Hello all, just finished putting together my first jordan antique boy what a challenge especially with 60 yr. old eyes. Took my time and it really looks great. Got two more to do now. Anyone else have much difficulty with them? Dave
Dave,
I put together one of their car kits. It turned out well enough but there was sure an awful lot of flashing to clean off. I actually like Sylvan Scale Model kits better. They are resin instead of injected molding and they have less flashing to clean up. Both will be the primary vendors for cars on my early 40s layout.
Tom
Yes! I started a 40 Ford sedan and workde on it quite a bit to get the body to fit to the fenders. Haven’t got it finished yet. It’s been put aside for several months now. Not real happy with it but I’m sure it will look OK when done.
I’d like to see Mini Metals come out with a line of 20s & 30s vehicles.
Jim
Thanks Tom Ill give them a try. Cleaning off the flashing was definitely my biggest chore. The parts seem to fit pretty well though. Thanks again Dave
Jim I also have one of those IM getting ready to start on today. I hope it goes better than the model T did. Thanks Dave
You’ve got a 1936 Ford coming this year from CMW, 1931 Ford Sport Coupe, Sedan and Pickup from Athearn, 1934 Chrysler Airflow from Masterpiece to go with the 1931 Lincoln and 1934 Cadillac Aerodynamic Coupe from Ricko.
Hoo boy. My layout is set in 1929, and that’s all I use. I wish there was a trick to doing them, but it’s basically good light, a strong magnifier, a ton of patience, and no caffeine.
If you have all of those, they produce a very nice model of vintage vehicles at a great price.
I’ve trolled around various antique auto sites for painting ideas to build variety, as there aren’t enough variations when you’re doing 50+ of these critters.
Don’t do cars, but his Jordan buckboard was a lot of fun.
Our own Bob Gretch did a tutorial on these a while back. Here’s a link: http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/807093/ShowPost.aspx
Assembled a Mack dump truck. It’s been a while ago & don’t remember any specific difficulties. They look great when finished. Still have 2 woody wagons to do. jerry
The Jordan vehicles are wonderful, I have a bunch of them, both assembled and still in the boxes. They are quite delicate, and are prone to having their wheels break off when handled, especially the front ones. There isn’t much area to glue on the wheels, making them easily broken. I usually re-glue the wheels on with a small blob CA glue. When it hardens it makes the joint a lot more sturdy. Using some CA accellerator speeds the hardening of the glue joint, so you don’t have to sit there holding it together while it dries.
Agree wholeheartedly with you Bob. They are great little kits but are delicate and require a steady hand. What is really fun is installing the gear shifts and the foot pedals… I hope to put together several more of their 1920 vintage vehicles this winter.
I must have dropped those foot pedals half dozen times. Had to get my granddaughter down on her knees with a pen light several times but it did turn out great. Dave
Thanks for the picture Chip. Your work is awesome. Dave
I model turn-of-the-20th-Century; so no cars or trucks. I am in the early stages of detailing. The buckboard and delivery wagon in the picture are Jordan. The delivery wagon seems to be a little on the small size as a seated HO figure will not fit in the seat.
