1/25 AMT 1923 Ford Model T Delivery

[Tommergun]

Scrapping off the raised detail and going to add new framing with Evergreen strips. Also going to remove the rear doors.

 

[BarleyBop]

Ah, the smell of freshly planed plastic curls... looks like Parmigiano... must be supper time!
Nice job on those BTW...

 

[Tommergun]

Adding alignment tabs to the hood/radiator. No need to detail the engine as it will be all buttoned up.

 

[Tommergun]

New framing on inside, and then a quick mock-up. You can see the exterior framing I added as well.

 

[BarleyBop]

Great effect, and makes the structure of the box so much more believable!

 

[Tommergun]

Full mockup. Might look cool with hot rod wheels but I'm sticking with the original wooden spoke.

 

[Tommergun]

Starting in on the wood grain affect. I spray the parts first with Krylon Wild Oats (my favorite base color, but now out of production), then brush on Windsor & Newton Raw Umber water mixable oil color. I wipe this off with brushes and damp q-tips. This piece needs a little more work.

 

[BarleyBop]

mixable oil color

...nice, I've been procrastinating on using oils for my horde of Italian figures... soon, soon.

 

[Tommergun]

...nice, I've been procrastinating on using oils for my horde of Italian figures... soon, soon.

I'm avoiding oil-based paint, I just don't want to deal with them and their thinners, especially the odor. These are water-based oil, super easy.

 

[BarleyBop]

especially the odor

Ya... only I like the smell - we'll see what the rest of the household thinks!
(a long time ago, on a planet far, far away, I used to paint on canvas) ... so I suspect it is for sentimental reasons.
I may end up the water based route by decree!

 

[Tommergun]

More progress on the box and the chassis.

 

[BarleyBop]

box

Wow, the floor boards look great!
Loving this build.

 

[Tommergun]

Box fitted to body; body fitted to chassis; interior details (the pedals are backwards I'll fix that later); Molotow chrome in the headlamps; coat of floor polish for decal prep.

 

[BarleyBop]

Don't know about in person, but that red looks so good! At that scale, it reminds me of the tin toys when I was realy young, before plastic took over the universe!
I love that chrome pen, especially for inside headlamps. Unfortunately, I use so little on armour and softskins, it starts drying up and clogging.

 

[Tommergun]

Don't know about in person, but that red looks so good! At that scale, it reminds me of the tin toys when I was realy young, before plastic took over the universe!
I love that chrome pen, especially for inside headlamps. Unfortunately, I use so little on armour and softskins, it starts drying up and clogging.

The red is Rustoleum Apple Red. I mostly airbrush now but I'm trying to use up all my old rattle cans. The Molotow pens aren't cheap, but I've found that if I shake them about once a week the chrome-ness lasts a little longer.

 

[athabascamaverick]

I hate painting stuff to look like wood - mine never looks close to real - Yours is solid!

 

[Tommergun]

Decals done and Micro Kristal Klear for the oval windows.

 

[BarleyBop]

Micro Kristal Klear

Hey, that is so well done!
Just last night I was playing around with the stuff, trying to tint it, and I know it can be used the way you've done it, but I don't have a clue how!
How do you get it to span the gap?

 

[Tommergun]

Hey, that is so well done!
Just last night I was playing around with the stuff, trying to tint it, and I know it can be used the way you've done it, but I don't have a clue how!
How do you get it to span the gap?

Get a ball of it on a toothpick and wipe it around the perimeter. Get a bigger ball of it and kinda zig-zag it back and forth, top-down, working quickly. Might take an additional ball of it. I twist the toothpick and pull it away at the center of the opening, it seems to dry more evenly that way.

 

[BarleyBop]

toothpick

Thanks for the play by play!
I suspect a round profile toothpick as you've shown works best. Have to add that to my grocery list!
BTW, the tinting worked out better than I thought, I guess the real test would be to see if it can applied like in your scenario.
The red-ish is with ink, sepia-ish with Vallejo wash, and clear on the right. Just mixed in a pool of the stuff on a piece of freezer bag...