Ricko gave us some excellent models.
05/11/2026 8:32 am
Great info and photos. Your dio is outstanding. Do you display them?
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05/11/2026 10:03 am
@grockwood "Do you display them?"
Yes. Not much choice. You either display or destroy. The mini-dioramas (or vignettes) were built to fit store bought display cases. The two surviving military dioramas (1/32 to 1/35 or 55mm) I made dust covers for from Lucite. I've shown these before, but if you want to see closeups, I'll post them again.
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