06/24 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Back at work today so not so much progress, but the production line grinds inexorably on. Model T production line by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Model T production line by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Model T production line by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 A bit premature to paint when I still have the steering gear, sway braces and frame extensions to add, but wanted to take advantage of a brief interlude between rainstorms Any colour by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 Today’s progress: Wiring by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 I began work on a second Ambulance body today, but as that’s just filling and priming, it’s not a very exciting thing to photograph. I’ve also restored Nurse Lauren’s modesty, my first attempt at sculpting figure details, remembering that this figure started life as the ICM standing nurse. As well as jointing and reassembling her hips, legs and feet, her left arm was straightened, jointed and the hand repositioned, while her right arm had the hand adjusted as well. The skirt was, unsurprisingly, the hardest part, and I cut a pattern from tissue paper to aid trimming the sheet of green stuff approximately to size, before wrapping and folding it. Surprisingly, the head, although I’ve turned it slightly, required no adjustments to fit the battle bowler, and it in turn only needed the strap mounts trimming to give the impression it was sat firmly on her head. Nurse Lauren’s modesty rescued. by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 What Sister will say if she sees her sat so close to Driver Hardy I dread to think 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 A nice dry morning meant I could get paint on the ambulance bodies and primer on the figures. I’m in two minds about the head sculpt on the nurse, and have ordered some resin female heads to see if they work better. M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M1917 Ambulance (Ford Model T) by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Probably the final post of the weekend, three chassis units painted, as well as miscellaneous ambulance body parts Revell/ICM M1917 Ambulance by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Revell/ICM M1917 Ambulance by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Revell/ICM M1917 Ambulance by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 As it turns out, not the final T of the weekend, a combination of half a bottle of red wine and nothing on the TV meant I decided to build the Tourer version straight from the box. Or at least that was the plan. The idea was to show what a simple and enjoyable kit this is. Bizarrely the Tourer version lacks the rearward engine mounts, anyone trying to follow the instructions and glue the engine to the chassis directly will end up with a strange squint engine. Some plastic strip solved that. The other oddity was the instruction to cut the steering column in half, as they haven’t engineered it to fit through the floor, even though they’ve achieved this perfectly well on the Ambulance version. As I plan to close up the engine bay on this one, some plastic tube sorted that out. In about two hours I’ve done half the 52 steps in the instructions, and apart from the inevitable cleanup there’s been no real challenges. I did manage to break the steering rod when cleaning up, but I had a spare from one of the other kits, and it would have been salvageable in any event. 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 1917 Ford Model T Tourer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) Thought you may be interested in this pic of a Model T ambulance. The lady in the middle was in fact the driver, she was also my Gran! She served in a similar ambulance driver role in WW2 during the blitz, though part of the ARP rather than army as shown here. Edited March 1, 2021 by Pig of the Week 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Pig of the Week said: The lady in the middle was in fact the driver, she was also my Gran! She served in a similar ambulance driver role in WW2 during the blitz, though part of the ARP rather than army as shown here. A formidable lady it would seem! ⛑ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 What a great photo! Thanks for sharing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bandsaw Steve said: A formidable lady it would seem! ⛑ I knew her very well as I lived with my grandparents as a kid, she was lovely but I doubt you'd want to pick an argument with her ! Here's a rather blurry pic of her in WW2 doing her stuff, she's the one standing in the greatcoat. They used to go out during the bombing apparently, sometimes they used to get what she called the "black ambulance" this was reserved for collecting up the dead, and assorted parts thereof. I have somewhere got another photo of her in WW1 again in front of a larger ambulance, possibly a Renault or something, I'll try and find it and put it up here if I can. Edited March 1, 2021 by Pig of the Week 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I found the other WW1 ambulance pic..here it is, if anyone knows the actual make of vehicle I'd be interested to know! