Eric Macleod Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I present my rendition of Missing Link's resin reissue of the SMP 1911 Chevrolet, my first completion in over two years. While it is correct to have no top and no windshield for these cars, personally I think a car looks sort of ugly without them. I had a very hard time cleaning up the flash on the kit provided wheels, and ultimately decided to replace them with a wheel tire combination from the AMT 1923 Ford Coupe kit....and destroyed one of those too. There is no engine supplied in this model. I considered scratch building an engine for this kit, I really wanted a model that was done. Warts and all, here it is. I think it looks decent along side another crude model, the Tonka 1913 Ford Model T Touring. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 A couple more photos... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Nice job! Great to see one built! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Super nice model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks for the compliments. Looking at it in the photos, I see at least three places that need to be touched up. Never fails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 That's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Neat old car. Nice job!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Those are both seriously cool! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Always nice to see these old ladies getting build.You did them justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Looks good, I agree with you about the windshield and top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Thanks again for all your compliments. I have one more photo after adding a Michigan 1911 license plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice build of an unusual subject! Refreshing to see some brass era stuff posted. What kit is the Model T Coupelet in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 12 hours ago, RSchnell said: Nice build of an unusual subject! Refreshing to see some brass era stuff posted. What kit is the Model T Coupelet in the background? Good eye. The Coupelet is an Aardvark/Model Martin transkit. It included the body, interior. Top, hood, radiator, fenders and litte doo-dads like top irons and door handles. Andy Martin is a contributor here and could address the question in more detail. In the case of my build, I used the '25 Ford Model T Runabout for the chassis, running gear and wheels. I had Chrometech plate the small parts brass but they seem to have disappeared so I am not sure who I would use now. Hope that helps a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Eric Macleod said: Good eye. The Coupelet is an Aardvark/Model Martin transkit. It included the body, interior. Top, hood, radiator, fenders and litte doo-dads like top irons and door handles. Andy Martin is a contributor here and could address the question in more detail. In the case of my build, I used the '25 Ford Model T Runabout for the chassis, running gear and wheels. I had Chrometech plate the small parts brass but they seem to have disappeared so I am not sure who I would use now. Hope that helps a little. Thanks for the info! I've used Tamiya clear yellow over Bare metal foil and Floquil Silver to simulate brass and actually doesn't look too bad. Used that method on a couple of the ICM Model T kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 That's a great idea. I'll have to give that a try. Candidly I find I am not very good at spraying Alclad so your technique might be a good alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromecop Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Thanks for the pics of your very nice build! They'll be helpful to me when I start restoring my old , incomplete SMP 1911 Chevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 7:15 AM, Chromecop said: Thanks for the pics of your very nice build! They'll be helpful to me when I start restoring my old , incomplete SMP 1911 Chevy I would suggest getting ahold of an AMT 23-25 Model T kit. There are lots of parts in those kits that can help complete this one. I'll look forward to seeing yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Super nice build, well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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