MiniArt has released a 1/35th scale model for the soft skinned fans titled '35450 L701 German 3t Cargo Truck'.
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/35450-l701-german-3t-cargo-truck
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/35450-l701-german-3t-cargo-truck
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Opel Blitz copy manufactured under licence by Daimler-Benz (Mercedes):
http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Homepage_english/Motor_Vehicles/Germany/Daimler-Benz_AG/Mercedes_Benz_L_701/mercedes_benz_l_701.html
Also produced post-war, I would not be surprised if Miniart release another version of this kit with civilian, post war, markings.
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Curiously, in one of the sprues an Opel Brandenburg final production rear panel is included, so there’s probably one of these in the pipeline. Good!
As an aside, there’s the legend of Wilhelm Kissel suffering a heart attack when Mercedes was ordered to produce the Blitz instead of the home-brew L3000…
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