ICM Model T Speedster

.....good thing there are no "rules" about the colors.....this will be fun 

....can you say parts prep? sure you can..... 

....this will be a painting challenge....The radiator mount is supposed to be shiny gold or brass...the radiator black and the FORD in the middle goes back to shiny gold or brass....the back side is easier..with a clear masking line....so, gold, then mask, then black , then mr shaky hands comes out for the gold letters? or get lucky and scrape off the black revealing the gold? OR black, then mask, then gold and hand paint? 

This kit calls for some good brass or gold paint....so, the decision was to try the new AK Brass metallic...it is an enamel, so no easy clean up like acrylics, but the results are very nice, indeed. 

....not bad for a first go.....just a bit of touchup and some missed parts of the hand painted FORD....this AK paint brushes well....closeups like this are great to see little flaws..... 

...the fuel tank straps were sanded off.... 

.....and masking tape "straps" made and painted brass after a blue respray of the fuel tank....installed here on the seat base..... 

....plug wires and mount made from thin strands and scrap plastic... 

....recently acquired acrylic weathering pencils used here to bring out the "FORD" symbol...also used on fuel tank... 

...these Eduard landing lights are a good fit as lenses inside the lamps...one of the lamps is blue and red so its glass insert has been painted on the inside...all these get built and a final spray over the glass is done after masking.. 

… it would be nice if all our panel line efforts were so easy....this seems like a good candidate for a resin insert with two parts along the hinge line...there are several versions of this kit and they all use the same engine cover...I gave a few minutes of time deciding it would be nuts to try to saw and disconnect the kit parts... 

....All Done except for the engine covers...those will be tacked on one at a time... 

...end of the "naked engine" series........the engine and wiring is another area that might be good for a resin/photoetch upgrade....not bad but could be better...maybe ICM expected it to be under the engine cover for most of the time.... 

Headlights redone...