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10/02/2012 5:47 pm
A couple of arrivals today... (pics)
One from Hong Kong, the Minichamps '74 Monaco, and one from Germany, the Model Car World "Exclusive" AE 1986 Monte Carlo SS.
The Monte is gorgeous. NEO/AE is really on its game!
The Minichamps is an excellent image of a "base" Monaco (looks right-on to me), and stands up well next to the AE's in my cabinet. The only thing that gives away it's cheaper price is the silver paint around the windshield.
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10/02/2012 9:08 pm
Both look excellent, Chet.
11/02/2012 3:12 am
Chet, fabulous images. The Minichamps may be ......
cheaper than the AE but it isn't cheap. Here on the UK this Monaco retails at nearly ?47! So for that price I would expect the chrome window surrounds to be heat foiled. IXO carry out this method on some of their models and it is much more realistic. IMHO this method is far superior to photo-etched parts used for window surrounds
BTW the Monaco is a re-colour of a previous issue which was on the market for ?35 just a year ago!
Anyway moan over. You have two very nice models here Chet.
Enjoy.
Cheers Chris
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK
11/02/2012 7:19 am
Agreed on photoetching, Chris. I don't like it. I'd rather have....
....some of the diecast that use more realistic rendering of chrome.
If photoetching disappeared, I wouldn't be sad. Just my own humble opinions.
11/02/2012 7:32 am
Great comparo - of how much American styling did not change in 12 years!
11/02/2012 11:28 am
11/02/2012 11:56 am
Chet, those are both beautiful cars and I'll take silver paint over foil any day. For me, even in careful handling, the foil is to vulnerable. I know for a fact, however, that I am the only one on the planet who doesn't like chrome foil.
I may just have to get that Dodge by Minichamps. It was drab and uninteresting then and the model captures the essence of the car perfectly, and I think it's kinda cool. Thanks for posting those great pictures.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
11/02/2012 1:59 pm
Yet I don't use cotton gloves when I drive my '009 Subaru Forester.
Why should I have to when I drive my '57 Oldsmobile detailed by John White, who was, incidently, willing to do me the Olds without foil chrome detail.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
11/02/2012 2:00 pm
Yet I don't use cotton gloves when I drive my '009 Subaru Forester.
Why should I have to when I drive my '57 Oldsmobile detailed by John White, who was, incidently, willing to do me the Olds without foil chrome detail. As you see, I have difficulty differentiating my world of 1:1 from my world of 1:43.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
11/02/2012 3:07 pm
Indeed I shall. Thanks, John.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
11/02/2012 4:00 pm
Labor costs spiral upward in China for detail-oriented factory workers. The 1:1 auto industry is booming and pays higher wages than model car companies.
11/02/2012 4:22 pm
I may be the only one on this Forum who likes photoetch.
I think that P/E looks far more realistic than any silver paint no matter how expertly applied. It also can be used to create finer details than foil. I guess I've been lucky in that none of my models have shed photoetch parts. Yet!
12/02/2012 3:48 am
That's bad - from 10 factories to 0...
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