Eric Macleod

Here is a detail of the speedometer drive. This attaches directly to the speedometer on the dashboard-passenger side.

Here are some chassis details.

Here is another under the hood shot. I will take some better undercarriage photos tomorrow when we have better light in the garage.

One more.

Engine?

Like this?

Just for fun I will be adding some photos of 1913 Fords for reference under the 1:1 heading of this forum. I decided to start with a photo of my own 1913 Ford Touring Car, an all original car. I also have several restored cars I can show you if thee in interest. Helps to have them in the back yard! Eric

In the interest of the new ICM release how about some reference photos?

So far, the only think I have seen that is problematic and probably not fixable is the "Ford" script on the radiator. While it is fairly close to the correct script it is quite out of scale. Looking at the tires, in '14 they were a light gray...pretty close to the color of gray primer from the factory but with a pretty fair amount of shine to them. A coat of gray primer with a finger rubbed over them should bring them to the right sheen. I personally like white tires but find they are a royal pain to keep clean and they are technically wrong for the car. The only major components that are missing from this model are the center frame support (which is a movable cross member) that also serves as the brake controller. That part is present in the AMT kits or could be easily used or could be created from spare tubing. We have a good start with this model.

Art is almost completely correct. With any Model T everything from the frame down (including fenders and splash aprons) was black EXCEPT for the very early1909's. In those cars everything: axles, frame rails, and (based upon the most current literature) the engine and transmission should be body color. The red cars should be all red with black reveals (and of course, some of us will have to build a '09 out of one of these kits), green cars should be all green with black reveals and French gray cars all gray with black reveals. There were two documented black 1909's made but that was it. Keep in mind we are talking about only a few hundred cars that are genuine '09 Fords anyway. I agree with Art's assessment of this kit. Mine arrived last week and it is a very good model which will build up very well. I am excited because I can finally kitbash models of my 1:1 cars! E-

I love the workmanship on this one. I think you made the right choice to change around that windshield wiper. Your build makes me want to pick one of these up and have a go at it. Well done as always. E-

I agree with Art. Most of the cars I have seen and driven are over-restored. The one I drive the most was almost all original until we went through the car about 5 years ago. It had that funny bakelite type of steering wheel that was flat black and made my hands smell weird. I would be more bothered by the wipers than the steering wheel. I like the gold a lot better with the white than when it was looking like it would be all gold. I can't wait to see the end product. Keep on keeping on. I, as others have mentioned, am amazed how fast you can build models. I am very lucky to get one out per year.

Progress is looking fantastic. Hope you have a great holiday season!

This is a really well done model so far of a one-off, and very well known, Duesenberg. It was one of the six owned by Captain George Whittell of California. All of his cars were done in a very specific manner. He ordered many special chromed touches that were non-standard for most Model J Duesenbergs. His cars where all painted black with a custom red undercarriage. While I am not crazy about the gold you have chosen, the work is top notch. Above, you have painted the steering wheel gloss black. They were actually a flat black from the factory, made from a rubbery material similar to what Ford used. While it is a grippy material I find the stuff makes my hands smell funny after I have driven the car for a while. I would also have a quick look at a Google image of the car (which is the first car listed under the Wikipedia article) and you find the windshield wipers are wrong in the kit. I know you are a perfectionist Harry so of course you would want those things correct for your build. I can't wait to see the completed project. Eric

This is absolutely fabulous. It is, without a doubt, the best model based upon a Hubley/Gabriel kit I have ever seen. So...how about showing us what can be done with a Packard?

I love the big Lincolns, both models and 1:1 scale. Of the former I have built 5-6 and have owned 10 of the latter. The '58 Continental Convertible is the single best freeway road car I have ever driven. Beautiful model that really captures what these cars are all about! Eric

I've been away working on other projects for a while. This is certainly shaping up well. Each part seems to be a distinct model all by itself. Well done! keep it coming. Eric

I have one of these in process. You have given me some good inspiration, though I doubt mine will turn out as well as your magnificent model. Well done! Eric

This is a very enviable model. I like everything about it except that it is at home with you instead of being at home with me!

I too am a end-of-boomer era modeler. Even as a kid I remember very few of my peers interested in models, cars or anything else. Only us "geeky" kids build model. This was cool for me because some of my friends knew I was into building and would give me their cast off kits they had received as gifts. Today, I find almost nobody interested in models except people with whom I interact on the forums. The thing I was most interested in as a kid and today is realism. Several models in the OP do not seem very viable as real cars (believe me, I have had the displeasure of riding in a T-bucket and my stock Model T is vastly superior...except for going fast in a strait line) so they held little interest for me. I have only purchased one drag racing model in my lifetime and have no interest in others. Maybe others feel the same? I would much rather spend money on a factory stock replica that I can then do with as I wish than any modified anything. Just my humble opinion. Eric

I know there are also resin body kits to obtain some alternate bodystyles. I have seen a '30 Roadster that was supposed to go on the Monogram chassis, a '29 Sport Coupe (which you could also build as a Cabriolet if you desired I suppose) for the AMT chassis and I have seen several alternate bodystyles in resin for the Hubley kits, including a delivery truck and an A-400. Perhaps someone out in cyber-land has photos of those as I not. Eric

I will take it! I really appreciate your efforts on this project. E-

That certainly looks like the real thing. Well done! Don't forget to dab some grease on those wires and add a couple indentations on the starter to represent mallet raps!

Has anyone heard any progress on this project? I am still in for a couple if they materialize. E-

Has anyone heard anything about a release date on these yet? I looked at the manufacturer website and found nothing.