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27/08/2019 12:21 pm
PICS 1962 Buick Electra from Goldvarg Collection.
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Dear friends,
Here are the very first shots of the 1962 Buick Electra . Colors Cameo Cream & Burgundy.photo no longer available
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27/08/2019 12:39 pm
Superb replicas of these magnificent Buicks !
27/08/2019 1:05 pm
Beautiful.
27/08/2019 5:33 pm
Another must-have. Very well done!
27/08/2019 8:46 pm
again a winner !
28/08/2019 5:53 am
+1
28/08/2019 6:17 am
Wonderful! Is this the final wheel trim? Here is the original wheel cover design (PIC) for the 1962 Electra 225.
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28/08/2019 6:21 am
Also, the color chip charts suggest that Cameo Cream was a soft, buttery yellow.
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28/08/2019 10:15 am
Hello, Brian, please note that this prototype the photos has the wheels of the 1965 Mercury and they are just for reference, as the final well are not ready yet.
regarding the color, I used Pantone 2005 C, which is very close. If I use the softer yellow, it will look very poor in scale with contrast of the white roof and the tan interior. I already did it and is not what I should expect from a 1/43 model when you see it for the first time out of the box. Best regards, Sergio.
28/08/2019 11:37 am
Thank you for your reply, Sergio! I look forward to the model very much.
28/08/2019 12:49 pm
It should also be explained here that our eyes see differently when we look at a big 18 to 20 foot long automobile, and then expect a little six inch model to appear the same. It is so much smaller but our brain does not know that. So if we used the same can of spray paint as we did on our big car, and then shot our little model it does not look right and we get freaky. Now you know why. Kinda.
01/09/2019 1:31 am
I rarely like yellow cars, but this one is dropdead gorgeous!