Model T 1913 Speedster WIP ( Done 4/30/22)

Looks great!

I built that kit about a year ago, and was very satisfied.  I would recommend it to anyone other than a novice builder.  ICM kits remind me of Heller kits- never mold a piece in one piece when you can mold it in three or four.  Lots of parts, though their fit is excellent, as is detail.

Hi;

 Aha! You get it! The raised relief was used as a stiffener near fender edges. Would've been nice if they had done that down the center-front to back- on Pinto Front fenders

richs26

Excellent job so far.  I am in the process of doing a 1/35 ICM 1917 T touring car for a diorama.  If you can, find a copy of the Jan./Feb. issue of Vintage Truck magazine at a bookstore or store.  It has an article of an unrestored original 1923 T which could be useful for you.

 

Thanks for the tip about the vintage truck mag. I will look into it. And thanks for the comment too...

Is this the one you are building?

Excellent job so far.  I am in the process of doing a 1/35 ICM 1917 T touring car for a diorama.  If you can, find a copy of the Jan./Feb. issue of Vintage Truck magazine at a bookstore or store.  It has an article of an unrestored original 1923 T which could be useful for you.

keavdog

Great. See Johnnyks 8c2300 build thread re vintage plug wires

https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/4/t/189497.aspx 

Oh yeah. I was following that thread, even commented on it. Great build.  That being a 1/12 scale, my wiring will be a bit more crude. Lol.

Great. See Johnnyks 8c2300 build thread re vintage plug wires

https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/4/t/189497.aspx

keavdog

Looks spot on according to your ref pics.  You have to do the plug wires :)

 

Installing wires will be the next update. 

Looks spot on according to your ref pics.  You have to do the plug wires :)

And here is an image with a rusty manifold.

The engine color is a custom mix of Tamiya black and white.  Below is an image of an actual Model T engine. I wanted to loosely match that. Depending on what a person is trying to capture-- it varies tremendously from car to car. From a new car to restored.

The instructions call for rust on the manifold. SO...I did. The base color is Alclad aluminum, the rust is MM Burt Sienna that I dry brushed.

I chopped off the exhaust because I knew it would be tough to install later and installing it sooner would lead to it breaking off all the time.

The filler cap is Alclad brass.

The sparkplugs are Tamiya white.

The fan belt and radiator hose section were painted with an AK Brown of some sort. I grab what I have in the stash if it matches what I am looking for. I dry brushed a darker mix of it to knock down the newness. Basically-- I am looking for an engine that is somewhat used.

End of update

Here is a photo of an actual car. Your can see relief on the fenders. It would have been nice though if ICM included decals for the chairs. Notice the pinstripe on the outer portion of seats. 

keavdog

Looks like fun.  I'm curious about the ICM auto kits so I'll be following along.  Did the kit come with decals or are you doing your own pinstriping?

 

Hey John, thanks for following!

To answer your question, no, there are no decals. And THAT brings up a great point! For the pinstripes, ICM created raised relief. To be honest with you, I thought that this was an ICM thing to help with painting. But since you raised this question, I checked my photo library and I'll be danged, the original car had the same raised relief. You will see later how I dealt with this issue and at the time, I was wishing they did decals instead. To ICMs credit, they did it right!

Looks like fun.  I'm curious about the ICM auto kits so I'll be following along.  Did the kit come with decals or are you doing your own pinstriping?