1909 Stanley Steamer E2

[Harry P.]

Yep... another "moldy oldie!"

No WIP this time. This is the old 1/16 Aurora kit from the "American Classics" series. You've seen my other posts of kits from this series... Rambler, curved-dash Olds, Buick, etc. Like those kits, this one is highly simplified with many details missing... like no dash gauges or details at all! And it's a curbside... nothing under the hood. Which is no great loss, as all that was under the hood of the real car was a big round boiler. The actual "engine" is mounted just in front of the rear axle and looks like a big round can...no real detail on the outside.

I added a lot of stuff to this model that wasn't in the box. Let's see... what did I do...

• Added missing brake linkages.

• Added all dash details (scratchbuilt gauges and valves, etc.)

• Scratchbuilt front fender stays placed in the correct position.

• Scratchbuilt front axle/tie rod/spindles/linkages to allow for posable steering

• Reworked all springs and added mounting plates, U-bolts, and "nuts" made of hex-shaped styrene rod

• Scratchbuilt spring mounts

• Scratchbuilt steering column and all hand controls

• "Stanley" logo on the hood found online, colored/sized in Photoshop, printed out, etc.

Plus more... can't remember it all. Anyway... on to the pix...

[Harry P.]

A few more...

[Brudda]

OK, this is the real car ,where's the model? Great build!

[cobraman]

Boy the yellow wheels and suspension really pop. Very nice.

[Ramfins59]

Another beauty Harry. Great job as usual.

[1930fordpickup]

Harry this car is HOT !!!!

Looks great .

[wayne swayze]

Another beauty Harry. Great job as usual.

Exactly what I thought. You sure do fine work Harry!

[Frank]

Harry, fantastic work as usual, but I do miss the wip

[Petetrucker07]

Absolutely amazing. A beautiful old steamer. I think ol' Jay Leno would be fooled this is plastic. Awesome work.

[slusher]

Incredible model Harry.

[Silver Foxx]

Another wonderful build , a lot of nice detail work , your building skills are amazing .

[rmvw guy]

It looks like it belongs in Jay Leno's garage. Beautiful work Harry.

[taaron76]

Very nice, Harry!

[sbk]

Really nice! I'd love to see some close up photos of the work you did on the steering column & dash.

[Harry P.]

Maybe this will work. I just enlarged some of the existing photos. I might have to take new ones with macro on.

[uncle potts]

Like always, stunning work. You've finished more in 3 months than I've done in 2 years, And absolutely fabulous work.

[bill_67]

Wow, I like looking at all the details. Very nice.

[Sixties Sam]

Amazing work, as always, Harry! I'm glad you are keeping models of these old cars alive.

Sam

[Miatatom]

Another great model, Harry! Love the color combo.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nicely done.

[Helix]

Very nice Harry

[GeeBee]

Popping down to your local museum and taking photos of the real thing, then trying to pass it off as a model just isn't fair Harry ...

[sjordan2]

Dang, How long did it take you to build this?

[Danno]

Spectacular, Harry! Just spectacular.

But, uhhhh, shouldn't it be in 'Big Boyz'?

[Harry P.]

Dang, How long did it take you to build this?

A few days. Remember, no engine to deal with.