I took the Model A apart this morning and rebuilt it, but I am still not 100% happy with it. The engine was removed and reinstalled straighter, but it is still off to the left side slightly. I added an engine fan to take up the space in front of the engine and behind the radiator. Even though there is an electric fan, the engine fan looks like it should be there. I drilled out the holes in the radiator for the support rods and the radiator was tipped back to give it some rack.
I used the extra dashboard from the AMT '32 Ford Phaeton for this build. I detailed the center of the dash, installed it after cutting it down and then I added the steering wheel. I added the taillights and the license plate holder. This mess is the windshield which was slightly warped. I hope this helps or I will have to figure another way to add the windshield.
So, I was staring at the box art and I noticed something is wrong. I verified what I saw by looking at my '29 Ford Lowboy Roadster…there is no spreader bar on the front of the frame! But, I do remember putting one on my previous '29 Ford Highboy Roadster with a piece of sprue that I had on the bench. I checked the instructions and there is no spreader bar mentioned anywhere. It shows up on step 4 and disappears on step 5 and shows up again on step 6. I guess I’m making one, but this time it will be chromed!
This is my '29 Ford Model A Roadster Lowboy. It is painted with Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue. The model features a wired small block Chevy with three deuces with an automatic transmission, chrome mag wheels with spinners. It also has a '32 front grille and scratch-built radiator supports.
Thank you oldermodelguy! I was going to use the '29 grille and radiator, but I wanted this '29 Model A to be different from the first one that I built.
