1928 Model A Ford
1:20 Scale models of road vehicles are pretty rare, and even more hard to come by if one is looking for a vehicle from the '20s or '30s; I was therefore very pleased to receive this kit of a 1928 Model A Ford Phaeton as a Christmas present. The kit was made by an American company known as 'Scale Models', which, I understand, has been out of business for many years. The Model A will make a nice companion for my Model T engined railcar.
Ford produced 15 million Model Ts between 1908 and 1927, but as other manufacturers' products improved, and included features such as the electric start, sales of the Model T were dwindling. The time had come to produce a new model.
Henry Ford was disdainful of the cosmetic styling of cars, preferring the practical functionality of the Model T; thankfully, he gave his son Edsel the responsibility of leading the Model A design team. The result was a 1920's classic.
The majority of parts in the kit are white metal, and are designed for screw assembly, additional detail parts are made from injection moulded plastic; although this is a detailed kit, there is no glazing supplied for the windscreen, I will rectify this. The amount of flash on the white metal parts is excessive, making some parts difficult to identify without referring to the illustrated instruction sheet.
My first job then, is to file off all that flash!
Ford produced 15 million Model Ts between 1908 and 1927, but as other manufacturers' products improved, and included features such as the electric start, sales of the Model T were dwindling. The time had come to produce a new model.
Henry Ford was disdainful of the cosmetic styling of cars, preferring the practical functionality of the Model T; thankfully, he gave his son Edsel the responsibility of leading the Model A design team. The result was a 1920's classic.
The majority of parts in the kit are white metal, and are designed for screw assembly, additional detail parts are made from injection moulded plastic; although this is a detailed kit, there is no glazing supplied for the windscreen, I will rectify this. The amount of flash on the white metal parts is excessive, making some parts difficult to identify without referring to the illustrated instruction sheet.
My first job then, is to file off all that flash!
 The kit box |  Most of the parts - I forgot to include the chassis in the photo! |
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