Helix Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Another old kit bought from a garage sale last year guys ! 1973 issue and built straight from the box with no aftermarket bits.... Even the old school 'glue together' tyres worked a treat and the decals were still good! Testors silver base coat with Tamiya clear red.... Certainly was a challenge to build, the door hinges and chrome parts were a 'PINTA', still not sure if I correctly put them on trying to follow the vague instructions ! Don't you just love that 4 banger engine ! Cheers Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 looks great ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Outstanding build Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Not bad for a vintage kit. But you should foil the rear door handle... Also... what's that hole in the firewall for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Nice model from a fiddly kit. The hole in the firewall is where the fuel filter should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 so nice !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I just assumed the firewall aperture was a variation of the Von Dutch "Tube le Dump". see page #4 - www.aeclassic.com/von_dutch_kenford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Cheers guys, thanks for the feedback! Funny you should say that Harry, the kit has separate chrome handles for the doors and hood, not the rear door!! So what I did rather than BMF, was carefully buff the clear red coat off exposing the silver base to outline the handle As for the hole in the firewall Danno / Joe, the instructions showed nothing about placing a filter there and no part on the tree resembles a filter ! Thanks again Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpletcher55 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 nice job on an old kit ,they are very fiddly little thing.s to work with , looks supper , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Nice work Ray , looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Nice job on one of my all time favorite kits! I have at least three in my stash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Nice model from a fiddly kit. The hole in the firewall is where the fuel filter should be. Choke rod on the four cylinder carburetor or the fuel filter Edited July 17, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Choke rod on the four cylinder carburetor or the fuel filter Nope. Not the carburetor adjustment (choke) rod. The hole is too high on the firewall; the choke rod penetrates the firewall below the horizontal crease. Edited July 17, 2014 by Danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm tellin' ya's, it's for to lose the beer can so the fuzz don't bust ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Looked through a lot of old instructions, it wasn't in any of them. big enough hole though. Edited July 17, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Cheers guys, thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Not bad for a vintage kit. But you should foil the rear door handle... Also... what's that hole in the firewall for? Very simple, Harry! Given that Model A Fords all had their gas tanks as either the cowling itself (1928-29 roadster, coupe, 2dr sedan and the unique taxicab body) or underneath the cowl panel (1928-29 Fordor sedans, all 1930-31 body styles), that is where the fuel line came through the firewall, and where the sediment bulb was located (which is in the Revell kits, used when the stock engine is installed (remember, Model A, like every other American car at the time of the A's introduction, used gravity feed from fuel tank (Ford in particular) or a fuel reservoir at the top of the firewall in the case of vacuum-feed of gasoline from a chassis-mounted tank, in the days before AC developed the first camshaft-actuated diaphragm fuel pumps. FWIW, EVERY Model A Ford built 1927-31 had as its dashboard, the rear face of the gas tank, with a gas gauge directly in the tank itself, having a magnifier lens which even showed actual gasoline when the tank was full up! Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thanks again for the further comments guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 sweet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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