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16/06/2021 9:06 am
....triple black, of course. Although I would've preferred black w/red but that's not available unless I want to buy a red one and swap interiors. A blue/tan, triple red and a green/black are now available.Â
The "hits" are many: Outstanding photo-etching detail. Great wheels. Butter-soft real leather. Nice carpet. Full & wide scale door openings (that shut like a safe...honest!). Telescoping rear antenna, albeit a bit out of scale. Scale wipers, steering wheel and grill. Nice engine detail. Great vinyl top. Good paint. Good lensing. Decent underside (frame, exhaust, suspension-works, etc..)
Like any replica, there are a few misses: Absence of rear back up lights (there should be clear horizontal lenses below the trunk line). Cheesy looking decals for dash and door panel switches. Rear sway bar hangs too low. Arm rests do NOT fold down. No trunk detail other than nice scale carpet. Chrome a bit "thin" in a few areas.
Over all, quite a nice 1/18 replica and without measuring anything (yet) the "big" Fleetwood appears to be scaled out correctly when compared to a 1959 and a 2016.
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Rich Sufficool and Rich Sufficool reacted
16/06/2021 9:59 am
I love this unique subject matter and these are the best pictures I've seen of the detail on this model.
16/06/2021 10:32 am
wow...that's an impressive model. Who makes it?
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16/06/2021 6:42 pm
@gavin Thanks. "Who makes it?" Here's the manufacture's name: Xiaoguang Models (please don't ask me to pronounce it...lol) This company is commonly known as "Dealer Editions." They make other 1/18 American cars/SUVs. There's a few others I might "need."
16/06/2021 7:04 pm
Chris, I like this model. Your pictures and descriptions do a fine job in reviewing the model.
17/06/2021 12:17 am
Excellent !What an impressive beauty. It looks like a fine replica of this true, beautifully styled, full-size Cadillac.
17/06/2021 9:18 am
@gavin Thanks. "Who makes it?" Here's the manufacture's name: Xiaoguang Models (please don't ask me to pronounce it...lol) This company is commonly known as "Dealer Editions." They make other 1/18 American cars/SUVs. There's a few others I might "need."
@chris....thanks. I figured it was one of those Chinese brands. They make a lot of super detailed models of somewhat obscure cars.
17/06/2021 12:32 pm
That's quite a nice model. I like the comparison pic with the CT6. There ain't nothin' like a Fleetwood. Those were the last of the genuine Cadillacs, imo.Â
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17/06/2021 9:01 pm
@bob-jackman Thanks but it was a "rush job." It is nice to see very fine detail otherwise unnoticed with the naked eye...such as that tiny Cadillac crest stamped onto the front amber cornering/side light. This is faithfully reproduced but I was unaware of its existence until I posted that pic. Pretty cool! 😎Â
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17/06/2021 9:03 pm
@al_dorado Yes Al, I couldn't agree more. The VERY last "real" Cadillac (...and you know what I mean). The CT6 comparison says it all...right? These 2 Cadillacs are like "night & day."Â
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17/06/2021 9:07 pm
@mikedetorrice "Full size Cadillac" is correct. Maybe....just maybe, a mid '90's Buick Roadmaster or Chevrolet Caprice could be on the way, as some of the needed tooling is now completed. Who knows?
18/06/2021 4:44 am
@mikedetorrice "Full size Cadillac" is correct. Maybe....just maybe, a mid '90's Buick Roadmaster or Chevrolet Caprice could be on the way, as some of the needed tooling is now completed. Who knows?
That would be great ! My elderly 1996 Roadmaster Estate is really getting up in years and it would like a 1/18 model companion to remember past times with. But it still can get a faint gleam in it's old eyes when the Vette V-8 under the hood turns over. Two of my brothers also had '94 and '96 Impala SS full size rockets.
18/06/2021 7:15 am
Mike, I love your Buick Roadmaster Estate. One worth preserving IMO.
John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted