1/24 Monogram Rolls-Royce Roadster.

A 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II with Brewster Henley Roadster coachwork. A Springfield, Massachusetts Rolls. Brewster & Company were described as the most famous and well-known coachwork supplier for American Rolls-Royce. From the images available there seem to be a lot still around. I found 2 cars with full body “off white” colouring and others with full body maroon paint or maroon fenders. So, I took a little license and combined the two. The off white, it’s called Racing White from Tamiya, was terrible to apply, so thin and runny, it even ran down the slight slope to the edges of the hood top. A lot of gentle sanding and repainting needed.  Probably not the ideal model for someone returning to kit building after 60 years, many very intricate parts, opening doors etc, however it is a great model for the experienced builder. I’ve sorta finished making it after stopping a couple of times because to be honest, it was just too hard! However, I’m quite happy with it now. I still have 2 side mirrors to attach to the windscreen frame. Will be one helluva job. Both parts around 1-2 millimetres in width with no placement indentations. I’ll tackle the job hopefully after my dexterity continues to improve. I’ll leave the 1930s cars for a while now to move onto other decades.