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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:33:33 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:34:19 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:34:48 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:35:20 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:35:59 GMT -5
Here are some pictures of the Armco Ford Landau that recently arrived in my collection. In summery, I would have preferred a color other than white (or purple which seems out of keeping with the character of the car), it is very nicely detailed but also a bit small for 1:43 (which puts it in the company of the Trax XC Falcon coupe and every American Ford made by Minichamps). Ford Landau and Mainline Ute by Armco by Michael, on Flickr Ford Landau by Armco by Michael, on Flickr Ford Landau by Armco by Michael, on Flickr The welcoming committee Ford Landau by Armco and XB Falcon GT by Auto Art by Michael, on Flickr Comparison with XB Falcon Coupe by Auto Art Ford Landau by Armco and XB Falcon GT by Auto Art by Michael, on Flickr All Ford Show by Michael, on Flickr Comparison with 1969 Ford XL by Neo All Ford Show by Michael, on Flickr Comparison with 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100 by Minichamps Ford Landau by Armco and XC Falcon Coupe by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Comparison with XC Falcon Coupe by Trax
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:36:40 GMT -5
I had that thought too (unpainted resin -- the white is very white). Armco also offered this model in Violet with back top, yellow with a white top, blue with a white top and I think a steel gray too. However the colors other than white and violet are sold out. 1973 Ford Landau (Aus) P3 by Michael, on Flickr This is the color that I would really like to see, which seems most typical for the Landau.
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:37:40 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:38:11 GMT -5
My latest Trax purchase in the 1977 XC Ford Fairmont GXL. I am very excited to have an XC Fairmont in my collection but am disappointed with with the job that Trax did with this model. Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr 1977 Ford Fairmont GXL (Aus) by Michael, on Flickr Here is a comparison with Trax Opal series XB Falcon GT -- most people I've showed these pictures too seem to agree that Trax did a better job on the die-cast XB than on the resin XC. Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Ford XC Fairmont by Trax by Michael, on Flickr With Auto Art's XC Cobra. Resin Fest 2016 by Michael, on Flickr Armco's Landau and Trax's XC Fairmont.
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:39:00 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:41:17 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:41:49 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:42:42 GMT -5
Ford Australia Tribute by Michael, on Flickr Ford Australia Tribute. To welcome the arrival of the latest book on the history of Ford in Australia, "Ford Australia: The Cars and the People who Built Them", by M.D. Cook and D.M. Wallace, I pulled all the Ford Australia books from my library and a few models for this tribute. Ford Australia Tribute by Michael, on Flickr
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:43:22 GMT -5
Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016. Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Geelong Era: 1925-1959 Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Broadmeadows Era: 1959-2016 Resin-cast Fords by Trax by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr Tribute to Ford Assembly and Manufacturing in Australia 1925-2016 by Michael, on Flickr
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Post by ifhp on Apr 12, 2022 0:44:00 GMT -5
Ford Landaus by Armco and Ace. Ford Landau Comparison by Michael, on Flickr I didn't intend to have two Ford Landau models. I had the white Armco (1973-74) model first, but I didn't think the color gave the car justice, so when I came across the Ace (1975-76) model in Greacen Gold, I ordered it, and I am glad that I did. I would say that neither model is superior to the other, but they are slightly different. Sydney Street 1970s by Michael, on Flickr Ford Landau Comparison by Michael, on Flickr
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