Eric Macleod

Here are a few chassis choices. I have a pretty large parts box of Lincoln parts from the 60's that will help me with this and future projects. Eventually I want one each of the '61-69 convertibles, though some will be harder than others. With this model I am more interested in something that looks fairly close to correct than a model that is absolutely factory stock.

I really appreciate the comments. I have three more of the "improved Fords" coming. The complete set will be a fun accomplishment. This one is a model of a car that won nearly every award a Model T can win. I wish it lived in my own garage!

Mine will be pale yellow over black. I already have some anxiety about the amount of foiling I am going to have to do. I've seen your models Ron so yours almost certainly will blow mine out of the water but should be fun either way.

This is a stunningly beautiful model. You are quite self critical but I would probably consider this my all-time best model had I built it. Thanks for sharing this beautiful model.

This is my kind of model. I'll be watching with interest.

On my 26 runabout I used the Flintstone body thickness to my advantage and just added filler to even it out. Next I added very thin evergreen straps to represent door surrounds. The stock interior is so simple- just cardboard trimmed with naugahide- that it lends itself to a simple design. You have gotten off to a great start here. I'm watching with interest.

The color is called gunmetal blue and is an authentic Ford color. The 26-7 ford's are not as rare as you might think but a lot of the survival rate is because Ford used almost no wood in the body in most of the cars. Thanks for the positive comments.

Here are a couple better photos

This is a project I have wanted to complete for many years. It is a model of one of my 1:1 Lincoln Convertibles, this one being a '66 dual windshield car. I bought the car from a man who owned the car from new. He made a few modifications to the car that gave it a bit more personality. Originally it was painted black with a black interior. He had Baker's restore the mechanical aspects of the car and a local painter changed the color to yellow. While it was at the painter's a tonneau windshield was added from American Arrow. For some reason the steering wheel was maroon, which I sort of liked. Because AMT never made a scale model of a '66 Lincoln I decided to hack the top off an old build-up of a model.

This is the best model I have seen in some time. How did the Ohio contest turn out?

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/ericmac464/20170320_222838_001_zpsyyjavrwy.jpg I finally finished one. This was a combination of AMT, Revell, Jimmy Flinstone and scratch-building.

This is my kind of model. Thank you for sharing it with us. You have done well with this. Any chance you have a 1:1 in your garage?

I will follow this one with interest.

That is an excellent idea and would be a great use of less-than-perfect original boxes. Well done.

That could certainly qualify as one of the two CCCA Classic Model As in 1:1 scale. I wish I was attending the Columbus show just to see it. If you do not win the show is will have to see the model that does. Fabulous just fabulous.

There do not seem to be words in the English language that are adequate for this model. I think is absolutely a work of art.

That's my kind of car. Beautiful in every way.

I usually don't care for two-tone paint on the new-era Classics but this combination looks great. Fabulous model.

Models of the cars we own sometimes seem the hardest. I'll make you a deal. You get back on this one and I'll get back on the long-dormant 30 Packard Victoria project. What do you say?

I stand corrected. Sorry, Duesenbergs are my area of expertise.

I can't add much to this conversation except an additional wow! I am most impressed.

Given your preferences, if it were mine I would use a natural cast iron color for all cast peices, the block, cylinder head, timing cover, fan support , and transmission cover (we call it a hogs head). With a touch of weathering it will look great. Call it a 1923 engine as that was the most common year T sold. LOTS of them came unequipped at that time. I'll run out to the barn tomorrow after work and try to get a photo for you. Eric

As for colors there are a couple choices. The standard (or most recently accepted) party line is all Ford engines were body color until mid-1925, when the cast iron parts were painted dark green. So, a 1911 would be blue, a 1909 red or gray and everything from 1914 to midyear 1925 black. As I said, this is the most current information from the International judging community. The rest of this is not controversial. Carburetors are black trimmed in brass. Hoses are red with cadmium plated hose clamps. The fan belt would have been a natural tan color . Spark plugs are white (though i have seen them in lavender) and have a very dark bluish - gray base with brass caps. The exhaust manifold is natural cast iron and the intake and heat pipe engine color. You could also paint all of the cast iron components natural iron gray too. If you need photos of a finished engine or more of a weathered engine let me know.

Looks just right. One last detail I might add would be to add the bolts and fingers that hold the exhaust and intake manifolds in place. Now that you have it this far how are you thinking of painting it?

I got mine in the mail yesterday and have to tell you this is a fantastic transkit. I'm probably going to change my building priorities and do this one next.