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Topic starter
20/11/2021 9:35 pm
Sergio is tempting us again with some new announcements posted to his website and Facebook page. Check ‘em out!
1936 Chevrolet Fitzjohn stretched bus in two versions
1953 Buick station wagon in terrace green or mandarin red
21/11/2021 2:16 am
The Buick wagon will be a must have, but are we sure the angle of the tailgate is correct?
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
renato bardi and renato bardi reacted
21/11/2021 5:47 am
@john-quilter Buick need some adjustments, as Sergio say is just a first prototype...
Randy Rusk and Randy Rusk reacted
21/11/2021 8:45 am
I agree the Buick is a must. I have the DM 1/24 scale and would definitely add these 1/43s.
21/11/2021 10:41 am
I love the bus image. What an interesting choice.
21/11/2021 11:38 am
Not an expert, but the actual slope of the tailgate looks OK to me, but it seems to "bulge" a little too much and needs flattening just a little, but that could just be the paint colour on the prototype. Hope the light wood effect will be captured better on the final version.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
21/11/2021 12:00 pm
This is a prototype of course and changes/tweaks will be made. I think it will be a beauty when finally finished but to my eye the windows are not quite tall enough compared to the black example supplied by Graeme. I would love to see a black color offered as well.
21/11/2021 5:52 pm
The Fitzjohn bus, this one built on a basic Chevrolet sedan, is interesting. Here's a brief history: FitzJohn was a bus manufacturer in Muskegon, Michigan. The company was founded October 8, 1919, by Harry Alphonse FitzJohn, and built over 5,000 bus bodies, complete buses, stretchout sedans and passenger-carrying trailers before closing down in May 1958. There was also a Canadian counterpart.
The Chevrolet-based Fitzjohn reminds me of this from my shelves:
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David Green and David Green reacted
22/11/2021 11:56 am
Here's the Flxible Capitol bus from Randy's post. Made by Corgi in 1:50. I bought mine at the AACA Museum gift shop after seeing the 1:1 there.
