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12/12/2022 9:24 pm
1949 Cadillac Series 62 Sedanette Club Coupe - Western Models in Fiesta Ivory
1956 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville Hardtop - GIM in Duchess Green & Princess Green
1961 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible - Stamp Models in Jade Metallic
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
13/12/2022 5:08 pm
A nice hat trick set John!
I was bidding on a MOC '49 Caddy sedanette, but I was outbid.....it sold for only $512....well under market value in my opinion.
13/12/2022 8:46 pm
That '61 is, IMO, DDG ! And your pics make it appear to be a 1:1Â
Steve
13/12/2022 9:23 pm
John,
Your 1949 reminded me of one that I learned much from when I detailed it.
The Cadillac stood proud so I decided to scrape it. Paint too thick paint and then the light undercoat showed through. Lesson: Removing and repainting the body allows for successful scraping to create the fine "chrome".
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I also tried to paint the Caddy logo with mixed success, Too much detail and busy, a decal would have worked better tho the Chevy simpler shield for instance, shows better and is easier to paint.
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The dash was too chromey as on the 1:1. Maybe some blackwash would have helped?
Models = Miracles in miniature = Holding History in ones hand
Cheers and Happy Collecting,
Steve
13/12/2022 11:37 pm
Beautiful work on the fastback Caddy, Steve. Â
Mark Lampariello and John Merritt reacted
13/12/2022 11:41 pm
What beautiful 1/43 Cadillacs .... all of them. Truly, the Standard of the World !
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John Merritt reacted
14/12/2022 12:02 am
14/12/2022 10:20 am
Truly lovely models ,but $512 for any 1/43 model is in my book Insane!🤯
14/12/2022 10:40 am
@larry-kemling Insane, yes! But I would pay $500 easily for one of my holy grails! Which is a crazy, I admit! 😜
John Merritt reacted
14/12/2022 11:03 am
John Merritt: Â An interesting mistake in labeling on the GIM '56 Coupe de Ville. Note that the side script says 'Eldorado'
          I have a blue /white version  correctly badged Coupe de Ville.
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Topic starter
14/12/2022 12:18 pm
John Merritt: Â An interesting mistake in labeling on the GIM '56 Coupe de Ville. Note that the side script says 'Eldorado'
          I have a blue /white version  correctly badged Coupe de Ville.
I never caught that, Stanton. Thanks for pointing it out. I bought this model because of the color. I'll have to see if I can remove the script.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
14/12/2022 12:39 pm
Truly lovely models ,but $512 for any 1/43 model is in my book Insane!
Posted by: @karl
 Insane, yes! But I would pay $500 easily for one of my holy grails! Which is a crazy, I admit!Â
That MOC '49 Caddy is one of my holy grails, and if it were a buy-it-now auction for $512, I would own it.
Ed Davis reacted
14/12/2022 4:16 pm
I sort of agree with you. There are a couple of MOC models, which I would pay $500 each, but not much more. The 49 Cadillac is not one of them, so I would not compete with you for that one.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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