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Topic starter
17/05/2023 9:07 pm
OK, what do you do when you find you have more than one of a model. Do you keep it, display it, sell it or give it away. Well, if you're me, you'd pop a tire change on the models to start with and see where that leads.
OK, all fun aside, I knew I had two of these, (well three now with the NB Center release) I bought it to just to do this with it, put a set of whitewall tires in it. Now I have done this with several models, either removing the whitewall tires, or adding them in some cases. I had seen one of these in 1:1 format and was intrigued by the look it had with whitewall tires, so I picked up another one when it went on sale and switched the tires. To be honest, I am not as intrigued with it as I thought I would be, your thoughts? (Oh, a 3rd one came to my collection after watching John Kauvakas' "My Take" the difference in color had me hooked.
Anyway, here it is with a new set of shoes.
1942 DeSoto Custom DeLuxe Sedan, BML 29
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
17/05/2023 9:34 pm
Great pics, John. This one totally surprises me. I usually welcome the addition of white walls. Maybe it's because we got to see the 1:1 close-up. But, I think I like it with black walls better.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
17/05/2023 9:52 pm
Bleche-White disagrees. And yes, that's the way google spells it.
John Merritt reacted
17/05/2023 10:33 pm
Lol, that actually is correct and the original Westley's actually spelled it that way, too.
Steve Jacobs and John Merritt reacted
18/05/2023 8:36 am
I use Bleche-White on all three of my 1/1 scale car's tires. As to the 42 DeSoto, being that civilian automobile production was about to end, the black walls would certainly be more appropriate IMO.
18/05/2023 12:24 pm
Here's shots of a year earlier pair with black walls and trim rings for comparison.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
18/05/2023 4:54 pm
Black walls are my preference here, but then, it is the eye of the beholder.
John Merritt reacted
18/05/2023 6:33 pm
it was interesting that during the war (I think both WWII and Korea) they sold white "trim rings" to kind of simulate the whitewall look, because of materials shortages, etc.
Steve Jacobs reacted
Topic starter
18/05/2023 7:11 pm
I agree that this model definitely looks better with black wall tires, and if I didn't already have another one decked out that way, I'd switch it back. So, for now it will remain with its whitewall shoes until I decide to possibly change the color.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
19/05/2023 12:18 am
it was interesting that during the war (I think both WWII and Korea) they sold white "trim rings" to kind of simulate the whitewall look, because of materials shortages, etc.
Common on late 40s Mopars as I recall.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA