Here is my contribution to the 1940's. This is a 1941 Buick convertible from WMCE. Of course, the 1940's is known for World War 2, and my third picture shows the Buick with a couple of 1/48 scale diecast airplanes from Carousel1. On the left is a German FW-190D, and on the right is a P-40 with markings from the Flying Tigers.
@ed-davis A very nice Buick, evocative diorama and great airoplanes. They have detail, but also that quality of looking real (which is quite a different thing). What scale are they and are they your own builds? Really nice post, thank-you.
The two airplanes are diecast models from a company called Carousel1. They came built and painted. Carousel1 is better known for making 1/18 scale models of race cars. From 2000 to about 2010 they introduced a line of 1/48 WW2 and WW1 airplanes. I have six of the WW2 planes. Their models were considered among the best at that time and still look great compared to more recent models.
Looking a little further on from Ed's Flying Tigers and VJ Day........ Ichimaru sings her 1947 hit 'Samisen Boogie Woogie' (though here it's listed as '49 and we have an earlier Cadillac - Altaya)
@ed-davis I'm afraid it's not the personal transport of any particular dignitary. At the risk of being repetitive, my collection is intended to impart a social history as well as design history and to this end I added the flags to imply growing tensions, stateside in 1939. The model will ultimately sit alongside this MAE Buick McLaughlin used by George VI and Queen Mary, while drumming-up support in the looming crisis, so the models should speak to what was going on quite nicely. (Though they used a Lincoln in the States and this Buick in Canada). I would like to get nice copy of Roosevelt's 'Sunshine Special' Lincoln but have only seen the Altaya version so far.
On a separate matter, I searched for some of your Carousel 1 models, earlier and it seems they're very hard to come by these days. I found an available Wildcat and P36 Hawk, but these speak more of the Pacific theatre than yours. If you had any idea of a dealer in the USA that might occasionally get these models in, I'd be pleased to know.
@ed-davis I had an uncle who flew a P-40 in Italy, shot down a Messerschmitt, but then he himself was shot by an FW-90 and had to bail out. Made it back home though!
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