MPC 1932 Chrysler Gangbuster

[TonyW]

A blast from the past. One of MPC's Gangbuster series from the sixties.

 

This is the first one done out of a series that are currently getting built here. Two Lincoln Tourers and a Lincoln Roadster will be joining the Chrysler at some point.

Airfix joined the party back in the day, with a boxing of the 1928 Lincoln Touring, and threatened to issue a couple more, but none have surfaced up to now. 

 

Anyway, here it is, the 1932 Chrysler Imperial, along with some of the Gangbuster accessories provided. Tamiya light and dark blue metallic sprays used. The dark blue is nearly black, a very nice color. The seats are a Humbrol enamel mix.

 

 

After I finished this one, I took myself back to the sixties and entered a sponsored competition with it. To my surprise, I got an award!

I forgot to bring back a load of kits from the time, but if I go back again I'll pick up a couple of Monogram 1.8 '32 Ford Roadsters.?

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by TonyW

[Keavdog]

Beautiful work.  I really like all the cool accessories.  I'd never seen these kits before.  Fun to put the cars in context and congratulations on the award.

[TonyW]

Thanks.

 

The boxes were loaded with accessories!

Machine guns, pistols, rifles, shotguns, knives, coshes and grenades. A safe, suitcase full of cash and crates of booze as well. I doubt a new series like this would get a release today.

 

 

[TooOld]

Beautifully done Tony and congrats on the award , very well deserved !  Built these as a kid but never did them justice , sure would like to try them again !

[MrMiles]

how easy or difficult was the build? i have most of these gangbuster sets but i never started any of them.

 

was there any fitment issues?

[FLHCAHZ]

Very cool and congrats!  They look like really nice kits.

[TonyW]

15 minutes ago, MrMiles said:

how easy or difficult was the build? i have most of these gangbuster sets but i never started any of them.

 

was there any fitment issues?

No problems encountered. Everything fits fine. Some of the front suspension parts are fragile but a bit of care assembling sorts that out. The Gangster/cop figures are a bit chunky and some of the poses are a bit wooden. A bit of cutting and repositioning helps. The seated figures in the Lincoln Roadster are much smaller than those in the other kits. I'm finding the figures to be the hardest part of the builds so far.

 

Here's the work in progress on the figures:

 

 

 

[Tom99]

Very nice.

[Mike C]

Cool build. It's great that those kits included those extras.

[steveracer]

Never saw these kits before and must admit, not my style at ALL.  But wow does that car and accessories look awesome!  Especially the suitcase with the dough.  Thanks for sharing and educating about a kit I never was aware of!

[Eric Macleod]

I like it. There actually is another kit out there that is a little harder to find, the 32 Chrysler Roadster (which really is a convertible coupe). It's worth adding to your collection.  Very nice model!

[happy grumpy]

Simply beautiful Tony, a really nice build and in beautiful colors, I like those cars , they were all about style . Congrats on you well deserved award.

[espo]

Beautifully built and detailed. The award is well deserved.  

[TonyW]

10 hours ago, TonyW said:

After I finished this one, I took myself back to the sixties and entered a sponsored competition with it. To my surprise, I got an award!

I forgot to bring back a load of kits from the time, but if I go back again I'll pick up a couple of Monogram 1.8 '32 Ford Roadsters.?

 Guys, this was a Brit attempt at humour, the competition paperwork came to me a few years back and I thought they would bring a nostalgic smile to the Forum. The only time machine we have here in the UK is in the Dr Who studio. 

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[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks amazing

[larman]

Excellent job! Both the car and all the accessories are outstanding!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

A great job on your builds. Congratulation  on your award..

[Zippi]

WOW....what a good looking model.  Nice looking colors and congratulations on the win.  Love all the accessories.  

[ewetwo]

That's really nice. I have the Ma Barker Chrysler in my stash.

[Mattblack]

Very nice, I have had a couple of the Airfix versions, one 'back in the day' that got hot rodded and this one more recently...

[Classicgas]

Beautiful. 

[spencer1984]

Very cool, it's great to see one of these built!