Brudda

As usual, I tried to out think these kits. But as usual I am wrong. The small parts and screws put the big parts together. Starting to look like a car now.

Thank you David G. I have sprayed only a couple of chrome paints, I had 5 different types in stock, so this build made me try them. Some surprised me , while others not so much , but it made me try them. Spaz stix was the cheapest and it seemed to work pretty good. I used tamiya ts14 black and sprayed spaz stix and it worked pretty good. I read the reviews on the product and they were minimal at best. But for me it turned out great. What also surprised my is that I let it dry for several days and it is more durable than alclad by far.

Hello Ray, yes sir. Looks like cooling lines, wiper motor, brake and clutch bottles., supports to the radiator.

Just received parts for the muira. Little things.

Thank you sir.

Thank you sir. Yes the new chrome paints are a game changer for sure.

More on the duesenberg. Painted the frame and painted the chrome on some of the chrome parts. I really do not like seam lines on parts. The chrome on the spare tires had a very bad seam line. So I sanded it and repainted it with spaz stix. Came out pretty good. Better than expected. I try to take out seam lines on parts. A little more work but the results are so much more real. Learned this from John Ferdico, a aircraft builder that won just about every IPMS nationals he entered. And he was a contributor editor for fine scale. He taught me a lot on building models. I give him the credit for my win at the IPMS nationals for Shelby American.

Hello Carl, yes isn’t the duesenberg’s on Jay Leno’s garage pretty cool. Just think, 1934 was only a few years after the stage coach. And horses. I think Jay said the top speed limit back then was 35 mph. And a car that did over a mile a minute? WOW had to be the amazing for the time.

Hello Perry, sorry for the slow response. Yes the lights work.

Thank you sir, and yes I understand the hesitation. But agora is and will keep their promise. For example these parts took time to get here. Some kits are available as a complete kit. Just have to look into it and they will let you know if it’s fully available.

Thank you Mike

Hello Bob, sorry for the slow response as I just received more parts and looked at the forum. It is screw together but some parts need gluing. This is a out of box build. I cannot change the car as per my instructions from Agora. But if you do a little detail, they turn out great

Fantastic

Thank you jaymcminn. My first old classic. I grew up with mustang’s and Camaros. These duesenberg‘a were old man’s cars, in my younger years. So i did not have any interest. But as you get older you start to understand what it took to build these machines back then. And the quality of the cars were incredible. I watched ( Jay Leno’s Garage) and learned a lot about them. Just like the 166 I did, I started this project with minimal interest. But I saw Terry’s build of this car and was amazed by and how he did it. Im always learning. Had a few chrome paints that I have never used before, so that was a new experience. The frame is warped, so I have to fix that. Being in the box for that many years, something is going to be messed up. But I do like this car. This build is more of an building experiment / experience. But as you say it’s a build to not be so crazy with detail and you know the rest. So far a pretty cool model. By the way , how was the Mercedes? Can you show some pics? I’m always trying to learn. Thank you sir.

I forgot to say that I used several different types of chrome paint. ( some are inks I guess) molotow, house of color, spaz stick, alclad and testors silver in a spray can. The different finishes made the engine a little more interesting. Molotow was the best for duplicating chrome.

Just mocked up the engine in the body. Tight fit. The frame was warped. Need to fix that next. A kit this old has a few issues.

Thank you David G

Thank you Zippi. Seams like prices in 1966-72

Thank you bisc63

Thank you Carl

Here is the kit.