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Hello, The year was 1931. The Empire State Building was finished and opened. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in seven games. Prohibition was still a thing. But the Great Depression was strangling most on the world, hitting the US very hard. The car industry was hit really hard by the Depression. New car market crashed badly. Dozens of car companies disappeared. However, there was still a very small market for luxurious automobiles. Cadillac was the top dog and was happy to cater to this exclusive market with their V8, V12 and V16 engines powering the most luxurious engineering marvels of precision and craftsmanship. A basic car like a Ford Model A was about $500 - $600. The top of the line Cadillacs, were over $5,000 making them over ten times more expensive. Here is my 1931 Cadillac Sport Phaeton. For the sake of argument, let's pretend this is a V12 powered car. Scalefinishes Butternut Yellow and British Racing Green. Acrylics for the interior. Can you guess what kit this is? I'll give you a day or so before providing the details. I hope you like it. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Rolling chassis! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Moving along. Amazed at the fit of this Pyro kit from 1965. Decades before Tamiya. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Quietly leaving these pictures here.... Minor touch up to cleanup but overall good results. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Need to check if any minor touch up is needed but these are pretty much done. In case you are wondering the number: 4 rolling and 2 sparing.... Quite some time painting these molded plastic tires. These are two halves: front/back. Another reason why I love these old Pyro kits. These tires (and basically everything in these kits) fit perfectly with no fuzz and the details are crisp enough to help hand paint it. And these are 1/32! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Do these look comfortable enough to sit in? Can you smell the leather? Thanks, Ismael

Hello, I think color coats are done. Next step: clearcoat. Oh! and the rest of the car 🤣 Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Tried multiple mirrors. Here are some of them. Honestly, been a big car, a small mirror doesn't work. At the end, the kit's mirror looks the best to me. Now I need to decide a final location. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, My Eyeballing Engineering degree is saying this is going in the right direction. Thin aluminum sheet. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, That is just a scrap strip of clear styrene with a small piece of transparent tape because my fat fingers were not allowing to take a proper picture. 🤣 Thanks, Ismael

Hello, It certainly does! I originally thought of mounting the mirrors up high like a Testarossa... But I don't think they look right. Having them been a small manual mirror, maybe. But I want the convenience of a modern power/heated mirror. I think a more conventional location looks better on this car, somewhere around this area, or maybe even slightly lower. What do you think? Thanks, Ismael

Hello, GASP!!!! 😲 John, are you suggesting to remove the mirror mountings for a cleaner window line???? Well, Great minds think alike!!!! Stay tuned for my idea on the mirrors. Testarossa anyone? Thanks, Ismael

It is curbside, so it will have whatever I say. How about V12 TT LS? 🤣

Hello, So, I've never claimed to be normal. So we complaint about the green plastic. So we work it. So we can put primer on it. So we can paint it..... GREEN!!! 🤣 First color coat Second color coat and looking good so far. First color coat on the body: This needs more work and more coats but you see where it is going. While not the same car, this is my inspiration for this project. Thanks, Ismael

Truer words never been spoken!