Voiture Ford Modèle T 1915

[cMags]

Taking a brief respite from my F-35 model, I printed out this 1965 kit of a 1915 Model T Ford. I found this at Il favoloso mondo di carta di Totò: Ford modèle T 1915, where it is described:

cartamodello della ford modello t del 1915 apparso sul n° 75 (1965) di marabout-junior.

Translation indicates that this is a Ford Model T from 1915 appearing in the No. 75 issue of Marabout-Junior (which appears to be a French young adult comic magazine that apparently had these little extras thrown in from time to time).

I chose it because its a quick little kit, and I'm currently having a problem with my blue ink, and this kit is red and black only. I decided to print it on manilla cardstock (feels a little thicker than standard 110lb index) which gives it an antique look to match the style of model.

The kit uses slot-and-tab construction but I chose to remove these in favor of edge-gluing. This required some superglue on some parts (the wheels and axles specifically), but all in all it came out quite nice for such a simple kit. This maybe took me 2 hours in total.

Here is the model sheet, printed to fit 8" across a page:



The assembly process:





And finally the finished model:





Now back to my "serious" model.

[cdavenport]

What a fun little excursion. The model sure was heavy on the score lines, wasn't it?

[Don Boose]

This is a little beauty! I must build it! An enthusiastic application of Neocolor II greyish black will make those score lines disappear, although they also add a certain charm to the model.

Don

[Uyraell]

I've not seen a model of the Model T "Doctor's Coupe" before.
It is a delight to see it, and certainly a very pleasant little model, even though so apparently simple. It is also at about my own level of building skills.

Very nicely and neatly done cMags my friend,

Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

[cMags]

Originally Posted by cdavenport

What a fun little excursion. The model sure was heavy on the score lines, wasn't it?

Originally Posted by Don Boose

This is a little beauty! I must build it! An enthusiastic application of Neocolor II greyish black will make those score lines disappear, although they also add a certain charm to the model.

Don

Yes definitely heavy on the dotted lines, but after I colored some of them in with my black pencil, it seemed to take away that certain charm as Don put it, so I erased it and left the lines intact.

This model could stand for a fair bit of cleanup prior to printing - some of it is asymmetrical, the fold lines could be thinner or removed, etc, but all in all, I like it as-is.

[michael dazzo]

nice one! cmags!

[Vermin_King]

I'd be tempted to putter with it, but I'm afraid it would take away from the charm.

Thanks for sharing

[patriciaeureka]

Come from "le grenier de Bob Morane" les maquettes Marabout Junior :
Le Grenier de Bob Morane - Maquettes

;-)patricia

[cMags]

Wow! Thanks for the link! These are much higher resolution scans than I had found before.