So there are three methods (maybe four?) now for silver trim on 1/43 models: photoetched (PE), pad printed, and foiling. Then people scrap off the paint as well - not sure if this is used in any factory though. Stamp has added a new method - "scalding silver decals", which seems very labor intensive but worth it for larger models (per their Facebook post).
I have some older resin Alfas with PE trim falling off, but there are not so many choices on Alfas in our favored scale that i am still happy to have them. I am also happy with the pad printed Ixo diecast I have. Don't think I have any foiled models myself.
This old Ixo 8C 2900 looks foiled to me but it can't be for a cheap diecast? Is it pad printed?
Yes it is. But is it room temperature or 'scalding' in its application?
I thought I read once that this form of chroming involved a hot imprinting device of some kind. So it could be that this works on diecast, but maybe not so well on resin models since the material might melt or warp. A lot of Ixo and Premium X models have this type of chrome, which looks better than any other method.
Karl, regarding item number 1, I am very much interested in the 1.000,000th Morris Minor in lilac. I did not realize Lansdowne was still alive after what’s been going on at Brooklin. I tried to read the article but since I’m not on Facebook I couldn’t get into it. As a Morris Minir enthusiast I certainly will want one of these. I hope they will use the original casting as it is incredibly accurate. A revision of the grille, windshield, and rear window is all that will be needed to update the model. Here are images of the 1,000,000th Morris Minor and images of Lansdowne’s original Morris Minor.
Original Morris Minor by Lansdowne
More history on the Minor Million. Corgi produced a 43rd model of his in lilac a number of years ago as a variation of there two door sedan. Pictured is a Corgi convertible and the Million (with trim rings added) and a Spot On Minor four door.
Some more details on a 1:1 version. A bit of history. Way back in the town I lived in, Brisbane California in 1977, a friend discovered a derelict Minor in a local warehouse that was for sale. Close examination of this car determined it had minimal lilac paint shown, and was VIN number 1,000,000! A very historic car as all 350 lilac Minors built in 1961 were commemorative cars for the first British car that Britain built over a million of. All were lilac in color with white leather interiors and trim rings. This particular car was thought to have been the car displayed at the 1961 New York motor show but somehow it ended up in California in a forlorn state some 16 years later. It was bought by my friend for its significance and was subsequently passed around among Morris enthusiasts moving to San Jose, San Diego and ultimately to Portland Oregon with various owners none having the motivation or wherewithal to restore it. Sometime around 2012 it passed through an estate and into the hands of auto restorer Dave Adams, in Portland. Finally, an owner who did it right with a very high quality restoration and was shown at the All British Field Meet in Portland in 2014 winning a peoples' choice award. It was later sold at an Arizona auction and has subsequently been repatriated to the UK, where it's significance as car number 1,000,000 will be acknowledged by Minor enthusiasts. Shown here with its restorer, the late,Dave Adams, at the Portland Oregon ABFM in 2014.
There are plenty of negative opinions expressed on Forum 43, most of them politely, with respect, and constructively. The same harshness and disrespect shown in this most recent dust-up have been displayed to others. When it comes to keeping the peace and demanding respect for all, which nearly all of us do so well, I'm not going to "get over it."
