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MPC
Model
1904 DarracqThis is a beautiful
build-up of the MPC 1904 Darracq by a talented
model-maker and painter.
The MPC model pictured above is a little over 4" long, and
the model-maker's
artistry transformed the bag of plastic parts into this beauty
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"Genevieve" as a drag car? The people at MPC
models must have thought they could interest more kids in their kit by offering
extra parts to allow its conversion into a dragster... but,
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Do you prefer the "classic version" (right)
or the "drag strip speed merchant version"
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Another view of a build-up of the MPC kit by
modelmaker Bruce Holroyd.
Believe it or not, these kits still turn up with regularity on eBay, so if
you find one and want a build-up,
Contact
Bruce. |
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Perfectly
Charming
A tiny, traditional English silver
charm-bracelet "Genevieve" that even lets you have a look under the hood.
That's a U.S. penny serving as the charm's support.
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Airfix Model
The Airfix kit was
made in the UK (The MPC kit, with its "drag racer"
variation, could only have come from the USA). It is almost
incomprehensible that the jumble of red plastic
in the bag at right could be painstakingly assembled and
painted to create the beautiful build-up seen above
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This Airfix kit is
roughly the same size as the MPC kit above (which is quite small
indeed; the photo at left includes an American Quarter to indicate
its size). This particular kit was missing a wheel! The model maker used molding compound to make
front and back impression of one of the three wheels included, then
used epoxy resin material to fill each impression. When this hardened,
he removed the newly formed replacement
tire halves - then filed, sanded and smoothed them to create the fourth
tire "from scratch."
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Etc.
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Above: the Charbens Miniature
Genevieve.
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Above: The Matchbox
Model of the Spyker seen in the film.
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The large children's pedal car at left was made in 1953, no doubt in response to the
movie's immense popularity.
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Commemorative Envelopes |
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