Volksfan Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Hello everyone. I found this Entex kit at my local hobby store for $60. I'm a big fan of these old brass era autos. The kit features the 1910 Thomas Flyer Model M 6 - 40. Possibly the best Thomas ever built, it had the companies most powerful 6 cylinder engine (64Hp @ 1500RPM) and highest price tag. Surprised I haven't seen any of these cars built on this forum. I've seen many Mercers (which I eventually want to build) but not these Thomas's Anyways, I started getting the engine assembled. The cylinder heads were put together along with the brass priming cups. Before the heads were mounted to the block, i installed the valve springs. Finally the flywheel was installed. The car on the box art is green but I feel that RED what look good on the car. Along with natural rubber white colored tires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GINGERMEGGS Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 A great model to build and looks good when finished. Did this one earlier this year Red is a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksfan Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Spectacular model Leslie. The kit version i have does not come with the closed roof, only the open roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksfan Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Okay, got the motor finished and wired up. Its a pretty hefty piece once assembled. More to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksfan Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Sprayed the tires with some white Tamiya surface primer to give them that natural rubber look these tires had in the '00s and early '10s. Next up is giving the body parts some color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 How is this coming? The Thomas is my favorite Brass Era car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I look forward to an update on this as well. A couple local collectors have 1:1 versions of these and they are pretty magnificent in person. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Amazing looking model, will be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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