- VW samba bus in 1:40 in bright rainbow colours
- Authentic cable drums as load
- Faun tractor unit with flatbed and loading crane
- “James Cook” modern classic camper van is back
When model-making theme faithfulness is called for, WIKING steps up to the mark! In the July/August delivery, the MAN Pausbacke with the two-axle box semi-trailer from new moulds surprises, and thereby completes the tractor-trailer trio in the colours of Hamburger Spedition. The same applies to the accessories, because the traditional model makers are signalling, through the authentic cable drum load as per contemporary prototype manufacturers, that the gap between history and the present can be bridged: Collecting with WIKING is really fun! We welcome back the wonderful “James Cook” modern classic camper van where Westfalia once changed from VW to Mercedes-Benz, and thus launched a comfort vehicle for the new market at the time. And equally for the friends of blue lights there is true-to-life fire brigade inspiration, with the equipment vehicle based on the Hanomag L 28 and with the Unimog 1700 with long bed and tarp. In addition, the traditional model makers are steering the colourful, summer-fresh VW T1 in the colours of the peace generation into the range. No other 1:40 scale model so far has managed to reproduce the striking rainbow design to the same level of sophistication. The Samba bus generation of the 1960s had indeed devoted itself to the peace movement - and it emphatically championed mobile freedom with the “Bulli” and its all-around glazing
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