1903 Rambler

[bbowser]

First time I've tried one of these. I've been inspired by Harry and Frank and Skip's builds on here and thought I would try one. I started with this eBay glue bomb, took the better part of 2 weeks in the purple pond to strip the paint, some pretty rugged stuff whatever it was!

The rear axle was in 5 pieces, the front in 2. I drilled and pinned the breaks, used super glue. The biggest challenge was (re)attaching the fenders, as most of the supports had been broken off. I reinforced with epoxy to get them to stay on at all. The only thing I didn't fix was the headlight supports, I just glued them onto the body. If I do it over I will drill and bend up some wire for the proper mounts.

Not up to the standards of some of you guys, but I had a lot of fun with it and plan to tackle a few more. These brass era cars are very interesting!

Thanks for looking, comments welcome!

[1930fordpickup]

That is cool. Looks great.

[Harry P.]

I like the colors... it looks very "old timey"...

I suggest you either get some gold BMF or some brass paint and detail the hood hinges, it looks pretty nice when done that way. Don't mean to hijack your thread, but a photo is worth a thousand words...

BTW... glad to see you were inspired by us guys who are into these old cars. They're fun to build and detail.

[sjordan2]

Great job. I really like the color combo.

[wayne swayze]

Very nice save indeed. Well worth the effort!

[f1ford48]

I agree about the colors ''camp'' nice photography as well

[unclescott58]

Very nice job. But, what is the kit (manufacturer) and what scale?

Scott

[bobthehobbyguy]

Very nice job. Sounds like it was pretty beat up before you saved it. Nice job.

[Harry P.]

Very nice job. But, what is the kit (manufacturer) and what scale?

Scott

Aurora, 1/16.

[AzTom]

Very Nice!

there's just something about saving one from the scrap that makes one even more special.