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MODEL CITIZEN John Konig

SKYROCKETING prices for the classics. A partisan and often aggressively passionate fanbase. Talented car crafters who can spend years building their perfect ride. Yep, the scale model car scene mirrors the real thing in almost every way. Everything is just… smaller.

John Konig has been lucky enough to have owned just about all of his favourite cars – in model form – over the years. He’s customised many of them, too. But more recently, he has turned his attention to

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