Harry P.

I looked it up. I guess it's not really meant to be a "serious" model at all... on their website they specifically say it's meant for little kids to play with... more a toy than a scale model. Twelve pieces!

I guess we'll have to wait and see what the "full detail" kit looks like.

Are those "headlights" decals? I assume the kit was tooled before Ford had actually finalized the details? And no mirrors in the kit? No excuse for that. Nothing makes a model look less realistic (especially a late-model car) than no mirrors. Not your fault, if there are none in the kit, what can you do? I just don't understand the corner-cutting. If you're going to tool up a new kit, why leave off such an obvious feature?

Hey, at least it hasn't been recalled. Yet.

Model T American market share: http://web.bryant.edu/~ehu/h364proj/fall_98/coppola/marketshare.html

Did you know that Ford continued to manufacture Model T engines until 1941?

The most amazing stat is that at one time, more than half of all cars on earth were Fords! Now that's dominating the market!

Not bad for a vintage kit. But you should foil the rear door handle... Also... what's that hole in the firewall for?

Why the "city bus" angle on the steering wheel? It shouldn't be that horizontal.

Remember, don't post hints or answers here! PM me with year, make, and model. The answer: 1948 Playboy

Speaking of old toys, anyone remember the "Big Red Hot Rd" by Marx? I had one...

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Yes, those "girder and panel" building sets were made by Kenner. They also has a set or sets that you could build homes with... I remember they had styrofoam "trees" so you could landscape the yard! I had several of those Kenner sets... also the plastic bricks, Lincoln Logs, and Tinkertoys. I was a building maniac!

I had those, too. They were called "American Plastic Bricks" and were made by a company in Chicago called Elgo, and later by Halsam. http://www.balmoralsoftware.com/apb/aboutapb.htm

When my son was young, he loved Legos. And so did I! I probably had as much fun building stuff with him as he had! Legos are a fantastic toy... they are practically indestructible, they can be used over and over again in thousands of ways... and there's no limit to what you can build. If you can imagine it, you can build it. And no glue or paint required!

I might just break down and get a real one! I'm very tempted...

Different car, but you get the idea...

I should do a quick Photoshop for you. That color body, Ivory roof, stainless steel roof panels, and all the chrome trim... fantastic! And a black and ivory interior for contrast... black carpeting, ivory seats, door panels and dash. It would look pretty cool... but not factory.

Some people. I think the latest Beetle is very cool. And as much of a fan of retro styling as I am, I love, love, love the 2015 Mustang. They got everything right on that one... fresh new look but still immediately recognizable as a Mustang. And I think the Tesla is a fantastic looking car.

Pssst.... it's Road Runner, not Roadrunner.

It's probably not factory correct, but an Ivory roof would really work well with that body color.

Hard to see how a tiny spot of glue would ever be noticed on that thing! Congratulations to both of you!

Then how do you explain the often missing panel lines on the cowl of so many models? And on the "tulip panel?"

It's rust that dripped down off the chassis of a car that had been sitting there a while.

My son never really got into model cars. He built 3-4 of them, maybe just to please me... but he dropped it. He loved Legos, however. I can't tell you how much I spent on Legos over the years, but he built all kinds of stiff with them,