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Builder Last Online: Aug 2014
Model Scale: 1/8
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Started: 04-29-10
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Well seeing as I have more time on my hands than money I decided to see what can be done with left over
styrene
and scraps from old models when building a 1/8 “Model T”. The 1910 technology works pretty well for me seeing as I only have a
dremel
and hand tools for building on our kitchen drain board (and yeah and I sometimes still call that white thing in the kitchen an icebox.) I was 10 years old before we traded in our icebox for our first fridge. My shop is the first set of squares on the left. The wife lets me over run like the picture between meals.
Any way the pictures tell the story and it won’t turn out like Ken’s but it might motivate some others to try scratch building. The “T” is ideal for scratch efforts. Price is key here so bolts will be represented by styrene
octagonal rod rather than using real hardware. I printed out to scale Ken’s reference data to use as plans. I have a devil of a time making square joints so I either use balsawood or foam board material as inside support. I just hope I can get past the hog’s head (transmission cover), the wheels and the body curve before giving up.
I noticed that about this far along one could switch over and build this engine as a Model A. Just add a distributor to the head and work up a different pan.
and scraps from old models when building a 1/8 “Model T”. The 1910 technology works pretty well for me seeing as I only have a
dremel
and hand tools for building on our kitchen drain board (and yeah and I sometimes still call that white thing in the kitchen an icebox.) I was 10 years old before we traded in our icebox for our first fridge. My shop is the first set of squares on the left. The wife lets me over run like the picture between meals.Any way the pictures tell the story and it won’t turn out like Ken’s but it might motivate some others to try scratch building. The “T” is ideal for scratch efforts. Price is key here so bolts will be represented by styrene
octagonal rod rather than using real hardware. I printed out to scale Ken’s reference data to use as plans. I have a devil of a time making square joints so I either use balsawood or foam board material as inside support. I just hope I can get past the hog’s head (transmission cover), the wheels and the body curve before giving up.I noticed that about this far along one could switch over and build this engine as a Model A. Just add a distributor to the head and work up a different pan.
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