Friday, April 27, 2012 - 12:15 AM UTC
Make sure you don't miss this bus, a new braille bus coming from Roden.
Roden has informed Armorama of their latest product, the "Stassenzepp Essen", a bus from Opel Blitz in 1/72 scale.

From Roden:

"The Opel Blitz 'Strassenzepp Essen' was a German bus of the mid 1930's. It was built by the truck body workshop of Ludewig Brothers on the chassis of the well-known Opel Blitz 3 ton truck. The bus had an unusually futuristic exterior for that time, and was extensively used in promotional activities to demonstrate the progress of Germany's motor industry. The overall production of this type was limited. However, completed vehicles were used not only for propaganda but also for transportation of excursions around cities, of foreign guests during the 1936 Olympics, and so on. Some of the 'Strassenzepp Essen' buses were later passed on to Luftwaffe military departments for crew transport."

725 Opel Blitzbus “Straßenzepp Essen”

The kit is available this month, check with your favorite retailer for more details.

Armorama would like to thank Olga from Roden for the information on this great looking release.
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Those are some fancy wheels. I like how that looks. There is a lot of style in the vehicles from the '30s.
APR 28, 2012 - 03:41 AM
I wish it was 1/35th.
APR 28, 2012 - 06:51 AM
I second that, would make a great diorama vehicle.
APR 28, 2012 - 07:25 AM
they'd sell more of these in 1/35 for sure....
APR 28, 2012 - 11:29 PM
That does look cool ...and I agree with the three posters before me ... I'd buy one ASAP if the was 1/35th.
APR 29, 2012 - 01:19 AM
Send a request to Roden. I've been asking them since the first bus release.
APR 29, 2012 - 08:44 AM
I second that, would make a great diorama vehicle.[/quote] I agree It would be great a series of public transport vehicles in 35 scale, they would be incredibly useful to build dioramas Think for exemple to a Berlin or a Stalingrad tram. Or to an English double decker bus in 35 scale...
APR 30, 2012 - 06:40 PM
I agree, it would be awesome to see in 1/35th, but I do build braille every now and then and Roden looks like they definitely have some unique kits. I see in their "in process" section they also have an Opel Aero bus which looks very stylish as well. I like their box art - reminds me of the old Matchbox ones for some reason. The Opel Blitz one is fun - getting a couple of feet of air trying to outrun a fighter. Their aircraft kits look pretty cool too - any ideas on sprue quality?
MAY 08, 2012 - 09:52 AM
Roden sent me a review sample and Damian Rigby (AussieReg) has it in hand at this time.
JUL 08, 2012 - 04:47 PM
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