Thread: 1928 Ford Model A Roadster finished

Looks Fantastic Steve. Well Done! This is one of the best if not the best looking Scale models on here. Love the base and sign you mad e for it. Glad to have you back. Is the dust cover made of plastic or glass? I can't tell. I need to make something like this for my train. Do you have something else lined up for the next build?Bret

Nice Steve,
all looks good.
Have you given it to the person its for yet? we want to know what he thinks as well.

Time to concentrate on the next one.
You do a nice WIP...

G'Day Steve,
Good to see the finished project and WOW its turned out magnificently - A job very well done, indeed.
I pleased to see you showing off your handiwork with so much blood, sweat and tears with a heap of patience to do a 10mth project.
Thank you for the great photos.
cheers, crowie

Hi,
Looks good, well worth the wait.
Good to see you back, just yesterday I was wondering where you were.
Regards

That is simply superb, well done

Look at that!! What a beauty!!

Hermit, What a beauty, Various woods set it off , Looks better out of the cover. John.

Thank you all, guys, for the kind words. I actually did it. Had my doubts at times.

Bret, next scale model on the list is a Gatto beetle, partly made. Then I'll continue with my FC sedan plans.
The showcase cover is clear 4.5mm display-grade cast acrylic. (Damned expensive to get made & delivered, too, but I didn't want to condemn my mate's wife to a lifetime of dusting. )

Pete, (_fly_), I didn't make Jack's 85th birthday, it was last Friday so I'm a week late. At the last minute, I decided to add 6 x 10mm tall brass ball feet to the base, but underestimated how long they'd take to get here.
I'm taking it up to Sydney by train tomorrow morning. Been busy all afternoon cleaning, re-waxing and getting it all bundled up for the trip. (Not looking forward to the trip itself though -> taxi from East Nowra to Bomaderry, train to Sutherland, change, train to Miranda, taxi to Taren Point then vice versa. A day's travelling for a couple of hour's visit.)

John, (nine fingers), I agree - definitely looks better out of the cover, but it's great dust protection. The camera made the perspex look less clear than it actually is, though. In reality it's much clearer than glass.
Actually, with the poly on the base and the 8mm sealed groove, it's close to airtight, so rapid humidity changes shouldn't affect it, either, as an unplanned bonus.

Thanks all, for the support along the way, too. I needed it, especially in the early days.

Edit: I should mention that it's a 1928 because that was Jack's, (the recipient's), birth year. Hence the changes from the Gatto 1930 plans to a rear-mounted spare wheel, two small rear bumpers, suspended taillight/number plate bracket etc, in keeping with an original '28.

Don't forget the camera tomorrow, Steve.....
Make the trip a very memoriable one with a few photos of your friend Jack wrapping the handmade very special gift....it'd be priceless..
Take a good book for the long trip.
looking forward to the "FC Holden" & "Bettle" builds...
Cheers, Crowie

Originally Posted by Hermit

Thank you all, guys, for the kind words. I actually did it. Had my doubts at times.

Bret, next scale model on the list is a Gatto beetle, partly made. Then I'll continue with my FC sedan plans.
The showcase cover is clear 4.5mm display-grade cast acrylic. (Damned expensive to get made & delivered, too, but I didn't want to condemn my mate's wife to a lifetime of dusting. )

Pete, (_fly_), I didn't make Jack's 85th birthday, it was last Friday so I'm a week late. At the last minute, I decided to add 6 x 10mm tall brass ball feet to the base, but underestimated how long they'd take to get here.
I'm taking it up to Sydney by train tomorrow morning. Been busy all afternoon cleaning, re-waxing and getting it all bundled up for the trip. (Not looking forward to the trip itself though -> taxi from East Nowra to Bomaderry, train to Sutherland, change, train to Miranda, taxi to Taren Point then vice versa. A day's travelling for a couple of hour's visit.)

John, (nine fingers), I agree - definitely looks better out of the cover, but it's great dust protection. The camera made the perspex look less clear than it actually is, though. In reality it's much clearer than glass.
Actually, with the poly on the base and the 8mm sealed groove, it's close to airtight, so rapid humidity changes shouldn't affect it, either, as an unplanned bonus.

Thanks all, for the support along the way, too. I needed it, especially in the early days.

Edit: I should mention that it's a 1928 because that was Jack's, (the recipient's), birth year. Hence the changes from the Gatto 1930 plans to a rear-mounted spare wheel, two small rear bumpers, suspended taillight/number plate bracket etc, in keeping with an original '28.

Originally Posted by crowie

Don't forget the camera tomorrow, Steve.....
Make the trip a very memoriable one with a few photos of your friend Jack wrapping the handmade very special gift....it'd be priceless..
Take a good book for the long trip.
looking forward to the "FC Holden" & "Bettle" builds...
Cheers, Crowie

You know, Pete, I was going to forget to take the camera (and spare batteries).

Thanks for the heads-up on that.

Got a good, thick, Wilbur Smith for the trip, and this month's 'Australian Woodworker' mag.

Steve you done a brilliant job on the roadster may of took you 10 months but it was well worth the effort you should find the beetle a little easier

Fantastic model glad to see it finished. Would be great to see how he likes it.

Originally Posted by bobman 58

Steve you done a brilliant job on the roadster may of took you 10 months but it was well worth the effort you should find the beetle a little easier

Thanks, Bob and yeah, the VW is much easier, but needs a few mods to make it more beetle-like. I'm changing the roofline for a better curve, pioneered by Yonnee in his current build of the Gatto VW.

Originally Posted by Diggerdelaney

Fantastic model glad to see it finished. Would be great to see how he likes it.

Thank you Digger. Just completed the marathon journey - left here at 8.30am, just got back at 7.30pm.
Thanks to Pete, (crowie), I remembered the camera and got a couple of snaps. Jack was speechless when I arrived, since he didn't know about the Roadster.

Despite all the train travel, it was a great day. We managed to spend about 2 hours before I had to turn around and head back. Hadn't seen them for 5 years, so we had a bit to catch up on.


Looks like Santa Claus, I know. For a change, Santa is receiving gifts.: -

a. Jack with Roadster 1.jpg b. Jack with Roadster 2.jpg