ICM Model T Roadster

[Mr Mansfield]

It’s been a little while since I posted a build. It’s very easy to get distracted by life in general, but always nice to open a box & start a new build. 

 

I quite fancied building a very early car & this fits the bill:

 

lots of parts. Nothing in the way of a main body shell and white rubber tires. I think it will be hard to stay away from painting it all black

 

[Mr Mansfield]

The part of any ‘Brass Era’ Model T that draws the eye, of course is the Brassy bits. I quite like the radiator detail, it’s not going to be easy for me to get that looking good. The seam lines were quite prominent, so I had to sand them down

it would have nicer to have a proper radiator cap, but I can live with the ‘knob’ on the top

 

What will be tricky is getting the engine bay to look like this:

 

the ignition leads are very prominent and the spark plugs are huge! This won’t look right if I just drill 0.4mm holes & stick a bit of wire in like I usually do. I’ve tried recreating the plugs with a bit of plasticard, but still don’t think it looks quite right:

 

 

does anyone have any suggestions?

 

thanks

[s.e.charles]

might require joining, but this is The place to go for all things Model T:    Model T (1909-1927) - The Ford Barn

[Spiny]

I think you're not far off with that little bit of plastic for the spark-plugs - a bit of appropriate size plastic rod should do the trick. To my eye, what is making it look 'wrong' is not the plastic strip but where you've joined the cable to it - in the photo the cable joins the end of the spark plug but you've attached it to the middle of the rod. Fix to the end instead, paint the rod as required and you should be pretty close.*

 

*Disclaimer - I haven't done anything like this myself so this is merely a suggestion based on the photo rather than being the result of any experience.

[Alan R]

You might try RBMotion. They have a number of machined from metal spark plugs that may fit the bill?

 

Cheers,

Alan.

[Nick Belbin]

Thanks for that name, Alan. Not heard of them before.

 

Nick

[Alan R]

Link:

http://rbmotion.com/rbmshop_3.0/index.php?route=product/category&path=107

 

Cheers,

Alan.

[Mr Mansfield]

22 hours ago, Spiny said:

I think you're not far off with that little bit of plastic for the spark-plugs - a bit of appropriate size plastic rod should do the trick. To my eye, what is making it look 'wrong' is not the plastic strip but where you've joined the cable to it - in the photo the cable joins the end of the spark plug but you've attached it to the middle of the rod. Fix to the end instead, paint the rod as required and you should be pretty close.*

 

*Disclaimer - I haven't done anything like this myself so this is merely a suggestion based on the photo rather than being the result of any experience.

Thanks Spiny. It’s not easy glueing these in the right places. I may have to crack open the magnifying glasses to get that right. The plastic ring on the picture is te only one not to break when popping it over the little nobble

 

6 hours ago, Alan R said:

Link:

http://rbmotion.com/rbmshop_3.0/index.php?route=product/category&path=107

 

Cheers,

Alan.

 

Thanks Alan. That site is amazing, but I’ve never bought anyth8ng from America before