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Mercury 1957-01

            Road signature from Yatming-Group had made a model in scale 1:18 of the Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Convertible. Not because its one of the most famous car ever to roll on the streets, but because it is a testimony of car design in the 1950 America!

This car is so over the top in so many senses, that it must has a place for the collector community. At first some one could easy oversee this “Dream car Design” but try to look at my Sun Star Mercury Montclair 1956 and then at my Sun Star Mercury Parklane 1959. This batch of sister-cars in a small time frame, is good to show how quickly the evolution was on the Mercurys (and others makes) in those days. – A new car was quickly looking old a few years later!

Mercury 1957 with Dream Car Design was a milestone in “new” inventions and design. Therefore we shall be glad for Road Signatures choice of release the car in scale 1:18.

The model is getting harder to find in ordinary shops, but if you search a bit on the net, you will see a lot of models in different color schemes incl. the famous Pace car from Indianapolis 500 1957, witch only four originals was made in scale 1:1. Other colors include the: Light yellow, Mocha brown and two-tone Red-white and this model here; Pacific Blue and Classic White as the name on the paint chips card. The model only comes as a Convertible (I’m a fan of hardtops, so I still hope some day…) This is a low, looong car and the Continental Kit gives the car some inches more of length. In my mind the Continental Kit can really ruin some good looking cars – take the 59 Impala! But in this chase, it suits the car well and gives it a smooth appearance seen in profile. 

So how well is the model made; and is there some easy improvements to add the model?
Road Signature models is in the budget segment regarding price and detail richness. I most say I was surprised to see how little this model was “missing”

I started with the front end of the car and gave the grill some contrast by painted the holes black. Over the headlights is the parking and directional lights located. They were painted white. Inside; the interior had only minor issues. The steering wheel was painted white and the chrome trim on the front and back seats was treated with Liquid Chrome. The backend of the car was perfect: The only thing was a red dot (lamp) on the backlights.

The model itself is well made all over, the parts fits well and no gabs around the hood and doors. The paintwork and Chrome parts are very good for a model in this price range!
The deck lid can not be open as on so many other models from the Yatming Group. 

I will highlight the fine plastic lenses both in front lights and in particular the backlights. The hubcaps have fine printed emblems in the center. The model have markings allover well printed. The hood and deck lid have detailed ornaments that distingue the car well and a bit of paint work here, by a toothpick enhance the details. The interior is a bit sparse, but is acceptable. If we open the hood the motor have more details than we often see on early released models. The wheels fit well on the shafts – all in all a well build model here.

Taken on: April 30, 2018

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Sets appears in: • Hoax Brochure frontpage • Mercury Turnpike Cruiser 1957

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