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I will get one of each from eBay The good thing about 3D printed parts is I can scale them up and down to fit different kit parts easily enough. So I can print masters and offer in a few slightly different sizes

Will do. Do you have any kit tires in mind I will eBay some kits and see what fits I plan to offer some vintage tires to fit but that is down the road a little

Bit off topic but here is the 4 wheel drive kit offered as far back as 1923 - maybe before I need to check - plus some installations

Yes I am producing for sale. I plan a series of T parts including photo etch frame rails, leaf springs, resin engine parts like DOHC heads, etc i am working with a professional caster with the correct equipment so no bubble filled castings. I will post here when I have them ready. Eventually I plan a web site as my line expands there were literally hundreds of aftermarket companies offering speed parts for T’s from bodies to engine hop ups even a 4 wheel drive kit so there is lots to do

Question: Does resin shrink at all when casting? Should I increase the diameter by 2 to 3% to account for this when having the master made? This is what the 3D model looks like (several of the prototype photos I found had the acorn nuts I thought they looked better)

Yes I had the wheel printed the tire is from the ICM kit. I am going to have one printed in brass (technically they print in wax then do a lost wax casting) and use that to make resin copies. The brass is smoother than the plastic when printed and takes and holds details really well Shapeways uses it for jewelry I don't have other model T kits in 1/24 or 1/25 to see what the wheels fit but it should fit many of the early style skinny tires like this

Attached is a pic of the Disteel wheel I had printed for the Ford Model T ICM Speedster kit to convert it to Disteel disc wheels - these were a popular aftermarket item for model T speedsters. Going to have some resin copies made it is a bit hard to see the details once I get the paint on them they will pop more but they match the prototype photo pretty good. Shown with the tire from the speedster kit

That 65 Chevelle really takes me back. Mine started as a 6 banger with a three speed column shift and front bench seat. Put a 396 in it, Muncie 4 speed, 12 bolt posi with 4:88 gears. Had some Y pipes right past the headers run off two choke cables under the dash. Push the choke cables all the way in and it closed off the exhaust and diverted it out the Y and came out just behind the front wheels. We had to use the front springs from an El Camino to hold the front end off the ground as that 396 weighed the stock six front end down too far

I received a ICM Model T kit in the mail from a seller in the Ukraine. He included a little bag of goodies including some Ukrainian candy and a 1 hyrvnia bank note which I understand is worth about three cents. But it was fun and the candy is good

I was thinking of having the frame, leaf springs, crossmembers, etc. for the model T photo etched in 1/24 scale wondering if anyone had done that before? Some parts, axles, wishbones, radius rods, etc. would need to be lost wax brass cast I think Seems like with some photo etch, a few castings, and some bits of wire it would be possible to have a really nice brass chassis for the T with working suspension.

Optional in 1926 and standard in 1927 but yes before that they were aftermarket is what I understand But a lot of the racers with aftermarket bodies had aftermarket disc (heavy) or wire. Somewhere I have a photo with a racer with a mix of wire and wood spoke on it looks odd

What is the best way to replicate early wire wheels in 1/24 scale for things like a early model T? Photo etch? Hand lacing? 3D printing? Ones like these

Some progress the Caddy’s up front, the Mercer in the middle needs the paint touched up, and the Airfix Mercedes is in the rear

What I see this being used for also is prototyping parts for resin or metal casting. I see it as a way to produce detail parts or small kits of unique subjects kind of like what used to be called “cottage industry” kits. From what I understand a lot of these printers take time but printing masters for molds I see as a good thing

I am wanting to get some parts printed 3D but do not have the design skills or software. Is there someone anyone recommends that does this work on a custom basis?

Yes the old pyro kit. Tons of flash and the “brass” is just sort of gold colored plastic but it’s still an interesting little one

Hood fits a little wonky need to play with it but all primered up and ready for some color

I was looking to get the instructions from some of these kits and found them here http://www.theoldtimers.ru/?page_id=673&lang=en

If you’re interested in this era this is a great article about the LA Motordrome and early board track auto racing and buried way down the page is a period pic of s Cadillac model 30 racer https://socalarchhistory.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-board-track-opened-at-los-angeles.html?m=1 i will have an update on the Mercer soon got pneumonia which is slowing me down a little

Kind of like self driving cars electric cars are a solution looking for a problem. I don’t want to drive a golf cart down the highway.

With the Kroger discount I filled my Silverado’s tank yesterday for $40 USD or $1.60 a gallon. The discount was $0.40

Try looking for RC pilots for 1:8 scale figures you can modify. A 12” Barbie is 6’ in 1:6 but 8’ in 1:8 a bit loo large

I grabbed a few of the Pyro kits in 1:32 to make pre WWI race cars from for the 1900-1914 time period. So far I have the following kits: Pyro 1914 Mercer 1910 Cadillac 1909 Lozier 1911 Packard Airfix 1904 Mercedes I also know Pyro makes the following I know of: 1915 Ford Model T 1911 Stevens Duryea 1906 Renault 1909 Rolls Royce What other 1:32 pre WWI kits are out there I can modify into race cars? I'd like a few more different makes in my line up.

Thanks those are some great pictures

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