I've built a few Trumpter models of the Jiefang trucks, but the question here is a bit off topic....
I read in the August issue of the UK Model Collector magazine that featured a 2 page review of China's first mass produced car / truck.... and that was the Jie Fang CA10 which evolved into the CA30 and other iterations.
Has anyone seen the CA10 (the original liberation truck) in hobby shops in the US yet? I've been looking everywhere in LA and no one seems to have it.
The article mentioned that this will be the first and only replication of this truck as it is a celebratory piece for the 50th anniversary of First Automobile Works (FAW), which builds the Jie Fang truck and other global brands in China incl Audi, VW, Toyota, Mazda and others.
Only 9,999 will be made, but only a few thousand are available outside of China as many of them have been given to top government officials and the business elite.....from what I've heard.
Thanks!
Blake