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22/12/2016 4:13 pm
A brass era 1909 Cadillac "30"
A while back it was mentioned there is a lack of brass era cars on 43rd. I have just acquired this Danbury Mint pewter 1909 Cadillac which I will enhance with paint and detailing. This Danbury Mint series has a large number of cars in it but not all are really 43rd scale. This one measures out to be within 1/8 inch of correct in the wheelbase measurement which I call close enough. If you chose to acquire some in this series it is worth while to ask the vendor the wheelbase dimension and compare that to the 1:1 car specifications.
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
22/12/2016 4:26 pm
One of my favs from Danbury....
and you are right about varying scales. I have quite a few from this series of pewter models. I think that the Buick, Maxwell and Mercer are pretty close to 1/43.
23/12/2016 1:05 am
Sadly the Daimler is smaller
My problem is it seems impossible to dissemble them so closed saloons seem to me impossible to paint and fit glazing. It is a shame as they are not bad models and are available quite cheaply.
23/12/2016 2:24 am
I agree. I like the subjects, but I just can't get them apart. My hand painting doesn't justify the time spent.
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