Harry P. Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yep... another "moldy oldie!" No WIP this time. This is the old 1/16 Aurora kit from the "American Classics" series. You've seen my other posts of kits from this series... Rambler, curved-dash Olds, Buick, etc. Like those kits, this one is highly simplified with many details missing... like no dash gauges or details at all! And it's a curbside... nothing under the hood. Which is no great loss, as all that was under the hood of the real car was a big round boiler. The actual "engine" is mounted just in front of the rear axle and looks like a big round can...no real detail on the outside. I added a lot of stuff to this model that wasn't in the box. Let's see... what did I do... • Added missing brake linkages. • Added all dash details (scratchbuilt gauges and valves, etc.) • Scratchbuilt front fender stays placed in the correct position. • Scratchbuilt front axle/tie rod/spindles/linkages to allow for posable steering • Reworked all springs and added mounting plates, U-bolts, and "nuts" made of hex-shaped styrene rod • Scratchbuilt spring mounts • Scratchbuilt steering column and all hand controls • "Stanley" logo on the hood found online, colored/sized in Photoshop, printed out, etc. Plus more... can't remember it all. Anyway... on to the pix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 A few more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 OK, this is the real car ,where's the model? Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Boy the yellow wheels and suspension really pop. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Another beauty Harry. Great job as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Harry this car is HOT !!!! Looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Another beauty Harry. Great job as usual. Exactly what I thought. You sure do fine work Harry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Harry, fantastic work as usual, but I do miss the wip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Absolutely amazing. A beautiful old steamer. I think ol' Jay Leno would be fooled this is plastic. Awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Incredible model Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Another wonderful build , a lot of nice detail work , your building skills are amazing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 It looks like it belongs in Jay Leno's garage. Beautiful work Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaron76 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Very nice, Harry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Really nice! I'd love to see some close up photos of the work you did on the steering column & dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Maybe this will work. I just enlarged some of the existing photos. I might have to take new ones with macro on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle potts Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Like always, stunning work. You've finished more in 3 months than I've done in 2 years, And absolutely fabulous work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_67 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Wow, I like looking at all the details. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Amazing work, as always, Harry! I'm glad you are keeping models of these old cars alive. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Another great model, Harry! Love the color combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Very nice Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Popping down to your local museum and taking photos of the real thing, then trying to pass it off as a model just isn't fair Harry ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Dang, How long did it take you to build this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Spectacular, Harry! Just spectacular. But, uhhhh, shouldn't it be in 'Big Boyz'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Dang, How long did it take you to build this? A few days. Remember, no engine to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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