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Thanks @Pig of the Week, that’s a handsome looking vehicle. Based on a Siddeley-Deasy chassis would be my guess, there’s a picture of a line of similar vehicles here: http://www.vlib.us/medical/ambulnce/ambulnce.htm Do you know what organisation/unit your Gran drove for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) It's a pleasure to share the pics especially if they're useful research. ( I gave copies of these to a friend some years ago who was into restoring military vehicles ) Frustratingly the photo has writing on the back and it was posted, probably to her sister in London, but is too faded to read at all. It certainly looks like it's the Siddely Deasy in your link, good find! In WW1 she was in army uniform, I've got a studio portrait of her (somewhere) with three other girls in her unit, they are wearing what appears to be khaki with what look like ASC cap badges. (Army Service Corps ) They were employed ferrying wounded to various hospitals, they would've been patched up at casualty clearing stations initially, then evacuated.. This she told me, could include a fair number of wounded German POWs who were processed the same way, though with a revolver toting escort ! Edited March 1, 2021 by Pig of the Week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 hours ago, 06/24 said: Thanks @Pig of the Week, that’s a handsome looking vehicle. Based on a Siddeley-Deasy chassis would be my guess, there’s a picture of a line of similar vehicles here: http://www.vlib.us/medical/ambulnce/ambulnce.htm Do you know what organisation/unit your Gran drove for? Here's the pic of her with the other ambulance girls, any uniform experts out there may be able to identify a bit more precisely.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Great stuff. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Ford T car. Two issues have occurred, first Floris Dilz, a very talented modeller in smaller scales, has pointed out a couple of flaws in the ICM model, the shape of the body panel behind the rear seats, and the size of the folded hood. However, worse is that this cheapskate idiot here attempted to paint using a stale can of Satin Black, which means it will need rubbed down and redone before it’s fit to be seen in public. Fortunately the undernourished rear panel is well hidden by the folded hood, but should be borne in mind by anyone attempting to model one with the hood raised. You can see the issue if you compare the model above with the pictures here: Ford T (ignore the modern lights, presumably a safety obligation). The even more undernourished folded hood will probably mean some more green stuff, but really it needs longer hood bows as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 It’s sometimes said catharsis is good for you, so in a spirit of openness this is the result of my parsimony. Whoops by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Whoops by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Nothing that cannot be salvaged, but stupid nonetheless. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I'm now in danger of being inspired to dig out an old Airfix 1/32 Model T I've got stashed and do something with it...not to mention the Airfix 1910 omnibus ( army version) likewise ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Well if my haphazard modelling can inspire anyone to dig something out of the stash, then I am well satisfied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
British Army Platforms Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 17 hours ago, Pig of the Week said: Here's the pic of her with the other ambulance girls, any uniform experts out there may be able to identify a bit more precisely.. I'm by no means the right person to help here, however I have passed on this image to Thomas the 'head gear hunter' who has an eclectic mix of worldwide military headgear. His Instagram gallery is https://www.instagram.com/headgearhunter/. As I said I have passed on this image with the hope he can identify the relevant information. But feel free to go to him directly in order to send better quality images and more basic information if your keen to make the ID easier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, British Army Platforms said: I'm by no means the right person to help here, however I have passed on this image to Thomas the 'head gear hunter' who has an eclectic mix of worldwide military headgear. His Instagram gallery is https://www.instagram.com/headgearhunter/. As I said I have passed on this image with the hope he can identify the relevant information. But feel free to go to him directly in order to send better quality images and more basic information if your keen to make the ID easier. That's great ! Unfortunately the image is as good as it gets, the badges are a bit blurry, I've looked at various likely cap badges and the ASC of the period looks the best fit. Having looked online, the other main badges worn by various women's services at the time all look very different in shape, I've seen somewhere reference to the fact that limited numbers of ASC badges were issued to women, presumably the authorities were a bit stuck as to what to give them, women's military service being a fairly new and novel idea! "Officially" I've seen it stated that all ASC drivers were men, "driver" at the time mainly referred to horses. I have a feeling my Gran would have joined in 1915 so quite early on, tho there's no records I've been able to find. Technically she'd have qualified for Brit. War Medal and Vic. Medal I'd think, tho I never heard this talked of ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 06/24 to return to vehicles, specifically going back to tanks, what were you using for rivets on the sponsons ? Your riveting looked great and as I'm likely to be doing a bit myself, it'd be good to know what you used and your method ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 Ah, I shaved the rivets off the unused portions of the sponsons and doors and reused them. I think Meng or similar do spruces of rivets though, certainly they do bolt heads/nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, 06/24 said: Ah, I shaved the rivets off the unused portions of the sponsons and doors and reused them. I think Meng or similar do spruces of rivets though, certainly they do bolt heads/nuts That's class, very well played ! I've got some meng nuts and bolts, I didn't notice they did rivets, must be available really, I'll have a hunt round... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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