1932 CADILLAC 452B Monogram 1/24

[Dave Van]

Thank you all for comments

Dave, I love very much your 1933 Cadillac 452C.

I have it to built (and also the same with the  All Weather Phaeton body).

Just a question about the semi-gloss body : which paint have you used ?

Thanks.......

I used Tamiya flat white over all the body. I then masked the top and sprayed the body with Tamiya pearl and then clear. Came out decent effect I wanted.

[bbowser]

Beautifully built classic! And, although I personally don't mind the original wheels, your replacements are perfectly made and much more realistic. Fabulous!

X2.  I would add a black wash to the panel lines and radiator grill, but it's outstanding nonetheless!

[CometMan]

Very nice car you have there!

[Eric Macleod]

Fantastic model. I am blown away by the wheel covers.there is clearly more than wire wheels on Classic cars.

[Harry P.]

Now that is a real beauty! Man, they just don't make cars like that anymore...

I love the look with the wheel covers. But just an FYI... "too thick" wire wheels can be made to look much better if you apply a black wash. Doing that really helps to make the wheels look a lot better.

[PhilX]

Thank you all for comments

Dave thank you for answer. Your paint work is absolutely perfect. For mine, perhaps I will remain more classic as I wonder if those pearly paints exist in 1933

Bruce, I saw your 1931 452A. The panel lines are perfect and you found an elegant solution to thin the wheels spokes with 2 tones of blue (the only solution as the wheel covers were introduced only in 1932 )

Now, the black wash on panel lines, radiator grille and wheels ? Perhaps you could add the missing wood grain on the stanchions of the top

I was asked the same question on the french Forum and my answer was as follows :

Don't forget, I built this model 30 years ago when I was young and whitout any web information. I painted the body whith a brush and now the panel lines are not perfect enough to be filled with a wash.

Now, consider that when I undertake the renovation of the model (6 month ago), the entire model was glued and the wheels were clipped and could not be removed whithout damage.

So on a new kit, before gluing, you have separate parts in your hand and you can try anything you want on them. If wrong, you can delete and restart.

On an already built kit, if you reach a wrong result, there is no possible return

So it is a relic of my past and I like to keep it as it is now.

But of course I built my new models in the today maner