The Duke's Final Model for 2017

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The Duke's Final Model for 2017

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Finally, I am able to close out 2017 with my last model for the year. This is my Roden 1/72 scale Opel Ludwig Areo bus that is the last bus I needed to complete the entire line of 1/72 scale buses offered by Roden. The Ludwig Areo came out in 1932 as a touring bus for those tourists who wished to ride in style. Later, some of these were inducted into the Lufwaffe as pilot and staff transport buses. I finished my version of the Luftwaffe bus some months back.

Here is the civilian version of the Ludwig Areo bus:

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And as I mentioned, that completes my entire collection of 1/72 scale Roden buses; until they come out with another one....

Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.
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Nice!!!
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Very stylish indeed! Ya gotta love the rudder fin on the back. Absolutely useless, but it sure gives a sense of flash compared to a standard bus. Nice work Mark. A great note to end your modeling year.
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Very cool. How big is it?
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Thanks Blacksheep! It is indeed cool!

Thanks Carlos! I agree, this is stylish. I think they did it to make this look more 'futuristic'. If you look at all the Sci-Fi shows and books of that day,, you can see all they did was add fins. It does make it look far flashier than a standard bus though. I like it. Yes, this was indeed a great model to wrap up the year with.

Thanks MP! This model measures about 3.5-4 inches in length.
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Whoops!! Missed this one!! That's a pretty dang cool bus ya got there Mark!!! Looks like you did do a civilian auto after all!! :wink:
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Congratulations, Duke!

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Thanks guys! I appreciate the compliments. Joe, this ain't the first civilian vehicle I've done in 1/72 scale! LOL!
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