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08/12/2018 2:14 am
[PICS] re the GFCC '56 Lincoln it's worth reporting that my purple Lincoln arrived from China today, in superb protective foam packaging, just 8 days after my order was acknowledged.
The roof still looks a tiny fraction high at the front, but it's not that bad really. The colour seems to have been quite popular on the 1:1 cars, and as someone pointed out, the wheel covers are (maybe by good luck) a pretty good match for the real thing.
The window frames and the chrome spear on the lower body would be hugely improved with a touch of BMF.
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The one really bizarre thing about the model is that if you look in the rear window it looks like it has a transparent tubular roll cage!
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Those plastic pipes seem to locate the rear of the glazing unit into the rear parcel shelf, but there are actually two rivets in the roof which look as though they could easily hold the glazing in place, so I have no idea what the purpose is, unless it is to enable the seating unit and glazing to be fitted as one pre-assembled unit.
Fortunately this odd feature isn't too noticeable from most angles, it just looks like reflections in the curved corners of the back window. But it is kind of weird. Never seen anything like it.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
08/12/2018 3:06 am
08/12/2018 3:49 am
I'm impressed with those ducts too. I've put these on models in the past...
not easy to do.
08/12/2018 3:58 am
Ducts can be made from small plastic tubing that is sold..
in fishing tackle shops. It's used apparently for feeding the line through and the smaller size tubing is exactly the right size for these ducts. Drill a hole in the parcel shelf either side and put in the correct length of tube. The roof of the car will keep the tubing straight. This method was not my original idea - I learned it from a fellow model maker.
Topic starter
08/12/2018 4:14 am
Good grief! You learn something new every day.
I can only apologise for my appalling ignorance, and for accusing GFCC of clumsy build techniques.
Mind you, the arrangement doesn't exactly look aesthetically appealing on the real car. Couldn't they have done something less obtrusive, like running pipes inside the internal padding of the C pillars? Or maybe the idea was to advertise to your hot-and-bothered neighbours that you could afford an air-conditioned Lincoln?
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
08/12/2018 5:06 am
Agree Graeme, not the most attractive accessory...
I've fitted them on Cadillacs and Packards from 1954 but not a Lincoln. It seems odd that this maker included this highly detailed and correctly scaled feature and then made the windscreen too tall.
08/12/2018 6:14 am
Fender air inlets
Graeme:
Note the small duct inlet scoops which protrude from the rear fenders.
These were air feeders to the trunk mounted compressor which sent air to the transparent distribution tubes. An expensive option, a small percentage of '56 Lincolns had AC.
08/12/2018 8:39 am
Looks good!
08/12/2018 1:27 pm
Back in 1972 I saw a Lincoln on the street in Memphis.
It had the same tubes, that's when I found out what they were. Nice detail for GFCC to have added!
08/12/2018 3:54 pm
I got my 59 Bonneville cv the other day from the same place. Really looks good as does your Lincoln
09/12/2018 2:45 pm
I'm impressed. I've never seen those tubes installed in any model in any scale.
10/12/2018 7:09 am
Wish they would hurry up with mine ordered a while ago...