Re: Vehicles

Posted by Keith Hayes on Jun 07, 2015; 2:23pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Vehicles-tp2435p2449.html

I confess I am not a 'car guy.' Growing up, we would see an old car pass by and my Dad would wistfully say there goes and old 'insert year and make here!' If it was my Grandfathers, they would give the car a less longing glance, as I sense they had spent too much time coaxing them over the road in Denver, Durango or points between.

The thing is, car guys have it figured out, and they have all kinds of great resources on the web. We train guys think we are wierd! The set I got was made for a Dick Tracy movie, but the original labels and the models themselves have no markings indicating the make and year. So I Googled the movie, and darn if there is not a whole subset of car-movie folks who pull stills and ID the cars!

The four cars appear to be a 1937 Studebaker Dictator; a 1937 Dodge D2 Wagon; a 1936 Ford Wagon; and a 1938 Ford Coupe. For reasons I don't know, there is a proliferation of Ford models in 1/64, so it is nice to get some variety for Leadville's streets.

With model and year in hand, you can turn to the internet and get paint chip cards to dial in the color!



Plus, you can check the model with the image search, and get an idea for the trim treatment: neat. Now the cars have a chance at being the proper color, and I can select some colors other than black.