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Topic starter
06/10/2023 8:08 pm
Actual house located in Lenox, Massachusetts
Architectual model in 1:43 built in 1989. I wish I’d taken pictures during construction as it is stick built just like the actual house built in 1941. Construction of model is out of basswood. Garage door opens so 1:43 scale car fits right in.
(Post worked this time. Thanks, John. Not sure what was causing the problem)
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
06/10/2023 8:12 pm
Magical. Now which of our models would we drive out of the garage? Do you still have the model, David?
06/10/2023 8:20 pm
Here's something we did for David several years ago,
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Topic starter
06/10/2023 8:32 pm
Thanks, John, for posting this video again after all these years. In 2010 the roof was replaced with wood shakes and an outdoor shower was added.
Here’s how it looks today.
and at night
. . . .All in the world of 1:43
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
Topic starter
06/10/2023 9:14 pm
Charles, any one of our 1:43 cars would be at home in the garage. Interesting observation: When that house was built in 1941, the garages were narrower and all cars had bench front seats so in a one car garage the driver simply slid over to exit by the right front door. With today’s center consoles it’s much more difficult for the driver to get out of the car in an earlier one car garage attached to a house of that vintage.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
07/10/2023 4:48 am
@david-knight A very keen observation. When I think of a charming house like this, in New England, I can imagine the problems an owner in the sixties or seventies might have had, given they'd likely favour full width Imperials or Eldorado! (Perhaps I've been looking at too many car ad's !)
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