Collector's Guide to Scale Car Models

Collecting scale car models is one of the most popular hobbies and the most common type of collecting. This hobby is accessible both from a financial point of view (scale models are cheap on the average), and practical – such a collection is easy to store at home.

Soviet Charm of Trabant

After the Second World War factories of Auto Union were situated in the Soviet occupation zone in Europe, including the prestigious Horch and more affordable Audi and DKW. After the division of Germany, the government of German Democratic Republic set a goal to produce the most cost-effective and accessible to the general public car  and "put" nation on wheels. Auto Union factories were nationalized, and a few years later  began assembling the vehicle, which has become a symbol of East Germany - Trabant.