Thames Woody

[alan barton]

Can't be certain but I reckon that would do the job. It looks smaller than the Revell Model A - maybe there's one in your stash you could compare it with?

 

Cheers

Alan

[bisc63]

Modify it! Drop a Corvair engine and drive-train in the back; you'll still have cargo space above, and you gain some up front as well!

[Brian Austin]

Fun project.

 

For woodgrain, to make a scale acoustic guitar, I loosely mixed Testors yellow and Turn Signal Amber (and perhaps something else such as brown as well) on a piece or cardboard or similar for a palette.  The idea is to let the paint streak and vary in color as you brush it on the model surface.  For a woodie's framing, I'd try a darker mix.

[bill-e-boy]

A modern equivalent would be the OHV Ford engine in the Tamiya Lotus Seven

Those old Thames and 4 door Prefect cars were dire. Under powered and fell over easy if cornered too fast. 0-60 in about five hours because that how long it took to find a long enough steep down hill run with a tail wind. And then you were lucky to get to 60. LOL

[Belugawrx]

 

On 11/19/2020 at 11:55 PM, Brian Austin said:

Fun project.

Wow, that looks just like my Yamaha FG-345...Nice job

Edited November 23, 2020 by Belugawrx

[SpeedShift]

Thanks guys......if this is the one, not sure I want to pay Ebay prices and shipping from UK or France....may have a line on one in USA.....

Edited November 23, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

So, I won a Heller Citroen truck kit on Ebay (seller in USA) when gets here I'll post the engine side by side with teh 4 banger...then decide.

In the meantime, I'll need to keep working on back dating the body shell to  a stock Thames panel.

I have PE grilles on the way from Model Car Garage, both the front and R and L side grilles in the hood.

The photo Joe/Southpier sourced, as well as one I found in Gasser Wars magazine, indicates I need to add wood crossmembers across the top of both the driver and passenger doors,  and trim/angle the wood cross members along the bottom of the roof rain gutter,  to more accurately represent a stock Thames woody.

Edited November 24, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

....added angled window trim to more accurately match stock woody.

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by SpeedShift

[misterNNL]

Excellent and carefully done work towards an unusual subject.

[SpeedShift]

Thank you....looks like the Revell kit flip front hood has to go, in order  to back date to a stock Thames.

Scribing the saw cut line next.

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by SpeedShift

[Modlbldr]

Beautiful work going on here. I.love what you are doing. Keep it up!

Later-

[doorsovdoon]

Very nice work.

[SpeedShift]

The Heller Citroen truck kit arrived.....I pulled the engine parts and made a comparison to the Revell 4 banger.

When compared the stock Thames/Anglia engine pictures , the Heller engine (grey)is more accurate for the valve cover, exhaust and fuel intake location, but is a bit too large in height and length when compared to the Revell 4 banger (white) for the Thames engine compartment. I think I'm going to heavily modify the Revell 4 banger.

Edited November 28, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

I modified the Revell 4 banger to match reference pictures for a stock Thames/Anglia engine. 

Reduced the engine bock size, switched the intake and carburetor and the exhaust ports from the right to left side. Scrounged an air cleaner from the parts stash.

Air cleaner looks too large, but photos indicate different models had very different air cleaner shapes and sizes so maybe I'll go with it, or just sand it down.

Edited November 29, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

The engine compartment has a deck, like a battery tray in front of the firewall, so I'll need to adjust the space in the engine compartment to allow for that.

The modified engine also needs to sit lower in the compartment.

The stock Thames "Gasser" kit crossmember was made a bit large to accommodate the big Chevy fuel injected engine, which was located further back on the front frame, and the kit crossmember interferes with placement of the smaller Thames engine more to the front and positioned lower.

I'll need to cut off the stock kit front crossmember with the new axle I made,  and replace it with a smaller crossmember, to make the adjustment.

Edited November 29, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

[SpeedShift]

A new photo I found shows the stock Thames had a single leaf spring over an older model rear axle/differential...looks like my previous unit with dual leaf springs and 9inch has to go.

Edited November 29, 2020 by SpeedShift

[styromaniac]

The Revell 31 Woody or Sedan kits as well as the 29 Roadster Pick Up have been good sources for those stock Ford Model A suspension parts and axles.

[SpeedShift]

I think I have some of those parts....as well as some parts from older AMT KITS.

THE SINGLE HORIZONTAL FLAT LEAF SPRING TOOK SOME TIME TO DIG UP, AS A LOT OF SPRINGS HAVE A BEND...

Edited December 1, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

Got some PE saw blades from Model Car Garage so used one to cut the hood from the kit flip front end and grille.

Found some pleated bucket seats that I sawed in two that will replace the bench seat I was going to use, and found a parts box dash board to modify.

Here's the new component status as of this evening.

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

Bent the backs to the bucket seats and filled with epoxy putty...with wire detail.

Will need to scratch build a frame for each.

Edited December 1, 2020 by SpeedShift

[SpeedShift]

I pulled the wheels/hubcaps from the 37 Ford Pick up kit, which are supposed to be a better match to a stock Anglia./Thames. Not sure I like the look as much as the white wall steelies, but I'll worry about that decision later.

[misterNNL]

On 11/29/2020 at 11:53 AM, SpeedShift said:

A new photo I found shows the stock Thames had a single leaf spring over an older model rear axle/differential...looks like my previous unit with dual leaf springs and 9inch has to go.

Those bare sheet metal photos are perfect for your project. Very unusual pictures to take for any reason.

[SpeedShift]

Been doing more research than building on this one....details hard to find, often they don't include model or year....

[SpeedShift]

Worked on the Thames dashboard......reference picture shows glove box on right, speedometer and amps, fuel gauge on left.

Center panel has an ignition key near bottom, and a handle above that might be to crank the windshield open, but that's just a guess.