Eric Macleod Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 This is my first WIP of 2017. My New Years resolution has been to clean up abandoned WIP projects. This is part of my set of the Improved Fords of 1926. This car will be a model of the 2009 MTFCI Stynoski winner that was a sister ship to my own car. It represents the "unequipped" heavily advertised $260 Ford. More about that as we go. I'm using AMT, Revell and Jimmy Flintstone parts on the one.
James2 Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 That car was perfect for the day! I know what you mean about all the WIP's too. I was able to clear my bench of all but one so I could start fresh this January.
Eric Macleod Posted January 13, 2017 Author Posted January 13, 2017 The unequipped Ford was a strange beast indeed. It came with non-demountable tires oil side and tail lanterns no starter, no generator and no ammeter. To replicate this dash I have scratch built a new dash adding a choke/ carburetor control. It is crude in comparison to the kit dash but that's how Ford made this one.
Eric Macleod Posted January 13, 2017 Author Posted January 13, 2017 Here is the new dash to compare with the previous posting. You will see just a switch and carb/ choke control. Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.
Eric Macleod Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 More progress is being made. I have a second coat of paint on the body. While not a perfect paint job it is better than I usually can manage so I'm satisfied. I've added the holes to the rear fender and back of the body. These will be emphasis they should be on the unequipped car. It looks decidedly naked this way but it is how Ford did it with the entry level car.
Eric Macleod Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 Here is the fender. Obviously I am not done painting.
misterNNL Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Very neat idea for a vintage Ford.No need to make the stock appearing paint too smooth as these were painted at the factory with paint streaming from a 1" hose then smoothed out later.The unequipped version is something I never knew existed.Thanks for sharing.
Eric Macleod Posted January 15, 2017 Author Posted January 15, 2017 You are correct. Not a lot of people know what the unequipped car is. I'm trying to present a good approximation but also want to actually finish the model. Tonight I worked on some details of the wheels. Frustrating is the fact that I seem to have a fisheye on one rear fender. No mater how much I work it u can't get paint to stick. I may have to just let that go as this is never going to be a show winner and really is just being created for my own satisfaction. Here us a shot of the wheels and some of the radiators I'm playing with.
geetee66 Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 Great to see a rare, forgotten-about version, getting some attention.
Eric Macleod Posted January 16, 2017 Author Posted January 16, 2017 The 1:1 car is indeed a weird one. It was fun seeing Model T "experts " explaining to people around the car tgat it had been "incorrectly " restored, only to find that the car won the class. Today I addressed the non-demountable rims, a brutal job. Not much to see yet.
Eric Macleod Posted January 18, 2017 Author Posted January 18, 2017 Assuming that I can get them to load, here is a before and after of the wheel tire combination. I'm not 100% happy but I have to keep in mind that this is a model built as part of a set for me and not for a contest.
Eric Macleod Posted January 29, 2017 Author Posted January 29, 2017 I think I am coming to the home stretch with this one. Unfortunately I can no longer upload photos here. No idea why. It worked before. Oh well. Trust me, it's coming along.
misterNNL Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 what are you using for the larger diameter tires?
Modelbuilder Mark Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 I like the upgraded tires, looking good
Eric Macleod Posted January 30, 2017 Author Posted January 30, 2017 The tires came from the AMT 27 Touring kit.i had to do a lot to rework the wheels to make them look like non-demountable rims but I think the work is proving to be worth it. My inability to upload photos is ppuzzling me as obviously I was able to do it before and have changed nothing but I'm sure doing something wrong. I'm going to try again a little later.
Eric Macleod Posted January 30, 2017 Author Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) Well try this. Edited January 30, 2017 by Eric Macleod
charlie8575 Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 So, the $260 T in 1926 was that day's Escort Pony/Chevette Scooter/Omni-Horizon Miser? Interesting. I figured it was so cheap because all the costs had been amortorized so thoroughly that it cost next to nothing to make the car- didn't realize it took out the electric starter. Yuck.What is meant by non-demountable tires? I would imagine that they could be changed when worn or damaged?Charlie Larkin
Eric Macleod Posted January 30, 2017 Author Posted January 30, 2017 Not a lot of progress this week. I went to my basement to do a little work and stepped into a 2" deep puddle of water. Finally last night I was able to get back to it and put some paint on the engine for additional details.I still have quite a lot to do under the hood of this one, wiring, coil box, fuel line and fuel shut off. Then I will start putting the car together.
Eric Macleod Posted January 30, 2017 Author Posted January 30, 2017 Maybe I have something in terms of a photo. The car is coming along better than you see here. More later with a bit of luck.
Eric Macleod Posted January 31, 2017 Author Posted January 31, 2017 The non-demountable rim is just that. The rim of the wheel does not demount from the wheel. In the case of a demo unable type wheel one can unbolt the rim (aka split rim) making for much easier tire changes.i tried to upload a photo but the message said I'm limited to 0.00 mb so I'll try in 1:1 reference photos.
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