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WIP: 1/32 Packard Victoria by Matchbox
junxter
Indiana, United States
Joined: December 28, 2006
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Joined: December 28, 2006
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 08:46 AM UTC
hello. here's my Packard Vic, built OOB from a very old Matchbox Shanghai kit. hope you like it. cheers
007
Joined: February 18, 2005
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:34 AM UTC
I love it!
Very good job on such an old kit. I specially like the canvas top!
I've build the 1/32 Alfa Romeo (which is crashed by my 3 year old youngest son who tried to let it race with one of his cars...My fault, should have kept it out of his range...) and I have the Citroen II Legere in stash. Hope I'll finish it just as good as your Packard!
Paul
Very good job on such an old kit. I specially like the canvas top!
I've build the 1/32 Alfa Romeo (which is crashed by my 3 year old youngest son who tried to let it race with one of his cars...My fault, should have kept it out of his range...) and I have the Citroen II Legere in stash. Hope I'll finish it just as good as your Packard!
Paul
Grumpyoldman
_ADVISOR
Florida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
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Joined: October 17, 2003
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:31 AM UTC
Very nice job.
Nice to see some of these older kits being built.
Nice to see some of these older kits being built.
Snowhand
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: January 08, 2005
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:49 PM UTC
Well done I especially like the headlights and the canvas top.
How is the kit ? Is it hard to build ?
How is the kit ? Is it hard to build ?
slodder
North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:52 PM UTC
I echo what some of the others are saying - nice build, great colors, great subject.
Wish the photos were a bit clearer.
Wish the photos were a bit clearer.
junxter
Indiana, United States
Joined: December 28, 2006
KitMaker: 104 posts
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Joined: December 28, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 05:16 AM UTC
hello . thanks for the comments. I will get started on the 1/32 Rolls Royce now sitting in my stash. It will look nice next to the Packard.
The kit, as you know, is really old. So quality is iffy at best -- poor fitting, tri-color, and grossly nickled plated. So I had to base coat it with semi-gloss black, and also get rid of the nickle plating.
The kit, as you know, is really old. So quality is iffy at best -- poor fitting, tri-color, and grossly nickled plated. So I had to base coat it with semi-gloss black, and also get rid of the nickle plating.
TreadHead
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 12, 2002
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Posted: Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 09:58 AM UTC
Howdy junxter,
Very nice Packard ya got there . It looks like it's right out of some early Hollywood movie. I've got quite a few of the old Pyro kits in 1/32 scale in my old 'stash'. Will probably never get to build them, but they are appreciated nonetheless by me....heck, they are always appearing on Evilbay so who knows
Only 'nit' I can see is the spare on the fender could use some more weathering to match the rest of the vehicle.Other than that wee 'nit', she looks beautiful.
Tread.
Very nice Packard ya got there . It looks like it's right out of some early Hollywood movie. I've got quite a few of the old Pyro kits in 1/32 scale in my old 'stash'. Will probably never get to build them, but they are appreciated nonetheless by me....heck, they are always appearing on Evilbay so who knows
Only 'nit' I can see is the spare on the fender could use some more weathering to match the rest of the vehicle.Other than that wee 'nit', she looks beautiful.
Tread.