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31/08/2022 12:09 am
Had a long fascination with these cars since FM first produced the Coupe Napoleon. Their intriguing history, produced by Ettore Bugatti as a car for royalty, however released during the Great Depression, only 6 completed out of I believe a total of 25, with a number of the leftover engines eventually powering railcars. Its incredible all 6 survive, with stories about at least one and possibly 2 being hidden underground from the Nazis in WWII. A replica of a previous body on one of the chassis has also been produced, the Esders roadster also made by FM. I'd always hoped FM would make a 1/24 of the other 4 originals but not to be. I've found 2 other 1/24 kits, the Berline De Voyage and the Cabriolet Weinberger giving 4 of the 7, hopefully other kits are around.
Firstly heres the Cabriolet, its a nice kit, mine however was missing a chrome running board so I bought another, they are plentiful and cheap, $15-$20. I plan to make the remaining parts up into a chassis, as ready to leave the workshop for the coach builder.
And the Berline de Voyage
And the four together, the last shot in the spot in my display cases.
31/08/2022 5:02 am
Awesome! They look fantastic.
HUGE Plus One +1.
Topic starter
01/09/2022 4:39 am
Thanks gents. I'd love to complete the set, including I'm sure some in 1/43.