The James Gillespie Estate Soldiers & Cast Iron Toys Auction
Two mixed-scale mechanized staff convoy vehicles are offered together, highlighted by a detailed 1:18 scale die-cast metal Maisto 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster measuring approximately 11.5" L and finished in bright red with chrome accents, white-wall tires, and a rear rumble seat compartment holding three passengers. The luxury sports roadster is paired with a 1:24 scale Volkswagen Type 82 Kubelwagen utility transport vehicle measuring approximately 6.75" L and finished in Luftwaffe grey-blue livery with "WL-244067" license plates, an open passenger cabin, a front-mounted spare tire, a pickaxe, and two miniature shovel tools. The operational transport group is populated by ten seated composition military and political personnel figures, including an assortment of Luftwaffe officers in grey-blue uniforms, a driver, infantrymen with rifles shouldered, a field map-reader, a political official in a brown shirt uniform, and a prominent Adolf Hitler figure depicted mid-salute.
Condition: VERY GOOD
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