Gerald Wingrove pewter cars. (1 Viewer)

[Hazebrouck]

I know there are some car fans on this forum!

I've been after a 1/32 car or two to display with my figures, preferrably Edwardian or early vintage and haven't had much luck. I walked by an op shop this morning and saw these two in the window and thought they warranted a closer look. They aren't Edwardian but when I turned them over and found they were castings of Gerald Wingrove models I thought they were a good thing.

They are a 1931 Mercedes Benz SSK and 1932 Murphy Duesenberg. They are beautifully sculptured and look right.

The Deusenberg has a 1977 date and the SSK 1981. They appear to be cast in an upper body, chassis and driveline/steering parts and soldered together.

I brought them home and had a look at Wingroves website and they are 1/32 and look about right with 54mm figures.

The SSK is missing a headlight but I might make a replacement and paint the car and look around for a RAF or Luftwaffe figure to go with the car.

 

[wayne556517]

Post pics when your finished should look great.

 

[Hazebrouck]

Post pics when your finished should look great.

Will do- some time in the future. A few projects still to get through.

Scott

 

[Hazebrouck]

Coming back to this thread. I firstly made a new headlight out of milliput for the Mercedes SSk by using the remaining one as a mould. I wasn't happy with the result and didn't really know what to do with the car. However.... I have always liked the look of that King & Country Bentley and thought that the Afrika Korps may have entertained building something similar.... one aerosol of Tamiya Desert Yellow aerosol and some old 1/35 decals later...... sometimes its good to have a bit of fun making things!

 

[waynepoo]

Now I like that, great work mate, you can just imagine some Jerry AK officer joy riding around some desert town...
Wayne.