[1903 Cadillac]

Thanks for the comments. I used Futura floor polish applied with a Q-Tip.

[1910 Ford Model T Torpedo]

1910 Ford Model T Torpedo, 1/16 scale, manufactured by Hudson Miniatures Old Timers, Scranton, Penna. in 1949. Kit contained cast wheels, radiator, and lights; steel wire, soft and hard balsa wood; and cardstock. 0.5 Mm styrene was used for the hood. Fenders and running boards were from a Lindberg 1/16 kit and heavily modified to fit. Rag top was from gabardine trousers bought in a thrift shop. Upholstery was made from 1/8 inch square pine sanded to shape.

[1903 Cadillac]

1903 Cadillac, 1/16 scale. Kit manufactured in 949  by Hudson Miniatures Old Timers, Scranton, Penna. It has plastic wheels and tires, soft and hard balsa wood, cardstock, steel wire, and cast lights and steering wheel. Flat brass wire was substituted for cardstock springs. Odds and ends from left over parts.

[1927 Ford Model T Dump Truck]

1927 Ford Model T dump truck, 1/24 scale, manufactured by Tin Lizzie Crafts, Wiscasset, Maine about 1989. Kit consisted of pine wood, plywood, cast metal wheels, radiator, pulleys, steering wheel. Also included were brass and steel wire, cardstock, and brass eyelets. 0.5 Mm styrene was substituted for card stock on the hood, fenders from an ATM glue bomb, flat brass wire for springs. The body and the tail gate are hinged.

[1903 Winton Touring Car]

1903 Winton Touring Car, 1/24 scale. Included in a 1975 Tonka Diorama. This Winton was the first automobile to be driven across the US starting in California and ending up in New York. in a 1975 Tonka diorama. This Winton was the first car to cross the US from Sacramento to New York.

[1923 Ford Model T Fire Engine]

1923 Ford Model T Fire Engine. 1/24 scale, manufactured by Tin Lizzie Crafts, PO Box 191, Wiscasset, Maine 04578 about 1989. Kit consisted of pine wood, cast metal wheels, spot light, bell, steering wheel, fire extinguisher, radiator, and headlights ; rubber tires; brass and steel wire; and cardstock. 0.5Mm styrene was used for hood and 1/25 scale  AMT model t fenders were altered to fit. Manufacturing ceased July 2016.

[1925 Ford Model T Stake Bed]

1925 Ford Model T "C" Cab Stake Bed truck, 1/20 scale, manufactured by Tin Lizzie Crafts, PO Box 191, Wiscasset, Maine 04578 in 1989. Kit consisted of pine wood, plywood, cardstock, brass and steel wire and tubing, cast metal steering wheel and head lights, laser cut wood wheels, and rubber tires. 0.5 Mm sheet styrene was used for the hood, and flat brass wire for the springs and step supports. Manufacturing ceased July 2016. Occasionally available on eBay.

[1909 Ford Model T Sport Runabout]

1909 Ford Model T Sport Runabout  1/20 scale manufactured by Gabriel.

[1921 Ford Model T Flatbed Truck]

1921 Ford Model T flatbed truck 1/24 scale  kit manufactured by Tin Lizzie Crafts, Box 191, Wiscasset, Maine 04518 manufactured in 1989. Kit contained metal  wheels, rubber tires, card stock, brass and steel wire, and cast  metal headlights. Springs were created from commercial flat brass wire.  0.5 Mm sheet styrene was substituted for the cardboard hood and ATM model t plastic fenders altered and shaped to fit were used in place of cardboard fenders and steps. Wood was sealed with several coats of a commercial sanding sealer. These kits are no longer manufactured as the owner of TIn Lizzy Crafts died in July 2016. They can occasionally be found on eBay and in northern New England stores.

[1912 Ford Model T Pickup]

1912 Ford Model T pickup, 1/20 scale based on a Scale Model Depot Hack chassis with pine wood cab and body and parts left over from other builds.

[1909 EMF Racer]

1909 EMF  " 30"  Racer, 1/16 scale. Kit manufactured by Fador Mfg Corp., 501 E. Clinton St., Elmira, NY in 1949. The kit contained pine, balsa, plastic steering  wheel and road wheels, cardstock,  and BRASS AND STEEL WIRE wire of various thicknesses.  0.5 Mm styrene was used for hood, gas tanks. Flat brass wire was used for springs.

[Russian Navy Typhoon and Oscar II]

Extremely nice presentation! It is interesting to see the undersides of the hatches and how the superstructure opens to allow missiles the necessary clearance for launch. The contrast with US fleet ballistic missile submarines is interesting. The Typhoon has the missile tubes forward and the US submarines have the missile tubes aft of the sail. Also twin screws versus our single screws. They do have the seven bladed propeller as ours does.

[New to Forum]

New member from north Central Florida. Started building paper models in 1944 because wood was not available during WWII. Attempted to build Hudson Miniature wood kits in 1949, switched to Highway Pioneers by Gowland and Gowland which I still have. Restarted building models cars and trucks in 2002 concentrating on vehicles built in 1927 and earlier. Built all scales using plastic, wood, and resin; scratch building where necessary. Now building 1/24 and1/16 due to aging eyesight.