30 Ford Model A Coupe

Cool!  I'm looking forward to this one.

Thanks John!  This should be a good build like I had with the Revell '29 Ford Roadster I built earlier this year.

I have this and the 29 on the wish list.  That's the same blue I did my Bronco in as well :)

I used that blue for my '72 Bronco.  I should have enough for the Model A. 

The '30 Model A has been washed and is drying.  The engine is partially assembled and awaiting primer and paint.  I added the decals to the tires and with a little setting solution, they came out perfectly!

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It says 2 in1 kit on the box. What are the two options consisted of ?

Mr Mike

I used that blue for my '72 Bronco.  I should have enough for the Model A. 

The '30 Model A has been washed and is drying.  The engine is partially assembled and awaiting primer and paint.  I added the decals to the tires and with a little setting solution, they came out perfectly!

More Model A to come...

 

Do those tires have Portawall white walls?

The two options are a Highboy and a lowboy chassis setup.

Portawall?  I had to look that one up and they are fake whitewalls for a blackwall tire.  The kit tires give you the option of blackwall tires or adding the whitewall decals for a whitewall tire.

I painted the body, wheels, side panels and frame for the '30 Model A.  Looks great!

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Great color.  Got this kit coming from a friend.  Going to put a pontiac ohc6 in it.

I know this is going to be another great build Mike. You're doing great work.

Jim 

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Hmmm;

      Porta-Walls? I didn't think anyone remembered those. They were quite common wherever J.C.Whitney and Warshawsky catalogues were found. The idea was to jack up your car, Lower the tire pressure and insert between the wheel and tire.Then re-inflate the tires to recommended pressure and they were locked in place. Didn't fit bad till the owner hit a curb.Then they would wrinkle up.

I'm old enough to remember when Portawalls were in vogue.

midnightprowler

Great color.  Got this kit coming from a friend.  Going to put a pontiac ohc6 in it.

 

Thats funny, I was thinking anything but another sbc if I got this kit, can't say your choice came to mind though ! I do like something different, that will be different for sure. You're gonna need to do something with the firewall to get the extra length in I imagine.

Thanks Lee, Jim, fotofrank, and oldermodelguy!  One of the reasons I bought this model was the possibilty of the Buick Nailhead engine being in the kit and there it was!  It is great that this kit has a different engine in it since many rodders build their rods with a small block Chevy.  Interesting though is that the tires decals don't go to the inner edge of the tire, near the wheel like they should.  

Mr Mike

Thanks Lee, Jim, fotofrank, and oldermodelguy!  One of the reasons I bought this model was the possibilty of the Buick Nailhead engine being in the kit and there it was!  It is great that this kit has a different engine in it since many rodders build their rods with a small block Chevy.  Interesting though is that the tires decals don't go to the inner edge of the tire, near the wheel like they should.  

 

Good to know there is a naihead in the kit.

I got the tires assembled, but the whitewalls don't go all the way to the inner edge of the tire by the wheel.  I may have to paint this with some flat white or use my white Gelly Roll pen as I had used on the front tires. I fired up the paintbooth and I painted the engine and the dash panel with Tamiya TS-23 Light Blue.

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Those wheels look great Mike.

Thanks John!  

I have finished assembloing the wheels and tires, but I am undecided about what to do with the gap between the whitewall and the wheel.  The interior sides are in, but they could use a little detailing.  I also painted the interior roof white.  Then I wired the engine and once the body and interior has been added, I'll add the ignition coil.

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That's a great looking color!  I'm looking forward to seeing the finished build.

Thanks JohnnyK!  Almost the same as the box art.

I Know, I Know:

     You don't need or want my input. Can't help it! That is just beautiful Clean work. Great job all around. DOC

Nice looking.  Picked up one of these at the local hobby shop a while back.  

Since the paintbooth was fired up today, I painted the firewall and the rooftop with Tamiya TS-26 Pure White.  The rooftop will get a coating of flat or semigloss clear afterwards.

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Oops....Double post.

Thanks Bob!  

fotofrank

I'm old enough to remember when Portawalls were in vogue.

 

Mike: Progress is looking great man.

Thanks Joe!  The '30 Ford Coupe is coming along nicely!

I got the interior floor added with embossing powder for carpet, the fuel cell and battery along with the exhaust system.  I painted the mufflers red to simulate Cherry Bomb mufflers.  

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More work done on the '30 Ford Model A Coupe.  I want this to be finished on Saturday morning before I head off to the latest meeting of the Classic Plastic Model Club.  I added more of the suspension pieces and then I added the body.  The last picture shows the top added to the rest of the body, but it is not glued on yet.  One of the things I had noticed earlier was that the interior seat would not fit through the open top like the instructions show.  The seat is just too wide and so the top is still loose!  I need to paint the rear interior surround where the top meets the body so that all is the same flat white color.

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