Saturday, October 11, 2008

Lada Niva VAZ 2121 (scale 1/43)

Now this is something: a nice Russian 1/43 scale model of Lada Niva (VAZ 2121). I kept my eye on these for a long time. Finally got me one. One of the cutes little SUVs ever made. Very small, light, and versatile. And folks, this was a real SUV. You could drive this through deep mud, snow, or whatever. Not like these new soccer mom's SUVs.
It had a look of a small car from the outside. The model is fantastic. As you can see the steering works on the front wheels. It also has "real" suspension.
This is a metal model and everything on it pretty much opens and looks like the real one. You can even pull out the spare wheel.
It is kind of hard to see, but it has "real" suspension and steering wheel mechanism. Pretty cool for a 1/43 scale. The level of details and used materials is superb.
Little comparison with another 1/43 model. The cabin is not much bigger than a small car if not smaller inside.

1 comment:

VLCHRONICLES said...

Can i find out how I can get hold of one such Lada Niva model? I used to own a Lada Niva but was later scraped. I missed it a lot and have been looking for a scale model for memory sake. If you got another info, please email me at vanessalhlim@gmail.com. Thank you very much.