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Description
Mercedes Benz produced a very popular passenger car starting in the mid-1930s designated as the Type 170V. The car was produced as a sedan (hard top) and cabriolet (convertible/soft top) and production ran through 1949 before variations of the basic design started appearing on their production lines. During World War II, the Type 170V was pressed into military service and was a reliable and widely used vehicle. The vehicle’s tooling survived the bombing during WWII and the Type 170V would be Mercedes commercial offering to get the company back on its feet after the war.
Master Box is back with another release centered around their nice Mercedes 170 VK (Kfz.1) car kit. The kit is molded in light gray styrene and presented on five parts trees plus one small tree of clear parts. Among the features and options in this kit:
- Detailed engine
- Detailed tube chassis
- Detailed drive train
- Choice of open or covered grill
- Choice of open or closed hood
- Choice of tail lights
- Doors can be positioned open or closed
- Windshield can be positioned open or closed
- Windshield can be positioned up or down
- Top can be positioned up or down
- Side windows can be positioned on or stowed
One parts tree in this kit contains the figures that make up the vignette featured in this release. There are two US airborne soldiers standing with the driver of the car while the driver’s wife and child are positioned seated in the car. This set provides an interesting post-war scenario with the soldiers keeping an eye on things as they deal with the lingering insurgency.
