Chrome accessories to an older model. Pics.

[ewetwo]

I have these 2 spews that have a few parts on them that I have no idea what they are for. Any ideas. A bumper. Radiator temp gauge. 1 spinner for a wheel. 2 tail lights. These all look to belong to some build of a 1920 or 1930's car? 

[SfanGoch]

Flip the sprues over and see if there are any numbers on the large tabs. Usually, it will be the manufacturer's kit number and you can google it to get a result.

[GMCMAN52]

Looks like  Parts for a Model  A ford . AMT kit  or maybe Monogram . my guess is AMT. The 1st pic  the parts are rear tail lamps. The 2nd pic is the front bumper and the motor meter for the Rad.

Edited April 9, 2018 by GMCMAN52

[Casey]

[Fat Brian]

38 minutes ago, Casey said:

That's my guess as well Casey, either this or the 30 Woody. I believe the chrome trees are very similar for these kits and the Woody has been out in the modern white plastic era.

[Ace-Garageguy]

3 hours ago, ewetwo said:

I have these 2 spews ...

Sprues. 

I'm not being mean. I've seen "spruce" too, and some other interesting takes on the word. 

Edited April 9, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[espo]

The bumper and tail lights look to be an early Ford from the late '20s to the '30s. Those and the Motor Minder Radiator cap and one spinner is about all you have here.

[ewetwo]

2 hours ago, SfanGoch said:

Flip the sprues over and see if there are any numbers on the large tabs. Usually, it will be the manufacturer's kit number and you can google it to get a result.

I did a number search and it came up nothing. :-)

[ewetwo]

2 hours ago, Casey said:

Well if anyone need them, There they are. 

[ewetwo]

44 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Sprues. 

I'm not being mean. I've seen "spruce" too, and some other interesting takes on the word. 

LOL. I don't know which one is right as I've seen it spelled so many different ways. So it' Sprue and Sprues? Most likely spellcheck.  :-)

Edited April 9, 2018 by ewetwo

[Ace-Garageguy]

6 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

LOL. I don't know which one is right as I've seen it spelled so many different ways. So it' Sprue and Sprues? :-)

Yes sir.  Here's a dictionary entry:

sprue    /spruː/

noun

1.a vertical channel in a mold through which plastic or molten metal is introduced or out of which it flows when the mold is filled

2.plastic or metal that solidifies in a sprue

 

A lot of people call 'em "parts trees" too, which is also an accepted term.  
 

Edited April 9, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[SfanGoch]

18 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

I did a number search and it came up nothing. :-)

What's the number? Let me try. I'm pretty good at finding obscure stuff on the Dub-Dub-Dub.

[ewetwo]

14 hours ago, SfanGoch said:

What's the number? Let me try. I'm pretty good at finding obscure stuff on the Dub-Dub-Dub.

The number is 27500609. :-)

 

[SfanGoch]

The parts are from the Monogram kit Casey posted. In the future, all you need to do is take the first four digits and preface them with "AMT", Revell" etc. It took less than ten seconds to get the result.

[Snake45]

15 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Yes sir.  Here's a dictionary entry:

sprue    /spruː/

noun

1.a vertical channel in a mold through which plastic or molten metal is introduced or out of which it flows when the mold is filled

2.plastic or metal that solidifies in a sprue

 

A lot of people call 'em "parts trees" too, which is also an accepted term.  
 

I've seen some so thick and blobby that "sprew" might be better.

[ewetwo]

34 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

The parts are from the Monogram kit Casey posted. In the future, all you need to do is take the first four digits and preface them with "AMT", Revell" etc. It took less than ten seconds to get the result.

Awesome. I'll remember that. :-)

[Casey]

19 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Well if anyone need them, There they are. 

My suggestion- separate the parts (carefully, leave a tiny bit of sprue intact) from the runners, then bag and label them with the kit number and a description (1/24 Monogram '29 Model A Pickup), and save them. This kit (and its multiple variants) is very common, but the parts you keep may help someone one day.

[ewetwo]

4 hours ago, Snake45 said:

I've seen some so thick and blobby that "sprew" might be better.

Too funny. 

[ewetwo]

20 hours ago, Casey said:

My suggestion- separate the parts (carefully, leave a tiny bit of sprue intact) from the runners, then bag and label them with the kit number and a description (1/24 Monogram '29 Model A Pickup), and save them. This kit (and its multiple variants) is very common, but the parts you keep may help someone one day.

Thank you Casey, I got to thinking and checked out my Ford models from that time period and I think it might go to this 1929 Ford Model A kit in the pic. I bought 3 of these Ford kits from a garage sale and they all had some work already done. 2 kits had the bodies already painted and the Vicky is chopped and primed.  I just finished one from the group. It's "under glass" . That kit had a few extra engines and such which I will post here to see if anyone can identify them. I know one is a flat head V8 I painted and put together. The other 2 I haven't a clue.

Edited April 11, 2018 by ewetwo
Forgot to include the picture. LOL