1/16th Ford Model A (Police Sergeant's Car)

That looks great, Skid!

I would thnik you'd want the engine on display as much as possible.   

Thanks for the input Clay.

Yay!!! I got a roller......









..... and those 'shiners' better not mess with me!!!

I cannot say enough about how real that chassis looks Al. You really nailed it. !!

  

Yeh, looking great Al.

I got to get me one of these 1/16 kits.

This is looking fantastic Al.

Al, you never cease to amaze me with your talent.  That car is definitely going to be museum quality.  The "Tommy Gun" is outstanding.

Chassis is RIGHTEOUS, Skid !!!!   

Ditto what them other guys said. Chassis is awesome.

Thanks guys, your kind comments mean a lot to this old geezer!!! LOL

John, 'Little Tommy' is actually 1:18 scale but somehow still manages to look in scale.

Moving along steadily now.......









.... until a minor disaster struck. The chrome trim that holds the side lights was 2.5mm to wide at the top..... so I had to cut it in the center, in order to get it to fit.



NOT IMPRESSED Minicraft!!   

I'll cover the join with a little piece of BMF and call it a joint cover!! LOL

Chassis is now permanently married to the fender assembly.

That's a neat and tidy repair Al.

This is moving along really nicely.

Looking great, Skid.
Yeh, takes a little effort to correct some of Minicraft's flaws, But a great model can be had !
  

Everything is looking good.

Don't shoot the messenger, Al. I think Minicraft repackages the kit. The same Minicraft assortment was available in the 80's under the Entex name. If you look closely at the sprue trees, you can usually find an imprint like 'Gaaken' or 'Doyusha' or some similar smaller foreign company. They provided access to Far East models before ebay and major importers were around.

 

Yeah I know Minicraft didn't master the kit Mike but in the absence of knowing who did, I hit out at them. LOL

 

Looking good!

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see the final product Al.  LOOKIN GOOD!!!!!

I'm very tempted to buy myself one of these kits, flaws and all,
because the model looks SO good!

I went back to page 1, and the shortcomings are plenty, but if one can kitbash it with something else and scratch bits here and there, it would be nice, however done.

Thanks guys.

Go for it Ron. I have the pickup to do too, which I want to do ala Daddy Walton style!! (Yes I do know his wasn't a Ford Model A!!! LOL)

My inspiration car shows a large auxilary dial on the passenger side, that I want to replicate.



I found a suitable dial on the web but my printer can't cope well in reducing it from 75mm to 8mm. This is the best I can get.

Oh well!! it will have to do.



Got some air bubbles too, in the epoxy lens!!  

 still looking SUPER !!!

Looks good Al. I'm wondering if that gauge is a calibrated speedo? I can't see the details well enough to be sure, but it would make sense that the officer have something a bit more accurate that what Henry would provide.

Comin' right along Al! I like it and that gauge looks great!