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28/04/2021 8:36 am
The 1939 Auto Union 920A Cabriolet was the last but certainly not least model in their 1/24 lineup. From their very early 1/24s, each new image was better than the last in design, fit, finish and parts count. I guess for CMC there was nowhere to go but to enter the 1/18 realm and compete with then "King of the Hill" Exoto for museum pieces that a serious collector could afford. The line ended rather abruptly and, although this model was reissued in red and black, they never did a top down variant.
Note: check out the detail on the rear spare tire. It's a Fulda "Fuldaflex" radial tire made in Luxembourg! How cool is that?
28/04/2021 8:48 am
CMC-esque incredible detail - especially that engine bay! You captured the essence of the model perfectly Rich!!
28/04/2021 9:28 am
Rich, outstanding pictures Rich. I'm trying to remember why this model eluded me as I have most of the CMC 1/24 scale models. The details, as your pictures point out, of these models are truly exceptional. Thanks for sharing.
28/04/2021 10:22 am
Fantastic model. It is a great shame that they did not continue in this scale. I know that the purchasing public were tending to 1/18 but such fads are often transitory.
Possibly they will rethink this. In the meantime, I continue to purchase in 1/18, grumbling about the space occupied while I drool over the model offered.
Rich Sufficool and Rich Sufficool reacted
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28/04/2021 11:01 am
@bob-jackman There wasn't much fanfare when this was released. It's as though the decision was made to abandon the line while this model was still in development. They finished the runs to amortize the tooling (two colors) and moved on to 1/18.
28/04/2021 1:08 pm
I somehow managed to miss this one too. I’ve tried a couple of times, always outbid.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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28/04/2021 2:47 pm
@jcarnutz are they expensive? I don't really follow the secondary market. All I know is the entire lineup is no longer in production.
28/04/2021 3:47 pm
Rich: Your pictures are outstanding. I agree with Tony on the engine bay. Everything is very clean and intricate. Also if you look at the other site, most of the CMC cars are well over $200 each.
28/04/2021 5:45 pm
@rich-sufficool Rich they rarely come up for sale and then when they do the "sellers" put ridiculous starting or buy it now bids on them, as they do with so many others. Theres one now at US$556. I cant recall the sale price of the last market value sale, but as John says it would be over $200.
28/04/2021 6:46 pm
One of my 3 CMC models and it's a keeper.
28/04/2021 6:57 pm
The last time I looked and found one was probably two or so years ago. When the bidding capped $600, I bowed out. The one before was over $500. One thing I have learned on these "hard to find models" PATIENCE! It has happened so many times before. One will come my way at some point and it will be a price I willing to pay, I just have to wait.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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28/04/2021 7:15 pm
@geoff-jowett In the $200s actually seems reasonable. IF CMC were producing them today, the MSRP would easily be in that range.
29/04/2021 2:06 am
@rich-sufficool agreed Rich, it is as John says, a matter of time waiting for a seller to at least be willing to let the market set the price. Be interesting to see how long the $556 stays there at that price.