He is like a real one! At the auction Violity sold a large-scale model Moskvich-412 (Photo)

Moskvich-412, made on a scale of 1:43, was sold at the online auction Violity in early February. And, despite the presence of small cracks in the body and a slight loss of paint, the large-scale model aroused unprecedented interest among users.

At the end of last week, after 155 bids, a lot called “Izh-Muscovite-412-Izh Model 10A” went under the hammer for 18,505 UAH. The model is made of metal, the bottom is plastic. There were cracks on the front left, right and rear of the trunk. Near the rear left door there is a slight point loss in paint, transmits the words of the seller the auction site.

Scale models of cars made of metal are stronger and more weighty than analogues made of other materials. They have a detailed bottom, while many manufacturers, for example, resin machines, make the bottom flat, without any hint of suspension elements and exhaust system.

Recall that large-scale models Moskvich-412 were produced and produced by a large number of companies and factories. The most common option is the 1:43 model of the Tantalum software. Outwardly, it is practically indistinguishable from the Moskvich-408IE car model and depicts the Moscow (2 square headlights) and Izhevsk (2 round) M-412IE release after 1969.

Industrial production of scale models in the USSR began in the mid-1970s. They were made on the basis of the proposals of the Soviet automobile industry — Moskvich (including the first model — M-408, copied from the previously appeared analogue of the French company Dinky Toys), VAZ, GAZ, RAF, etc.

First, large-scale models of cars were produced. Later models of minibuses, trucks and tractors began to appear.

Previously reported the sale of the Chevrolet Corvette Astro II, released in 1991. Scale model in perfect condition, which was stored in the package and was unpacked only for photography, sold for 5065 UAH.