Eric Macleod Posted November 5, 2015 Posted November 5, 2015 While I still have to make a few detail items like exterior door handles and add detail to the lights I am going to call this one done. Do keep in mind that the actual car is pretty beat up. Comments are always welcome.
Eric Macleod Posted November 5, 2015 Author Posted November 5, 2015 One more together with a very rough model of my '13 Touring.
wayne swayze Posted November 5, 2015 Posted November 5, 2015 Nice job! Something you don't see every day for sure.
Art Anderson Posted November 5, 2015 Posted November 5, 2015 NEAT! Will we see this at Detroit NNL? (Please say yes!)Art
Eric Macleod Posted November 5, 2015 Author Posted November 5, 2015 The plan is to debut this model...iin Detroit. I plan to try to take my freshly finished Duesenberg too. Thanks for the compliments guys. This one really fought me.
MAGIC MUFFLER Posted November 5, 2015 Posted November 5, 2015 Awesome!!!! Enjoyed watching this one ..
bbowser Posted November 5, 2015 Posted November 5, 2015 Great work on them all! Love to see these older cars getting some attention. Cool dio backround too.
Eric Macleod Posted November 7, 2015 Author Posted November 7, 2015 Hey thanks for all the compliments. If it had not been for the encouragement of the editor of the Model T Times magazine this one may not have seen light of day but I think now that I am going I can get the whole set finished. I also have to thank Art Anderson for his encouragement with the build up.
charlie8575 Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Love it. How did you make the body, Eric? Charlie Larkin
Eric Macleod Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 The body was a brute. I cut a Revell '27 T Tudor off at the belt line. I ground off all the door moldings. Next I took two AMT Model T coupe bodies and cut them at the belt line and one behind the front door. Then I used the front door and most of a rear window from the second coupe body glued behind the front door. Using the back part of the rear window and C pillar I made the back half of the rear window. All of these pieces were glued to the underside of the retained Buttera top, thus increasing the height of the car. Lots of filler putty and about a mile of Evergreen half round molding later and Walla! One complete car.I have a long overdue Duesenberg to finish up next and then I plan to complete the set of Improved Fords of 1926. One last photo of the completed car. One important detail to me was the inclusion of the windshield wiper as it was always my job to operate it while my dad drove. Without further ado here is the fully completed car.
Eric Macleod Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) And from the rear. You may notice the off kilter rear door handle. That is intentional as that's the way the real car is. Same story on the single silver painted split rim wheel. Thanks for all your interest folks. This one really was a lot of fun to build. Edited November 8, 2015 by Eric Macleod
Cpt Tuttle Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Very nice build, it really has a soul, and I love model T stockers, a fordor is very rarely seen in kit form.
Art Anderson Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Hey thanks for all the compliments. If it had not been for the encouragement of the editor of the Model T Times magazine this one may not have seen light of day but I think now that I am going I can get the whole set finished. I also have to thank Art Anderson for his encouragement with the build up. Well, considering all your encouragement and advice on my '13 T, Eric--the least I could do!Art
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