It was in fact done some time ago by a resin manufacturer (cottage industry) I’m sure, alongside other pieces of NVA kit - mainly softskins I recall, including the IFA G5, but I cannot recall the name; Scalemates don’t seem to have it any more, either that or I haven’t looked hard enough.
I also recall reading that the East German P3 knocked spots off its Soviet contemporary, the GAZ 69.
But there’s another aspect to all this wishful (modelling) thinking, which ties in with Javier’s comments re sales, and that is the relevance of the Cold War to modellers. Sure, people of my vintage, and certainly those who undertook military service in say, the 70s, and 80s, it is/was, all hugely relevant, but as I was reminded at the recent IPMS Belgium show (which I exhibited at), when explaining some of the models on display, I found that setting them in context ended up with me giving a impromptu history lesson. The Wall coming down in ‘89 was now 36 years ago! That’s a long time, and was borne out by a conversation I had with a member of the modelling public re my RMP Munga Berlin Wall dio; he noted that he was aged 4 when it came down. I replied that I was 7 when it went up!
I suppose the point I’m making is that whilst some of us enthusiasts yearn for Minervas, Mungas and Trabants and P3s, any modeller under 50 is probably wondering what all the fuss is about, and ergo, may not be especially interested (which may also depend on how well history is taught too).
And that, will also, I’m sure, affect sales.
