Something to pull it with... Introducing the Horch 4 X 4 Type 1a. Peeping into the box.

Introducing the Horch 4 X 4 Type 1a by Tamiya. Not a glamorous subject like your Tigers and Panthers but a good value for money kit. Planty to do and a nice result. All you could ask from a model don't you think? (And of course) a most suitable subject for towing my 20mm Flakvierling 38

Good picture on the box. It's also a good reference too.

The heavy off-road passenger car was built by Horch in Zwickau and Ford Germany in Cologne, each using their own V8 engines. (THank you Wiki)

The cars had an empty weight of 3,300 kg with four-wheel steering, and 3,200 kg without. Like the others, the heavy type lost the four-wheel steering along with the mid-mounted spare wheels in 1940.

Although it suffered from the deficiencies such as heavy steering, it appears to have been the most successful type of the standardised off-road passenger car programme.

The usual information on the end panels. Just what we need to make our purchasing choices.

I don't read Japanese rendering the information pretty useless but the image of the driver will be helpful..

Done it... done it... not done it...

Time to open the box... A lot of plastic. These early Tamiya kits are great value.

Looking at the sprues in more detail.

There is a diagram, mapping the parts in the instructions if, like me, you can't find parts sometimes.

I think the quality is perfectly satisfactory to very good at a price like this.

There is also a piece of string for the tow rope, a sheet of decals and a sprue of glazing. Nice.

Finally, the instructions... I rarely have any significant issues with Tamiya instructions, and these are fine too. As usual, there is a Japanese and an English version.