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04/25/2015 at 20:47 • Filed to: None

A follow up to

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My 1:8 scale GAZ M20, Pobeda model that is. I started building it last year and received last few parts a couple of days ago.

It’s a Deagosnini diecast model kit that was sold in Russia. From what I gathered the kit was being sold in pieces at newspaper stands. There was a magazine that was sold biweekly along with a few parts of the car. If someone were to put this together in Russia it would’ve taken them almost 4 years.

My parents have relatives in Russia and one of them was kind enough to collect all the magazines along with the parts and ship them over.

This could be one of in not the only one in Canada.

The detail is quite nice. Everything opens like it would on the real car. Lights work which are activated by a switch on the dash. Pushing the brake pedal activates the brake lights. Windows roll up and down and are activated by handles on the doors. The only things that I am disappointed by are the seats which are plastic and not imitation vinyl or something similar.

Here is how it compares to most common scale models. That’s 1:18, 1:24, 1:43 and 1:64.

DISCUSSION (25)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh >
04/25/2015 at 20:50

Wow, that’s amazing. Nicely done mate :)

TheHondaBro >
04/25/2015 at 20:52

I expect a full Oppo review.

Your boy, BJR >
04/25/2015 at 20:55

If an American periodical did that with a Cadillac, I'd have a stroke.

 > Your boy, BJR
04/25/2015 at 20:59

I wish an American company did something like this. I think it would be affordable for an average person. There are 100 magazines that are sold along with model parts. If they priced magazines for something like $5-$8, I could see myself easily spending that every couple of weeks for 4 years. I will be out $500-$800 when it’s done but in the long which is a nice chunk of change but in the long run it’s affordable.

shop-teacher >
04/25/2015 at 21:28

Dude, that is AMAZING!

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast >
04/25/2015 at 21:32

Brilliant details, looks like you can hop in and drive it!

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast >
04/25/2015 at 21:39

Kinja'd!!!

Those screws are tiny! How did you work with them?

Brickman >
04/25/2015 at 21:55

That is so... IDK. Awesome is just not enough :)

desertdog5051 >
04/25/2015 at 22:02

Looks very cool. Too bad you did not put something next to it to give us an idea of scale. Your tablecloth is close, but not perfect.

 > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
04/25/2015 at 22:08

They provided a couple of small screwdrivers but were still a bitch to work with.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast >
04/25/2015 at 22:12

I can imagine! So tiny.

 > desertdog5051
04/25/2015 at 22:17

I updated the OP with some additional pics.

 > TheHondaBro
04/25/2015 at 22:23

Uhh what’s the format of an Oppo review?

TheHondaBro >
04/25/2015 at 22:24

Same as a Jalopnik review.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? >
04/25/2015 at 22:30

Holy detail batman.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast >
04/25/2015 at 22:34

Kinja'd!!!

That's massive! How big are these Russian magazines?

13 >
04/25/2015 at 22:35

This is fantastic.

 > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
04/25/2015 at 22:44

They are normal sized magazines but there are 100 of them and when all is said and done you end up with 5 hard cover folders full of them. They show the entire history of the car.

Kinja'd!!!