1910 Renault Paris taxi

[Tom Geiger]

On 9/14/2019 at 11:58 AM, bbowser said:

I also put this in "What did you get today?"  New mold, no flash, looks pretty good.  No plated parts however, will need either brass paint or your favorite chrome solution.

That is one neat model... never say never!  Who would've ever thought we'd get this in 1/24 scale!

And surprised nobody mentioned that this is the Titanic movie car!  

[bbowser]

Thanks for the pics Tom.  Never saw the movie but I like that color scheme.

[larman]

It is not a kit I would typically be interested in, but it looks very nicely done.The Model T's look good too. Nice it is 1/24 and not smaller scale. I would love to see some later 20s and 30s era cars and trucks done to these standards./

Edited October 3, 2019 by larman

[PhilX]

Hello,

The 1910 Renault Paris Taxi is a very Pleasant kit.

I've already started to built it.

Soon in November, the London Taxi version will be available from ICM.

However, it's a pity to have black tyres, as everybody knows the car tyres were white in those days before WWI.

So my question :

Does anybody have the Renault Taxi kit and also an ICM 1/24 Ford T kit whith white tyres.

Are the Ford T white tyres suitable to fit on the Renault Taxi kit ?

I already know the T speedster is not suitable for this because it has two different dimensions of tyres on front and rear axes.

Thank you.

 

[Dave Van]

Ever consider painting the tires with Tamiya TS spray??? White primer or the gray which is very light color.

[Mike999]

1 hour ago, Dave Van said:

Ever consider painting the tires with Tamiya TS spray??? White primer or the gray which is very light color.

Wouldn't that paint eat the rubber tires?  Tamiya TS sprays are synthetic lacquer (according to Tamiya).  I've always used Tamiya #XF-2 Flat White acrylic to paint whitewalls and tire lettering.  Never had a problem with any reaction.  Years ago, I tried that with flat white enamel and learned my lesson.  The enamel paint on "rubber" never dries.

Just FYI on Model T tires: until 1919 American Model T's used 2 different tire sizes on the front and rear wheels.  Canadian-built T's didn't.  Here's a long thread about that from a Model T forum:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80257/109798.html?1255311482

[Dave Van]

I use Tamiya TS spray on vinyl tires and seats for years.  These white walls were painted with Tamiya in 2008 and remain nice and white and never got tacky like enamel paint will. Will it work 100% of the time on every vinyl??? I can't say.....but works for me. thx

[Richard Bartrop]

On 10/2/2019 at 6:27 PM, Tom Geiger said:

That is one neat model... never say never!  Who would've ever thought we'd get this in 1/24 scale!

And surprised nobody mentioned that this is the Titanic movie car!  

 

Strictly speaking, it isn't.  The Titanic Renault is a replica of a 1912 CB model, while the ICM model is an AG

The CB has a longer hood housing a four cylinder motor, as compared to the 2 cylinder that powers the AG, and of course, numerous detail differences, though you could probably use the ICM kit as a starting point.

 

Edited October 10, 2019 by Richard Bartrop

[GeeBee]

On 10/9/2019 at 10:42 AM, PhilX said:

Hello,

The 1910 Renault Paris Taxi is a very Pleasant kit.

I've already started to built it.

Soon in November, the London Taxi version will be available from ICM.

However, it's a pity to have black tyres, as everybody knows the car tyres were white in those days before WWI.

So my question :

Does anybody have the Renault Taxi kit and also an ICM 1/24 Ford T kit whith white tyres.

Are the Ford T white tyres suitable to fit on the Renault Taxi kit ?

I already know the T speedster is not suitable for this because it has two different dimensions of tyres on front and rear axes.

Thank you.

 

I really wouldn't worry about the colour of the tyres, black tyres were available earlier than you think, as early as 1900 when Goodrich were adding Carbon black to the natural white rubber, firstly on the tread only, then on the complete tyre.

 

 

[Richard Bartrop]

If you really want the white tires, and you're feeling really ambitious,  you can cast your own set out of white RTV.  You can cast it in an RTV mould as long as you apply mould release.

[PhilX]

I don't really "want" the white tyres, as it would be easier for me to keep the black ones.

But I want to respect historical Truth.

I made many researches about the color of tyres and I found that carbon was added to tyres first in 1910 in the US and only in 1915 in Europe.

Perhaps I'm wrong and I will search again.

However the ICM kit is a Taxi from 1909 (long wheelbase) and not 1910 (short wheelbase) as mentioned by ICM.

GeeBee, you show two pictures of London Taxis (the next kit from ICM).

Let me show some pictures of Paris Taxis whith obviously white Tyres :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Richard Bartrop]

If this vintage Michelin ad is any indication, a light grey is probably closer to their actual colour.