Kaido Hinno

I am interested in the history of Mercedes-Benz and an enthusiastic collector of 1/43 scale models from Haapsalu area in Western Estonia.

I started collecting model cars as a young boy in 1982, collecting everything I could get in 1/43 scale under the shadow of the "Iron Curtain".

As time passed, the world opened up and as opportunities grew, I focused only on Mercedes-Benz, as the history of the company is one of the most interesting and longest in this industry, and the production is very versatile - cars and trucks, buses, special bodies, racing, etc.

Many famous constructors such as Gottieb Daimler, Carl Benz, Wilhelm Maybach, Ferdinand Porsche, Hans Neibel, etc. have been associated with the company during various stages of its long history.

The Mercedes-Benz brand goes hand in hand with the lives of well-known people in the worlds of culture, religion, business and politics. Be it His Holiness the Pope of Rome, businessman Carl Friedrich von Siemens or racing driver Rudolf Caracciola.

But since the house is not made of rubber and you can't buy all the models anyway, I decided a few years ago that I would focus on the period that interests me the most, i.e. cars that were produced up to the middle of the last century. The 20s-30s are particularly exciting and offer the joy of discovery.

Each car was like a unique work of art…

As for my collection, it's not perfect. Luckily, if there were, I wouldn't be able to collect more.

Thank you.

Sincerely, Kaido Hinno