Ford Transcontinental

[and31]

I’m currently working on a Ford transcontinental that my father used to own-the picture of it in the desert is before we owned it...

[and31]

[and31]

[and31]

Ignore the wheels-they are my test set.
I can’t seem to upload more than one picture at a time!

[Nickyboy]

Like that, is it a KFS Transkit?

[and31]

Nickyboy said:

Like that, is it a KFS Transkit?

Yes it is-lovely kit to build and a very good likeness to the real thing

[and31]

Been a long while but I’ve picked the Transcon back up,complete with 40 ft York spread axle trailer that my father owned-an excellent kit from Modellers Resource.I’ve had to make a few alterations to make it more like our trailer,the rear end and light brackets are scratch built.
I spent a lot of time painting the real trailer outside our house when I was a youngster!! Lots of red oxide and Woolworths non drip gloss black as I recall
This trailer will be correctly roped and sheeted soon.

[and31]

[and31]

A previous example of my roping and sheeting..

Edited by and31 on Sunday 9th April 16:32

[4321go]

There’s no replies to any of your posts, And!

So I just thought that I’d post to say that I’m absolutely certain that I’m not the only one who a) appreciates scratch builds (sorry folks, but Lego is a child’s toy, even if I’ve built a couple of sets in adulthood myself!) and b) likes seeing something a little different.

I was raised by my grandparents. My grandfather died when I was five (in 1975), but some of my earliest memories were visiting him at work, where he was the MD of a large General Motors garage (Bachelor Bowles of Leicester, if anyone recalls it?). I’d be left with the fitters, sat in the cab of a Bedford truck whilst my grandmother consulted with my grandfather. Happy memories……….

So, please keep the updates coming!

ETA: coincidentally, my grandfather was friendly with Fred Davies, the Canadian (?) owner of Corby-based York trailers!

Edited by 4321go on Monday 10th April 16:52

[and31]

4321go said:

There’s no replies to any of your posts, And!

So I just thought that I’d post to say that I’m absolutely certain that I’m not the only one who a) appreciates scratch builds (sorry folks, but Lego is a child’s toy, even if I’ve built a couple of sets in adulthood myself!) and b) likes seeing something a little different.

I was raised by my grandparents. My grandfather died when I was five (in 1975), but some of my earliest memories were visiting him at work, where he was the MD of a large General Motors garage (Bachelor Bowles of Leicester, if anyone recalls it?). I’d be left with the fitters, sat in the cab of a Bedford truck whilst my grandmother consulted with my grandfather. Happy memories……….

So, please keep the updates coming!

ETA: coincidentally, my grandfather was friendly with Fred Davies, the Canadian (?) owner of Corby-based York trailers!

Edited by 4321go on Monday 10th April 16:52

I seem to recall you replying to a post about my Bedfords previously and your grandfather being the MD of a Bedford agents-Bedfords really are my thing, my father started out with a succession of Bedford KM artics,and latterly a TM with a two stroke Detroit engine-that’s another model I have planned for the future

Edited by and31 on Monday 10th April 18:30

[4321go]

Yup, that was me! The trucks used to fascinate and scare me in equal measure. To five-year-old me they were HUGE! And smelt…… well, fascinating really. I grew up to be the only mechanically adept member of a family of accountants and medics!

[and31]

4321go said:

Yup, that was me! The trucks used to fascinate and scare me in equal measure. To five-year-old me they were HUGE! And smelt…… well, fascinating really. I grew up to be the only mechanically adept member of a family of accountants and medics!

That’s brilliant!

[dukeboy749r]

A stunning model build and a lovely thread about reminiscing, to boot.

Much appreciated. Thank you.

[and31]

[and31]

Very happy with this,still a bit to do on both the big Ford and the trailer,and some subtle weathering needed.
This brings back some happy childhood memories

[thepeoplespal]

Superb model, did your tarpaulins ever have company names on them? Trying to get the company name straight was a bit of a swine.

My Uncle went to Italy in a Yellow Ford Transcontinental for his Honeymoon, while his mate drove Lol. Always struck me as weird but it was a cheap way to a foreign holiday in 1979 for a couple with a new house to pay for. He drove a Guy BigJ4T so that was a massive step up in comfort.

[and31]

thepeoplespal said:

Superb model, did your tarpaulins ever have company names on them? Trying to get the company name straight was a bit of a swine.

My Uncle went to Italy in a Yellow Ford Transcontinental for his Honeymoon, while his mate drove Lol. Always struck me as weird but it was a cheap way to a foreign holiday in 1979 for a couple with a new house to pay for. He drove a Guy BigJ4T so that was a massive step up in comfort.

No we didn’t have the names on our sheets but my father was folding a new sheet up once when another lorry drove over it and left some perfect tyre marks over the sheet!
He wasn’t happy lol

[and31]

Finished-

[and31]