1927 Delage, Auto-Kits, 1/24

[Matt Bacon]

1960s-vintage white metal kit, with a reasonable amount of detail and wind-it-yourself wire wheels. This build was inspired by this:

...of which more later...

best,

M.

 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Matt Bacon

[jaymcminn]

Great work on a really challenging kit. Not many modelers can take on a 60-year-old white metal kit and have it turn out this nice!

[Jim B]

Nicely done. Very unique car.

[Dave B]

Great build Matt, I must show your build to my mate, his doesn't have the detail of yours.

Dave B

[Pierre Rivard]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful, and the photography is very creative with all these angle shots.

Another great one from your shop sir!

[Mike 1017]

Looks great. These drivers were brave racing cars like this.

Mike

[stavanzer]

Matt, you are a True Artiste! That is "Grade A" modeling right there.

Good Show.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Nice job! Great-looking Racer.

[Sonorandog]

Very nicely done.  Turned out wonderful.

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[Bainford]

Another beauty, Matt. A lovely old racer. Very nicely done.

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Bugatti Fan]

Great build Matt, and shows the potential of those old white metal Autokits.

The observant may have noticed a clear acrylic support under Matt's model. That is because white metal kits are quite heavy overall and the suspension units tend to gradually sag under the weight of the main bodywork.

[Matt Bacon]

So, ultimately the idea with these is to display them as a tribute to Roy Cross, who painted the Eagle magazine covers, reproducing them as best I can. I have decided on a "picture frame" approach, where the car sits on an angled plinth to present it in the attitude it is painted in on the cover, and the Eagle masthead and cover furniture "frame" it to set the viewpoint. This is a prototype base using low res printouts and some spare corrugated card for structure. Once I'm happy with the exact angles, I'll make up the final version with foamcore board and best quality print. I also want to wait until I've had a go at the second one before finalising it, because if possible I'd like the cover "frames" to be the same size for all of them, but that obviously depends on if that's feasible with different sized cars in different perspectives in the cover painting. The printed patterns on the base and backdrop are the result of some fairly busy Photoshop sessions to remove the main subject from teh original picture and clone the surrounding texture in its place.

Time to adjust the angles slightly and make a final version of the base...

best,

M.

[1959scudetto]

Mighty impressive model, Matt - especially considering the fact that the basis was a  60-year old white-metal kit !!!

[Matt Bacon]

These'll be the last, I promise! Here it is on the final version of the display base:

Tight crop to compare directly to the real cover painting:

 

And what it REALLY looks like... revealing all its secrets.

best,

M.

 

[Phildaupho]

Very nice. I realiy enjoyed your post and display

[slusher]

Great build!