Martin at Night Shift YouTube channel may be of some help.
basically he uses Tamiya Extra Thin solvent/ adhesive mixed with Tamiya Putty and stipples it where he needs texture. sand it back if it's too aggressive.
i would not hesitate to use one on the hood And one on the trunk. maybe even cut off the mounting pin, sand one side flat, and add one for each of the doors, too.
if you're gonna represent, may as well make it a 360 degree experience.
there seems to be a bigger variety now, but may have been mentioned earlier in this thread. (i don't have the energy to dig through 5 pages of disappointment - first & last were enough)
starts around 4:15:
https://youtu.be/Sc-ehkogTx0?si=1hzRGTlgL-EJNRKw&t=266
it's not the fenders; it's the running boards.
fenders to the body in the rear/ cycle in the front.
half-channel so enough frame shows to give the body some foundation.
wheels are your choice; wouldn't want you to think i'm being manipulative.
i don't know Cadillacs, but you might want to expand the search to photo-etch supplier.
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Q: is there an advantage to using these three products in one mixture:
#71.262, #70.524, & #70.597 ?
seems they all have some of the same properties.
thanks
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after posting i reread it, and don't want anyone to think i'm sleazing in on this fellow's action.
i am not intimidated with the work or tools involved in such an endeavor, but rather my naïveté of mechanical things in general.