Revell Packard

[Peter Gillson]

If the kit was made in 1959 it means that at the time the kit was released an original car would be younger than the kit is today - time flies!

Peter

[johnm93]

If the kit was made in 1959 it means that at the time the kit was released an original car would be younger than the kit is today - time flies!

Peter

Yes - by about 25 years...!
It's amazing to think that someone was building this kit 60 years ago....

[Waspie]

If the kit was made in 1959 it means that at the time the kit was released an original car would be younger than the kit is today - time flies!

Peter

Wow Peter, that has to the fact of the day. :smiling: :thumb2: I'd have had to take my shoes and socks off to work that one out!!!!:rolling::sick:

[johnm93]

Dry brushed silver onto the grille over the black. Think I'll leave it like that.
Also tried to make the starting crank look like it's chrome plated with a wooden hand grip...

[Jim R]

Grille looks fine - success I would say.

[johnm93]

Glued the front suspension units in - a very precarious fit...!
All other parts are just resting in place.
Started to paint the wheels...

[Scratchbuilder]

This is interesting, and old kit produced before we were even out of our prams... well some of us...
I remember these kits when we used to have local model shops, and I even bought one a few years ago to turn it into a Ford WW1 ambulance, opened the box and saw the small amount of parts and put the lid back on. I am sure it is somewhere in the attic.

[johnm93]

The chassis here is painted with Tamiya TS 90 Brown and the patch is Tamiya X 9 Brown.
Clearly dissimilar...
Does anyone know which Tamiya pot paint matches the spray...? I need it for some small touch-ups...

[johnm93]

Removing flash, seams and pot holes from the jockey is becoming time consuming...

[Steve-the-Duck]

That's Parker!

[boatman]

No No No - Like a lot of members - I have a few more years than that! I suspect that the model is earlier than '59 - more like '54 - it's supposed to be 1/32 - and it maybe originally from Merit, or Hudson Miniatures, so it is actually older than me!
Dave

not older than me though ugh