The Red Devil - Jo-han Cadillac Sport Phaeton

[Richard Bartrop]

The weather's finally warm enough for painting, so I've been laying some paint on a few projects that need them.

Based on a car that was owned by a Mrs. Little, who eventually donated the car back to GM.  Testor's Model Master Ford Engine Red turned out to be a decent match for the "Satan Red" exterior, while the interior is Humbrol #60 Matt Scarlet.  Humbol Ivory was a close enough match for the "Puritan White" wheels on the original.

 

 

Edited January 21, 2023 by Richard Bartrop

[Bobtail]

Love the old, sexy stuff. Can't wait to see more.

[Eric Macleod]

I have seen the 1:1 in person a couple times. You nailed the color. I am watching this with great interest. 

[Richard Bartrop]

31 minutes ago, Eric Macleod said:

I have seen the 1:1 in person a couple times. You nailed the color. I am watching this with great interest. 

Thanks, that's reassuring.   When all you have is photos to work with, it's not always easy to tell how close you're getting. 

I don't suppose you remember if the brake drums were painted the same colour as the rest of the body?

[RomanII]

Can someone please share an online source of information about the real vehicle?  I am not familiar and would like to know more.  Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[landman]

http://www.clcsocal.com/clubs_links.html

[Richard Bartrop]

4 hours ago, RomanII said:

Can someone please share an online source of information about the real vehicle?  I am not familiar and would like to know more.  Thank you.

Here's where I first found out about it.   It's also a gold mine of material for Cadillac V-16s in general  https://www.newcadillacdatabase.org/static/CDB/Dbas_txt/V6srv30.htm

[89AKurt]

Will be fun doing the spark plug wires.

[Richard Bartrop]

12 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

Will be fun doing the spark plug wires.

It's actually one of the easiest engines to wire, as everything is covered up.  You just have a short bundle of wires coming out one side of the distributor that runs into the cover between the cylinder banks.

[Eric Macleod]

Sorry but I just don't recall the car in that much detail. 

[89AKurt]

22 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

It's actually one of the easiest engines to wire, as everything is covered up.  You just have a short bundle of wires coming out one side of the distributor that runs into the cover between the cylinder banks.

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Wow, that's a beautiful looking engine.  Very cool, no excuse to not finish now.  

[Richard Bartrop]

Adding foil to the rims, and painting the hubcaps.

 

[Eric Macleod]

Very nice. How accurate do you wand them though?

[Richard Bartrop]

Fairly close.  I had tried set of whitewalls from one of the Monogram classics, but they're a little oversized.

I suppose the best answer would be as accurate as I can make it without incurring too much expense.  I do have an idea bout how I might make the taillights more accurate.

Edited October 20, 2018 by Richard Bartrop

[Richard Bartrop]

I took another look at the Monogram tires.  The fit the Cadillac wheels well enough, but their outside diameter is a little larger, and I wasn't sure about how they filled the wheel wells.

So I took another look at the original, and that's close to what they're supposed to look like, so I think I'll go with there.  Here's hoping I can scrounge up two more.

 

Edited October 25, 2018 by Richard Bartrop

[Richard Bartrop]

Engine is assembled and painted.  Wiring to come.

[Eric Macleod]

That sure looks the part. Nicely done.

[Richard Bartrop]

Thanks to a generous donation of Monogram tires from Eric Macleod,  it's now up on all four wheels.  Here's the chassis on display at Modelmania during the Family Day weekend.

I glued together 16 thin styrene rods together, and formed them into the bundle of ignition wires.

[Richard Bartrop]

A little more progress.  I painted to firewall, and added a strap around the edge. the chrome surround is done with a Molotow pen.  clear orange was added to the bottoms of the fuel pumps to simulate glass bowls full of gasoline-

[Hoffman]

Nice touch!

[Eric Macleod]

And here we have another great Cadillac.  I am glad I checked in today!

[Richard Bartrop]

I managed to track down some more Humbrol Ivory, so I finished off the trim.  The end is in sight.

I applied some Tamilya Flat Black to the stone guard, figuring I'd use a little thinner to bring out the detail and...

This was I discovered how sensitive the chrome was to alcohol.  I've never had this happen before, including on other Jo-han kits, but this was one of the early ones, if that makes a difference?

In any case, some foil should take care of that.

On the other hand, it made dechroming the luggage rack easier. I added some ribs, and it will be painted body colour and the ribs will be foiled.

 

 

[alan barton]

This looks magnificent Richard.  It is not a topic I would normally tackle but wow, what presence, both the real car and the model.  You can already tell just how good the finished product is going to look!

Cheers

Alan

[landman]

I'm loving this.

[Richard Bartrop]

Yes, I know, I build slow.

The interior is together.  The rear instrument panel had some engraving that wasn't on the real car, so I filled that in.  The front instrument cluster in the original car is finished in a black and chrome diamond pattern that would be microscopic at 1/25 scale, so I fudged a bit and painted it in Tamiya Metallic Grey with the bevels and knobs picked out with a Molotow pen.  The glass over the instruments was accomplished with multiple coats of Pledge Floor Gloss.

Edited January 21, 2023 by Richard Bartrop