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Well, he did! sorry to answer only no... Thank you very much!

Did somebody try to build this kit (without building instructions, this brand never offers a building instruction plan)?

Hi, Eric, I'm afraid that your Lindberg MGA is in 1/32 scale... to my knowledge, Lindberg never did this MGA in 1/24 scale, and, as far as I know, MGA appeared in 1/24 only twice: by STROMBECKER in 1959/60 as a slotcar, and, in recent years, as a diecast kit, by Wills Finecast/ later Southeastern Finecast, but both has desapeared a few years ago... another company bought Southeastern, but they told me that a new mould is needed so...

Hi, Gary, this https://www.ebay.com/itm/364205032224 place, from Bill Allphin, Mr. gtx6970, did have a '50 resin body, and I am pleased to announce that it is now "on the move"!... Although I had some difficulties to find the wheels and correct "dishes" for my '55, the Cunningham car did run on standard steel wheels, without dishes , and I believe I have one set somewhere, and the tub will be easy to make by the '55 model, as they are probably identical... let's see what I can do when I get the body... thank you very much!

"Did anybody ever tried to convert a Modelhaus1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille to get the Le Mans 1950 , series 61, "Le Petit Pataud"?

Hi Gary, do you know any one who had converted the Modelhaus 1955 Coupe Deville to become this 1950 Series 61 Le Mans "Petit Pat Hi Gary, do you know anyone who have converted the Modelhaus 1955 Coupe DeVille (I do have one) to become the Le Mans 1950 "Le Petit Pataud"?

Well, I´m afraid I have no good news about we all that expect to have a 1/24 MGA model in our shelves... this is the answer from Squirestools, the new owners of SEFCast I got two days ago: "The A211 MGA 1500 is currently marked as N/A on the price list, meaning that it is currently not in production, I believe that it requires new moulds. We are working on getting our existing stocks back up to level. Once this is complete we will start working on getting obsolete kits back into production. However due to the fact that this will require a full set of new moulds (assuming that we have all suitable masters to do this) this may still take years to complete. I realise that this is not what you are wanting to hear, however the kit that you are enquiring about unfortunately has not been in production for several years do to the previous owner of South Eastern Finecast having limited interest in the model Car kits. We will be aiming to get these kits back on sale, however please appreciate that this may not be as simple as it appears." CASE CLOSED...

Hey, you do keep your eye on the money! well, I was asking about wheels, not wells ( a place where I would plunge if I where definitively forbidden to build any model kit...), Wheels and tires is for me DE most difficult difficulty to overcome! if you put your SWB over a 120 grit metal sanding paper, I am sure you will get that magic sensation you are just looking for a real car but, if the wheels are not convincing at all... On the other hand, I might say that, for once, some fantastic plastic wire wheels have been maid, the PROTAR Ferrari 250 GTO ones! more recent Revell copies are not as good, as they are chromed, not painted as Protar's... Protar/Revell tires are kept for some eventual Jeep... in my unfinished 250 GTO '64, tires came from an Academy 250 LM, it's as they where made for these wheels!...

What a Great Model, Bill! I have to emphasise though that this is perhaps the only model (and modeller) where we can find the correct (all four) SWB wheels and tires… usually we find SWB models with 250 GTO (big (and deeper) rears and littles on the front), or 250 GTOs with all four identical wheels… this might possibly be a consequence of the attention paid by kit manufacturers: 250 GTO Fujimi with 4 equal wheels, only rear tires differ just some 0,8 mm… Italeri’s SWB, California, 250 GTO and 275 GTB have the same four identical wheels and tires (as other identical interior parts too)!... Hasegawa’s 250 TR57 has correct tires, but rear wheels should be identical on the outer side and enlarged just on the inner side… AND, aftermarket makers usually do not help too… Except MFH, if you visit KA Models, they have a 250 WIRE WHEEL for Hasegawa Image01 (TR 57,but with some Englebert rear tires, NOT IN THE KIT!) where the outer side of the wheels would be correct for a 250 GTO (front on the left, deeper for rear on the right) BUT the rear wheel would have to be also larger in the inside (and would need correct tires for it…); they also have a 250 WIRE WHEEL for Italeri Image02 where all four wheels seem to be identical and may fit the California, SWB and 275GTB models tires, and also a 250 WIRE WHEEL for Revell Images03 and 04, I suppose being proposed to fit the 250 GTO but… by the images provided ( 02 and 04) they seem to be also identical all four… even if the photoetches are not the same… By the way, what wells did you use on your gorgeous SWB, MFH?

Hi Yad', as I am trying to start wiring my 1/24 and 1/25 models wheels, I found that, judging by your MG TC absolutely superb photos, I think it will be an absolute must but, never the less I have some questions for you: Why is that central inner part (with all these concentric circles) separated of the main gig, and what is it for? Do the concentric circles refer to specific wheels diameters? What are the wiring sequences you use in each spokes side? The rear spokes are flat (horizontal), but should they not be also “dished” as the front ones? How do you center the rear rim to the gig stretched spokes before gluing it? In photo 5, the 2 aluminum tubes (the new wheel Hubs where the outside spokes will rest) are secured on a temporary “axle” making part of the Gig, is that correct? And the gap between the main Gig and that circular inside part is “virtual”, isn’t it? Shouldn’t the outer rim (after being glued to rear spokes) be kept secure in place before threading the outer dished spokes? What is that white inner rim in photos 4, 5, 6 and 7, are they part of the kit rims, or is it a new rim made by you?

Yes, you are right... But I did not notice the sombreros where used also on 1949 models, so the 1949 Franklin Mint model is the only "source" for it, the 1953 model use the optional wire wheels (Dayton)... The JADA model is most probably a copy of the WELLY Cadillac, in 1/26 or 1/27 scale, and on that it uses some Tunning "21 or "22 wheels... Well... pardon me Mike, but my house is not so big, so I have several models waiting for a new shelf to emerge from the vaults and, believe it or not, I went there to take a "peep" on the "waiting boxes" and I found I do have have 1949 Cady, not a 1948 Buick Roadmaster Coupe... my memory is fading... I did take a look on the spare wheel in the trunk, but unfortunately it has no hubcap, so I would have to take one of the wheels out of the car to make some resin copies, but most probably I would eventually destroy it... I will not take the risk to do it... The solution is trying to find a damaged model for sale in the net... Thank you very much for your help, Michael!

Where can I find 1955 Cadillac sombrero hubcaps for my resin R&R '55 Coupe DeVille model?

Continuing what I was talking about, in this case the 1955 Coupe DeVille wheels, I found this resin Sombrero Hubcaps in the net again (I had it in my eBay "watching list", but the page where it used to be just desapeared... Well, I found this image again, but now it is in a dangerous page, MES Raja Residencial School that leads you to a FNAJVA page where you find this “eMail”: SUUY2020”MSN.COM on ”Contact us”… unfortunately I bought some kits and spares in a similar site two months ago and had to claim trough Paypal the refund of the money I paid them, as the pack that arrived in the end WAS NOT for me, but for some Chinese store in the other side of the city where I live !... BE CAREFULL, as this kind of sites are becoming "plenty"... Does anybody know how to find the AMERICAN modeller who made these Sombrero Hubcaps in the beginning? or where to find simillar ones around?