1935 Ted Horn Miller Ford WIP--Finished

[kip]

Started one of Gary Doucette’s kits. This is the 1935 Ted Horn Miller Ford. Looks like a pretty simple kit. No suspension to speak of. Will have a two-tone black and white paint job. Wheels and tires are done. I have quite a few of Gary’s kits and I assembly line produced them.



Ran into a problem right off. The belly pan at the rear is wider than the body. The front of the belly pan is ok. I don’t have specs on this car so I don’t know which is correct—the body or the pan. It is easier to narrow the belly pan than widen the body so I chose that route. Took a vee shaped slice out of the middle of the belly pan (1/16 inch at the back to just a slice about a quarter of the way front the front of the belly pan. Clamped the pan together, glued, puttied, sanded, and primed.





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[illeagle10]

Looks like another master piece in the making! Love the wheels and tires!

Jim

[kip]

Paint is on. Decals and clear coat are next.



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[kip]

Decals are on.





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[MikeB]

Looking very nice

[kip]

Would have finished sooner but I wasn’t well last week. A pretty quick, simple kit and I built it mostly box stock. I did vary from the kit some in the cockpit. The kit seats are in five separate pieces. Period photos show the seats as having a one piece covering so I built the seats, then used Apoxie Sculpt Modeling Compound to fill the gaps. I used RB Motion Button Head Cap Screws (0.046” dia.) for upholstery buttons (#71 drill bit).



If you ever build this kit, the most critical step (other than narrowing the belly pan) is probably installing the axle fairings between the body and the wheels. If you don’t get these on level you will most likely get tricycling wheels.









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[illeagle10]

Super job kip! Turned out beautiful!

Jim

[jj66]

Nice job, kip!

[Art Laski]

Looks great, Kip!