Robert Stuart Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Hello, Straying a bit outside my comfort zone here, with something that isn't mud green, mud yellow or grey. A couple of days back, I felt the need to build a kit that was a little different (for me), and wandered into an LMS, and took a look at what was on their shelves. The thing that caught my eye was this: A Revell boxing of an ICM Model T Roadster essentially a two seat Ford Model T. Sprue shots: The main sprues Think the sprue on the right is unique to this kit, the other two look fairly standard. Again, standard sprues. Separate wheels (presumably in case somebody wants to offer wire wheels?), white vinyl tyres, and a sprue that could have been brass plated, but, fortunately, isn't. And a clear plastic sprue Construction has started, with some key assemblies These need filling and checking but are, otherwise, ready for painting. Revell suggest that the engine should be aluminium, but modern photos of similar, preserved, machines have black engines, with post WWI versions having dark green engines. Dry fitted Afterthought This may not be quite so far from my usual builds as I thought: I have built a Model T chassis before, but then it was a 1/48 scale Soviet AA truck- basically a green camouflaged, 1940s era, licence built, 4x2 Ford Model T lorry. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hello Marc, I am also building this model. You can find some very useful and detailed pictures on the website of Hyman Ltd. in the "cars sold" section. Cheers JohnE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Sorry, that should have been "Robert" instead of "Marc"... Seems I mixed up my very first post on this forum! JohnE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 hours ago, JohnE said: Hello Marc, I am also building this model. You can find some very useful and detailed pictures on the website of Hyman Ltd. in the "cars sold" section. Cheers JohnE Hello John, yes - I found that site. Very useful colour reference there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I’m also watching with interest as I’m building one of these too. Just very very slowly 😂 interested to to see how you get on. I thought black for the engine seems right, will you be adding ignition leads? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Mr Mansfield said: will you be adding ignition leads? They are simple enough, that I should ... will I? Not certain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Been a bit quiet on this build, but painting, or, at least, priming has started. Wheel, bonnet (hood), seat, canopy and other bits & pieces. The chassis was first painted black, a normal sort of colour ... but then I had a think about what colour I want for this car. At which point, the mud-guards (fenders?) received a coat of white primer. The next stage should be colour ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 A few wood and leather components, painted with oil paints. The brand used (Michael Harding) is an artists' quality paint, which is more interesting to use than the high street brands we usually see. Seat, kick board(?), dashboard/firewall (?), and steering wheel I wasn't totally happy with the seat, so I stripped it back And repainted it Freshly painted (very wet) in this image, I'll give the seat a few hours, and see is I want to make it darker. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Super duper work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Wow, seriously impressed. The leather look is amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Thanks @HOUSTON, @psdavidson Oil paint is, in my opinion, the best medium for representing leather (after leather itself ) The seat is darker now: Again, wet paint, so some of that gloss should tone down. Here I've used a mix of burnt umber and ultramarine blue which, with artists' quality paint, give a good range of dark browns to black. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Nice work so far Robert (love the seat) and an interesting subject 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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