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Duesenberg Roadster and 1911 Rolls

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    November 2005
Duesenberg Roadster and 1911 Rolls
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 3:38 AM
Cars aren't my main area of interest but I do build them now and again as a change from planes and tanks!
This is my first 1/24 vintage car, which I finished a few weeks ago (The previous ones I've built are 1/32 from the Airfix series). It's the Monogram 1934 Duesenberg Roadster.





What do you think? Are there any areas needing improvement (that don't involve spending large amounts on aftermarket parts :D ) ?
The model is built "out of the box" though apart from some of the chrome areas, it is fully painted, inside and out. (I found that the model railway colour "BR Crimson Lake" is an -exact- match for the Duesenberg's colour)

Next, here is a car model rather different in a number of ways - it's a 1911 Rolls-Royce built from the
1/32 Airfix kit. This is not as good a model as the Duesenberg - the kit moulds are absolutely ancient, 1954-vintage.
Some of Airfix's more recent (relatively speaking!) 1/32 car kits are quite nice (MG Magnette and Bugatti for example)
but their earlier efforts, as with their aircraft and AFVs, are heavily-moulded with very basic detail. Still, I think
it's a reasonably nice model.


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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:00 AM
both have lots of character ! looks grrrrreat ! did you drybrush the engine in the dusenberg ?
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    December 2002
  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:47 AM
I have a soft spot for those older cars... Your models look brilliant! Makes me want to drop the 8 or so projects I have on my desk right now and buy some of those.. Thanks for sharing!
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 5:18 PM
Very beautiful builds!!
Lee

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Maine,USA
Posted by dubix88 on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:46 PM
HEY,
Love the deusenburg(i cant spell). I always have loved those cars. Great job.

Randy
THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: Shell Beach, California
Posted by mojodoctor on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:12 PM
Love those older cars, and you've done a great job! Thumbs Up [tup]
Matt Fly fast, fly low, turn left!
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: New Zealand
Posted by nicholma on Friday, September 24, 2004 6:31 AM
Very nice. Here's hoping you want a change more often!
Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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