1/48 Ford Flivver by Williams's Brothers

freem

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September 2005
From: Central Nebraska

Posted by freem on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 9:07 PM

Sweet little bird, Steve! Nicely done!

Chris Christenson

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freem

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September 2005
From: Central Nebraska

Posted by freem on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 9:07 PM

Sweet little bird, Steve! Nicely done!

Chris Christenson

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kenjitak

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October 2006
From: Lakewood, CO

Posted by kenjitak on Sunday, February 22, 2015 2:37 AM

Very nice!

Ken

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flyinyak

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August 2010

Posted by flyinyak on Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:09 PM

Nice work .

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artworks2

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November 2009

Posted by artworks2 on Monday, January 12, 2015 9:30 AM

Nice....

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Sprue-ce Goose

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September 2005
From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany

Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Monday, January 12, 2015 7:36 AM

I'm gonna hafta pick up one of those kits.

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modelcrazy

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July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:46 PM

Cute little fella.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

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Don Stauffer

Member since
November 2009
From: Twin Cities of Minnesota

Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:18 PM

Here is a shot of mine that I built a couple of years ago.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Friday, January 9, 2015 5:10 PM

Well done!

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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Sprue-ce Goose

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September 2005
From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany

Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Friday, January 9, 2015 10:04 AM

I agree ! Big Smile Yes

Results look great ! Toast

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MIflyer

Member since
May 2008
From: Ypsilanti, MI

Posted by MIflyer on Friday, January 9, 2015 10:02 AM

Beautiful build!

Kevin Johnson Ypsilanti, Michigan USA

On the bench: 1/72 Fujimi Ki-36 J-BAAR

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Don Stauffer

Member since
November 2009
From: Twin Cities of Minnesota

Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, January 9, 2015 9:35 AM

Looks great! I built one about five years ago and thought it was one of WB's best kits. Nothing wrong with WB kits for experienced builders. Glad they are back in business- hope they do some new subjects, not just re-release the old ones.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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SteveFL

Member since
December 2014

1/48 Ford Flivver by Williams's Brothers

Posted by SteveFL on Thursday, January 8, 2015 12:23 PM

In continuing my obsession with the Golden Age of Aviation, I just couldn't resist trying my hand at the Ford Flivver. This was Henry Ford's aviation version of his Model T. A fascinating fact I discovered in my research is that aside from Ford's test pilot, Henry Ford only allowed Charles Lindbergh to fly it. Williams Bros. is the only game in town and it was an enjoyable easy build. All the parts are on one sprue and the decals settled right down with no fight. Rigging is even included. I made my own gauges, dropped the elevators, split the ailerons and added control horns. Smoke colored pastels rounded out some light weathering around the engine. The propeller was done in oil paints. The body was painted with Testors Buffering Aluminum and Blue Angels Blue, from rattle cans. This was a great match based on color photos of the preserved Flivver in the Ford Museum. I hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed building this historically important bird. Thanks Steve