randyc Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 Just finished. I built the connoisseur classic version a long time ago. This is built for a friend. It was fun to do it again with better skills. This one could have been better, but overall I'm pretty pleased with it. Headlight are aimed terribly. I'd hate to drive it at night. But the attachment points are vague. Still got to work on the gangsters.
Tom Geiger Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 Very nice. We don't see these old classics built!
randyc Posted July 28, 2019 Author Posted July 28, 2019 Thanks. The friend I'm building for has sent me this one, a monogram 31 Rolls, a Johan 31 Cadillac, and 3 Heller kits to build for him. Plus some other non classic kits. I enjoy building them, he pays me a little to build, and I don't have to worry about what to do with them forever. I enjoy them till he comes to get them.
dimaxion Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Testors '32 Chrysler . Monogram '30 Packard Speedster Boat-tail , '35 Monogram Town Car Dusenburgh (note , built in 1978) , 1934 Monogram Dusenburgh Sport (pidittle - I would hate to dive this at night) , Lindburgh Dr Fuch Bugatti Royal (1) , Itialiar Bugatti Royal (2) , Heller Bugatti Royal (3) .. there were actually 6 made , Heller Typo 55 Bugatti , Blower Bently (defunct Japanese Kit - not Heller Version) , Bugatti Typo 35 Monogram , Monogram Mercedes 540 K , This Kit I finished just prior to the Franklin Mint Model in the same colors : Monogram Mercedes 540 K . I have more . Yes .. displaying Complete Builds is a problem I sure am glad to deal with . Especially now as my skills slide away at an alarming rate . From 1984 until 2001 these were built . I have many more . Yes , Tom , you don't see these finished much at all . I never too one to the Toledo (last one in the coming up Fall) Shows . Way to fragile to travel . Edited July 28, 2019 by dimaxion Spelling Errors
espo Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 Beautiful looking build. The colors really look perfect for such a grand car. I always thought the hidden Golf Bag storage was a neat feature.
peekay Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 Great looking classic Chrysler, love the colours too.
GeeBee Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Very nice build, I think I need to build another old timer.
oldscool Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Looks great from my house. When I was a kid my grandmother sent me one of them for Christmas.
Gramps46 Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Looks great Randy. That era of Chryslers were performance cars, even raced at Le Mans.
randyc Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 19 hours ago, dimaxion said: Testors '32 Chrysler . Monogram '30 Packard Speedster Boat-tail , '35 Monogram Town Car Dusenburgh (note , built in 1978) , 1934 Monogram Dusenburgh Sport (pidittle - I would hate to dive this at night) , Lindburgh Dr Fuch Bugatti Royal (1) , Itialiar Bugatti Royal (2) , Heller Bugatti Royal (3) .. there were actually 6 made , Heller Typo 55 Bugatti , Blower Bently (defunct Japanese Kit - not Heller Version) , Bugatti Typo 35 Monogram , Monogram Mercedes 540 K , This Kit I finished just prior to the Franklin Mint Model in the same colors : Monogram Mercedes 540 K . I have more . Yes .. displaying Complete Builds is a problem I sure am glad to deal with . Especially now as my skills slide away at an alarming rate . From 1984 until 2001 these were built . I have many more . Yes , Tom , you don't see these finished much at all . I never too one to the Toledo (last one in the coming up Fall) Shows . Way to fragile to travel . Thanks! NICE builds of yours. I was never really interested in these til recently. But they are a challenge to build and at this point I want challenges like this. I've built nearly every mainstream kit produced from AMT, Revell, Mongram, MPC, Lindberg, etc. I feel like my skills are the best they've ever been right now - they may start falling off any day. I do most of my building with my glasses off to be able to see up close. So it's glasses on to find parts, look at instructions. Glasses off to actually deal with parts and paint. And repeat til complete. So my next few builds are of things I have NOT built. Classics of one sort or another. Minicraft TR3, Monogram TR8 (have not built that one), the Rolls, the Caddy, the Hellers. And yes, build these kits. They are interesting and defintely challenging if you're used to "regular" kits of muscle cars and such.
randyc Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 17 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking build. The colors really look perfect for such a grand car. I always thought the hidden Golf Bag storage was a neat feature. This is where the GUNS will go on this one! I have noticed a LOT of cars of this era have a storage compartment there, especially roadsters that didn't have much storage to start with.
Eric Macleod Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 I really like your Chrysler. These are my kind of models!
bbowser Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Eric Macleod said: I really like your Chrysler. These are my kind of models! Me too. Great colors, clean work.
Cpt Tuttle Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Very nice Chrysler, I did the 1933 phaeton by Italeri in almost the same colour combo some years ago and I agree that they go very well together and looks elegant on these old Chryslers.
David G. Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 A beautiful automobile beautifully built. Well Done! David G.
Richard Bartrop Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 One of the best looking of the classic era. Thanks for sharing!
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