ICM Holding has put out a new model of their Type 320 (W142). This rendition is a Cabriolet B, a pre-war period German passenger car.

The box art for the kit is first-rate and lends itself well to the actual kit. The box is compact and will fit well in any stash until you decide to build it. Although the box is small, no damage was noted when breaking out the materials from the box.

An overview of the sprues once removed from their respective plastic covers reveals crisp moldings with no short shots, and minor mold lines on the smaller parts such as the door handles and window hand cranks. Some of the sprue connecting points are at points where caution is needed when removing the part so as to not damage the part or result in clean-up issues. Although the box art depicts the car with chrome bumpers and other small parts, be aware that none of the sprues are chrome plated.

There are only a few decals for the kit. There are dashboard decals and multiple license plate options available to choose from. The instructions for the model are well laid out, follow a logical path of progression, and are not ambiguous in part placement or orientation.

For the construction, I followed the directions as detailed and did not have to do any workarounds to compensate for challenging instructions. There are 61 steps to complete the model. The vehicle is not a curbside kit, and comes with full suspension and simplified engine under the hood. I do recommend painting the vehicle as you go to ensure you get paint coverage on all recessed or hard to get to areas. I built the frame, suspension and engine and then painted those with ICM black paint. I then moved onto the body and followed the same routine of buildup, painting, then affixing it to the frame. The body was painted in ICM Red acrylic paint, and the chrome bits were painted with ICM Silver acrylic paint. The seats were painted with ICM Black. All areas were then gloss coated with ICM acrylic gloss paint. There are mounting points on the body of the vehicle that are intended for previous (military) versions of this kit. These are on the front and read fenders on the driver’s side. The instructions do not address these mounting points and should be removed to get a clean, pre-war version.

Overall, I found this kit to be an easy build, and this would lend itself as a stand-alone display or as part of a diorama/vignette. I’d love to see ICM release some appropriately dressed figures to accompany the completed car. I spent about ten hours building this kit over a few weeks to allow time for the paint to cure before handling.

Thanks again to ICM Holding for providing this kit to review!