Guess what it is.

[MarkJ]

I decided to try to build a model with no kit and only using styrene and household products. First one to guess what it is gets nothing but the satisfaction of figuring it out first. I first searched for a kit and could find nothing, and I don't want to purchase a 3d printer or even learn how to use it. I will use 2d schematics and hope that they are correct and ref photos. I will make it 1/12 scale or very close to it, but it doesn't really matter. I chose this scale because making stuff is always easier if its bigger and the finished model should be about 13.5 inches long so it will fit in a 15-inch-long clear plastic display case. I will try to build the tires and wheels first and if I cannot for some reason I will give up on this idea and go to my stash and pick out a kit to build. Without the tires and wheels the body, engine, and other things won't be necessary. Wip pictures will be your clues to what it is and no "well I think it might be this type of car". The guesses have to include year model and full name of the vehicle. Now that you have got off the floor scoffing at my idea check out the first clues below.

[sidcharles]

yeah . . . .  i don't think those are made no more . . . 

 

maybe eBay would have some. for a princely sum, of course.

[stitchdup]

a 2012 sellotape dispenser chopper?

[MarkJ]

5 hours ago, stitchdup said:

a 2012 sellotape dispenser chopper?

Close but no cigar, Les and Sid I haven't got a clue what you are talking about. The model I'm trying to make I've only seen as a partial build diecast that you have to finish yourself but its thousands of dollars to purchase one so not going down that path. I probably just gave it away with that comment. Oh well back to work.

[LDO]

??

[Pierre Rivard]

Has wire wheels. We're down to just a few hundred possibilities...

[steveracer]

It is a round tire model. 

[MarkJ]

14 hours ago, LDO said:

??

Very close Lee but keep on trying.

[MarkJ]

23 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Has wire wheels. We're down to just a few hundred possibilities...

Thanks, Pierre for putting in your thoughts and being right about the wheels, but like you said, there are hundreds of possibilities, but you have narrowed it down a lot. 

[MarkJ]

19 minutes ago, steveracer said:

It is a round tire model. 

Thanks, Steve, for saying that the tires will be round. I'm trying very hard to get them as round as I can and making 4 of them look the same will really be a challenge. I'm hoping the first wheel will be passable so I can continue on .

[Mark W]

1928 Porter

I love this kind of stuff, I hope the wheels work out because you really need to continue this project.

[MarkJ]

3 hours ago, Mark W said:

1928 Porter

I love this kind of stuff, I hope the wheels work out because you really need to continue this project.

Mark, I need to google that to see what it is, but you are about 30 years off. Thanks for contributing to this quiz and wishing that I can continue. So far, I'm still sort of on track.