Bill Eh? Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) SpotModel has it on pre-order for about $187. Moderators, if this thread is the wrong location, please move it. Edited January 30 by Bill Eh? added more information 4
lordairgtar Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Nicely detailed out of the box. I wonder how difficult it would be to open the hood and put an engine in there?
64Comet404 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 2 hours ago, lordairgtar said: Nicely detailed out of the box. I wonder how difficult it would be to open the hood and put an engine in there? The hardest part may be to find an accurate engine, since 1948 was the last year for the L-Head V8 engine. Plenty of early OHV Cadillacs out there, but can't think of any aaccurate L-Heads (unless the military manufacturers decide to do a 1:24 scale Chaffee...
dragsterguy Posted January 30 Posted January 30 The Cad L head seems like a natural for 3d printing...as does the Packard 8, Olds Big 6 and more. Instead 3d printers give us flatheads, Chevies and other stuff done in styrene a million times,
mikos Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) Nice kit, but $187 for basically a curbside model with no chrome? Yikes! Edited January 31 by mikos 1
stavanzer Posted January 31 Posted January 31 1 hour ago, mikos said: Nice kit, but $187 for basically a curbside model with no chrome? Yikes! Yeah, but nobody will ever tool one in polystyrene, so your choices are essentially this or nothing. So the price while high is very fair, given the amount of work in developing the kit. 5
gman Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Thanks for the preview- they did a beautiful job bringing a stunning vehicle to kit form. The parts appear to be extremely finely done in all of the different media they have included in the box. I can see how the pricing matches the value of the included craftsmanship. Sadly, I won't be able to bring one of those home. 1
bobss396 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 The AMT '49 Ford has an OHV Caddy V8 that might be workable. But a lot of work if accuracy is desired.
Luc Janssens Posted January 31 Posted January 31 1 hour ago, bobss396 said: The AMT '49 Ford has an OHV Caddy V8 that might be workable. But a lot of work if accuracy is desired. What Cadillac engine does the Revell '49 Mercury custom and Woody have?
papajohn97 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Really impressive looking kit of a beautiful car. $187 seemed high to me as well until I looked at the video, amazing number of resin and 3D printed parts, PE, decals, high quantity instructions, everything looks top-notch quality. If you compare this kit with small volume production Model Factory Hiro 1/24 auto kits, it’s about half the price. Looking forward to seeing this one built and posted on here. 2
Ron Hamilton Posted January 31 Posted January 31 It looks great. Reminds me of the car that was built for Earl Campbell by Extensive in Houston. If I built one, I would trick it out., even though a dark colored one factory stock would be pretty elegant. 1
Mr. Metallic Posted January 31 Posted January 31 16 hours ago, mikos said: Nice kit, but $187 for basically a curbside model with no chrome? Yikes! While I can somewhat see your point of view because this is a subject that doesn't interest me enough to pay that much I don't really think the price is out of line, especially since until very recently low volume chrome plating services were extinct (Thank you Spotlight Hobbies for bringing it back!) Up until 10-ish years ago when Modelhaus closed up shop there were many people who paid north of $150 for their curbside kits, which very often only had a flat resin plate for the "frame" as opposed to what this Caddy kit has. Yes, the Modelhaus kits had chrome, but where else are you going to get this subject? And it's multimedia to boot. 5
lordairgtar Posted January 31 Posted January 31 8 hours ago, Luc Janssens said: What Cadillac engine does the Revell '49 Mercury custom and Woody have? The 48 Caddy had a flat head engine V8, 49 was the first year for a OHV V8 1
niteowl7710 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 7 hours ago, stavanzer said: And here is an Unboxing Video of it. Umm... Soooo... That's the same video as the original post in this thread...
stavanzer Posted February 2 Posted February 2 I am sorry about that. Brain Fart on my parts. MODs please delete my post.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Mine is every bit the beauty indicated by the video. *chef's kiss* 1
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