Work in Progress - Ford Model A
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One of the aforementioned mishaps: this is what a spoked wheel looks like when you've rolled over it in a swivel chair! Fortunately, there are 2 sprues with 3 wheels each and 5 are needed.
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There is a deep hole in the wheel hubs?! In the instructions it looks as if is a small Ford logo there, but no kit part or decal. It looks like something is missing. I asked ICM, but apart from the information that they would sort it out, I have heard nothing more.
Ok, I then hot drew a sprue and glued in cones, sanded and chromed, see the finished pictures for the end result.
The manual says "Deep red", so I used Gunze H327.
Ok, I then hot drew a sprue and glued in cones, sanded and chromed, see the finished pictures for the end result.
The manual says "Deep red", so I used Gunze H327.
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The kit contain some linkages for brakes and more as 0.5mm thin plastic. But I broke one already (the ICM plastic is very soft and brittle) while cleaning the 7 sprue gates and mould lines so I replaced it with brass wire. The linkages would have broken during handling during the building process at the latest.
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I tried to build as much as possible to paint it later black at once. The engine is only plugged in.
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In close view.
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Dry fit with the upper parts.
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View from below - the fit is great, if all parts are glued in correct positions and direction.
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Exhaust - different Alclads and a bit of rust red
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The engine prepared for painting.
ICM suggest dark steel, black or a dark green.
ICM suggest dark steel, black or a dark green.
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After I found the restored car (see link in Album description) I added some blue to dark green.
Spark plugs are kit parts, I only added wires.
Spark plugs are kit parts, I only added wires.
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All additional parts like starter and generator are added afterwards.
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Fra
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Engine mounted.
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View from below.
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Seats, fenders and cabin painted and mounted. The doors handles are chromes with brush.
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Decals are provided for the instruments.
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There are little light bulbs provided for the head lamps 👍 Be careful, no spares!
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After I chromed the lamps inside I glued the bulbs in. After drying glasses closes the lamps.
Another little accident: Some vibrations during handling loosened a bulb, so I had to open the headlight glass again.
Another little accident: Some vibrations during handling loosened a bulb, so I had to open the headlight glass again.
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The door handles are hard to clean, as the sprue gate is on outside. I painted them with chrome after gluing them to the doors.
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Another wonderful little detail: coiled leather strips,
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Another reason why this kit is may be hard for beginners: little decals for the bumpers! I cut away the large carrier film.
评论
10 21 June, 08:31
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Model building accidents do happen. It's good to have spare parts. But I'm sure you could manage without spare parts.
I like old cars. They breathe nostalgia and the memory of a time when things were made simply and care was taken to make them last as long as poss
22 June, 10:50
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Welcome Martin and Ludvík!
I just uploaded the last pictures with little details. Sorry I have not made more during the build.
In case you have not seen the final pictures of the model - don't miss the final Album attached to the project!
That's it, see you at the next project!
22 June, 11:14
Album info
Even though the model is already finished, I would still like to show some pictures of the building process and point out certain points.
It's a great kit, but I don't think it's suitable for beginners.
A nice set of reference pictures can be found here:
parkplaceltd.com/veh..er-XXXXXXXXXA3560518