COBI 1937 Horch 901 Kfz. 15 Set 2256 (Damaged Box)

COBI's 1937 Horch 901 Kfz. 15 is a 1:35 model built from 178 blocks, 13 cm long, in Afrika Korps desert paint, with multi-piece wings, a brick radiator, sand-coloured glazing and a figure of a DAK soldier with an MP 40.

Condition

This set is sold at a reduced price because the outer box is damaged — it may have holes, creases or crushed corners. The contents are brand new, sealed and complete. If you are building the model rather than collecting sealed boxes, the only difference is the price.

Kfz. 15 is a job, not a model

Horch 901 is the vehicle — the manufacturer and the chassis. Kfz. 15 is what the army did with it.

The German army classified vehicles by role using a Kraftfahrzeug number, and the number told you the function regardless of who built it: Kfz. 15 a medium radio and command car, Kfz. 17 a radio van, Kfz. 31 an ambulance. Several manufacturers built Kfz. 15s on different chassis, and one chassis could appear under several Kfz numbers depending on how it was fitted out.

It explains a great deal of confusion in German vehicle designations, including why the same car turns up in reference books under three different names.

Specifications

Pieces: 178 · Figures: 1 with accessories · Scale: 1:35
Model dimensions: 13 × 5.5 cm (5.1 × 2.2 in)
Condition: new and sealed, outer box damaged