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Another lovely contribution Harry.

Spraying flat then rubbing it out can offer a semi gloss.

The problem with detailed descriptions are there just aren't enough hours during the event to contemplate every minutiae of each model. Heck there isn't enough time as a gawker to read all of them. State concisely the high points, one sentence or less for each point. Much of the rest may be visually obvious and needs no description; ("engine wired and plumbed, hand polished paint, BMF," etc).

Unbuildable? Never. Undesirable? More likely. I'm not sure I know the joys of a crisp new high end kit because I'm such a fan of the cruddy old ones that it's all I know. Making lemonade out of lemons or even making apples out of lemons is modeling.

Absolutely fab. The muted colors are striking and everything else looks flawless.

Would the word "cute" be appropriate? I've got to get on board with your weathering technic.

Brilliant. Why didn't I think of that? Don't answer that.

I thought what you did before was pretty good, but your revisions really ring true. Good second effort.

That's a beauty. Nice work.

Which brings up something I've been meaning to PM you about sometime. I recall a lot of really great unfinished concepts you've posted to this site or another. I'd like to request that you start a thread showing all the cool primer projects and start ups you've done, maybe with a note or two. Finished or not, they're inspirational. Any thoughts?

The way you're going about it, this will be quick and simple and still look wonderful (the beauty of all black). I enjoyed my "T" project so much I considered doing one like you're doing, but not right now. I hear you about the wheels. Doing them in wood really does add interest to an all black Model T.

Thanks Carl, and all of you for the kind words. Jim, the crank thing started bugging me so I tried researching it and I don't see any examples of the crank being out of an operational vehicle so I think you're right. That thing dangling out while driving didn't make sense to me but I think I'm going to glue it in.

Very observant. I wanted it on the floor when I took the pics but forgot until I was almost done and didn't want to reshoot. I don't know much about Model Ts but I didn't think folks left it in except when starting so I'd like to display it with it on the floor.

I would've been glad to offer them to you Jim since I knew I'd never use them, but someone already scooped them up during the build. Thanks to everyone for the good vibes. I appreciate your kindness. I welcome all comments.

And DONE! Please view the glamour shots here.

Despite the age of this kit (tooling), building it was a delight. The 65 parts count kept construction uncomplicated and with many parts fully visible, detailing was fun too. Seam clean up was better than expected considering the age of the kit, with the exception of the wheel spokes. The is was my first effort at any full body weathering. The flat paint really takes the washes and chalk pastels, decals were home made. It's one of those kits I didn't intend to detail much but it drew me in. Here is the build thread.

The decals worked out okay. The Microscale carrier is a little thick but looks decent. I put the finishing touches on it and experimented with weathering tonight and took my beauty shots but it's gotten too late to post tonight. So look for this project to be put to bed tomorrow.

Wow. Wasn't expecting that when I opened the thread. Black and red, a bold choice and I love it. Superb.

Well, I'm fluent in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as part of my job. However the core tools needed to make very respectable decals are shared by many less exclu$ive programs. I'm lucky that I didn't have to figure it out for myself. I learned low basics at tech school, the rest on the job.

I have a narrow tip in my tools, but it's the side of the large nib that draws the lines. I suppose a guy could sharpen a narrow Sharpie to get into the crevasses. Thanks for the overcoat warning Tom. I don't think I have to ask. I made my decals on the printer at work. Unfortunately, in the name of haste, I bought the Microscale decal sheet from our LHS. It's all they carried and I didn't want to wait for BMF decal sheets for this project. So far so good, of course I haven't transferred it yet. This weekend I wired the engine. Meh. Could be better, but I'm forging ahead. You can tell I also got the fenders on.

My GF and I (children of the '60's) have discussed how the ride has changed. Back in the day full size cars glided like magic carpets but had tons of sway. Today almost all cars ride harder on a more firm suspension. I assume safety and more rigid control is the reason. I enjoy the firm control, like in my '96 Mustang, but miss the "cloud" ride in full size cars.

Well that's something you don't see every day. I'm definitely interested in where this could go.

Ooooh, good eye. I hadn't noticed that they might be directional but they sure like it in the pic. Thanks for the catch, I'll look again.

There are many ways people weather and rust, but I'd like to know your technique. It's pretty realistic.