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01/01/2020 12:55 am
Sun Star Lincoln and how a model can grow on you. (PIC)
A couple of weeks ago I bought the 1:18-scale 1932 Ford Lincoln, just like the added picture from Sun Star.
I could buy it with a discount, because the rear-bumper had broken off and some frame-members were loose.
While unpacking, I found out that the overall quality of this model was quite right, but not as high as one may expect.
Small paint flaws and a less brighter chrome + the crude roof seemed to dampen my enthousiasm.
But as time went by the model was still sitting on my computer-table right in front of me next to the also 1:18-scale Ford Big-Foot I bought at the same time, I began to appreciate the Ford Lincoln.
The parts as described above, just seemed to lift it up and give it that extra....how can you call it .. reality ?
Compared to all other models, can less also mean more ?
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01/01/2020 1:31 am
Initially, this was a Motor City replica & once commaned up to $200 on secondary markets. Sunstar...
...purchased the dies/molds and re-issued it. This particular Lincoln has been a "fan favorite" for years.
As for your GL 1/18 Bigfoot, despite lots of "finger fun," you'll note "details" are bit "under developed." The front wheels, sadly, are fixed with NO steering.
So.... I can EASILY see how you could, in comparison, come to appreciate the Lincoln a bit better over time.
-Chris
01/01/2020 9:43 am
That's a magnificent Lincoln replica !
01/01/2020 9:58 am
I have this model and love it, it was featured on the cover of
Classic Car, official mag of CCCA a few years ago, I believe that the model
Is quite rare now