Eric Macleod Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 17 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: If anything, I'd give the edge to the Imperial. It's one of the best looking of an already good looking bunch. I agree. The Imperial was blatant copy of the Cord L-29 but to a lot of eyes (including mine) the Imperial was a significant improvement.
Richard Bartrop Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) On 7/18/2020 at 3:53 PM, Eric Macleod said: I agree. The Imperial was blatant copy of the Cord L-29 but to a lot of eyes (including mine) the Imperial was a significant improvement. When Harley Earl first tackled the Cadillac and LaSalle, he copied a Hispano-Suiza, so there was some creative borrowing in other companies as well. I think I'd have to give the edge to the Imperial over the L-29 as well. Not that I'd turn up my nose at one. Now you've got me wanting to finish off my Imperial convertible sedan. Edited July 27, 2020 by Richard Bartrop
Eric Macleod Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: When Harley Earl first tackled the Cadillac and LaSalle, he copied a Hispano-Suiza, so there was some creative borrowing in other companies as well. I think I'd have to give the edge to the Imperial over the L-29 as well. Not that I'd turn up my nose at one. Now you've got me wanting to finish off my Imperial convertible sedan. Tell me when you want to get back on yours and I will join you for a mini group build.
slusher Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 That’s a bunch of nice kits and those airplanes are cool! I may get one of those!
Richard Bartrop Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Eric Macleod said: Tell me when you want to get back on yours and I will join you for a mini group build. I was thinking of putting some paint on it this weekend, so that sounds like a great idea. In fact I'm thinking it might be fun to expand it into a general classic CPB. Edited July 28, 2020 by Richard Bartrop
Dr Crapologist Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 Well I finally unstapled my wallet and bought the gangbusters release of the 28 Lincoln and the 32 Chrysler. The Lincoln was re-issued in 96 and I still found one reasonably priced! I have one I bought a couple of decades ago that's mostly assembled and don't feel like wrestling that. Any body got a foolproof de-gluing technique? The 32 Chryler has limited pinstriping decals: It's only got white pinstriping which I suppose is fine if you're not doing a white car. The seventies edition had white and black but like most MPC decals of this era, they didn't hold up well. They've got the pin striping for the engine louvers but none of the restorations I've seen show these as being used. I have seen other colors, red, amber, green being used; wonder if someone with more talent than me ever did these decals? Cheers, Doc
Richard Bartrop Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 (edited) I never used them. The pinstriping on the real cars is so fine as to be effectively invisible on a 1/25 model. Edited July 29, 2023 by Richard Bartrop
Rattlecan Dan Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 That's the photo I used as a template for my build of this kit. I didn't use the pinstripes either. 1
'70 Grande Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 A stunning build Rattlecan! These cars were rolling works-of-art to my eyes!
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